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pdf2021 FRUIT CHEMICAL USE SURVEY
OMB No. 0535-0218
Approval Expires: 11/30/2023
Project Code: 141
SurveyID: 1241
NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Operations Division
9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63132-1547
Phone: 1-888-424-7828
Fax: 855-415-3687
E-mail: [email protected]
ENTERPRISE
VERSION
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SUBTRACT
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CONTACT RECORD
DATE
TIME
NOTES
INTRODUCTION:
[Introduced yourself, and ask for the operator. Rephrase in your own words.]
We are collecting information on chemical use and pest management practices and need your help to make the information as accurate
as possible.
The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your response 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 and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018, Title III of Pub. L. No. 115-435, codified in 44
U.S.C. Ch. 35 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.
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 number is 0535-0218. The time required to
complete this information collection is estimated to average 45 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.
We encourage you to refer to your farm records during the interview.
BEGINNING TIME [MILITARY]..................................................................................................................................................................
H H M M
004
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☐ Name, address, and partners verified and updated if necessary.
1. During 2021, were any crops, including new plantings, livestock
or poultry on the total acres operated? EXCLUDE crops
produced by a tenant if target operator is landlord only.
☐ Yes - [Go to item 1, page 2] ☐ No - [Continue]
2. During 2021, did this operation sell any agricultural products or
receive government agricultural payments? EXCLUDE crops
produced by a tenant if target operator is landlord only.
☐ Yes - [Go to item 1, page 2] ☐ No - [Continue]
3. During 2021, were any crops stored on the total acres operated?
EXCLUDE crops produced by a tenant if target operator is
☐ Yes - [Go to item 1, page 2] ☐ No - [Continue]
landlord only.
4. During 2021, did this operation have any fruit acres which were
operated by a management firm?
☐ Yes - [Go to item 1, page 2] ☐ No - [Go to page 4]
2
SCREENING
1. Did this operation have any of the target crops during the 2021 crop year? [See page 3 for target crops.]
Yes - [Continue]
No - [Write notes explaining the situation then go to "Conclusion" on back page.]
2. Are the day-to-day decisions for this operation (name on label) made by -- [Check one]
one individual? [Go to Section A]
a hired manager? [Go to Section A]
partners? [Continue]
3. How many individuals are involved in the day-to-day decisions of this operation? [Enter the number of
partners, including the partner named on the label. Identify the other persons in this partnership below,
then go to Section A. Partners jointly operate land and share in decision making. Do not include
landlords and tenants as partners].....................................................................................................................
Number
Partners: POID ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Partners: POID ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
PARTNER NAME
PARTNER NAME
ADDRESS
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
ZIP
PHONE NUMBER
CITY
STATE
ZIP
Partners: POID ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
POID ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
PARTNER NAME
PARTNER NAME
ADDRESS
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
ZIP
PHONE NUMBER
CITY
STATE
ZIP
PHONE NUMBER
PHONE NUMBER
3
TARGET CROPS & CODES
FLORIDA
NEW YORK
320
Grapefruit
301
Apples
335
Oranges, All
314
Cherries, Tart
748
Strawberries
349
Tangerines/Tangelos
SOUTH CAROLINA
340
TEXAS
NORTH CAROLINA
309
320
Blueberries
340
Peaches
MICHIGAN
301
Apples
309
Blueberries
314
Cherries, Tart
340
Peaches
NEW JERSEY
309
Blueberries
340
Peaches
Grapefruit
Blueberries
GEORGIA
309
Peaches
WASHINGTON
OREGON
301
Apples
301
Apples
309
Blueberries
309
Blueberries
312
Cherries, Sweet
312
Cherries, Sweet
314
Cherries, Tart
520
Pears
322
Grapes, Juice
624
Grapes, Wine
520
Pears
345
Raspberries
PENNSYLVANIA
301
Apples
340
Peaches
4
CHANGE IN OPERATOR STATUS
[Enumerator Note: Skip this section if there is no change in operation name or operator.]
Code
Yes=1 023
No=3
1. Has there been a change in operation name or operator?................................................................................
[If item 1 = 1, complete name and address information below for new operator and continue.
If item 1 = 3, go to Enumerator Note below.]
Operation Name_________________________________
Operator Name__________________________________
Address________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Phone (________)________________________________
[Enumerator Note: If the operation on the face page was in business part of the 2021 crop year, complete this questionnaire
for the part of the year during which the operation did business, unless the operation has been taken
over by a new operator. If the operator has changed midyear, please conduct this interview start to
finish with the new operator after reading "Valid Substitution" rules in section 4 of the Interviewer's
Manual.]
2. Has the operation printed on this questionnaire been combined or merged with any other farming operations?
Yes - [Go to "Conclusion"]
No - [Continue]
5
A
LAND OPERATED
A
Acres Operated
1. How many acres does this operation--
Acres
901
+
a. own?........................................................................................................................................................
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902
b. rent or lease from others or use rent free? EXCLUDE land used on an animal unit month
+
(AUM) basis...............................................................................................................................................
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905
c. rent to others?..........................................................................................................................................
=
2. Then the total acres operated are: [item 1a + 1b - 1c]...............................................................................
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900
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a. Does this include the farmstead, all cropland, woodland, pastureland, wasteland, and government
program land?
Yes - [Continue]
No - [Make corrections, then continue.]
The remaining questions in this survey refer to these [item 2] acres.
802
3. Of the total acres operated, how many acres are considered cropland? .......................................................
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INCLUDE
· land in hay
· summer fallow
· cropland idle
· cropland used for pasture
· cropland in government programs
4. Of the total acres operated, how many acres are in fruit? INCLUDE bearing and non-bearing acreage 803
in trees, vineyards, and bushes......................................................................................................................
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B
FRUIT ACREAGE
B
1. What target fruit crops were on these [Section A, item 4] acres during the 2021
crop year?
Office Use
Lines in Table
EXCLUDE
· new plantings
· other plantings which are not yet bearing
1
2
Table
001
Line 99
3
4
How many bearing acres
of [crop] did this
operation have?
Were any herbicides,
insecticides, fungicides,
etc. applied to this crop?
Yes = 1
No = 3
199
INCLUDE
L
I
N
E
Crop
Crop Code
Acres
11
01
11
02
11
03
11
04
11
05
11
06
11
07
11
08
11
09
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
13
11
14
11
15
Notes:
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13
13
13
· Target Crops Only
· All commercial bearing
acreage equal to or greater
than one tenth of an acre.
· All bearing acreage of target
crops for roadside stands,
farmer's markets or U-pick
sales.
· Bearing acreage not
harvested due to weather,
economic or other reasons.
· Crops planted in the fall of
2020 if they were part of the
2021 crop.
EXCLUDE
· All crops grown in another
state.
· Non-commercial orchard and
vineyard acreage (home
garden).
· Non-target fruit.
· New plantings and other
plantings which are not yet
bearing.
· All target crops grown by
institutional, experimental,
research and university farms
(abnormal farms).
· Abandoned orchards and
vineyards.
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D
PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS
D
Now I have some questions about pesticide and chemical applications to your bearing fruit acreage before harvest. Please
consider all applications made to trees, vineyards or bushes which occurred after last season's harvest.
☐ Yes
1. Since last year's (2020) harvest, did you use herbicides on any of your bearing fruit acreage?...................
☐ No
2. Since last year's (2020) harvest, did you use insecticides, nematicides, or miticide on any of your
☐ Yes
bearing fruit acreage?...................................................................................................................................
☐ No
☐ Yes
3. Since last year's (2020) harvest, did you use any fungicides on any of your bearing fruit acreage?............
☐ No
4. Since last year's (2020) harvest, did you use any other chemicals such as chemical thinners, growth
☐ Yes
regulators, microbial agents, pheromones, rodenticides, etc. on any of your bearing fruit acreage?............
☐ No
[Enumerator Action: If all items 1 - 4 are No, go to Section E, page 12, otherwise continue.]
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D
PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS
D
[Enumerator Action: If pesticides were reported in Section B, column 5, continue. Otherwise, go to Section E.]
5. Now I need to get complete information on all of the chemicals applied, including applications made by you and/or by
custom applicators during the 2021 crop year to each of the target fruit crops you grew. Let's start with the first
application to your crop since the 2020 crop year harvest.
INCLUDE the table for all chemical applications to the target fruit crops. Use supplemental tables if necessary.
INCLUDE herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, miticide fungicides, chemical thinners, growth regulators, microbial
agents, pheromones, rodenticides, and soil fumigants.
EXCLUDE seed treatments, foliar applications of nutrients, and applications made to fruit after harvest.
Office Use
Lines in Table
1
Chemical
Product Name
L
I
N
E
Crop
2
Crop Code
3
4
What products were
applied to the [crop]?
Was this product bought
in liquid or dry form?
[Enter product code.]
[Enter L or D.]
399
Table
001
5
Was this part of a
tank mix?
[If tank mix, enter
line number of first
product in mix.]
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
[For pesticides not listed in Respondent Booklet, specify--]
Line No.
Pesticide Type
(Herbicide, Insecticide, fungicide, etc.)
Trade Name
and Formulation
Form Purchased
(Liquid or Dry)
EPA Reg. No.
9
D
PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS
D
Codes for Column 8
1 Pounds
12 Gallons
13 Quarts
14 Pints
15 Ounces, Liquid
28 Ounces, Dry
6
L
I
N
E
OR
7
How much was applied
per acre per
application?
What was the total
amount applied per
application?
30 Grams
40 Kilograms
41 Liters
46 Spirals
47 Packets
50 Other (Specify:___________)
8
9
10
11
[Enter
unit code
from above.]
What percent of the rows
were covered with an
airblast application?
How many acres were
treated with this product?
[INCLUDE bearing acres
only.]
How many times
was this product
applied?
Bearing Acres
Number
Code
65
01
65
02
65
03
65
04
65
05
65
06
65
07
65
08
65
09
65
10
65
11
65
12
65
13
65
14
65
15
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73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
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Office Use
300
100 All Rows
50 Every Other Row
--- Other
Percent
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
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74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
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79
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
[For pesticides not listed in Respondent Booklet, specify--]
Line No.
Pesticide Type
(Herbicide, Insecticide, fungicide, etc.)
Trade Name
and Formulation
Form Purchased
(Liquid or Dry)
EPA Reg. No.
10
D
PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS
1
Chemical
Product Name
L
I
N
E
Crop
2
Crop Code
D
3
4
What products were
applied to the [crop]?
Was this product bought in
liquid or dry form?
[Enter product code.]
[Enter L or D.]
5
Was this part of a
tank mix?
[If tank mix, enter line
number of first
product in mix.]
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
61
63
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
[For pesticides not listed in Respondent Booklet, specify--]
Line No.
Pesticide Type
(Herbicide, Insecticide, fungicide, etc.)
Trade Name
and Formulation
Form Purchased
(Liquid or Dry)
EPA Reg. No.
11
D
PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS
D
Codes for Column 8
1 Pounds
12 Gallons
13 Quarts
14 Pints
15 Ounces, Liquid
28 Ounces, Dry
L
I
N
E
6
OR
How much was applied
per acre per
application?
7
What was the total
amount applied per
application?
30 Grams
40 Kilograms
41 Liters
46 Spirals
47 Packets
50 Other (Specify:___________)
8
9
10
11
[Enter
What percent of the rows
How many acres were How many times was
unit code from were covered with an
treated with this product? this product applied?
above.]
airblast application?
[INCLUDE bearing acres
only.]
100 All Rows
Code
65
16
65
17
65
18
65
19
65
20
65
21
65
22
65
23
65
24
65
25
65
26
65
27
65
28
65
29
65
30
65
31
65
32
65
33
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73
73
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50
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Every Other Row
Other
Bearing Acres
Percent
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
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74
75
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74
75
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74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
74
75
77
Number
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79
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79
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
[For pesticides not listed in Respondent Booklet, specify--]
Line No.
Pesticide Type
(Herbicide, Insecticide, fungicide, etc.)
Trade Name
and Formulation
Form Purchased
(Liquid or Dry)
EPA Reg. No.
12
E
PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
E
Now I have some questions about pest management practices you may have used on any of the total fruit acres on this
operation. INCLUDE bearing and non-bearing acreage of both target and non-target fruit crops grown. By pests, we mean
insects, weeds, and diseases.
[Enumerator Action: Were pesticide applications reported in Section B, column 5 on page 6?]
Yes - [Continue]
No - [Go to item 4]
Code
1. Was weather data used to assist in determining either the need or when to make pesticide
Yes=1
applications?.........................................................................................................................................No=3
2. Were any biological pesticides such at Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), insect growth regulators, such
as Courier, Intrepid, etc., Neem or other natural/biological based products sprayed or applied to Yes=1
manage pests?.....................................................................................................................................No=3
3. Were pesticides with different mechanisms of action rotated or tank mixed for the primary
Yes=1
purpose of keeping pests from becoming resistant to pesticides?........................................................No=3
600
601
602
1 By deliberately going to the fruit acres specifically
for scouting activities. [Enter code 1 and go to
item 5.]
4. In 2021, how were your fruit acres primarily
2 By conducting general observations while
scouted for insects, weeds, diseases, and/or
performing routine tasks. [Enter code 2 and go to
beneficial organisms?........................................... item 7.]
Code
608
...........
3 The fruit acres were not scouted. [Enter code 3
and go to item 10.]
Code
5. Was an established scouting process used such as systemic sampling, recording counts, insect Yes=1
traps, etc., on any fruit acres?..............................................................................................................No=3
609
6. Was scouting for pests done on these fruit acres due to-a. a pest advisory
Code
Yes=1
warning?......................................................................................................................
No=3
b. a pest development
Yes=1
model?..................................................................................................................
No=3
610
611
[If column 1 is Yes, ask--]
Who did the majority of the scouting for column 1?
7. Were your fruit acres scouted for -Yes = 1
No = 3
1
2
3
4
612
614
615
617
618
620
a. weeds?..................................................................
b. insects or mites?....................................................
c. disease?................................................................
Operator, partner or family member
An employee
Farm supply or chemical dealer
Independent crop consultant or commercial scout
13
E
PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
E
Code
8. Were written or electronic records kept to track the activity or numbers of weeds, insects or
Yes=1
diseases?............................................................................................................................................No=3
623
9. Was scouting data compared to published information on infestation thresholds to determine
Yes=1
when to take measures to manage pests?..........................................................................................No=3
624
10. Was field mapping data used for making pest management
Yes=1
decisions?.............................................No=3
11. Were the services of a diagnostic laboratory used for pest identification or soil or plant tissue
Yes=1
pest analysis?......................................................................................................................................No=3
12. Were crop residues, including drops, rotting fruit and/or debris, removed to manage
Yes=1
pests?.............No=3
13. Were ground covers, mulches, or other physical barriers maintained to manage pest
Yes=1
problems?......No=3
14. Were any beneficial organisms such as insects, nematodes, or fungi applied or released to
manage pests?
Yes=1
No=3
15. Were floral lures, attractant repellants, pheromone traps or other biological pest controls used
Yes=1
on any fruit acres?...............................................................................................................................No=3
16. Were any fruit acres cultivated for weed control during the growing
Yes=1
season?.....................................No=3
625
626
627
629
636
637
640
17. Were field edges, lanes, ditches, roadways or fence lines chopped, mowed, plowed, or burned
Yes=1
to manage pests on any fruit acres?...................................................................................................No=3
642
18. Were equipment and implements cleaned after completing field work to reduce the spread of
Yes=1
pests?..................................................................................................................................................No=3
643
19. Were any fruit acres irrigated for the 2021
Yes=1
crop?................................................................................No=3
644
[If item 19 = Yes, ask--]
a. Were water management practices, excluding chemigation, such as irrigation scheduling,
Yes=1
controlled drainage, or treatment of retention water used to manage pests?......................................
No=3
645
COMPLETION CODE for PEST
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
1 Incomp/R
500
14
Use This Space for Notes and Comments.
15
Use This Space for Notes and Comments.
16
CONCLUSION
1. To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/
To have a summary emailed to you at a later date, please enter
your email address.
1095
[Thank the respondent, then review this questionnaire.]
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Ending time [Military].........................................................................................................................................
Office Use
Time in Hours
006
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Record Use
Code
064
Yes=1
No=3
Did respondent use operation records to report pesticide data?
Supplement Use
[Record the total number of supplements used to complete this interview.]
Number
068
Pesticide Supplements..............................................................................................................................
Contact Information
Operation Email: (if different from above)
Operation Phone:
9937
9936
(
) - ________________________
Respondent Name:
Respondent Phone: (if different from above)
9912
9911
(
) - __________________
check if 9910
cell phone
Date:
check if
cell phone
MM
DD
YYYY
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OFFICE USE
R. Unit
9921
Ptr 1 Str
9922
Response
1-Comp
2-R
3-Inac
4-Office Hold
Ptr 2 Str
9923
Ptr 3 Str
9927
Respondent
9901
1-Op/Mgr
2-Spouse
3-Acct/Bkpr
4-Partner
9-Other
9902
Ptr 4 Str
9928
OPS
923
Mode
2-PATI (tel)
3-PAPI (Face-toFace)
SSO 1
9907
ADJ
922
Enum.
9903
9998
Optional Use
9906
9916
POID
9989
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Eval.
9900
Change
9985
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| File Modified | 2021-03-11 |
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