0218 - 2018 ARMS II Corn PPR

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AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SURVEY

OMB No. 0535-0218
Approval Expires:  07/31/2018
Project Code: 906  SMetaKey: 3692





NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE












National Agricultural Statistics Service
U.S Department of Agriculture
NOC Division
9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63132-1547
Phone:  888-424-7828
Fax: 855-515-1328
E-mail: [email protected]

CORN PRODUCTION PRACTICES REPORT FOR 2018

VERSION
78
POID
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TRACT
01
SUBTRACT
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C-TYPE
105


CONTACT RECORD
DATE
TIME
NOTES










INTRODUCTION:

 [Introduce yourself, and ask for the operator.  Rephrase in your own words.]

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 is voluntary. You may skip any question(s) you prefer not to answer.

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 OBM 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 65 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.

We encourage you to refer to your farm records during the interview.

H  H  M  M


SCREENING BOX
  BEGINNING TIME
   		  [MILITARY]
0004
__ __ __ __


0006

 	[Name, address and partners verified and updated if necessary]
POID	__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
POID	__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
PARTNER NAME
PARTNER NAME
ADDRESS
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
ZIP
PHONE NUMBER
CITY
STATE
ZIP
PHONE NUMBER
POID	__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
POID	__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
PARTNER NAME
PARTNER NAME
ADDRESS
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
ZIP
PHONE NUMBER
CITY
STATE
ZIP
PHONE NUMBER

A
CORN FIELD SELECTION
A


TOTAL PLANTED ACRES
1.	How many acres of corn did this operation plant for the 2018 crop year?
0050

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[If no acres planted, review Screening Survey Information Form, make notes, then go to item 4 on back page.]
I will follow a simple procedure to make a random selection from the corn fields planted for the 2018 crop.



TOTAL NUMBER OF FIELDS PLANTED
2.	What is the TOTAL number of corn fields that were planted on this operation?  [If only one field, enter “1” and go to item 5.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0020











3.	Please list these fields according to identifying name/number or describe each field.
	Then I will tell you which field has been selected.
[If there are more than 18 fields, make sure item 2 is TOTAL fields planted and list only the 18 fields closest to the operator’s permanent
residence.  If respondent is unable to identify or describe the fields, use the Field Selection Grid Supplement.]


FIELD NAME, NUMBER OR DESCRIPTION

FIELD NAME, NUMBER OR DESCRIPTION


1

10


2

11


3

12


4

13


5

14


6

15


7

16


8

17


9

18




APPLY “RANDOM NUMBER’ LABEL HERE

OFFICE USE
OY Field Substituted


0022




SELECTED FIELD
NUMBER
4.	[ENUMERATOR ACTION:  Circle the pair of numbers on the above label associated with the last numbered field in item 3.  Select the field according to the number you circled on the label, and record the selected number.  If only 1 field, enter 1] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0021


5.	The field selected is ______________ (field name/number/description).
	During this interview, the corn questions will be about this selected  field.
	 [Be sure the operator can identify the selected field.]

ACRES
6.	How many acres of corn were planted in this field for the 2018 crop?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1301
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C
NUTRIENT or FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS---SELECTED FIELD
C





CODE
EDIT TABLE
1.	Were commercial nutrients or fertilizers applied to this field for the 2018 corn crop?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0202
0200
2.	[If COMMERCIAL nutrient or fertilizer applied, continue, else go to Section D.]

NUMBER
3.	How many commercial nutrient or fertilizer applications were made to this field for
	the 2018 crop?
	(Include applications made by airplanes and custom applicators). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0203

4.	Now I need to record information for each application.
CHECKLIST


  INCLUDE

  EXCLUDE

	Custom applied nutrients and 	fertilizers
	Micronutrients

	Nutrients or fertilizers applied
	in the fall of 2013 and
	those applied earlier if this field 	was fallow in 2013.
	Unprocessed manure

	Nutrients or fertilizers applied 	to previous crops in this field



	Commercially prepared manure
	or compost
	Lime and Gypsum/landplaster

Office Use
Lines in Table
TABLE
001
0299






APPLICATION CODES for COLUMN 6





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


L
I
N
E



2

MATERIALS USED


[Enter percentage analysis or actual
pounds of plant nutrients applied per acre.]

[Show Common Nutrients or Fertilizers
in Respondent Booklet.]
3

What quantity
was applied
per acre?

[Leave this
column blank
if actual nutrients
were reported.]
4

[Enter
material
code.]

  1 Pounds
12 Gallons
19 Pounds
     of actual
     nutrients
5

When was
this applied?

1 In the fall
   before seeding

2 In the spring
   before seeding

3 At seeding

4 After seeding
6

How was
this
applied?

[Refer to
code list above.]
7

How many
acres were
treated
in this
application?





ACRES





























N
Nitrogen
P2O5
Phosphate
K2O
Potash
S
Sulfur





01
31
32
33
34
36
37
38
39
40
.___
02
31
32
33
34
36
37
38
39
40
.___
03
31
32
33
34
36
37
38
39
40
.___
04
31
32
33
34
36
37
38
39
40
.___
05
31
32
33
34
36
37
38
39
40
.___
06
31
32
33
34
36
37
38
39
40
.___
07
31
32
33
34
36
37
38
39
40
.___
08
31
32
33
34
36
37
38
39
40
.___



D
BIOCONTROL or PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS---SELECTED FIELD
D


Now I have some questions about all the biocontrols or pesticides used on this field for the 2018 corn crop including both custom applications and applications made by this operation.
1.	Were any herbicides, insecticides, fungicides or other biocontrols or pesticides used on this corn field for the 2018 crop?
	[Probe for applications made in the fall of 2013  (and those made earlier if this field was fallow).]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
CODE
EDIT TABLE


0302
0300


	If no biocontrols or pesticides applied, go to Section E.

Include defoliants, fungicides, herbicides,
		  insecticides, and other pesticides.
Exclude nutrients or fertilizers reported
		  earlier and seed treatments.



Include biological and botanical pesticides.


OFFICE USE
LINES IN TABLE
TABLE
001
0399



CHEMICAL
PRODUCT
NAME

2
3
4
5
6         OR         7
8

L
I
N
E
What products
were applied
to this field?

[Show product
codes from
Respondent
Booklet.]
Was this
product
bought in
liquid or dry form?

[Enter L or D]
Was this
part of a
tank mix?

[If tank mix,
enter line
number of
first product
in mix.]
When
was this applied?

  1  BEFORE
	planting

  3  AT
	planting

  4  AFTER
	Planting
 5  Defoliation
	prior to 	harvest
How much
was applied
per acre
per
application?


What was
the total
amount
applied per
application
in this field?
[Enter unit code.]
    1  Pounds
  12  Gallons
  13  Quarts
  14  Pints
  15  Liquid Ounces
  28  Dry Ounces
  30  Grams

01
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74

02
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74

03
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74

04
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74

05
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74

06
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74

07
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74

08
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74

09
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74

10
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74

11
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74

12
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74

13
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74

14
61

63
64
65
.___ ___
73
.___ ___
74
2.	[For biocontrols or pesticides not listed in Respondent Booklet, specify---]

LINE

Pesticide Type
(Herbicide, Insecticide
Fungicide, etc.)

EPA No. or Trade name
and Formulation

Form Purchased
(Liquid or Dry)

Where Purchased
[Ask ONLY if EPA No.
cannot be reported.]






















APPLICATIONS CODES for column 9

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










9
10
11
12

L
I
N
E
How
was
this
product
applied?



[Enter code
from above.]
How many
acres in this
field were
treated with
this product?




ACRES
How many
times was it
applied?





NUMBER
Were these
applications made by –






    1 Operator, partner or family member?
    2 Custom applicator?
    3 Employee/Other?


01
76
77
.___
79
80

02
76
77
.___
79
80

03
76
77
.___
79
80

04
76
77
.___
79
80

05
76
77
.___
79
80

06
76
77
.___
79
80

07
76
77
.___
79
80

08
76
77
.___
79
80

09
76
77
.___
79
80

10
76
77
.___
79
80

11
76
77
.___
79
80

12
76
77
.___
79
80

13
76
77
.___
79
80

14
76
77
.___
79
80




E
PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES---SELECTED FIELD
E

Now I have some questions about your pest management decisions and practices used on this field for the 2018 corn crop.  By pests, we mean WEEDS, INSECTS, and DISEASES.


1.	[Enumerator Action:  Were PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS reported in Section D?]
	      YES - [Continue.]
     NO - [Go to item 10.]

CODE
2.	Was weather data used to assist in determining either the need or when
	to make pesticide applications?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0800
3.	Were any biological pesticides such as Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), insect growth regulators neem or other natural/biological based products sprayed or applied to manage pests in this field?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0801
4.	Were pesticides with different mechanisms of action rotated or tank mixed for the
	primary purpose of keeping pests from becoming resistant to pesticides?. . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0802






10.	In 2018, how was this field
	primarily scouted for insects,
	weeds, diseases, and/or beneficial
	organisms?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1  By deliberately going to the field specifically for scouting 	activities  [Enter code 1 and go to item 11.]

2  By conducting general observations while performing 	routine tasks  [Enter code 2 and go to item 13.]

3  This field was not scouted.
	[Enter code 3 and go to item 18.]

CODE


. . . .
0808







11.	Was an established scouting process (systematic sampling, recording counts, etc.) used
	or were insect traps used in this field?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0809

12.	Was scouting for pests done in this field due to---


a.	a pest advisory warning?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0810
b.	a pest development model?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0811



1
2
3
13.	Was this  field scouted for--

YES = 1
[If YES, ask—]
What was the infestation level for [column 1]? –
[If column 1 = YES, ask---]
Who did the majority of the scouting
for [column 1]---


1  Worse than normal
2  Normal
3  Less than normal

             CODE
    1 Operator, partner or family member
    2 An employee
    3 Farm supply or chemical dealer
    4 Independent crop consultant or
commercial scout
                     CODE
 c.	weeds?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0812
0813
0814
d.	insects or mites?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0815
0816
0817
e.	diseases?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0818
0819
0820


CODE
15.	Were written or electronic records kept for this field to track the
	activity or numbers of weeds, insects or diseases?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0823
16.	Was scouting data compared to published information on infestation
	thresholds to determine when to take measures to manage pests in field?. . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0824
17.	Did you use field mapping of previous weed problems to assist you in making
	weed management decisions?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0825

18.	Did you do any of the following other types of pest management for the specific purpose of
	managing or reducing the spread of pests in this field?  [Enter code “1” for all that apply.]
CODE
a.	Use the services of a diagnostic laboratory for pest identification
	or soil plant tissue pest analysis for this field?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0841
b.	Plow down crop residue (using conventional tillage)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0842
c.	Remove/burn down crop residue?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0843
d.	Rotate crops in this field during the past 3 years?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0844
e.	Maintain ground covers, mulches, or other physical barriers?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0845
f.	Choose crop variety because of specific resistance to a certain pest?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0846
g.	Use no-till or minimum till?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0847
h.	Plan planting locations to avoid cross infestation of pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0848
i.	Adjust planting or harvesting dates?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0849
j.	Chop, spray, mow, plow, or burn field edges, lanes, ditches,
	roadways, or fence lines?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0850
k.	Clean equipment and field implements after completing field work
	to reduce the spread of pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0851
l.	Adjust row spacing, plant density or row directions?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0852
m.	Have the seed treated for insect or disease control
	after you purchased the seed for this field?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0854
n.	Maintain a beneficial insect or vertebrate habitat?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0855
o.	Maintain buffer strips or border rows to isolate organic corn
	from non-organic crops or land, or did you take a buffer harvest?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0856
p.	Use a flamer to kill weeds?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0857
q.	Plant earlier or later to avoid weeds? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0865



CODE
19.	Were any beneficial organisms (insects, nematodes, fungi) applied
	or released in this field to manage pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0853
20.	Were floral lures, attractants, repellants, pheromone traps or other
biological pest controls used on this field?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0858
21.	Was a trap crop (excluding fallow) grown to help manage insects in this field?. . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0863
22.	Was this field left fallow in 2013 to help manage insects
	in this field?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0864
23.	Were water management practices such as irrigation scheduling, controlled
	drainage, or treatment of retention water used on this field to manage for
	pests or toxic producing fungi and bacteria?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0861




Completion Code for Pest Management Data

1  Incomplete/Refusal
500




CONCLUSION



CODE
1.	Would you like to receive a copy of the results of this survey in the mail?
		(Results will also be available on the Internet at http://www.usda.gov/nass/)…. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
9990

HH   MM
2.	ENDING TIME [MILITARY]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0005
__ __ __ __


RECORDS USE
3.	 [Did respondent use farm/ranch records to report---]
CODE
a.	[fertilizer data?]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0011



b.	[pesticide data?]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
YES = 1
0012

NUMBER
SUPPLEMENTS USED
FERTILIZER
APPLICATIONS
0041



4.	 [Record the total number of each type of supplement used to
	complete this interview.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PESTICIDE
APPLICATIONS
0042






Reported by:____________________________________
9910
  ____ ____  ____ ____  14
        M       M         D        D
9911

Telephone(______)____________