Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SURVEY
PHASE II
SOYBEAN PRODUCTION PRACTICES REPORT
RESPONDENT BOOKLET
2017

National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Dear Producer,
Every year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) conducts the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). The survey
gathers information on production practices for different commodities each year. In 2017,
ARMS focuses on U.S. soybean, wheat, and cotton production or cost practices.
The interviewer will ask you to report your nutrient or fertilizer use and your pest
management practices. The results of this survey will help agricultural leaders and
decision-makers better understand how producers cope with risk, adapt to policy changes,
and make decisions about chemical use, new technologies and many other aspects of
farming.
Your participation is important. By responding to this survey not only can you help ensure
that decisions impacting the production practices and well-being of farms are based on
accurate, timely information, you also represent and give voice to thousands of farmers like
you across the nation.
As with all our surveys, NASS safeguards the privacy of all respondents, ensuring that no
individual respondent or operation can be identified. Be assured that your responses to
ARMS will be kept confidential, as required by federal law.
Thank you in advance for investing in the future of U.S. agriculture. You are helping to
ensure that decisions affecting you, your family, your business and your community are
based on the facts.
Sincerely,

Mark Harris
Chair, Agricultural Statistics Board
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Enclosures

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0535-0218. The time required to
complete this information collection is estimated to average 35 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

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Section C, Item 4, Column 6
and Section D, Item 1, Column 9

APPLICATION CODES
1 Broadcast, ground without incorporation
2 Broadcast, ground with incorporation
3 Broadcast, by aircraft
4 In seed furrow
5 In irrigation water
6 Chisel/Injected or knifed in
7 Banded in or over row
8 Foliar or directed spray
9 Spot treatments (Section D only)

-3Section C, item 4, Column 2

Common Fertilizers and Their Percent Analysis

[Enumerator Note: If Respondent cannot report the formulation for Section C, item 4, use the formulations below.]
Percent Active Ingredients
Name
Ammonia

Form

N

P2O5

K2O

S

D/L

80

---

---

---

Ammoniated superphosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

12-17

22-35

---

---

Ammonium metaphosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

12

51

---

---

Ammonium nitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

32-34

---

---

---

Ammonium phosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

11-18

46-48

---

---

Ammonium phosphate nitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

27-30

10-15

---

---

Ammonium phosphate sulfate (APS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

13-16

20

---

15

Ammonium polyphosphate (APP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

10-11

34-37

---

---

Ammonium polysulfide (Ammonium Sulfate). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

20-21

---

---

24

Ammonium sulfate nitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

20-30

---

---

5

Ammonium thiosulfate solution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

12

---

---

26

Anhydrous ammonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L/G

82

---

---

---

Aqua ammonia (Ammonium Hydroxide). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

16-25

---

---

---

Bone meal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

0-2

10-20

---

---

Calcium ammonium nitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

15-16

---

---

---

Diammonium phosphate sulfur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

15-16

39-41

---

---

Diammonium phosphate (DAP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

16-21

46-53

---

---

Elemental sulfur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

---

---

52-100

Greensand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

1

6

---

Magnesium sulfate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

---

---

13

Monoammonium phosphate (MAP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

11-13

48-62

---

---

D/L

40

---

---

---

Nitrogen solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

7-58

---

---

---

Nitric phosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

12-17

22-35

---

---

Phosphate rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

2-35

---

---

Phosphoric acid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

---

2-76

---

---

Potassium carbonate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

---

34-48

---

Potassium chloride (Muriate of potash). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

---

60-62

---

Potassium magnesium sulfate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

---

22

23

Potassium metaphosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

55-57

37-38

---

Potassium nitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

13

---

44

---

Potassium orthophosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

30-60

30-50

---

Potassium polyphosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

---

40-60

22-48

---

Potassium sodium nitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

15

---

14-15

---

Potassium solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

---

---

13-15

---

Potassium sulfate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

---

50-53

16

Sodium nitrate (Nitrate of Soda). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

15-16

---

---

---

Sulfuric acid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

---

---

---

20-26

Super phosphate (22% & under). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

16-22

---

11

Super phosphate (over 22%). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

23-39

---

11

Triple super phosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

40-54

---

11

Urea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

45-46

---

---

---

Urea, sulfure coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

36-38

---

---

13-16

Urea ammonium phosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

25-58

28-35

---

---

Urea ammonium nitrate (UAN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

28-32

---

---

---

Urea phosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

17

44

---

---

Natralene

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Section D, Item 1
CHEMICALS and PESTICIDES for Soybeans
Class Definitions:
F = Fungicide; H = Herbicide; I = Insecticide; M = Misc. Other; MD = Defoliant/Dessicant; MG = Growth Regulator;
MS = Soil Fumigant
Common Material Form Terms and Corresponding D/L Classification:
Dry:
D = Dust, DF = Dry Flowable, DG = Water-Dispersible Granules, G or GR = Granular, M or ME = Microencapsalted,
P = Pellets, SP = Soluble Powder, W or WP = Wettable Powder, WDG or WG = Water-Dispersible Granules,
WSP = Water-Soluble Packet
Liquid: AS = Aqueous Suspension, E or EC = Emulsifiable Concentrate, ES = Emulsifiable Solution, F or L = Flowable,
L = Liquid, LV = Low Volatility, S = Solution, SC = Soluble Concentrate, SL = Slurry
Form Class

Code

Product Name

EPA #

D/L

Class

Code

Product Name

EPA #

L

H

40834 2,4-D AMINE

1386--43

L

F

70490 BUMPER41.8 EC

66222--42

L

H

40479 2,4-D AMINE 4

42750--19

L

H

40263 BUTYRAC 175

42750--39

L

H

40752 2,4-D AMINE 6

42750--21

L

H

40264 BUTYRAC 200

42750--38

L

H

40377 2,4-D Lo-V ESTER

1386--60

L

H

40657 2,4-D LV4

1381--102

L

H

41129 CADET

279--3338

L

H

40390 2,4-D L.V. 4 ESTER

228--139

D

H

40265 CANOPY

352--444

L

H

40580 2,4-D LV 6

1381--101

D

H

40503 CANOPY EX

352--635

D

H

40773 CANOPY SP

352--596

L

F

70709 ABOUND

100--1098

D

H

40698 CANOPY XL

352--589

L

H

40948 AIM EC

279--3241

L

H

40985 CINCH

352--625

L

H

40949 AIM EW

279--3242

L

H

40570 CLARITY

7969--137

D

I

10973 AMBUSH 25W

5481--502

D

H

40274 CLASSIC

352--436

D

F

70479 AMISTAR

100-1164

L

H

40946 CLEAROUT 41 PLUS

42750--176

L

I

10968 AMMO 2.5 EC

279--3027

L

H

40276 COBRA

59639--34

D

H

40771 AUTHORITY 75 DF

279--3148

L

H

40673 COMMAND 3 ME

279--3158

L

H

41021 ARROW 2EC

66222--60

L

H

40941 CORNERSTONE

1381—191

L

I

10004 ASANA XL

342--515

L

H

40520 CORNERSTONE PLUS

1381—192

L

H

40470 ASSURE II

352--541

L

H

40960 CREDIT

228—364

L

H

40130 ATRAZINE 4L

1386--647

L

H

40053 EXTRA CREDIT 5

71368—43

D

H

40693 AUTHORITY

279--3179

L

H

41147 CREDIT XTREME

71368—81

D

H

40738 AXIOM DF

264--766
L

I

10038 DIMETHOATE 2.67 EC

34704--489

L

H

40862 BACKDRAFT

241--407

L

I

50200 DIMETHOATE 400

34704—207

L

H

40632 BARRAGE

5905--529

L

I

10041 DIMETHOATE 4 ED

19713—231

L

H

40871 BASAGRAN

7969--45

D

I

10214 DIMILIN 25 W

400—465

L

I

10336 BAYTHROID 2

264--745

L

I

10745 DIMILIN 2L

400—461

L

H

40951 BUCCANEER

55467--10

D

H

40880 DOMAIN

264—771

L

H

40648 BUCCANEER PLUS

55467--9

L

F

70539 DOMARK 230 ME

80289—7

L

H

40870 BOUNDARY

100--958

L

H

40745 DUAL MAGNUM

100—816

L

H

40458 BOUNDARY 6.5 EC

100--1162

L

H

40746 DUAL II MAGNUM

100—818

L

F

70528 BRAVO 720

50534--188

L

H

40747 DUAL II MAGNUM SI

100—829

L

H

40951 BUCCANEER

55467--10

D

H

40829 DUAL IIG MAGNUM

100--910

L

H

40648 BUCCANEER PLUS

55467--9

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Class Definitions:
F = Fungicide; H = Herbicide; I = Insecticide; M = Misc. Other; MD = Defoliant/Dessicant; MG = Growth Regulator;
MS = Soil Fumigant
Common Material Form Terms and Corresponding D/L Classification:
Dry:
D = Dust, DF = Dry Flowable, DG = Water-Dispersible Granules, G or GR = Granular, M or ME = Microencapsalted,
P = Pellets, SP = Soluble Powder, W or WP = Wettable Powder, WDG or WG = Water-Dispersible Granules,
WSP = Water-Soluble Packet
Liquid: AS = Aqueous Suspension, E or EC = Emulsifiable Concentrate, ES = Emulsifiable Solution, F or L = Flowable,
L = Liquid, LV = Low Volatility, S = Solution, SC = Soluble Concentrate, SL = Slurry
Form

Class

Code

Product Name

EPA #

Form

Class

L

F

70500 ECHO 720

D

F

L

F

Code

Product Name

EPA #

60063--7

L

I

10351 KARATE 1EC

100—998

70333 ECHO 90 DF

60063—10

L

I

10739 KARATE WITH ZEON

100—1097

70330 ECHO ZN

60063—4

L

H

40309 ESTERON 6E

62719—8

L

I

10097 LANNATE LV

352—384

D

H

40310 EXPRESS

352—509

D

I

10098 LANNATE SP

352—342

L

H

40832 EXTREME

241--405

L

F

70446 LAREDO EC

62719—412

L

F

70207 LAREDO EW

62719—493

D

H

40983 FIRSTRATE

62719—275

L

I

10099 LARVIN 3.2

264—379

L

H

40633 FLEXSTAR

100--1101

D

I

10509 LARVIN DF

264—530

L

H

40541 FRONTIER 6.0

7969—147

D

I

10704 LEPINOX WDG

70051—89

L

H

40537 FUSION

100—1059

L

H

40729 LIBERTY

264—660

L

H

40596 FUSILADE DX

100—1070

L

I

10983 LORSBAN-4E

D

H

41029 GANGSTER

59639—131

L

F

70711 MERTECT 340-F

L

H

41053 GLY-4 PLUS

42750—61

L

H

40528 MIRAGE PLUS

L

H

40675 GLYFOS X-TRA

4787—23

L

H

40910 GLYPHOMAX

62719—323

D

F

70297 ORIUS 45 DF

264—749

L

H

41063 GLYPHOMAX XRT

62719—517

D

I

10632 ORTHENE 90 WSP

59639—86

L

H

40506 GRAMOXONE INTEON

100—1217

D

I

10652 ORTHENE 90S

5481—8974

L

H

40932 OUTLOOK

7969—156

62719--220

100—889
34704—883

D

H

40248 HARMONY EXTRA XP

352—611

D

H

40246 HARMONY GT XP

352—446

L

H

41062 PARALLEL

66222—87

D

H

40251 HARMONY SG

352—633

L

H

41049 POAST

7969—58

L

F

70549 HEADLINE

7969--186

L

H

41050 POAST PLUS

7969—88

D

I

10157 POUNCE 25 WP

279—3051

62719—442

L

H

41151 PREFIX

100—1268

524--314

L

H

40655 PROWL 3.3 EC

241—337

L

H

41010 PROWL H20

241—418

L

H

40363 PURSUIT

241--310

L

I

10876 INTREPID 2F

L

H

41033 INTRRO

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Class Definitions:
F = Fungicide; H = Herbicide; I = Insecticide; M = Misc. Other; MD = Defoliant/Dessicant; MG = Growth Regulator;
MS = Soil Fumigant
Common Material Form Terms and Corresponding D/L Classification:
Dry:
D = Dust, DF = Dry Flowable, DG = Water-Dispersible Granules, G or GR = Granular, M or ME = Microencapsalted,
P = Pellets, SP = Soluble Powder, W or WP = Wettable Powder, WDG or WG = Water-Dispersible Granules,
WSP = Water-Soluble Packet
Liquid: AS = Aqueous Suspension, E or EC = Emulsifiable Concentrate, ES = Emulsifiable Solution, F or L = Flowable,
L = Liquid, LV = Low Volatility, S = Solution, SC = Soluble Concentrate, SL = Slurry
Form Class Code

Product Name

L

H

40364 PURSUIT PLUS EC

D

H

40733 PYTHON WDG

EPA #

Form Class Code

Product Name

EPA #

241—331

L

H

41040 SPARTAN

279—3189

62719—277

L

H

41146 SPARTAN ADVANCE

279—3334

L

H

40662 STORM

70506—59

L

F

70079 QUADRIS OPTI

100—1171

L

F

70473 STRATEGO

264—779

L

F

70525 QUILT

100--1178

D

H

40606 SYNCHRONY STS

352—599

D

H

40466 SYNCHRONY XP

352--648

L

H

40987 RAPTOR

241—379

L

H

40365 REFLEX

100—993

L

H

40507 TARGA

33906—9

L

H

40628 RESOURCE

59639—82

D

I

10190 TEMIK 15G

264—330

L

H

40604 REZULT

7969—194

L

H

40918 TOUCHDOWN HERBICIDE

100—1117

L

H

41007 ROUNDUP ORIGINAL MAX

524—539

L

H

40238 TOUCHDOWN TOTAL

100—1169

L

H

40509 ROUNDUP POWER MAX

524—549

L

H

40534 TOUCHDOWN HITECH

100—1182

L

H

41159 ROUNDUP ULTRA

524—475

L

H

41047 TREFLAN 4L HERBICIDE

34704—853

L

H

41042 ROUNDUP WEATHERMAX

524--537

L

H

40550 TRIFLURALIN 4 E.C.

5905—519

L

H

40372 SALVO

34704—609

L

H

40913 ULTRABLAZER

70506—60

L

H

40373 SCEPTER

241—289

D

H

40423 SCEPTER 70 DG

241—306

D

H

40014 VALOR

59639—99

L

H

41173 SECTION

1381—204

D

H

40940 VALOR WP

59639—98

L

H

41041 SELECT 2EC

59639—3

L

H

41137 VERDICT

7969—279

L

H

40005 SELECT MAX

59639--132

L

H

40208 SENCOR 4F

264—735

L

I

11167 WARRIOR II WITH ZEON

100—1295

D

H

40209 SENCOR 75DF

264--738

L

H

40404 WEEDONE 538

71368—3

L

H

41025 SEQUENCE

100—1185

L

H

40406 WEEDONE LV4

71368—14

L

I

10198 SEVIN 4F

264—349

L

H

40407 WEEDONE LV6

71368--6

D

I

10028 SEVIN 80

264—316

L

H

41135 SHARPEN

7969--278

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Conversion Factors for Liquid and Dry Products
Liquid Products

Dry Products

1 Gallon = 4 Quarts

1 Pound = 16 Dry Ounces

1 Quart = 2 Pints

1 Ounce = 28.3 Grams

1 Pint = 16 Fluid Ounces

1 Pound = 453 Grams

2 Cups = 1 Pint