Form QID Agricultural Labor Survey - October 2018

AGRICULTURAL LABOR SURVEY – OCTOBER 2018
OMB No. 0535-0109
Approval Expires: 3/31/2021
Project Code: 956
SurveyId: 3275

United States
Department of
Agriculture
NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE

Revised Questionnaire for Target Sample

USDA/NASS
National Operations Division
9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63132-1547
Phone: 1-888-424-7828
Fax: 1-855-415-3687
E-mail: [email protected]

Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary.
The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your responses will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY
identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both.  This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential
Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347 and other applicable Federal laws. For more information on how we protect your
information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response to this survey is voluntary.
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 is 0535-0109. The time required to complete this information
collection is estimated to average 30 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.

State

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Tract

Subtr.

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1. [Verify name and mailing address of this operation. Make any corrections
necessary (including the correct operation name) on the label and continue.]

☐

[Check if name label verified]

2. Since June 1, 2018 have you or will you (name on label)-a. grow any crops or cut hay?
[INCLUDE grains, row crops, oilseeds, fruits, nuts, vegetables (including strawberries and melon crops), nursery
and greenhouse, Christmas trees, and other specialty crops.]
1

☐

Yes [Go to page 2]

3

☐ No

[Continue]

b. own or raise any livestock, poultry, bees or aquaculture?
[INCLUDE livestock and poultry owned, and any being raised under contract for someone else.]
1

☐

Yes [Go to page 2]

3

☐ No

[Continue]

3

☐ No

[Continue]

c. sell any agricultural products?
1

☐

Yes [Go to page 2]

d. receive government agricultural payments?
[EXCLUDE government payments received as a landlord.]
1

☐

Yes [Go to page 2]

3

☐

No [Continue]

e. have more than 19 acres of idle cropland or more than 99 acres of pastureland?
1

☐

Yes [Go to page 2]

3

☐

No [Go to page 11]

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For Office Use Only

3. Are the day-to-day decisions for this operation made by one individual,
a hired manager, or partners? [Check one.]

R. Unit
9921

☐
☐
☐

One individual - [Go to Section 1 on page 3.]

June 1

A hired manager - [Go to Section 1 on page 3.]

9930

Partners - [Continue]

Subst
9941

Number

How many individuals are involved in the day-to-day decisions of this operation?
[Enter the number of partners.] .......................................................................................
Include the partner named on the label. Partners jointly operate land and share in decision making. Do not include
landlords and tenants as partners.
4. Please identify the other person(s) in this partnership, then go to Section 1, page 3.
[Verify partners' names and make necessary corrections if names have already been entered.]
Name: __________________________________________

Name: ___________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________

City: ____________________ State: ______ Zip: _______

City: ___________________ State: ______ Zip: _________

Phone: (

Phone: (

) -______________________

Did this partner also operate land individually on
June 1, 2018?

☐

☐

Yes

Did this partner also operate land individually on
June 1, 2018?

☐

No

) -_____________________

☐

Yes

No

Name: __________________________________________

Name: ___________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________

City:__________________ State: ______ Zip: _________

City: ___________________ State: ______ Zip: _________

Phone: (

Phone: (

) -_____________________

Did this partner also operate land individually on
June 1, 2018?

☐

Yes

☐

For Office Use Only

☐

☐

No
For Office Use Only

Stratum
9927

Ind. Op.
9924

Yes

For Office Use Only

Stratum
9923

Ind. Op.
9924

Did this partner also operate land individually on
June 1, 2018?

For Office Use Only

Stratum
9922

No

) -_____________________

Stratum
9928

Ind. Op.
9924

Ind. Op.
9924

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Section 1 - PAID WORKERS for October
October 2018
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1. Did this operation have anyone on the payroll to do agricultural work the week of October 7th through October 13th?
INCLUDE:
Workers directly hired and paid by the farm operation
·
Part-time workers, paid family members, and hired managers
·
All hired workers regardless of method of pay (salaried, hourly, daily, monthly, piece rate, etc.)
·
Workers on paid leave (sick or vacation)
·
EXCLUDE:
· Contract and custom workers
· Retail workers and "value-added" workers
600

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☐

Yes [Continue]

3

☐

No [Go to page 6]

2

☐

Don't Know [Go to page 6]
TOTAL NUMBER
660

2. How many workers did you have on payroll to do agricultural work the week of October 7th
through October 13th?.............................................................................................................................

NUMBER OF
WORKERS
700

3. In 2018, how many of these total paid workers for that week will be paid by this operation for
150 days or more of work?.......................................................................................................................

599
Office Use Only

10

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Section 1 - PAID WORKERS for October (continued)
4.

Ø
Ø

Fill out the table below for the workers paid to do agricultural work the week of October 7th through October 13th.
Report workers who fall under the same worker code on a single line.
Record each worker only once
Report only one week of hours and wages for the reference week
INCLUDE:
Workers directly hired and paid by the farm operation
·
Part-time workers, paid family members, and hired managers
·
Workers on paid leave (sick or vacation) (include typical hours and wages for the week)
·
EXCLUDE:
· Contract and custom workers
· Retail workers and "value-added" workers
Total
Gross Wages
Paid that week

Enter the Worker
Code from
Page 5

Number of
Paid Workers
that week

Total
Hours Worked
that week

Example: 12

60

3000

$42,000

Example: 32

2

100

$1,500

Example: 13

4

170

$2,120

(Dollars)

611

612

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614

611

612

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614

611

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611

612

613

614

611

612

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614

611

612

613

614

611

612

613

614

611

612

613

614

1 – Incomplete, Has Labor
Office Use Only Use – Completion Code - Usability 2 – Incomplete, Unknown
3 – No Labor

698

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Worker Code for Sections 1 and 2
Code Work Hired to Do

FIELD WORKERS
11

Agricultural Equipment Operators - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse:

Drive and control farm equipment to till soil and to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops.

Farmworkers - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse:

12

Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, field crops, Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops.
Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers;
transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May
construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.

13

Graders And Sorters - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse Products:

14

Hand Packers And Packagers - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse Products:

15

All Other Field Workers:

Grade, sort, or classify agricultural crops by size, weight, color or condition.
Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

All agricultural workers working with crops, nursery or greenhouse products not included in codes 11-14.

LIVESTOCK WORKERS
20

Agricultural Equipment Operators – Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals: Drive and control heavy farm equipment while
attending to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals and in harvest of unprocessed animal products.

Farmworkers - Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals: Attend to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals including cattle, sheep,

21

swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, milking, grazing,
castrating, branding, de-beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May conduct simple exams; maintain records; assist in births; and
administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides. May clean and maintain animal housing areas.

22

Graders And Sorters - Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animal Products:

23

Hand Packers And Packagers - Farm, Ranch and Aquacultural Animal Products:

24

All Other Livestock Workers:

Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

All agricultural workers working with farm, ranch and aquacultural animals or products not included in codes 20 – 23.

SUPERVISORS
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Farmers, Ranchers and Other Agricultural Managers:

Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, tree farms, or other
agricultural establishments.

First-Line Supervisors of Farm Workers:

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, aquacultural, and related workers.

OTHER WORKERS
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Agricultural Inspectors:

Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment and facilities, and aquacultural operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and
laws governing health, quality, and safety.

Animal Breeders:

Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring.

Pesticide Handlers and Sprayers:

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Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application to all crops
including nursery and greenhouse products and facilities, and livestock, and livestock facilities. Usually requires specific training and state or
federal certification. Excludes pilots who dust or spray crops from aircraft.

Any Other Worker Not Listed Above:

Including, but not limited to, mechanics, shop workers, truck drivers, accountants, bookkeepers, office workers. Excluding contract & custom
workers, retail workers, and “value-added” workers.

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Section 2 - PAID WORKERS for July
July 2018
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1. Did this operation have anyone on the payroll to do agricultural work the week of July 8th through July 14th?
INCLUDE:
Workers directly hired and paid by the farm operation
·
Part-time workers, paid family members, and hired managers
·
All hired workers regardless of method of pay (salaried, hourly, daily, monthly, piece rate, etc.)
·
Workers on paid leave (sick or vacation)
·
EXCLUDE:
· Contract and custom workers
· Retail workers and "value-added" workers
600

1

☐

Yes [Continue]

3

☐

No [Go to page 8]

2

☐

Don't Know [Go to page 8]
TOTAL NUMBER
660

2. How many workers did you have on payroll to do agricultural work the week of July 8th through
July 14th?.................................................................................................................................................

NUMBER OF
WORKERS
700

3. In 2018, how many of these total paid workers for that week will be paid by this operation for
150 days or more of work?.......................................................................................................................

599
Office Use Only

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Section 2 - PAID WORKERS for July (continued)
4.

Ø
Ø

Fill out the table below for the workers paid to do agricultural work the week of July 8th through July 14th. Report
workers who fall under the same worker code on a single line.
Record each worker only once
Report only one week of hours and wages for the reference week
INCLUDE:
Workers directly hired and paid by the farm operation
·
Part-time workers, paid family members, and hired managers
·
Workers on paid leave (sick or vacation) (include typical hours and wages for the week)
·
EXCLUDE:
· Contract and custom workers
· Retail workers and "value-added" workers
Total
Gross Wages
Paid that week

Enter the Worker
Code from
Page 5

Number of
Paid Workers
that week

Total
Hours Worked
that week

Example: 12

60

3000

$42,000

Example: 32

2

100

$1,500

Example: 13

4

170

$2,120

(Dollars)

611

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1 – Incomplete, Has Labor
Office Use Only Use – Completion Code - Usability 2 – Incomplete, Unknown
3 – No Labor

698

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Section 3 - PAID WORKERS in 2018
1. During 2018, what was or will be the largest number of hired workers on the payroll on any one day?
INCLUDE:
Workers directly hired and paid by the farm operation
·
Part-time workers, paid family members, and hired managers
·
All hired workers regardless of method of pay (salaried, hourly, daily, monthly, piece rate, etc.)
·
Workers on paid leave (sick or vacation)
·
EXCLUDE:
None
· Contract and custom workers
· Retail workers and "value-added"
workers...............................................................................................................278 3 ☐

Largest Number of
Workers in 2018
277

2. During 2018, did or will this operation have any H-2A temporary agricultural workers on the payroll?
The H-2A program allows agricultural employers who anticipate a shortage of domestic workers to bring non
immigrant foreign workers to the U.S. to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature.
279

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☐

Yes

3

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No

2

☐

Don't Know

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Section 4 - VALUE of SALES
1.

Please classify this operation in terms of total gross value of sales
(Be sure sales represent only 2017 and earlier years’ production.)
Considering: · Sales of all crops, livestock, poultry, and livestock products (milk, eggs, etc.) sold in 2017.

·
·
·
·
a.

The value of product removed for all crops, livestock, and poultry produced under contract in 2017.
Sales of all miscellaneous agricultural products in 2017.
All government agricultural payments received in 2017.
Landlord’s share of government payments and crops sold in 2017.

What code represents total gross value of sales, including government agricultural payments?
Total Value

GVS Code

'None' during 2017....................................

b.

☐

$

1

-----$

999 …..

1

☐

$

1,000

-----$

2,499 …..

2

☐
☐

$

2,500

-----$

4,999 …..

3

$

5,000

-----$

9,999 …..

4

☐

$

10,000

-----$

24,999 …..

5

☐

$

25,000

-----$

49,999 …..

6

☐

$

50,000

-----$

99,999 …..

7

☐

$

100,000

-----$

249,999 …..

8

☐

$

250,000

-----$

499,999 …..

9

☐

$

500,000

-----$

999,999 …..

10

☐

$

1,000,000

-----$

2,499,999 …..

11

☐

$

2,500,000

-----$

4,999,999 …..

12

☐

$

5,000,000

-----$

over ..…...…..

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☐

GVS Code
550

Does the GVS (gross value of sales) Code in Code Box 550 equal to '1' or '99'?
☐

c.

99

Yes - (Continue)

☐ No - (Go to page 10, Item 2.)

Record all 2018 crops, land uses, and livestock or poultry now on the total acres operated, then go to page 10, Item 2.
Land Use

ACRES

Field Crops Intended For
Harvest

ACRES

Other Crops

ACRES

CRP/WRP ..........................................

__________________ …

Cut Christmas Trees

Idle Cropland .....................................

__________________ …

___________________ .. .

Summer Fallow .................................

__________________ …

___________________ …

_________________ ...........................

__________________ …

___________________ …
Livestock

Government Payments

WHOLE
DOLLARS

Fruits/Nuts

ACRES

NUMBER

Cattle – Dairy................

CRP/WRP Payments ...........................

__________________ …

Cattle – Other................

Other Gov’t Payments ..........................

__________________ …

Chickens.......................

__________________ …

Hogs..............................

__________________ …

Horses...........................
Mules/Burros ..................

Pasture/Rangeland

ACRES

__________________ …

Cropland Used Only For Pasture

___________________ …

Permanent Pasture .......................

Vegetables/Melons

Woodland Pasture .........................

__________________ …

___________________ …

__________________ …

___________________ …

Aquaculture

NUMBER

ACRES

___________________ …

__________________ …

Office Use

Acres of Ponds in Use .....................
Foodsize/Stockers ............................

TOTAL POINTS

Berries

Fingerlings/Broodfish .......................

__________________ …

Trout Eggs ..........................................

__________________ …

ACRES

552
PASTURE POINTS
554

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Section 4 - VALUE of SALES (continued)
2.

Of the farm or ranch income reported, which of these categories represents the largest portion of the gross income
from this operation?
Code

1–

Grains, Oilseeds, Dry Beans, and Dry Peas ....................................................................
1 ☐
(corn, flaxseed, grain silage and forage, grains and oilseeds, popcorn, rice,
small grains, sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, straw, etc.)

☐

2–

Tobacco ..............................................................................................................................
2

3–

Cotton and Cottonseed .....................................................................................................
3

4–

Vegetables, Melons, Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes ........................................................
4 ☐
(beets, cabbage, cantaloupes, pumpkins, sweet corn,

☐

tomatoes, watermelons, vegetable seeds, etc.)

5–

Fruit, Tree Nuts and Berries ..............................................................................................
5 ☐
(almonds, apples, blueberries, cherries, grapes, hazelnuts, kiwifruit,
oranges, pears, pecans, strawberries, walnuts, etc.)

6–

Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture and Sod ....................................................................
6 ☐
(bedding plants, bulbs, cut flowers, flower seeds, foliage plants,
mushrooms, nursery potted plants, shrubbery, sod, etc.)

☐

7–

Cut Christmas Trees and Short Rotation Woody Crops .................................................
7

Farm Type
Code

8–

Other Crops and Hay, CRP and Pasture ..........................................................................
8 ☐
(grass seed, hay and grass silage, hops, maple syrup, mint,

551

peanuts, sugarcane, sugarbeets, CRP, etc.)

9–

☐

Hogs and Pigs ....................................................................................................................
9

☐

10 – Milk and Other Dairy Products from Cows .......................................................................
10

11 – Cattle and Calves ...............................................................................................................
11 ☐
(beef and dairy cattle for breeding stock, fed cattle, beef and dairy cull animals,
stockers and feeders, veal calves, etc.)

12 – Sheep, Goats, and their Products ....................................................................................
12
(wool, mohair, milk and cheese)

☐

13 – Horses, Ponies, and Mules ...............................................................................................
13
(burros and donkeys)

☐

14 – Poultry and Eggs ...............................................................................................................
14 ☐
(broilers, chickens, turkeys, ducks, eggs, emus, geese, hatchlings,
ostriches, pigeons, pheasants, quail, poultry products, etc.)

15 – Aquaculture ........................................................................................................................
15
(catfish, trout, ornamental and other fish, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.)

☐

16 – Other Animals and Other Animal Products .....................................................................
16 ☐
(honey bees, honey, rabbits, fur-bearing animals, semen, manure,
other animal specialties, etc.)

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Section 5 - CHANGE in OPERATOR
Complete this section only if you answered “NO” for all questions in item 2 on the face page.
1. Has the operation named on the label been sold, rented, or turned over to someone else?

☐ Yes - [Go to item 2]

☐

No - [Go to a.]

a. Will the land be used for any agricultural purpose by
you (the operator), or anyone else in the next year?
(INCLUDE growing crops or raising livestock.)

☐

Yes

☐

Don't Know

☐

No

[Regardless of answer to above, write a note to explain
the situation, then go to page 12.]
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________

2. Please provide the following information for the operation that has taken over the land:
Operation Name:
Operator Name:
Address:
City:

State:

Phone: (

Zip:

)-

3. Was this new operation, reported in item 2, in business before June 1, 2018?

☐

Yes - [Go to page 12.]

☐ No - [Continue]

4. Is this new operation managed?

☐

Yes - [Go to page 12.]

☐ No - [Continue]

5. Were any individuals associated with the new operation, reported in item 2 above, operating land
individually before June 1, 2018?

☐

Yes - [Go to page 12.]

☐ No - [Go to page 12.]

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Section 6 - CONCLUSION
1. Do you (the operator named on the label) make any day-to-day decisions for another farm or ranch?

☐

☐

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 3

a. What is the name of the other operation(s)? ....................
Operation Name: _______________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________
City: ______________________ State: _____ ZIP: __________
Phone: (______) _________________________

[ENUMERATOR NOTE: IF ADDITIONAL OPERATION IS INDIVIDUAL OR PARTNERSHIP, answer item 2
below and complete a separate questionnaire for the additional operation.]
2. Was this additional operation in business before June 1, 2018?

☐

☐

Yes - Continue

No - Continue

Comments:

3. Survey Results: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date go to
www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/
To have a brief summary emailed to you at a
later date, please enter your email address.

1095

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☐ No

9911

9910

MM

Phone:

Date:

1

Would you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date?

Respondent Name:

☐ Yes

9990

DD

YY

Thank you for your help

OFFICE USE ONLY
Response
1-Comp
9901
2-R
3-Inac
4-Office Hold
5-R – Est
6-Inac – Est
7-Off Hold – Est

S/E Name

Respondent
1-Op/Mgr
2-Sp
3-Acct/Bkpr
4-Partner
9-Oth

9902

Mode
1-PASI (Mail)
2-PATI (Tel)
3-PAPI (Faceto-Face)
6-e-mail
7-Fax
19-Other

Enum.
9903

9998

Eval.
9900

Change
9985

Office Use for POID
9989
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Optional Use
9907

9908

9906

9916