QID 180028 Agricultural Labor Survey - April 2020 Biannual Version

AGRICULTURAL LABOR SURVEY - April 2020

	OMB No. 0535-0109 Approval Expires: 3/31/2021 Project Code: 956 QID: 180028 SMetaKey: 4012 Version: 99

				United States Department of Agriculture
				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

						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]
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	POID	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, 2019 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.]
c. sell any agricultural products?
	1 Yes - [Go to page 2.] 3 No - [Continue.]
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.]

			OFFICE USE
3. Are the day-to-day decisions for this operation made by one individual, a hired manager, or partners? [Check one]			R. UNIT
			9921
1 One individual – [Go to page 3.] 8 A hired manager – [Go to page 3.] 2 Partners – How many partners make the day-to-day decisions?			SUB.
			9941
	Number		JUNE 1
[Enter number of partners, including operator, and then continue.]. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .			9930

4. Please identify the other person(s) in this partnership, then go to 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, 2019?				Did this partner also operate land individually on June 1, 2019?
Yes 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, 2019?				Did this partner also operate land individually on June 1, 2019?
Yes No				Yes No

For Office Use Only		For Office Use Only		For Office Use Only		For Office Use Only
Stratum		Stratum		Stratum		Stratum
9922		9923		9927		9928
Ind. Op.		Ind. Op.		Ind. Op.		Ind. Op.
9924		9924		9924		9924
						599 4

Section 1 - PAID WORKERS for APRIL

		APRIL 2020
		S	M	T	W	Th	F	S
					1	2	3	4
		5	6	7	8	9	10	11
		12	13	14	15	16	17	18
		19	20	21	22	23	24	25
		26	27	28	29	30

1. Did this operation have agricultural workers on the payroll during the week of April 12th through April 18th?
600 1Yes [Continue] 3No [Go to page 6] 2Don't Know [Go to page 6]
	TOTAL NUMBER
2. How many agricultural workers did you have on the payroll during the week of April 12th through April 18th?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	660
	NUMBER OF WORKERS
3. In 2020, how many of the agricultural workers on the payroll that week will be paid by this operation for 150 days or more of work?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	700

Section 1 - PAID WORKERS for APRIL (continued)

4. In the table below, report all agricultural workers on the payroll during the week of April 12^th through April 18^th.

• Report workers who fall under the same worker code on a single line

• Report the total hours and wages paid to the group of workers during the week of April 12^th through April 18^th

• Record each worker only once

• For salaried employees, report the standard amount of hours worked on your operation.

• See the instruction sheet for more information

Enter the Worker Code from page 5	Number of Paid Workers that week	Total Hours Worked that week	How many of the Total Hours Worked that week were…		Total Gross Wages Paid that week (Dollars)	How much of the Total Gross Wages Paid that week were…
			Total Base Hours	Total Overtime Hours		Total Base Wages (Dollars)	Total Bonus Wages (Dollars)	Total Overtime Wages (Dollars)
611	612	613	616	617	614	620	627	628
611	612	613	616	617	614	620	627	628
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611	612	613	616	617	614	620	627	628
611	612	613	616	617	614	620	627	628
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611	612	613	616	617	614	620	627	628
611	612	613	616	617	614	620	627	628
611	612	613	616	617	614	620	627	628
611	612	613	616	617	614	620	627	628

	Office Use Only Use – Completion Code - Usability	1 – Incomplete, Has Labor 2 – Incomplete, Unknown 3 – No Labor	698
			599 1

Worker Code for Sections 1 and 2
Code	Work Hired to Do
CROP, NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE WORKERS
11	Agricultural Equipment Operators - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse: Drive and control farm equipment to till soil and to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops.
12	Farmworkers - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse: Use hand tools to manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, field crops, Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops. 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: Grade, sort, or classify agricultural crops by size, weight, color or condition.
14	Hand Packers And Packagers - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse Products: Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
15	All Other Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse Workers: Specify________________________________ 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.
21	Farmworkers - Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals: Attend to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals including cattle, sheep, 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, and grading or sorting animal products . 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: Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
23	Hand Packers And Packagers - Farm, Ranch and Aquacultural Animal Products: Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
24	All Other Livestock Workers: Specify________________________________ All agricultural workers working with farm, ranch and aquacultural animals or products not included in codes 20 – 23.
SUPERVISORS
31	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.
32	First-Line Supervisors of Farm Workers: Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, aquacultural, and related workers.
OTHER WORKERS
41	Agricultural Inspectors: Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment and facilities, and aquacultural operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.
42	Animal Breeders: Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring.
43	Pesticide Handlers and Sprayers: 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.
44	Any Other Worker Not Listed Above: Specify________________________________ Including, but not limited to, mechanics, shop workers, truck drivers, accountants, bookkeepers, office workers. Excluding contract & custom workers, retail workers, and “value-added” workers.

Section 2 - PAID WORKERS for JANUARY

		JANUARY 2020
		S	M	T	W	Th	F	S
					1	2	3	4
		5	6	7	8	9	10	11
		12	13	14	15	16	17	18
		19	20	21	22	23	24	25
		26	27	28	29	30	21

1. Did this operation have agricultural workers on the payroll during the week of January 12th through January 18TH?
600 1Yes [Continue] 3No [Go to page 8] 2Don't Know [Go to page 8]
	TOTAL NUMBER
2. How many agricultural workers did you have on the payroll during the week of January 12th through January 18TH?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	660
	NUMBER OF WORKERS
3. In 2020, how many of the agricultural workers on the payroll that week will be paid by this operation for 150 days or more of work?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	700

Section 2 - PAID WORKERS for JANUARY (continued)

4. In the table below, report all agricultural workers on the payroll during the week of January 12^th through January 18^th.

• Report workers who fall under the same worker code on a single line

• Report the total hours and wages paid to the group of workers during the week of January 12^th through January 18^th

• Record each worker only once

• For salaried employees, report the standard amount of hours worked on your operation.

• See the instruction sheet for more information

Enter the Worker Code from page 5

Number of Paid Workers

that week

Total Hours

Worked

that week

How many of the Total Hours Worked that week were…

Total Gross Wages Paid that week

(Dollars)

How much of the Total Gross Wages Paid that week were…

Total Base Hours

Total Overtime Hours

Total Base Wages

(Dollars)

Total Bonus Wages

(Dollars)

Total Overtime Wages

(Dollars)

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Office Use Only Use – Completion Code - Usability

1 – Incomplete, Has Labor 2 – Incomplete, Unknown 3 – No Labor

698

Section 3 - AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ON THE PAYROLL IN 2019
None 1. During 2019, what was the largest number of agricultural workers on the payroll on any one day?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278……3		Largest Number of Workers in 2019
		277

2. During 2019, did 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

nonimmigrant foreign workers to the U.S. to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature.

279 ₁ Yes

₃ No

₂ Don't Know

Section 4 - VALUE of SALES

1. Please classify this operation in terms of total gross value of sales [Be sure sales represent only 2019 and earlier years’ production.]

Considering:

Sales of all crops, livestock, poultry, and livestock products (milk, eggs, etc.) sold in 2019. The value of product removed for all crops, livestock, and poultry produced under contract in 2019 Sales of all miscellaneous agricultural products in 2019. All government agricultural payments received in 2019. Landlord’s share of government payments and crops sold in 2019.

a. What code represents the total gross value of sales, including government agricultural payments?

Total Value					GVS Code
‘None’ during 2017. . . . . . . . . . . .					99
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $	1 --- 1,000 --- 2,500 --- 5,000 --- 10,000 --- 25,000 --- 50,000 --- 100,000 --- 250,000 --- 500,000 --- 1,000,000 --- 2,500,000 ---	$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $	999 2,499 4,999 9,999 24,999 49,999 99,999 249,999 499,999 999,999 2,499,999 4,999,999	…. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. ….	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12			GVS Code
								550
$	5,000,000 and over ………….				13
b. Does the GVS (gross value of sales) Code in Code Box 550 equal ‘1’ or ‘99’? Yes - [Continue.] No - [Go to page 10, item 2.]
c. Record all 2020 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	     				     					     
All Fallow Land . . . . . . . . . . . . .	     				     					     
____________________	     				     					     
						Livestock				NUMBER
Government Payments	WHOLE DOLLARS	Fruits/Nuts			ACRES	Cattle – Dairy . . . . . . .				     
CRP/WRP Payments . . . . . . . . .	     				     	Cattle – Other . . . . . . .				     
Other Gov’t Payments . . . . . . . . .	     				     	Chickens . . . . . . . . . .				     
					     	Hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				     
Pasture/Rangeland Cropland Used Only For Pasture	ACRES				     	Horses . . . . . . . . . . . .				     
					     	Mules/Burros . . . . . . .				     
	     									     
Permanent Pasture . . . . . . . . . . .	     	Vegetables/Melons			ACRES					     
Woodland Pasture . . . . . . . . . . .	     				     					     
					     					     
Aquaculture	NUMBER				     			Office Use
Acres of Ponds in Use . . . . . . . .	     							TOTAL POINTS
Foodsize/Stockers . . . . . . . . . . . .	     	Berries			ACRES			552
Fingerlings/Broodfish . . . . . . . . .	     				     			PASTURE POINTS
Trout Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	     				     			554

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

551

(grass seed, hay and grass silage, hops, maple syrup, mint, 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (burros and donkeys)

13

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

(bees, honey, rabbits, fur-bearing animals, semen, manure, other animal specialties, etc.)

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?

	1 Yes - [Go to item 2] 3 No - [Complete item 1a →]					1a	Will the land be used for any agricultural purpose by you (the operator), or anyone else in the next year (including growing crops or raising livestock)?
							1 Yes 2 Don’t Know 3 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: ________________________________________ Phone: (________) - _________________________ City: ______________________________________________________ State: __________ ZIP: _________

3. Was this new operation, reported in item 2, in business before June 1, 2019?

	1 Yes - [Go to page 12.]
	3 No - [Continue.]

4.	Is this new operation managed?
	1 Yes - [Go to page 12.]
	3 No - [Continue.]

5.

Were any individuals associated with the new operation, reported in item 2 above, operating land individually before June 1, 2019?

	1 Yes - [Go to page 12.]
	3 No - [Go to page 12.]

Section 6 - CONCLUSION

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

1Yes - What is the name of this other operation? . . . .	Operation Name: __________________________________
3No - [Go to item 3 below.]	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, 2019?

1 Yes – [Continue.] 3 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/
Respondent Name:			9911 Phone: (____) _____ ________		9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __
Thank you for your help

OFFICE USE ONLY

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change

Office Use for POID

1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est

9901

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

9902

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

9903

9998

9900

9985 

9989 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

Optional Use

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name