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CONSERVATION PRACTICE ADOPTION MOTIVATIONS SURVEY - May 1, 2021
WORKING DRAFT 4
Oct 9, 2020
OMB No.
Approval Expires: 1/1/0001
Project Code:
Survey ID: 9014

United States
Department of
Agriculture

NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE
USDA/NASS
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Section 1 - Global
1. Have you implemented any of the following crop practices at any time on your operation as it exists today?
xxx

Yes - Continue

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No - Go to Section 2 - Cover Crops on page 5.

Cover Crops
Nutrient Management
Pest Management Conservation System
No-Till
Conservation Tillage
Irrigation Water Management
Drainage Water Management

2. Are you or have you ever been enrolled in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 3 on page 3.

a. Have you received financial assistance through the CSP program for the enhancement of an annual practice?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Section 2 - Cover Crops on page 5.

b. Please fill out the table for the number of acres where you received financial assistance through CSP for applying an
enhancement on any of the following practices.
Enhanced Practice Enrolled in CSP
Cover Crops
Nutrient Management
Integrated Pest Management
No-Till
Reduced Tillage
Irrigation Water Management
Field Border
Filter Strip
Riparian Buffers

Acres

Percent of Cost Covered by
CSP Payment

xxx

%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%

-33. Have you ever received technical assistance for conservation from any federal, state, local, university or other source?
xxx

Yes

a. How would you rate the accuracy of the following statements about your knowledge of technical assistance
availability?
1.
2.
Very
Accurate
Accurate

xxx

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Inaccurate
Very
Accurate
Inaccurate
nor
Inaccurate

I take full advantage of technical assistance.

xxx

I have used technical assistance in the past, but
not currently.

xxx

I am aware of technical assistance that is
available to me but do not participate.

xxx

I have tried to enroll for technical assistance but
was rejected.

xxx

I am not aware of any technical assistance I am
eligible to receive.

xxx

I have never sought out any form of technical
assistance.

b. How would you rate the importance of the following factors in your decision to not get technical assistance?
1.
Very
Important

xxx

Did not know about technical
assistance

xxx

Did not see the benefits of technical
assistance

xxx

Did not know technical assistance was
free

xxx

Technical assistance is not available to
me

xxx

Not comfortable in Government
practice standards

xxx

Do not like to work with the federal
government

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
Neither
Unimportant
Important
nor
Unimportant

5.
Very
Unimportant

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-5Section 2 - Cover Crops
1. Have you ever used cover crops at any time on any portion of your operation?
xxx

Yes - Go to Item 2

No - Continue

a. How important were the following in your decision to not use cover crops on your operation?
Complete the table below and then go to Section 3 - Nutrient Management on page 8.
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx

3.
4.
Neither
Unimportant
Important
nor
Unimportant

5.
Very
Unimportant

No conservation need

xxx

Unsuccessful attempts by other farmers

xxx

Cost greater than benefit

xxx

Too much time or effort

xxx

Difficulty getting technical assistance

xxx

Did not receive financial assistance

xxx

Financial assistance would not cover
enough of the cost

2. Did you use cover crops in 2020?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 3
xxx

a. What percentage of your cropland had cover crops in 2020? (0-100%) ...................................................
i.

What type of cover crop was used in 2020? Select one.
xxx

Single seed type

Mix of 2 to 5 seed types

Mix of more than 5 seed types

Other

ii. What crops were used before and after the 2020 cover crop?
Before
After

xxx
xxx

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

-6iii. Which of the following were used to terminate the 2020 cover crop? Select all that apply.
xxx

Herbicide

xxx

Tillage

xxx

Roller/Crimper

xxx

Winter kill

xxx

Grazed

xxx

Harvested
xxx

3. What year did you first use cover crops? .......................................................................................................

xxx

a. For the first year of cover crops, what proportion of cropland were cover crops used? (0-100%) .................
i.

Were cover crops needed to meet a conservation compliance need?
xxx

Yes

b. For the first year, did you receive either of the following?
Did you receive
technical assistance?
Cover crops

xxx

Yes

Did you receive financial How many acres
assistance?
had financial
assistance?
xxx

Yes

xxx

Portion of total cost
covered by financial
assistance
xxx

c. How important were the following in your decision to start implementing cover crops on your operation?
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Addressed conservation need
Used successfully by other farms
Anticipated benefits greater than cost
Anticipated saving time or effort
Availability of technical assistance
Availability of financial assistance
Improved water quality/environmental
benefits

3.
4.
Neither
Unimportant
Important
nor
Unimportant

5.
Very
Unimportant

-74. Since the first year of cover crop use, have you expanded the percent of cropland in which cover crops are used?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 5

a. Did you receive the following for expanding the use of cover crops?
Did you receive technical Did you receive financial
assistance?
assistance?
Cover crops
i.

xxx

Yes

xxx

Yes

How many acres
had financial
assistance?
xxx

Portion of total cost
covered by financial
assistance
xxx

How important were the following in your decision to expand cover crops on your operation?
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

Addressed additional conservation needs
Benefits greater than cost
Saved time or effort
Availability of technical assistance
Availability of financial assistance
Improved water quality/environmental
benefits
xxx

5. What year did you last use cover crops? ........................................................................................................
If 2019 or earlier, continue, otherwise go to Section 3 - Nutrient Management on page 8.
a. How important were the following in your decision to stop using cover crops?
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Did not meet conservation need
Costs were greater than benefits
Too much time or effort
Technical assistance ended
Financial assistance ended
Financial assistance did not cover enough
of the cost

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

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Section 3 - Nutrient Management
1. Have you implemented (followed) a written nutrient management plan at any time on any portion of your operation?
xxx

Yes - Go to Item 2

No - Continue

a. How important were the following in your decision to not use a written nutrient management plan on your operation?
Complete the table below and then go to Section 4 - Pest Management on page 11.
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

No conservation need
Unsuccessful attempts by other farmers
Cost greater than benefit
Too much time or effort
Difficulty getting technical assistance
Did not receive financial assistance
Financial assistance would not cover
enough of the cost

2. Did you use a written nutrient management plan in 2020?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 3
xxx

a. What percentage of your cropland did you use nutrient management in 2020? (0-100%) .............................

xxx

3. What year did you first implement a written nutrient management plan? .......................................................

xxx
a. For the first year of nutrient management, what proportion of cropland was nutrient management
used? (0-100%) ..............................................................................................................................................

b. For the first year, did you receive either of the following?
Did you receive technical Did you receive financial How many acres had Portion of total cost
assistance?
assistance?
financial assistance? covered by financial
assistance
Nutrient
Management
Plan

xxx

xxx
1

Yes

xxx
1

Yes

xxx

No
%

-9c. How important were the following in your decision to start implementing a written nutrient management plan on your
operation?
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

4. Since the first year of using a nutrient management plan, have you expanded the percent of cropland in which a nutrient
management plan is used?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 5 on page 10.

a. Did you receive the following for expanding the use of nutrient management?
Did you receive technical Did you receive financial
assistance?
assistance?
Nutrient
Management
Plan
i.

xxx

xxx
1

Yes

How many acres
had financial
assistance?
xxx

Yes

Portion of total cost
covered by financial
assistance
xxx

No
%

How important were the following in your decision to expand the use of nutrient management on your operation?
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Addressed additional conservation needs
Anticipated benefits greater than cost
Saved time or effort
Availability of technical assistance
Availability of financial assistance
Improved water quality/environmental
benefits

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

- 10 xxx

5. What year did you last use nutrient management? ..........................................................................................
If 2019 or earlier, continue, otherwise go to Section 4 - Pest Management on page 11.
a. How important were the following in your decision to stop using a written nutrient management plan?
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Did not meet conservation need
Costs were greater than benefits
Too much time or effort
Technical assistance ended
Financial assistance ended
Financial assistance did not cover
enough of the cost

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
Neither
Unimportant
Important
nor
Unimportant

5.
Very
Unimportant

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Section 4 - Pest Management
1. Have you ever followed a written pest management plan at any time on any portion of your operation?
xxx

Yes - Go to Item 2

No - Continue

a. How important were the following in your decision to not use a pest management plan on your operation?
Complete the table below and then go to Section 5 - Conservation Tillage on page 14.
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
Neither
Unimportant
Important
nor
Unimportant

5.
Very
Unimportant

2. Did you use a pest management plan in 2020?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 3
xxx

a. What percentage of your cropland did you use pest management in 2020? (0-100%) ......................................
i.

Which of the following were included in your pest management plan? Select all that apply.
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Activities to reduce potential drift, runoff, leaching, etc.
Scouting for pests and using economic thresholds to decide when to apply pesticides
Use of precision technology such as GPS, variable rate application, or smart sprayers
Artificial intelligence techniques such as weed sensing or autonomous robotics
Measures to reduce injury to beneficial organisms and pollinators
Prevention techniques such as planting resistant varieties/cultivars, cleaning equipment, mulching,
creating beneficial insect habitat
xxx

3. What year did you first follow a written pest management plan? ........................................................................
xxx
a. For the first year of pest management, on what proportion of cropland was the pest management
plan followed? (0-100%) .....................................................................................................................................

- 12 b. For the first year, did you receive either of the following?
Did you receive technical Did you receive financial
assistance?
assistance?
Pest Management
Plan

xxx

Yes

How many acres
had financial
assistance?
xxx

Yes

Portion of total cost
covered by financial
assistance
xxx

c. How important were the following in your decision to start following a written pest management plan on your
operation?
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

4. Since the first year of pest management use, have you expanded the percent of cropland in which the pest management
plan is used?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 5 on page 13.

a. Did you receive the following for expanding the pest management plan?
Did you receive technical Did you receive financial
assistance?
assistance?
Pest Management
Plan
i.

xxx

xxx
1

Yes

How many acres
had financial
assistance?
xxx

Yes

Portion of total cost
covered by financial
assistance
xxx

How important were the following in your decision to expand the pest management plan on your operation?
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

- 13 xxx

5. What year did you last use a written pest management plan? ............................................................................
If 2019 or earlier, continue, otherwise go to Section 5 - Conservation Tillage on page 14.
a. How important were the following in your decision to stop using a written pest management plan?
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Did not meet conservation need
Costs were greater than benefits
Too much time or effort
Technical assistance ended
Financial assistance ended
Financial assistance did not cover
enough of the cost

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

- 14 Section 5 - Conservation Tillage
1. Have you ever used conservation tillage such as no-till or reduced tillage at any time on any portion of your operation?
xxx

Yes - Go to Item 2

No - Continue

a. How important were the following in your decision to not use any conservation tillage on your operation?
Complete the table below and then go to Section 6 - Drain Water Management on page 17.
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

2. Did you use conservation tillage (no-till, reduced tillage) in 2020?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 3 on page 15.
xxx

a. What percentage of your cropland did you use conservation tillage on in 2020? (0-100%) ..........................
i.

What type of conservation tillage was used? Select one.
xxx

No till

Strip till

Reduced tillage (mulch till, ridge till, etc.)

Other conservation tillage

ii. In your crop rotation, how many years did you use regular tillage? Select one.
xxx

Once

Twice

Three times

Four times

Five or more times

- 15 xxx

3. What year did you first use conservation tillage practices? ..............................................................................
xxx
a. For the first year of conservation tillage, what proportion of cropland were the reduced tillage
practices used? (0-100%) ................................................................................................................................

Was conservation tillage needed to meet a conservation compliance need?
xxx

Yes

b. For the first year, did you receive either of the following?
Did you receive technical Did you receive financial
assistance?
assistance?
xxx

No-Till

xxx

Reduced tillage

Yes

xxx
xxx

Yes

How many acres
had financial
assistance?

Portion of total cost
covered by financial
assistance

xxx

%
%

c. How important were the following in your decision to start implementing conservation tillage techniques on your
operation?
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

4. Since your first year of using conservation tillage, have you expanded the percent of cropland in which conservation
tillage was used?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 5 on page 16.

a. Did you receive the following for expanding the use of conservation tillage practices?
Did you receive technical Did you receive financial
assistance?
assistance?
No-Till
Reduced tillage

xxx
xxx

1
1

Yes
Yes

3
3

No
No

xxx
xxx

1
1

Yes
Yes

3
3

No
No

How many acres
had financial
assistance?

Portion of total cost
covered by financial
assistance

xxx

%
%

- 16 i.

How important were the following in your decision to expand the conservation tillage practices on your
operation?
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

Addressed additional conservation needs
Anticipated benefits that exceeded costs
Saved time or effort
Availability of technical assistance
Availability of financial assistance
Improved water quality/environmental
benefits
xxx

5. What year did you last use any conservation tillage technique? ........................................................................
If 2019 or earlier, continue, otherwise go to Section 6 - Drain Water Management on page 17.
a. How important were the following in your decision to stop using conservation tillage techniques?
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Did not meet conservation need
Costs were greater than benefits
Too much time or effort
Technical assistance ended
Financial assistance ended
Financial assistance did not cover
enough of the cost

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
Neither
Unimportant
Important
nor
Unimportant

5.
Very
Unimportant

- 17 Section 6 - Drain Water Management
1. Have you ever used a drainage water management plan at any time on any portion of your operation?
xxx

Yes - Go to Item 2

No - Continue

a. How important were the following in your decision to not use a drainage water management plan on your operation?
Complete the table below and then go to Section 7 - Overland Flow Management Practices on page 20.
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

2. Did you have a written drainage water management plan in 2020?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 3
xxx

a. What percentage of your cropland did you use drainage water management in 2020? (0-100%) ..................

xxx

3. What year did you first start following a written drainage water management plan? .......................................
a. For the first year of drainage water management, what proportion of cropland was covered by the xxx
drainage water management plan? (0-100%) .................................................................................................

b. For the first year, did you receive either of the following?
Did you receive technical Did you receive financial
assistance?
assistance?
Drainage Water
Management
Plan

xxx

xxx
1

Yes

How many acres
had financial
assistance?
xxx

Yes

Portion of total cost
covered by financial
assistance
xxx

No
%

- 18 c. How important were the following in your decision to start implementing a drainage water management plan on your
operation?
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

4. Since the first implementation of a drainage water management plan, have you expanded the percent of cropland in
which a drainage water management plan is used?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 5 on page 19.

a. Did you receive the following for expanding the use of drainage water management?
Did you receive technical Did you receive financial
assistance?
assistance?
Drainage Water
Management
Plan
i.

xxx

xxx
1

Yes

How many acres
had financial
assistance?
xxx

Yes

Portion of total cost
covered by financial
assistance
xxx

No
%

How important were the following in your decision to expand the drainage water management plan on your
operation?
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Addressed additional conservation needs
Anticipated benefits that exceed costs
Saved time or effort
Availability of technical assistance
Availability of financial assistance
Improved water quality/environmental
benefits

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

- 19 xxx

5. What year did you last use a drainage water management plan? ..................................................................
If 2019 or earlier, continue, otherwise go to Section 7 - Overland Flow Management Practices on page 20.
a. How important were the following in your decision to stop using the drainage water management plan?
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Did not meet conservation need
Costs were greater than benefits
Too much time or effort
Technical assistance ended
Financial assistance ended
Financial assistance did not cover
enough of the cost

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
Neither
Unimportant
Important
nor
Unimportant

5.
Very
Unimportant

- 20 Section 7 - Overland Flow Management Practices
1. Are any of the following structural practices for overland flow management currently in use on land owned or leased by
this operation?
If you answer "No" to all of these questions, continue. If you answer "Yes" to any of these questions, go to Item 2.
For land owned is the
practice in use?

Practice

xxx

Terraces

xxx

Grassed Waterway

xxx

Grade Stabilization

xxx

Water and Sediment Basin

xxx

Contour Farming

Yes

For land leased is the
practice in use?
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Yes

a. How important were the following in your decision to not use any overland flow management structures or practices
on your operation?
Complete the table below and then go to Section 8 - Field Edge Improvements on page 23.
1.
Very
Important

xxx

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

No conservation need

xxx

Cost greater than benefit

xxx

Would slow field operations

xxx

Difficulty getting technical assistance

xxx

Did not receive financial assistance

xxx

Financial assistance would not cover
enough of the cost

2. Were any overland flow management practices or improvements still in use on leased land in 2020?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 2b

a. Do any of your lease agreements require maintenance of the overland flow management structure?
xxx

Yes

b. What percentage of your land (owned and rented) had any overland flow management structure xxx
or practices that were still in use in 2020? (0-100%) .......................................................................................

- 21 c. For the overland flow management structures currently in use:
Did this operation
install any of these
structures?

Did you receive
technical assistance
for installation?

Did you receive
financial assistance
for installation?

Practice
xxx

Terraces
Grassed
Waterway

xxx

Grade
Stabilization

xxx

Water and
Sediment
Basin

xxx

Contour
Farming

xxx

Yes

xxx

Yes

xxx

How many Portion of total
acres had cost covered
financial
by financial
assistance? assistance

Yes

xxx

xxx
%

xxx
1

Yes

xxx
1

Yes

%
xxx

3. What year was the first installation or upgrade made for overland flow management? .................................

xxx
a. For the first year the overland flow management structure was used, what proportion of cropland
was designated for the overland flow management practice? (0-100%) ........................................................

Were overland flow structures installed needed to meet a conservation compliance need?
xxx

Yes

b. How important were the following in your decision to install any overland flow management structure on your
operation?
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Addressed conservation need
Used successfully by other farms
Anticipated benefits greater than cost
Availability of technical assistance
Availability of financial assistance
Improved water quality/environmental
benefits

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

- 22 4. Since the first installation of any flow management practice, have you installed or ungraded additional overland flow
management structures?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Section 8 - Field Edge Improvements on page 23.

a. Did you receive the following for expanding the use of overland flow management practices?
Did you receive
technical assistance?

Did you receive
financial assistance?

Practice
Grade Stabilization
Grassed Waterway
Water and Sediment
Control Basin
Terraces
i.

xxx
xxx

Yes

xxx

Yes

xxx
1

xxx

Yes
Yes

3
3

No
No

xxx

Yes
Yes

3
3

How many acres Portion of total cost
had financial
covered by
assistance?
financial assistance
xxx

xxx

No
No

%
%
%
%

How important were the following in your decision to expand the overland flow management practices on your
operation?
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

- 23 Section 8 - Field Edge Improvements
1. Are any of the following field edge structures currently in use on land owned or leased by this operation?
If you answer "No" to all of these questions, continue. If you answer "Yes" to any of these questions, go to Item 2.
For land owned is the
practice in use?

Practice

xxx

Field Border

xxx

Filter Strip

xxx

Riparian Buffer

Yes

For land leased is the
practice in use?
xxx
xxx
xxx

Yes

a. How important were the following in your decision to not use any field edge improvement structures or practices on
your operation?
Complete the table below and then go to Section 9 - Wetland Conservation Practices on page 26.
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

2. Were the field edge improvements still in use on leased land in 2020?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 2b

a. Do any of your lease agreements require maintenence of the field edge improvement?
1

Yes

b. What percentage of your land (owned and rented) had any field edge improvements that were still xxx
in use in 2020? (0-100%) ...............................................................................................................................

- 24 c. For the field edge improvements currently in use:
Did this operation
install any of these
structures?

Did you receive
technical assistance
for installation?

Did you receive
financial assistance
for installation?

How many
acres had
financial
assistance?

Portion of
total cost
covered by
financial
assistance

Practice
Field Border
Filter Strip
Riparian Buffer

xxx
xxx
xxx

Yes

xxx
xxx
xxx

Yes

xxx
xxx
xxx

Yes

%
xxx

3. What year was the first installation or upgrade to a field edge? .....................................................................
xxx
a. For the first year that field edge improvements were used, what proportion of cropland was
designated for the field edge improvement? (0-100%) ..................................................................................

b. How important were the following in your decision to install any field edge improvement on your operation?
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

4. Since the first installation of any field edge improvement, have you installed or upgraded additional field edge
improvements?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Section 9 - Wetland Conservation Practices on page 26.

a. Did you receive the following for expanding the use of field edge improvements?
Did you receive
technical assistance?

Field borders
Filter Strips
Riparian Buffers

xxx
xxx
xxx

Yes

Did you receive
financial assistance?

xxx
xxx
xxx

Yes

How many acres Portion of total cost
had financial
covered by
assistance?
financial
assistance
xxx

xxx

%
%
%

- 25 i.

How important were the following in your decision to expand the field edge improvements on your operation?
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Addressed additional conservation
needs
Anticipated benefits that exceed costs
Saved time or effort
Availability of technical assistance
Availability of financial assistance
Improved water quality/environmental
benefits

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

- 26 Section 9 - Wetland Conservation Practices
1. Is any portion of your operation (owned or leased) subject to any of the following easements or contracts to protect
wetlands?
Select all that apply.
xxx

Permanent wetlands reserve easement

xxx

30 year wetlands reserve easement?

xxx

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contract?

xxx

EQIP Contract?

xxx

Wetland mitigation bank?

xxx

Other state or local wetland program?

2. Have either of the following practices ever been installed on your operation to conserve wetlands?
If you answer "No" to all of these questions, continue. If you answer "Yes" to any of these questions, go to Item 3.
For land owned is the
practice in use?

Practice
Restored or enhanced existing wetlands

xxx
xxx

Created new wetlands

Yes

For land leased is the
practice in use?
xxx
xxx

Yes

a. How important were the following in your decision to not use any wetland conservation practices on your operation?
Complete the table below and then go to Section 10 - Irrigation Management and System Improvements on page 29.
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

2.
Somewhat
Important

3. Were any wetland conservation practices still in use on leased land in 2020?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 3b on page 27

3.
4.
Neither
Unimportant
Important
nor
Unimportant

5.
Very
Unimportant

- 27 a. Do any of your lease agreements require maintenance of the wetland conservation practices?
xxx

Yes

xxx
b. What percentage of your land (owned and rented) had any wetland conservation practices that
were still in use in 2020? (0-100%) ................................................................................................................

c. For the wetland conservation practices currently in use:
Did this operation
install any of these
structures?

Did you receive
technical assistance
for installation?

Did you receive
financial assistance
for installation?

Practice
Restored or
enhanced existing
wetlands

xxx

Created new
wetlands

xxx

xxx
1

Yes

How many Portion of
acres had
total cost
financial covered by
assistance? financial
assistance

xxx
1

Yes

No
%

xxx
1

Yes

xxx
1

Yes

%
xxx

4. What year was the first installation or upgrade of a wetland conservation practice? ......................................
a. For the first year that wetland conservation practices were used, what proportion of cropland was xxx
designated for the wetland conservation practice? (0-100%) .........................................................................

b. How important were the following in your decision to install any wetland conservation practice on your operation?
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

xxx

Improved water quality/environmental
benefits

xxx

Needed to meet conservation
compliance need

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
Neither
Important
nor
Unimportant

4.
Unimportant

5.
Very
Unimportant

- 28 5. Since the first installation of any wetland conservation practice, have you installed or upgraded additional wetland
conservation practices?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Section 10 - Irrigation Management and System Improvements on page 29.

a. Did you receive the following for expanding the use of wetland conservation practices?
Did you receive
Did you receive
technical assistance? financial assistance?

Restored or enhanced
existing wetlands
Created new wetlands

xxx
xxx

xxx
1

Yes

xxx

How many
acres had
financial
assistance?
xxx

Yes

Portion of total cost
covered by financial
assistance
xxx

%
xxx

xxx

b. How important were the following in your decision to expand the wetland conservation practices on your operation?
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

- 29 Section 10 - Irrigation Management and System Improvements
1. Have you used any irrigation equipment to irrigate any portion of your land at any time?
xxx 1

Yes - Go to Item 2

No - Go to Section 11 - Demographics on page 34.

xxx

2. What proportion of your total land was irrigated during 2020? .......................................................................

a. Did you follow a written irrigation water management plan in 2020?
xxx

Yes - Go to Item 3

No - Continue

How important were the following in your decision to not follow an irrigation water management plan on your
operation?
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
Neither
Unimportant
Important
nor
Unimportant

5.
Very
Unimportant

No conservation need
Unsuccessful attempts by other
farmers
Cost greater than benefit
Too much time or effort
Difficulty getting technical
assistance
Did not receive financial assistance
Financial assistance would not
cover enough of the cost

3. Does your written irrigation water management plan include any of the following? Select all that apply.
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Soil moisture monitoring
Weather monitoring
Budget for crop use and evaporation
GPS/Variable rate technology

xxx
a. What percentage of your total land did you follow an irrigation water management plan in 2020?
(0-100%) ..............................................................................................................................................................
xxx

b. What year did you first follow an irrigation water management plan? ............................................................

- 30 xxx
c. For the first year using an irrigation water management plan, what proportion of total land was
irrigation water management used? (0-100%) ...............................................................................................

For the first year, did you receive either of the following?
Did you receive
technical assistance?
Irrigation
Management Plan

xxx

Did you receive
How many acres Portion of total cost
financial assistance?
had financial
covered by financial
assistance?
assistance
xxx

Yes

xxx
1

Yes

xxx

ii. How important were the following in your decision to start following an irrigation water management plan on your
operation?
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

- 31 4. Since the first year following an irrigation water management plan, have you expanded the percent of total land in which
an irrigation water management plan is used?
xxx

Yes - Continue

No - Go to Item 5

a. Did you receive the following for expanding your irrigation water management plan?
Did you receive technical
assistance?

Irrigation Management
Plan
i.

xxx

Did you receive
financial assistance?

xxx
1

Yes

How many
acres had
financial
assistance?
xxx

Yes

Portion of total cost
covered by financial
assistance
xxx

How important were the following in your decision to expand the irrigation water management plan on your
operation?
1.
2.
Very
Somewhat
Important Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

3.
4.
5.
Neither
Unimportant
Very
Important
Unimportant
nor
Unimportant

5. What year did you last follow an irrigation water management plan? ...........................................................
If 2019 or earlier, continue, otherwise go to Item 6 on page 32.
a. How important were the following in your decision to stop using the irrigation water management plan?
1.
Very
Important

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Did not meet conservation need
Costs were greater than benefits
Too much time or effort
Technical assistance ended
Financial assistance ended
Financial assistance did not cover
enough of the cost

2.
Somewhat
Important

3.
4.
Neither
Unimportant
Important
nor
Unimportant

5.
Very
Unimportant

- 32 6. Which of the following irrigation systems are in use on your farm?
If no irrigation systems have been installed or upgraded in the last 15 years, go to Item 7 on page 33.
Irrigation System Cropland owned by this Cropland rented by this Installed New by this
operation
operation
operation in the last 15
years
Micro or Drip
Sprinkler
Gravity or Flood
Sub Irrigation

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Yes

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Yes

xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Yes

Upgraded by this
operation in the last 15
years
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Yes

a. For any new installations of irrigation systems or upgrades in the last 15 years, what assistance did you receive?
Irrigation System

Micro or Drip
Sprinkler
Gravity or Flood
Sub Irrigation

Did you receive
technical assistance?
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Yes

Did you receive financial
assistance?
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx

Yes

How many acres Portion of total cost
had financial
covered by financial
assistance?
assistance
xxx

xxx

%
%
%
%

- 33 7. Did you install new or upgrade any of the following within your irrigation systems in the last 15 years?
New Installation
Irrigation Water
Supply System
Irrigation pipeline or
water conveyance
structure (canal,
lateral, etc.)
Pumping plant
Water control
structure

As part of system
upgrade
xxx 1

xxx

Yes

xxx

Upgrade

Not tied to system
upgrade
xxx 1

xxx

Yes

xxx

As part of system
upgrade
xxx 1

xxx

Yes

xxx

Not tied to system
upgrade
xxx 1

xxx

Yes

xxx

a. For any new installations of irrigation water supply system or upgrades in the last 15 years, what assistance did you
receive?
Irrigation Water Supply
System
Irrigation pipeline or
water conveyance
structure (canal, lateral,
etc.)
Pumping plant
Water control structure

Did you receive
technical assistance?
xxx 1

Yes

Did you receive
How many acres Portion of total cost
financial assistance?
had financial
covered by financial
assistance?
assistance
xxx 1

Yes

xxx

%
xxx
xxx

1
1

Yes
Yes

3
3

No
No

xxx
xxx

1
1

Yes
Yes

3
3

No
No

xxx

%
%

- 34 -

Section 12 - Demographics
TO BE DECIDED

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- 36 -

Section 13 - Conclusion
Survey Results: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to: nass.usda.gov/results
To have a brief summary emailed to you, please enter your email address:
1095

Comments related to the information you reported:

Contact Information:
Operation Email: (if different from above)

Operation Phone:

9937

9936
(

check if
cell phone

☐

) - _____________________

Respondent Name:

Respondent Phone (if different from above)

9912

9911

____________________________________________

(

check if cell 9910
phone

☐

) - _____________________

Date:

__ __

This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.

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

Respondent
9901

1-Op/Mgr
2-Spouse
3-Acct/Bkpr
4-Partner
9-Other

9902

Mode
1-PASI (Mail)
2-PATI (Tel)
3-PAPI (Face-toFace)
6-Email
7-Fax
19-Other

Enum.
9903

9998

Eval.
9900

Change
9985

Office Use for POID
9989
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R. Unit
9921

Optional Use
9907

9908

9906

9916

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