QID ARMS Phase 2 - Rice Version

Agricultural Resource Management and Chemical Use Surveys

0218 - ARMS Phase 2 Rice - 2021

Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys

OMB: 0535-0218

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AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SURVEY
OMB No. 0535-0218
Approval Expires: 11/30/2023
Project Code: 906
SurveyID: 2038 Phase 2

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
Email: [email protected]

RICE PRODUCTION PRACTICES AND COSTS REPORT FOR 2021
VERSION
9

ID

TRACT
01

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SUBTRACT
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C-TYPE
115

CONTACT RECORD
DATE

TIME

NOTES

INTRODUCTION:
[Introduce yourself, and ask for the operator. Rephrase in your own words.]
[We are collecting information on practices and costs used to produce rice 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 75 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.
H H M M
BEGINNING TIME 0004
[MILITARY] ___ ___ ___ ___

☐

Check if verified

SCREENING BOX
0006

POID ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

☐

Check if verified

POID ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Name: ________________________________________________

Name: ________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________

City: ______________________ State: ______ Zip: __________

City: _____________________ State: ______

Zip: __________

check if
cell phone

Phone: (______) ______________________________

☐

Check if verified

☐

POID ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

check if
cell phone

Phone: (______) ______________________________

☐

Check if verified

☐

POID ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Name: ________________________________________________

Name: ________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________

City:_______________________ State: ______ Zip: __________

City: _____________________ State: ______ Zip: ___________

check if
cell phone

check if
cell phone

Phone: (______) _______________________________

☐

Phone: (______) ______________________________

☐

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A

RICE FIELD SELECTION

A
Total Planted Acres
0050

.___

1. How many acres of rice did this operation plant for the 2021 crop year?..............................................
[If no acres planted, review Screening Information Form, make notes, then go to back page.]
a. Of the total (item 1) acres, how many were planted with the intention of harvesting-Total Acres

Number of Fields

0051

i.

Long grain?...........................................................................................................

0056

.___

0052

ii. Medium grain?......................................................................................................

0057

.___

0053

iii. Short grain?...........................................................................................................

0058

.___

[I will follow a simple procedure to make a random selection from the rice fields planted
for the 2021 crop.]
Total Number of Fields
Planted
0020

2. What is the total number of rice fields that were planted on this operation?..........................................
[If only one field enter "1" and go to item 4.]

3. [Now, I need to identify a rice field to be used for this survey.] The rice field pre-selected for this interview is the:
1

Northern most field

2

Southern most field

3

Eastern most field

4

Western most field

5

Northeastern most field

6

Southeastern most field

7

Northwestern most field

8

Southwestern most field

Field description:

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APPLY "RANDOM NUMBER" LABEL HERE

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

5. For the randomly selected field above, please provide the following Farm Service Agency (FSA) identifiers:
[Having this information helps USDA make better use of other data you have provided to USDA
and will improve the types of statistical analysis that can be done with the responses from this
survey. If the physical field in this survey spans multiple FSA administrative fields, please include
the farm, tract, and field number for the largest administrative field. These numbers are field
identifiers that USDA uses to administer farm programs like crop insurance, commodity programs,
and conservation programs.]

Number
1070

a. Farm Number (up to 8 digits)..............................................................................................................
1071

b. Tract Number (up to 7 digits)...............................................................................................................
1072

c. Field Number (up to 4 digits, exclude subfield letters).........................................................................

OFFICE USE
OY Field Substituted
0022

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B

FIELD CHARACTERISTICS - SELECTED FIELD

B
Acres
1301

1. How many acres of rice did this operation plant in the selected field for the 2021 crop?................................

.___
Code

Yes=1 1300

No=3
a. Are the acres in the selected field Certified Organic?..........................................................................

Code
Yes=1 1399

b. Was the selected field transitioning into organic rice production in 2021?...........................................
No=3
[If item 1a or 1b = 1, then ask--]

Dollars & Cents
1891

c. What was the cost, per acre, for third party organic certification?..................................................................

1 owned by this operation?
1302
2 rented for cash with the payment being a fixed cash amount?
2. Were the acres in the selected
3 rented for cash with the payment being a flexible cash amount?
..........
4 rented for a share of the crop?
field--...................................................
5 rented for some combination of cash and share of the crop?
6 used rent free?

.___ ___

Code

Dollars & Cents
per Acre

[If field is cash rented (item 2 = 2, 3, or 5), ask item 3. Otherwise go to item 4.]

1303

3. What was the cash rent paid per acre for the selected 2021 rice field?..........................................................

[If field is share rented (item 2 = 4 or 5), ask--]

. ___ ___
Percent

1304

4. What was the landlord's share of the crop from the selected field?................................................................
[If field is rented (item 2 = 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6) ask--]
Dollars & Cents
5. What was the total cost for all inputs provided by any landlord for the 2021 crop
per Acre
on the selected field? INCLUDE the costs for all inputs, such as seed, fertilizer,
OR
1305
chemicals, technical services, custom operations, drying, and irrigation.
EXCLUDE real estate tax expenses and lime costs paid by the landowner...................
. ___ ___

6. What was the total cost for all inputs provided by any contractor for the 2021 crop Dollars & Cents
per Acre
on the selected field? INCLUDE the costs for all inputs, such as seed, fertilizer,
chemicals, technical services, custom operations, drying, and irrigation........................
1309

Total Dollars
1306

Total Dollars

OR

1310

. ___ ___
Year
1312

7. In what year did you (the operator listed on the label) start operating the selected field?...............................

___ ___ ___ ___

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M M D D
1308

8. On what date was the selected field planted?................................................................................................___ ___ ___ ___

Unit Code
1 Pounds
2 CWT
3 Tons
4 Bushels
5 Barrels

Units per Acre

a. What was your yield goal at planting for the selected field?

0216

2021

0217

.___

INCLUDE any ratoon crop..................................................................................................

Number of Acres
1315

9. How many acres in the selected field had to be replanted to rice?

.___

(Acres replanted = number of acres X number of times replanted).................................................................
Code

1 Long

10. What type of rice grain was planted on the selected
2 Medium
field?...........................................................................................
3 Short

1550

.................................................

[If item 10 = 1 or 2, ask--]
a. Did you plant an aromatic

Code
Yes=1 1551
variety?.....................................................................................................
No=3

[If item 10 = 3, ask--]

Code
Yes=1 1552

b. Did you plant a glutinous or sweet variety?........................................................................................
No=3

Code

1 Purchased
11. What was the source of the rice seed?..............................................
2 Homegrown or traded

1317
...........................................................
Dollars & Cents
per Pound

[If item 11 = 2, ask--]

1321

a. What was the cost per pound for cleaning and treating this seed?.................................................................
[If any seed purchased (item 11 = 1), ask--]

Dollars & Cents
per Unit

12. What was the total cost per unit of purchased seed for the selected field? INCLUDE 1319
operator, landlord, and contractor costs, cost of seed treatment, and technology fee..........

Unit Code
Pounds
CWT
Tons
Bushel
Acres
50 Lb. Bags

1320

.__ __
1
2
4
25
38

Units
1313

13. What was the seeding rate per acre the first time the selected field was planted?...............

1
2
3
4
22
23

Unit Code
Pounds/Acre
CWT/Acre
Bushels/Acre
Seeds/Acre
Seeds/Foot

1314

.___

1 Water seeded (airplane)

a. What method of seeding did you use on 2 Drilled (dry)
3 Airplane (dry)
the selected field?...............................................

4 Other, Broadcast (dry)

.__ __

Code
1316

.........................................

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1 Treated with a pesticide prior to purchase?

14. For the 2021 rice crop, was the rice
2 Treated with a pesticide after purchase?
seed--................................................................................................
3 Not treated with a pesticide?

Code
..................................

3062

[If item 14 = 1 or 2, ask--]
Seed Treatment Name
1289
a. What was the name of the seed
treatment? [Write seed treatment name
in the box provided.].........................................................................
Code
b. What was the seed treatment code? [Enter the appropriate seed treatment code from the
Respondent Booklet. Enter "999" if a seed treatment was applied but is not listed. Enter "-1" if the 2325
seed treatment is not known.]..........................................................................................................................
Code
Yes=1

2340

15. For the 2021 rice crop, did you plant a commercial seed product on the selected field?.......................
No=3
[If item 15 = 1, ask--]
Commercial Seed Product Name

a. What was the name of the seed product? 2342
[Write seed product name in the box
provided.]..........................................................................................
Code
b. What was the seed product code? [Enter the appropriate product code from the Respondent
Booklet (page 5). Enter "999" if a seed product was purchased but is not listed. Enter "-1" if the
2343
product is not known.]..............................................................................................................................................
Code
Yes=1

1327

16. Was a hybrid rice seed planted in the selected field?............................................................................No=3
Last Year Rice
was Planted
2021

17. Did the rice planted on the selected field have any of the following herbicide tolerant
traits in 2021? Did you use any of the following herbicide tolerant traits the last time
rice was planted on the selected field?

Yes=1
No=3
N/A=4

Yes=1
No=3

a. Herbicide tolerance to ClearField® or other IMI (imazethapyr and imidazolinone) 2060
herbicides such as ClearField® Rice or FullPage® Rice....................................................

2061

2062
b. Herbicide tolerance to Provisia® or other quizalofop herbicides such as
Provisia® Rice....................................................................................................................

2063

2064
c. Herbicide tolerance to GoalTender® or other oxyfluorfen herbicides such as
TM
ROXY Rice......................................................................................................................

2065

2070

d. Other herbicide tolerant trait...............................................................................................

2071

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Code

18. Did you use an "air delivery" or "vacuum (pneumatic)

2323
Yes=1
planter"?....................................................................
No=3

[If item 18 = 1, ask--]

Code
Yes=1

2324

a. Did you use a talc and/or graphite seed flow lubricant?.................................................................................
No=3
2394
b. Did you use an alternative seed flow lubricant (e.g. Bayer Fluency Agent) instead of talc
Yes=1
and/or graphite?.............................................................................................................................................
No=3
Code

19. Has harvest of the selected field been

Yes=1
completed?.............................................................................
No=3

1328

[Now I need information about the acres harvested or to be harvested and the yields from the selected field.]

What yield per acre did
you get or do you
expect to get for rice--

Acres

20. How many acres in this rice field were or will be--

Unit Code
1 Pounds
2 CWT
3 Tons
4 Bushels
5 Barrels

Units per Acre
1346

a. harvested for grain, first crop?...............................................................
1332

b. harvested for grain, ratoon crop?...........................................................
1431

c. harvested for commercial seed contract?..............................................
1351

d. abandoned?...........................................................................................
1439

e. used for some other purpose?...............................................................

.___
.___
.___
.___
.___

1347
1333
1432

Code

.___
.___
.___

1348
1334
1433

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Crop Code List for item 22 - Previously Planted Crops
6 Corn for grain

1 Hay, alfalfa

240 Sorghum, all

291 Other field crop

5 Corn for silage

11 Hay, all other

26 Soybeans

292 Other crop

283 Cotton, all

15 Oats

28 Sugarbeets

312 Cover crop mix

946 Crawfish

21 Rice

263 Wheat, durum or spring

302 CRP

22 Rye

165 Wheat, winter

311 Grasses including clover

34 Rye grass

318 No crop planted

21. Please report the history of crops on the majority of the selected field, including cover crops.
1

What crops were planted on the selected field in-[For perennial crops, (1, 11, 34, 292, 302, and 311) report the crop code in
all seasons when the crop was growing.]

Season and Year

Crop Name

a.

Spring/Summer of 2021?................. Rice

b.

Fall of 2020?....................................

c.

Spring/Summer of 2020?.................

d.

Fall of 2019?....................................

e.

Spring/Summer of 2019?.................

f.

Fall of 2018?....................................

g.

Spring/Summer of 2018?.................

h.

Fall of 2017?....................................

i.

Spring/Summer of 2017?.................

2

3

4

5

Was this a
cover crop?

If a cover crop
was planted,
how did you
terminate this
cover crop?

Was the selected
field irrigated?

Was the
selected field
no-till or striptilled?1/

Yes=1
No=3

Yes=1
No=3

Crop
Code

Yes=1
No=3

1 Tilled-in
2 Herbicide
3 Rolled
4 Grazed
5 Harvested for
forage
6 Harvested for
grain
7 Winter killed
Code

21

2345

1344

1343

1470

1471

2344

1345

1369

1472

1473

2370

1371

1372

1474

1475

2373

1374

1375

1476

1477

2376

1377

1378

1478

1479

2379

1380

1381

1480

1481

2382

1383

1366

1482

1483

2367

1368

1340

1484

1485

2341

1342

1/No-till

means leaving soil and previous crop residue undisturbed from harvest to planting. Strip-till means tilling a narrow strip over
the row, leaving soil and previous crop residue between the rows undisturbed.

[If a cover crop was planted in Spring/Summer/Fall 2020, ask--]

Dollars & Cents
per Acre
1468

j.

What was the seed cost per acre for the cover crop?.....................................................................................

.___

___

.___

___

1495

k. What was the per-acre cost-share or financial assistance payments received for the cover
crop? If no program payment was received, enter zero.................................................................................

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22. [Now I need information on soil, crop, and land management practices or activities used on the selected field and any
financial assistance you may have received in conjunction with those practices.]
a. From this list, please check any practices or activities that you used on the selected field this year or at any time
in the past.
On-field Soil and Crop Management

10

Terraces

30

Implement an integrated pest
management plan - written plan

1

No-till/strip-till

12

Grass waterway

31

Drift reducing spray nozzles

2

Conservation tillage except
no-till/strip-till

20

Implement a nutrient
management plan - written plan.

32

Targeted sprayer - electrical
control

3

Cover crop - single species

21

Precision nutrient application

Adjacent to Field

4

Cover crop mix

22

5

Contour farming

23

6

Conservation crop rotation

24

7

Laser leveling

26

Subsurface phosphorous
application
No fertilizer application more than
30 days before planting

33

Filter strip

34

Field border

Controlled release fertilizer

35

Riparian buffer - grass or forest

Split nitrogen application with at
least 50% applied after planting

50

Irrigation water management
plan

99

None of the above

b. For each practice or activity checked in 22a, please complete one line of this table.
1

Practice or Activity on the Selected Field

2

Practice Code
(see item 22a)

3
4
When was this practice What financial assistance (cost
or plan used on the share) has been received for this
selected field?
practice on this field?

5
Does this practice or activity
help satisfy--

1 Used in 2021
1 Received a payment in 2021 1 A federal, state, or local
2 Not used in 2021 but
from EQIP, CSP, or similar
regulatory requirement
used in earlier years
program
2 Highly erodible land
2 Did not receive a payment in
conservation compliance
2021 but have in earlier years 3 Does not relate to any
3 Have never received a
regulation or compliance
payment for this practice
requirement

Code

Code

Code

Code

1610

1614

1612

1613

1615

1619

1617

1618

1620

1624

1622

1623

1625

1629

1627

1628

1630

1634

1632

1633

1635

1639

1637

1638

1640

1644

1642

1643

1645

1649

1647

1648

1650

1654

1652

1653

1655

1659

1657

1658

1660

1664

1662

1663

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23. Has any part of the selected field been classified as "Highly Erodible Land"? Cropland identified
as highly erodible is subject to highly erodible land conservation (HELC) requirements.
Producers who receive farm program payments are required to have and apply a written soil
conservation plan. A "written plan" is a plan prepared in accordance with Federal, State, or
Yes=1
district standards...................................................................................................................................
No=3

Code
1404

Yes=1 0702

24. Do you have a written conservation plan that specifies practices to control soil erosion?....................No=3
25. Does the selected field contain a wetland? Wetlands are subject to Wetland Conservation (WC)
or "swampbuster" requirements. Producers who receive farm program payments must refrain
Yes=1
from draining wetlands to make them ready for crop production..........................................................No=3
1 Loam
2 Clay
3 Sandy
26. What is the primary soil texture of the selected field?...................
4 Mixed
5 Silty

Code
1405
Code

.......................................

2401

[Next we will ask about soil and water concerns that you have on the selected field.]
1

27. In the selected field, are any of the
following currently or historically a
concern?

2

1 Currently a concern
2 A concern in the past but
not anymore
3 Not a concern

3
Have you received technical assistance from any of the following
sources to evaluate this resource concern? Report up to 2
sources that you received assistance from:
1
2
3
4

USDA - NRCS
Cooperative Extension Service
Other USDA staff, including Forest Service
Other (e.g. Soil and Water Conservation District, state
agency)
5 None

Code

Source 2

2407

2417

2427

2408

2418

2428

2409

2419

2429

2410

2420

2430

2411

2421

2431

2412

2422

2432

2413

2423

2433

a. Water-driven erosion..............................................
b. Wind-driven erosion...............................................
c. Soil compaction.....................................................
d. Poor drainage........................................................
e. Low organic matter................................................
f.

Source 1

Water quality..........................................................

g. Other concerns......................................................
2414
h. If the answer to all of the above
was "Not a Concern", is it the
case that there are no
significant concerns on this
Yes=1
field? ...................................................................
No=3

Unit Code
1 Current
2 Past
3 Never

28. Has the selected field ever been in any conservation contracts for which you or your landlord received
or expected to receive cost-sharing payments, stewardship payments, or incentive payments?
2611

a. Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).........................................................................................
2612

b. Conservation Security or Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)............................................................
2613

c. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)...........................................................................................................
2614

d. Other Federal, State, Local, or non-Government source................................................................................

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Code
Yes=1 2620

29. Did you harvest both rice and crawfish from the selected field during 2021?.................................... No=3
[If item 29 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 30.]

Code

a. Do you believe the crawfish harvest reduced the rice yield in the selected field during
Yes=1
2021?..................................................................................................................................................
No=3

2621

[If item 29a = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 30.]

Percent
2622

b. By what percentage do you believe the rice yield in the selected field was reduced as a result of
the harvest of crawfish?.................................................................................................................................

Code

30. Did you maintain a flood on the selected field during the winter season as a beneficial habitat
Yes=1
for wildlife or waterfowl?.................................................................................................................... No=3

2623

[If item 30 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 31.]
OR

Inches per Acre
2624

a. During the average winter flooding, how much was left on the selected field?...............

Total Acre-Feet
2625

.__

.__
Code

Yes=1 2626

b. Did you receive payment for maintaining a flood on the selected field?..............................................
No=3
[If item 30b = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 31.]
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

i.

OR

What was the payment you received for maintaining a winter flood on the 2627
.__ __
selected field?................................................................................................................

Total Dollars
2628

Code

31. In 2021, was the rice in the selected field covered by a single or named peril crop insurance
Yes=1
policy (e.g. hail, replant, wind, freeze)?................................................................................................No=3

2520

[If item 31 = 1 ask--. Otherwise go to item 32.]

Code

2517
a. In 2021, was the rice in the selected field covered by more than one single or named peril
Yes=1
crop insurance policies (e.g. hail, replant, wind, freeze)?.....................................................................
No=3
Dollar & Cents
per Acre
2521
b. What was the dollar amount of coverage per acre for the single peril policy covering the selected
field?...............................................................................................................................................................

.___ ___

Percent
2522
c. What was the percent deductible for the single peril policy covering the selected field?
[Record no deductible as "0".].........................................................................................................................
Dollar & Cents
per Acre
2523

.___ ___

d. What premium cost per acre did you pay for the single peril policy covering the selected field?....................

Code
1394
e. Did you or will you collect an indemnity payment for the selected field from the single peril
Yes=1
policy during 2021?.........................................................................................................................................
No=3

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Code

32. In 2021, was the rice in the selected field covered by a multi-peril crop insurance policy?.................. Yes=1

1385

No=3

[If item 32 = 1 ask --. Otherwise go to Section C]
1 Federal CAT - basic catastrophic insurance
2 Yield Protection (YP)
a. Which coverage did you obtain?................
3 Revenue Protection (RP)
4 Other multi-peril crop insurance

Code
1386
.........................................

[If item 32a = 2, ask--]

Percent
1387

i.

What percent of yield coverage did you select for the selected field?.............................................................
Percent
1388

ii. What percent of price coverage did you select for the selected field?............................................................
[If item 32a = 3, ask--]

Percent
1389

iii. What percent of revenue coverage did you select for the selected field?.......................................................
Code
Yes=1
b. Did you purchase a policy for Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index in 2021?.........................

1391

No=3
Code

c. What type of unit coverage did you purchase for
1 Basic
the multi peril policy on the selected field?..........................
2 Optional

2524

................................................

3 Enterprise

Year
2525

d. In what year did you, the operator listed on the label, first purchase multi-peril crop insurance on
___
the selected field?...........................................................................................................................................

___ ___ ___

CWT per Acre
2526

e. What is the 2021 Approved APH (actual production history) yield for the selected field?...............................
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

f.

2527
What was the premium paid for multi-peril crop insurance for the selected field in 2021?
EXCLUDE any administrative fee...................................................................................................................

.___ ___
Code

g. Did you or will you collect an indemnity payment for the selected field from multi-peril crop
Yes=1
insurance during 2021?........................................................................................................................
No=3

2528

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C

NUTRIENT or FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS - SELECTED FIELD

C
Office Use
Edit Table

Code

1. Were commercial nutrients or fertilizers applied to the selected field for the
Yes=1
2021 rice crop? INCLUDE those from operators, landlords, and contractors.........No=3

0202

0200

[If item 1 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to item 6]

Number
0203

2. How many commercial nutrient or fertilizer applications were made to the selected field for the 2021
crop? INCLUDE applications made by airplanes and custom applicators.....................................................
3. Now I need to record information for each application.

CHECKLIST
INCLUDE

EXCLUDE

Custom applied nutrients or fertilizers

Micronutrients

Nutrients or fertilizers applied in the fall of
2020 and those applied earlier if the
selected field was fallow in 2020.

Unprocessed manure

Commercially prepared manure or
compost

Nutrients or fertilizers applied to previous
crops in the selected field
Office Use
Lines in Table

Lime and gypsum/landplaster

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
2

3

Materials Used
L

I
N
E

[Enter percentage analysis or actual pounds of
plant nutrients applied per acre.]
[Show Common Nutrients or Fertilizers in
Respondent Booklet]
N
Nitrogen

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10

P2O5
Phosphate

K2 O
Potash

S
Sulfur

4

5 In irrigation water
6 Chisel/injected or knifed in
7 Banded in or over row
8 Foliar or directed spray

5

6

7

What quantity [Enter material code]
was applied per
acre?
1 Pounds
[Leave this
12 Gallons
column blank if
13 Quarts
actual nutrients
19 Pounds of
were reported]
actual
nutrients

When was this
applied?

How was this How many acres in
applied? the selected field were
treated in this
application?
1 In the fall before [Refer to
code list
seeding
above]
2 In the spring
before seeding
3 At seeding
4 After seeding
Acres

31

32

33

34

36

37

38

39

40

31

32

33

34

36

37

38

39

40

31

32

33

34

36

37

38

39

40

31

32

33

34

36

37

38

39

40

31

32

33

34

36

37

38

39

40

31

32

33

34

36

37

38

39

40

31

32

33

34

36

37

38

39

40

31

32

33

34

36

37

38

39

40

31

32

33

34

36

37

38

39

40

31

32

33

34

36

37

38

39

40

.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___

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Code
Yes=1 0214

4. Were any nutrients or fertilizers applied by custom applicators?..........................................................
No=3
[If item 4=1 continue. Otherwise go to item 5.]

Code

a. Are you able to report the cost of nutrient or fertilizer materials and custom application
Yes=1
separately?...........................................................................................................................................
No=3

2216

[If item 4a = 1 continue. Otherwise go to item 5.]

Office Use
0215

b. Excluding the cost of the nutrient or fertilizer materials, how much was
Dollars & Cents
OR
per Acre
spent for custom application of nutrients or fertilizers on the selected field?
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs. INCLUDE costs for
0219
sulfur and micronutrients. EXCLUDE custom application of lime, gypsum,
purchased manure and purchased compost. ............................................................. .___ ___

Total Dollars
0220

[If material and application costs can't be separated, exclude them here and record the total in item 5.]
5. What was the total cost of all nutrient or fertilizer products applied to the
selected field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs as well as the Dollars & Cents
OR
per Acre
costs for sulfur and micronutrients. INCLUDE materials applied to the selected
field if it was fallow in 2020. EXCLUDE lime, gypsum, purchased manure, and 0221
.___ ___
purchased compost....................................................................................................

Total Dollars
0222

[If custom applied and the cost of materials can be separated from application costs, include the cost of materials only,
otherwise, include both the material and application costs.]
Code

6. Was gypsum applied to the selected field for the 2021 rice

Yes=1 0218
crop?........................................................
No=3

7. Was a soil test for soil organic matter performed on this rice field at some point in the last 10
Yes=1
years?...................................................................................................................................................
No=3

3225

[If item 7 = 1, ask--]

Percent
3226

a. What was the percentage of soil organic matter on the field for the most recent test?...................................
Number
3227

b. How many times have you tested the selected field for soil organic matter in the last 10 years?...................
[If item 7b is more than 1, ask--]

Code
3228

1 Increasing?

2 Decreasing?
c. Based on these tests, is your soil organic matter content...............

....................................

3 Staying roughly the same?

8. Was a soil or plant tissue test performed on the selected rice field in 2020 or 2021 for the 2021 Yes=1
crop?.....................................................................................................................................................
No=3

Code
0224

[If item 8 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 13.]

Code

9. Was a soil test for phosphorus performed on the selected rice field in 2020 or 2021 for the 2021 Yes=1
crop?.....................................................................................................................................................
No=3
[If item 9 = 1 ask--]

0225

Pounds per Acre
0226

a. How many pounds of phosphorus per acre were recommended by the phosphorus test?.............................
Code

10. Was a soil test for nitrogen performed on this rice field in 2020 or 2021 for the 2021
[If item 10 = 1, ask--]

Yes=1 0227
crop?.................
No=3
Pounds per Acre
0228

a. How many pounds of nitrogen per acre were recommended by the nitrogen test?........................................

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Code

11. Was a plant tissue test or leaf analysis for nutrient deficiency performed on the selected field in
Yes=1
2020 or 2021 for the 2021 crop?........................................................................................................... No=3
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
0230
12. How much was spent for these soil and plant tissue tests on the selected
field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs......................................

0229

OR

Total Dollars
0231

.__ __

[If tests were done at no cost, continue. Otherwise go to item 12b.]
1 Soil/plant tissue test provided free of charge by
dealer, crop consultant, or extension service

Code

a. What is the reason why tests were
2 Soil/plant tissue test costs were included in the total
done at no cost?...............................................
fertilizer costs reported in item 5

0232
................

3 Some other reason

Code

b. Did you receive a payment from the Conservation Stewardship Program for performing a
Yes=1
stalk or leaf tissue test for nitrogen application?...................................................................................
No=3

3231

[Enumerator Action: Refer to the Fertilizer Table, column 2. If nitrogen (N) was applied, complete item 13.
If no nitrogen applied, go to item 14.]
13. Was the amount of nitrogen you decided to apply to the selected field based on--

Code
Yes=1 0233

a. Results of a soil or plant tissue test?....................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0234

b. Crop consultant recommendation?.......................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0235

c. Fertilizer dealer recommendation?.......................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0236

d. Extension Service recommendation?...................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0237

e. Cost of nitrogen and/or expected commodity price?.............................................................................
No=3
f.

Yes=1 0238

Contractor recommendation?...............................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0239

g. Routine practice - operator's own determination based on past experience, yield goal, etc.?..............
No=3
1 Nitrification in inhibitors (such as N-Serve)
2 Urease inhibitors (such as Agrotain)
14. Which of the following products did you
3 Chemical-coated fertilizers (such as sulfur-coated
use to slow the breakdown of nitrogen on
urea and polymer-coated urea)
this field?..........................................................
4 Other inhibitors
5 None

[If nitrogen inhibitors were used, continue. Otherwise go to item 15.]

Pounds per Acre

a. How much nitrogen inhibitor did you mix with the nitrogen applied to 2561
the selected field?...................................................................................................

Code
0241
.................

OR

Gallons per Acre
2562

.__ __

.__ __

Dollars & Cents
per Pound

b. What was the cost of nitrogen inhibitors used on this field? INCLUDE 0297
operator, landlord, and contractor costs..................................................................

Dollars & Cents
per Gallon
0298

.__ __

.__ __
Code
Yes=1 2567

15. Was time-released fertilizer applied to the selected field?....................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0242

16. Is lime ever applied to the selected field?.............................................................................................
No=3
[If item 16 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to item 17.]

Years
0243

a. On average, how many years are there between applications of lime to the selected field?..........................

16
Tons per Acre
0244

.___

b. How many tons of lime were applied per acre the last time it was applied to the selected field?...................
Code

c. Was lime applied to the selected field in 2020 or 2021 for the 2021

Yes=1 0240
crop?...........................................
No=3

17. Was non-commercial (unprocessed) manure from own farm, from a neighbor's farm, etc., or other
organic material, including compost, applied to the selected field for the 2021 rice crop?
Yes=1
EXCLUDE commercially prepared manure................................................................................................
No=3

Code
0246

[If item 17 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to Section D.]

Acres
0247

a. To how many acres in the selected field was manure or compost applied?........................................................

.___

Unit Codes
1 Tons
2 Gallons
3 Bushels
4 Cubic yards

Units per acre
0249

0248

b. What was the amount of manure or compost applied per acre to the selected field?.................. .___ ___
c. Of the total manure or compost applied to the selected field for the 2021 rice crop, what was the
percent of manure or compost applied--

Percent
0254

i.

+
in the fall before planting?.............................................................................................................................
0255

+
ii. in the spring before planting?........................................................................................................................
0256

+
iii. after planting?...............................................................................................................................................
=
1 Lagoon liquid?
2 Slurry liquid?
d. Was the manure or compost--..................................................................................
3 Semi-dry or dry?
1 Broadcast or sprayed without incorporation?
2 Broadcast or sprayed with incorporation?
e. Was the manure or
3 Injected/knifed in?
compost--..................................................
4 Sprayed using irrigation systems?

f.

1 Beef cattle?
2 Dairy cattle?
3 Hogs?
4 Sheep?
5 Poultry?
6 Equine?
Was the major source of
7 Biosolids - municipal sludge?
manure or compost--................................
8 Food waste?
9 Other? Specify:________________________

1 Produced on this operation?
2 Purchased?
g. Was the manure or
3 Obtained at no cost off this operation?
compost--..................................................
4 Obtained with compensation (operator
received payment for accepting the manure)?

100%
Code

0257
...........................................................
Code
0258

.......................................................

Code
0259
.......................................................
Code
0260
.......................................................

[If item 17g = 2, continue. Otherwise go to item 17h.]
i.

Dollars & Cents
per Acre

What was the total cost of the purchased manure or compost applied to
0284
the selected field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs.
.__ __
INCLUDE any payment made for transportation costs...................................................

OR

Total Dollars
0285

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Code
Yes=1 0286

ii. Did you hire someone to custom apply the manure or compost?........................................................
No=3
[If item 17gii = 1, ask--]
Dollars & Cents per
Acre

(a) What was the total cost paid to have manure or compost custom
0287
applied to the selected field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and
.__ __
contractor cost..............................................................................................................

OR

Total Dollars
0288

[Do not report custom application cost if it was included with the purchased manure or compost cost.]
Miles

h. What is the distance in miles between the manure or compost storage/production location and the 0291
selected field?................................................................................................................................................
Code

i.

Of the manure or compost applied to the selected field, was any tested for nutrient content
Yes=1
prior to application?..............................................................................................................................
No=3

0261

j.

Was the application rate of commercial nitrogen fertilizer on the selected field reduced due
Yes=1
to manure or compost application?......................................................................................................
No=3

0262

[If 17j = 1, ask--]
i.

Percent

0263
By what percent did you reduce the commercial nitrogen fertilizer application rate on the
selected field?................................................................................................................................................
Code

0280
ii. Did you adjust the rice harvest date for the selected field due to the application of
Yes=1
manure or compost?............................................................................................................................
No=3

Code

18. Were the manure or compost application rates to the selected field influenced by Federal,
Yes=1
State, or local restrictions?...................................................................................................................
No=3

0264

[If item 18 = 1, ask--]
a. What basis was used to determine these manure application rate restrictions-i.

Code
Yes=1 0265

Nitrogen requirement of the crop?.......................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0266

ii. Phosphorus requirement of the crop?..................................................................................................
No=3
19. Compared to the last time you planted rice, did you make any of the following changes to your
cropping practices with the intent of reducing commercial fertilizer use?

Code

a. Change the type of commercial fertilizer products applied on the selected field, e.g. less
Yes=1
anhydrous ammonia and more urea....................................................................................................
No=3

1226

b. Manage fertilizer use more closely, with such practices as soil testing, split applications,
Yes=1
variable rate applications, or soil incorporation on the selected field...................................................
No=3

1228

1227
c. Change your crop rotation, e.g. plant rice on the selected field rather than usual crop
Yes=1
rotation.................................................................................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 1224

d. Reduce the application of commercial nitrogen fertilizer......................................................................
No=3
[If item 19d = 1, ask--]

Percent
1225

i.

By what percent did you reduce the amount of commercial nitrogen fertilizer applied for 2021?...................

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D

BIOCONTROL or PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS - SELECTED FIELD

D

Now I have some questions about all the biocontrols or pesticides used on the selected field for the 2021 rice
crop, including both custom applications and applications made by this operation.

Office Use
Edit Table

Code

1. Were any herbicides, insecticides, fungicides or other biocontrols or
Yes=1
pesticides used on this rice field for the 2021 crop?................................................No=3

0302

0300

[Probe for applications made in the fall of 2020 and those made earlier if the selected field was fallow.]
If no biocontrols or pesticides applied, go to Section E.
INCLUDE defoliants, fungicides, herbicides,
insecticides, and other pesticides.
INCLUDE biological and botanical pesticides.

Chemical Product
Name

L
I
N
E

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14

EXCLUDE adjuvants, nutrients or fertilizers
reported earlier and seed
treatments.

2

3

4

5

What products
were applied to
the selected field?
[Show product
codes from
Respondent
Booklet.]

Was this
product
bought in
liquid or
dry form?

If this was
part of a
tank mix,
enter line
number of
first product
in mix.

When was this
applied?
1
3
4
5

[Enter L or
D]

Office Use
Line in Table
6

Table
001

61

62

63

64

65

61

62

63

64

65

61

62

63

64

65

61

62

63

64

65

61

62

63

64

65

61

62

63

64

65

61

62

63

64

65

61

62

63

64

65

61

62

63

64

65

61

62

63

64

65

61

62

63

64

65

61

62

63

64

65

61

62

63

64

65

61

62

63

64

65

7

OR

How much was
applied per
acre per
Before planting application?
At planting
After planting
Defoliation
prior to harvest

.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __

0399

8

What was the
total amount
applied per
application in
the selected
field?

73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73

[Enter unit code]
1
12
13
14
15
28
30

.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __

Pounds
Gallons
Quarts
Pints
Liquid Ounces
Dry Ounces
Grams

74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
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)

19

Applications Codes for Column 9
1
2
3
4
5

L
I
N
E

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14

Broadcast, ground without incorporation
Broadcast, ground with incorporation
Broadcast, by aircraft
In seed furrow
In irrigation water

6
7
8
9

Chiseled/injected or knifed in
Banded in or over row
Foliar or directed spray
Spot treatments

9

10

11

12

How was this
product applied?

How many acres in
the selected field were
treated with this
product?

How many times
was it applied?

Were these applications
made by--

[Enter code from
above.]

77

76

77

76

77

76

77

76

77

76

77

76

77

76

77

76

77

76

77

76

77

76

77

76

77

76

77

Number

.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___

14

Unit Code

Acres
76

13
What was the cost
per unit of the
product?

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

1
12
Dollars & Cents per 13
Unit
14

79

80

81

79

80

81

79

80

81

79

80

81

79

80

81

79

80

81

79

80

81

79

80

81

79

80

81

79

80

81

79

80

81

79

80

81

79

80

81

79

80

81

.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __

82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82

Pounds
Gallons
Quarts
Pints

15 Liquid Ounces
28 Dry Ounces
30 Grams

20

Code
Yes=1 0323

3. Were any chemicals, biocontrols, or pesticides applied by custom applicators?.................................No=3
[If item 3 = 1 ask--. Otherwise go to item 4.]

Code

a. Are you able to report the cost of chemical, biocontrol, and pesticide products and custom
Yes=1
application separately?........................................................................................................................
No=3

0324

[If item 3a = 1, ask--]
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

b. Excluding the cost of the chemical, biocontrol, and pesticide products,
0331
how much was spent for custom application of such materials on the
selected field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs...........................

OR

0332

.__ __

4. What was the total cost of all chemical, biocontrol, or pesticide products
Dollars & Cents
applied to the selected field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor
OR
per Acre
costs, defoliants, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, surfactants, wetting
0334
agents, growth regulators, and materials applied before planting and during
.__ __
2020 fallow period. EXCLUDE seed treatments.....................................................
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

OR

3034

a. How much was spent for herbicide products applied to the selected field?
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs..................................................

Total Dollars
0335

Total Dollars
3035

.__ __

Dollars & Cents
per Acre
3036

b. How much was spent for insecticide products applied to the selected
field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs........................................

Total Dollars

OR

Total Dollars
3037

.__ __

Note 1: If respondent cannot report total cost, itemize cost for each product in optional columns in Biocontrol or Pesticide Table.
Note 2: If custom applied and the costs for materials can be separated from application costs, include the cost for materials only.
Otherwise, report both the material and application costs in item 4.

21

E

PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES - SELECTED FIELD

E

Now I have some questions about your pest management decisions and practices used on the selected field for the 2021
rice crop. By pests, we mean weeds, insects, and diseases.
[Enumerator Action: Were pesticide applications reported in Section D?]
☐ Yes - Continue
☐ No - Go to item 6

Code

1. Were 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 as Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), insect growth regulators,
neem or other natural/biological based products sprayed or applied to manage pests in the
Yes=1
selected field?......................................................................................................................................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

0800

Code
0801
0802

[Enumerator Action: Were herbicide (pesticide product codes 10000-99000) applications reported
in Section D, item 1, column 2?]
☐ Yes - Continue
☐ No - Go to item 6

Code
Yes=1

0803

4. Were herbicides applied to the selected rice field before weeds emerged?.........................................
No=3
5. Were herbicides applied to the selected rice field after weeds

Yes=1
emerged?............................................
No=3

0805

6. Were records kept for the selected field to track the activity or numbers of weeds, insects, or
Yes=1
diseases?.............................................................................................................................................
No=3

0823

7. Did you use published information on infestation thresholds to determine when to take
Yes=1
measures to manage pests in the selected field?................................................................................No=3

1824

1 By deliberately going to the field specifically for
scouting activities [Enter code 1 and go to item 9.]

8. In 2021, how was the selected field primarily
2 By conducting general observations while performing
scouted for insects, weeds, diseases, and/or
routine tasks [Enter code 2 and go to item 10.]
beneficial organisms?...............................................

Code
0808
............

3 The selected field was not scouted. [Enter code 3 and
go to item 14.]

Code

9. Was an established scouting process such as systematic sampling, recording counts, etc. used Yes=1
or were insect traps used in the selected field?...................................................................................No=3

0809

10. Was scouting for pests done in the selected field due to--

Code
Yes=1 0810

a. a pest advisory warning?.....................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0811

b. a pest development model?................................................................................................................
No=3

22
1

2

3

4

[If Yes, ask--]
What was the infestation
level for [column 1]?

[If column 2 = Yes, ask--]
Who did the majority of the scouting
for [column 1]?

1 Higher than normal
2 Normal
3 Lower than normal

11. Was this rice field scouted for-Yes=1
No=3

1
2
3
4

Operator, partner or family member
An employee
Farm supply or chemical dealer
Independent crop consultant or commercial scout

Code

Code

0812

0813

0814

0815

0816

0817

0818

0819

0820

a. weeds?.......................................................
b. insects or mites?.........................................
c. diseases?...................................................

[If scouted by crop consultant or commercial scout, ask item 12. Otherwise go to item 13.]
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

OR

0821

12. How much was charged for the scouting services for the selected field?
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs.....................................................

Total Dollars
0822

.__ __
Office Use

a. If scouting performed at no cost,
explain:

0333

____________________________________________
Code

13. Were scouting data compared to published information on infestation thresholds to determine
Yes=1
when to take measures to manage pests in the selected field?.............................................................
No=3

0824

14. Did you use field mapping of previous weed problems to assist you in making weed
Yes=1
management decisions?........................................................................................................................
No=3

0825

23
15. 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 the selected field?

Code

a. Use the services of a diagnostic laboratory for pest identification or soil plant tissue pest
Yes=1
analysis for the selected field?.............................................................................................................
No=3

0841

Yes=1 0842

b. Plow down crop residue using conventional tillage?............................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0843

c. Remove/burn down crop residue?.......................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0844

d. Rotate crops in the selected field during the past three years?............................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0845

e. Maintain ground covers, mulches, or other physical barriers?.............................................................
No=3
f.

Yes=1 0846

Choose crop variety because of specific resistance to a certain pest?................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0847

g. Use no-till or minimum till?...................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0848

h. Plan planting locations to avoid cross infestation of pests?..................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0849

i.

Adjust planting or harvesting dates?....................................................................................................
No=3

j.

Chop, spray, mow, plow, or burn field edges, lanes, ditches, roadways, or fence lines?......................
No=3

Yes=1 0850

0851
k. Clean equipment and field implements after completing field work to reduce the spread of
Yes=1
pests?...................................................................................................................................................
No=3

l.

Yes=1 0852

Adjust row spacing, plant density, or row directions?...........................................................................
No=3

m. Have the seed treated for insect or disease control after you purchased the seed for the
Yes=1
selected field?......................................................................................................................................
No=3

0854

Yes=1 0855

n. Maintain a beneficial insect or vertebrate habitat?...............................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0857

o. Use a flamer to kill weeds?..................................................................................................................
No=3

0856
p. Maintain buffer strips or border rows to isolate rice from non-organic crops or land, or did
Yes=1
you take a buffer harvest?....................................................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 0865

q. Plant earlier or later to avoid weeds?...................................................................................................
No=3

Code

16. Were any beneficial organisms, such as insects, nematodes, or fungi, applied or released in the Yes=1
selected field to manage pests?...........................................................................................................No=3

0853
Code

17. Were floral lures, attractants, repellants, pheromone traps, or other biological pest controls used Yes=1
on the selected field?...........................................................................................................................No=3

0858

[If item 16 or item 17 = 1, ask--]
Dollars & Cents
a. What were the total materials and application costs for all biological pest
OR
per Acre
controls for the selected field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor
0859
costs. INCLUDE cost for beneficial organisms, insects, nematodes, and
fungi. EXCLUDE biological pesticides previously reported.......................................... .__ __

Total Dollars
0860

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Code
Yes=1 0863

18. Was a trap crop, excluding fallow, grown to help manage insects in the selected field?.......................
No=3

Yes=1 0864

19. Was the selected field left fallow in 2020 to help manage insects on the selected field?......................
No=3
20. Were water management practices such as irrigation scheduling, controlled drainage, or
treatment of retention water used on the selected field to manage pests or toxin-producing
Yes=1
fungi and bacteria?...............................................................................................................................
No=3
21. Was protection of beneficial organisms a factor in your pest control decisions for the selected
Yes=1
field?...................................................................................................................................................No=3

Code
0861
1765

[If item 21=1, continue. Otherwise go to item 22.]

Code
Yes=1

1766

a. Did you change timing of, reduce application rate of, or eliminate a pesticide application?................
No=3
Yes=1

1767

b. Did you change to an alternative pesticide, biocontrol, or non-pesticide practice?.............................
No=3
Code

22. Did pests, such as weeds, insects, pathogens, animals, cause any yield loss on the selected
Yes=1
field in spite of your pest control efforts?...............................................................................................
No=3

0827

[If item 22 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 23.]

Units per Acre

a. How much yield loss per acre do you think was caused by all pests on the
0829
selected field in spite of the management practices you used to reduce those
losses?............................................................................................................................

Units per Acre
0869

23. If the selected field was not treated with herbicides, tillage, or cultivation, how much
yield loss per acre would you expect from weeds?...........................................................

1
2
3
4

Unit Codes
Pounds
CWT
Tons
Bushels

0828

1
2
3
4

Unit Codes
Pounds
CWT
Tons
Bushels

0870

Completion Code for Pest Management
Data
1 Incomplete/Refusal

0500

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F

FIELD OPERATIONS - SELECTED FIELD

1. Including custom operations, I need to list field work performed by machines
on the selected field for the 2021 rice crop. Please...
· begin with the first field operation after harvest of previous crop, including operations
·
·

1

2

3

Codes for Column 5
You (the Operator)
Partner
Unpaid Worker
Paid Part-time or Seasonal Worker
Paid Full-time Worker
Custom Applicator

4

L
I
N
E

No.

☐ Land forming/Levee Building
☐ Tillage
☐ Preparing for Irrigation
☐ Planting
☐ Fertilizer & Pesticide applications
☐ Harvesting & Hauling to storage or

What
operation or
equipment
was used?

[Record
machine
code from
Respondent
Booklet.]

Office Use
Lines in Table
0499

Who was
the
machine
operator?
[Enter code
from above.]

Code

☐ Lime & Gypsum/land plaster applications
☐ Compost & Non-commercial manure

[If Column 5 = code 6, skip columns 6 thru 11]
7

What was
[Record size
the size or
unit code.]
swath of the
1 Feet
[machine] 2 Row
used?
3 Moldboard
bottoms
Hauling
4 Pounds
5 Bushels
6 Tons

No.

first point of sale
EXCLUDE

applications

5
6

S
E
Q
U
E
N
C
E

Check List
INCLUDE all field work using machines for--

for a cover crop established since the previous crop harvested. If fallow during 2020,
list operations starting with fall 2019.
list the operations in order through harvest and hauling of this crop to storage or first
point of sale; and
maintain the order of tandem hook-ups.
1
2
3
4
5
6

F

Code

8

OR

How many
acres were
covered?

[Example:
backhoes, disk
border maker,
ditcher, rear
mounted blade,
trucks, wagons,
forklift etc.]

Acres

01

87

88

89

90

91

92

02

87

88

89

90

91

92

03

87

88

89

90

91

04

87

88

89

90

05

87

88

89

06

87

88

07

87

08

10

How many total
What power
hours were spent source was used?
on land forming
Tractors
1 <40 HP
and hauling?

EXCLUDE
land forming
and hauling
operations.

Code

9

2 40-99 HP
3 100-149 HP
4 150-199 HP
5 >=200 HP
OR
66 Animal Drawn
77 Pick up1/
99 Self-Propelled

Hours

11

What was the
fuel type of the
tractor?
[Record fuel
type only if
Power code
equals 1-5]
1 diesel
2 gasoline
3 LP gas
4 other

Code

Code

.___

93

94

95

.___

93

94

95

92

.___

93

94

95

91

92

.___

93

94

95

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

89

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

88

89

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

87

88

89

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

09

87

88

89

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

10

87

88

89

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

11

87

88

89

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

12

87

88

89

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

13

87

88

89

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

14

87

88

89

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

15

87

88

89

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

16

87

88

89

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

17

87

88

89

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

18

87

88

89

90

91

92

.___

93

94

95

1/

If trucks other than pick-ups are used as the power source, use truck codes in Respondent Booklet

Office Use
0400

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2. Now I need some additional information about your labor.
Please report the paid and unpaid labor that worked on the selected field to produce the 2021 rice crop.
EXCLUDE labor that was reported for field work performed by machines.
How many hours did (type of worker) spend on the selected field-1

2

3

scouting for weeds, insects and
diseases?

irrigating?

performing other work
by hand?

Type of Workers

Hours

Hours

Hours

You (the operator)

1101

1102

1103

Partner(s)

1104

1105

1106

Unpaid workers

1107

1108

1109

Paid part-time or seasonal workers
EXCLUDE custom and contract labor

1110

1111

1112

Paid full-time workers
EXCLUDE custom and contract labor

1113

1114

1115

3. What was the average hourly wage rate paid to part-time
or seasonal hired workers on the selected field? PartDollars & Cents
time workers are defined as those who worked for wages
Per Hour
or salaries for less than 30 hours a week on average.
1119
EXCLUDE custom and contract workers, payroll taxes
.___ ___
and benefits..............................................................................
Dollars & Cents
Per Hour

4. What was the average hourly wage rate paid to full-time
1118
hired workers on the selected field? EXCLUDE custom
and contract workers, payroll taxes and benefits......................

OR

Total Dollars per Week

AND

2119

OR

Total Dollars per Week

Number of
Hours Worked
Each Week
3119

AND

2118

Number of
Hours Worked
Each Week
3118

.___ ___
Code

5. Was any contract labor used on the selected field?.............................................................................

Yes=1
No=3

[If item 5 = 1, ask--]

1116

Dollars & Cents
Per Acre

1117
a. What was the average cost per acre for this contract labor?
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs.........................................................................................

6. What percent of the total number of unpaid hours worked on the selected field was performed by
workers under 16 years of age? Estimates of labor costs for unpaid workers are based on off-farm
wage rates, which are different for workers under 16 relative to those 16 and older......................................

.___ ___

Percent
1120

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7. Now I need some information on how much was spent or will be spent for custom services used on the selected field for
the 2021 rice crop.
1

2

Custom Service

Including operator,
landlord, and
contractor costs, how
much was spent for
[column1] on the
selected field for the
2021 rice crop?

Which of the following services were performed
for the 2021 rice crop on the selected field?

Dollars & Cents
per Acre

[Check box for each service performed; refer to item 1 if necessary.]
1121

☐

a. Custom land preparation, shaping and/or leveling?........................................................................

☐

b. Custom cultivating?.........................................................................................................................

☐

c. Custom planting and/or reseeding?................................................................................................

☐

d. Custom harvesting?........................................................................................................................

1122

.___ ___

1123

.___ ___

1124

☐

e. Custom hauling to storage or point of first sale?
__ __.__ __
_____________ ÷ ____________
X

☐

f.

☐

.___ ___

.___ ___

1126

=

__ __.__ __

.___ ___

(Dollars & cents per unit x Total units hauled from field ÷ Acres harvested in field = Dollars & cents per acre)

Custom harvesting and hauling from field to storage or point of first sale?
__ __.__ __
_____________ ÷ ____________ = __ __.__ __
X

1127

g. Custom raking, baling, and hauling the straw from the selected field?
__ __.__ __
_____________ ÷ ____________
=
__ __.__ __
X

1128

.___ ___

(Dollars & cents per unit x Total units hauled from field ÷ Acres harvested in field = Dollars & cents per acre)

.___ ___

(Dollars & cents per unit x Total units hauled from field ÷ Acres harvested in field = Dollars & cents per acre)

Code
1153
Yes=1

8. Is laser leveling ever performed on the selected field?.......................................................................No=3
[If item 8 = 1, ask--]

Years
1142

a. On average, how many years are there between laser leveling operations performed on the
selected field?.................................................................................................................................................
Code

9. Was the rice harvested and hauled from the selected field dried or will be dried before being
Yes=1
sold or stored?....................................................................................................................................No=3
10. Did you hire any technical or consultant services to make recommendations such as for
Yes=1
nutrient, pest control, irrigation, or precision farming for the selected field?.......................................No=3

1195

1196

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11. Which of the following technical or consultant services did you obtain to make
recommendations for the selected field?
a. Nutrient recommendations/management

Code

Yes=1 1129
service?..............................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 1130

b. Soil or tissue sample collection?.........................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1131

c. Pest control recommendations/management service?.......................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1132

d. Pest scouting?....................................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1133

e. Irrigation management service (i.e. irrigation scheduling)?.................................................................
No=3
f.

Yes=1 1134

Yield map or remote sensing map development/interpretation?.........................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1135

g. Other custom or technical service? [Specify:_____________________________]............................
No=3
[If any item in 11a-g = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 13.]
12. What was the cost for any technical or consultant services reported in item 11,
on previous page. INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs.
Dollars & Cents
OR
EXCLUDE cost of soil or tissue tests or scouting costs previously reported.
per Acre
Do not report costs for any of these services reported above if they were
1136
.__ __
previously reported as part of the cost of materials and/or application......................

Total Dollars
1137

13. Please report how any data from the selected field in 2021 will be stored and accessed.
a. Did you access the data collected from the selected field on a -i.

Code
Yes=1 2485

Paper hard copy?.................................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 2486

ii. Personal computer?..............................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 2487

iii. Mobile device?......................................................................................................................................
No=3

b. Did you access the data collected from the selected field through an agricultural technology Yes=1 2488
provider website?..................................................................................................................................
No=3
[If item 13b = 1, ask--]
2489
c. Did you opt out of allowing your agricultural technology provider website to share data
Yes=1
collected from the selected field with any third party?...........................................................................
No=3

d. Did you share any of the data collected from the selected field with a third party through an Yes=1 2490
agricultural technology provider website?.............................................................................................
No=3

Code

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14. Were there or will there be any data collection tools such as yield monitors, GPS mapping, etc. Yes=1
used during field operations on this rice field?......................................................................................
No=3

2460

[If item 14 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 17.]
Please report the data collection technologies you used on the selected field in 2021 to produce this crop. In the fifth
column, report how much it would cost you to replace the data collection tool. In the sixth column, report the annual costs of
using the data collection tool. INCLUDE custom service fees, data subscriptions, and online tool subscriptions. If the
replacement cost or annual fee does not apply to a particular data collection tool, leave the cell in that column blank.
1

Data Collection Tool

2

3

4

5

6

Tool Used

Collected GPS
coordinates

Replacement
Cost

Annual Fee

Yes=1
No=3

Yes=1
No=3

Data was/will be
used to create a
map
Yes=1
No=3

Total Dollars

Total dollars

2461

2462

2463

2570

2571

2465

2466

2572

2573

2467

2468

2469

2574

2575

2470

2471

2472

2576

2577

2473

2474

2475

2578

2579

2476

2477

2478

2580

2581

2480

2481

2582

2583

2483

2484

a. Yield monitor.............................................................
2464
b. Soil tests on core sample performed onfarm or sent out to a laboratory.................................

c. Soil sensor tests........................................................
d. Hard-wired crop condition sensors............................
e. Wireless crop condition sensors...............................
f.

Drones, aircraft or satellites......................................

2479
g. Custom service applications - data from
completed work on your field....................................
2482

h. Public data downloaded from online sources............
[If item 14a column 2 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 16.]
15. Did you use the yield monitor information to-a. add/improve tile

Code

Yes=1 1141
drainage?...................................................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 1144

b. negotiate new crop leases?..................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1143

c. help determine chemical input use?.....................................................................................................
No=3
[If any item 14 column 2 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 18]
16. Using data collected from the previous tools table in item 14, did you obtain crop management
recommendations, such as data interpretation, in 2021 for the selected field from any of the
following-a. input dealers without other

Code

Yes=1 2491
fee-for-services?........................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 2492

b. input dealers with other fee-for-services?.............................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 2493

c. custom service providers?....................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 2494

d. USDA/university extension services?...................................................................................................
No=3
[If any item 16a-d = 1, ask--]
Dollars & Cents
e. What was the cost for all of these services? INCLUDE operator, landlord
OR
per Acre
and contractor costs. EXCLUDE costs for any of these services if they
3150
were previously reported as part of the costs of materials and/or
.__ __
application..................................................................................................................

Total Dollars
3151

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Code

17. Did you use an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), known as a drone, to help produce or manage
Yes=1
the production of rice in the selected field in 2021?..............................................................................
No=3

3160

[If item 17 = 1, ask--]
a. In the selected field, did you use the UAV for any of the following purposes?
i.

Code
Yes=1 3161

Weed analysis?....................................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 3162

ii. Spraying herbicide or fungicide?..........................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 3163

iii. Insect analysis?....................................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 3164

iv. Insect control?......................................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 3165

v. Yield analysis?......................................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 3166

vi. Moisture analysis?................................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 3167

vii. Equipment check?................................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 3168

b. Did you purchase the UAV?..................................................................................................................
No=3
[If item 17b = 1, ask--]
i.

Total Dollars
3169

What is the replacement cost of the UAV?.....................................................................................................
Code

c. Do you pay an annual fee for use of UAV?

Yes=1 3170
No=3

[If item 17c = 1, ask--]
i.

Total Dollars
3171

What is the annual fee for use of the UAV?....................................................................................................

18. Was any of the following GPS-enabled (Global Positioning System) equipment used to produce rice on
the selected field in 2021?
Yes=1

Code
2155

a. Mounted in-cab heads-up displays?.....................................................................................................
No=3
b. Smart phones or computer

Yes=1
tablets?......................................................................................................
No=3

c. Automatic section control, such as auto sprayer boom controls or automatic section shut
Yes=1
offs?......................................................................................................................................................
No=3

2156

2165

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19. If any GPS-enabled equipment was used, what was the cost to purchase and
install all GPS-enabled equipment, not including guidance auto-steering
Dollars & Cents
equipment? INCLUDE cost for GPS receiver and annual GPS subscription fee,
OR
per Acre
and operator, landlord, and contractor costs. EXCLUDE costs for any of this
2166
equipment if they were previously reported as part of the costs of materials
.__ __
and/or application.......................................................................................................

Total Dollars
2167

Code
Yes=1

2148

20. Was any guidance auto-steering equipment, excluding Light Bar, used on the selected field?............
No=3
[If item 20 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to item 21.]
1 New, owned?
2 Used, owned?
a. Was the guidance auto-steering equipment.............................
3 Leased?

Code
.............................................

2158
Year
2159

b. What year was guidance auto-steering equipment first purchased?...............................................................
___ ___
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

OR

2160

c. What is the replacement cost for guidance auto-steering equipment?.......................

Total Dollars
2161

.__ __

Dollars & Cents
per Acre

OR

2162

d. What is the annual fee for guidance auto-steering?...................................................

___ ___

Total Dollars
2163

.__ __
Code

21. Was a variable rate applicator used on the selected

Yes=1 2164
field?...................................................................
No=3

[If item 21 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to Section G]
Please report the variable rate applicator types you used on the selected field to produce the rice in 2021.
1

2

3

4

5

6

Tool Used

Was this applicator

Was this applicator

What year was
the applicator
first used?

Premium paid for
the applicator

Year

Total Dollars

1 Sensor-based
2 GPS-based
3 Both
4 Neither

Was a variable rate applicator used on the
selected field for:
Yes=1
No=3

1 New, owned
2 Used, owned
3 Leased

Code

Code

1158

2170

2171

2172

2173

1152

2174

2175

2176

2177

1159

2178

2179

2180

2181

1197

2182

2183

2184

2185

a. seeding......................................................
b. fertilizer/lime applications...........................
c. pesticide applications.................................
d. irrigation applications.................................

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G

IRRIGATION

G
Acres
1160

.___

1. How many acres in the selected field were irrigated for the 2021 rice crop?..................................................
[If none, go to Conclusion]
2. Now I have some questions about the irrigation system and water that covers the most acres on the
selected field for the 2021 rice crop.
Unit

a. What type of irrigation system was used to irrigate the selected field?
System Type Code
[Show System Type Codes in the Respondent Booklet. Enter System Type Code for
system that applied the most water.].............................................................................................
Inches per Acre

b. What was the total quantity of water applied to the selected field during the entire
OR
growing season? INCLUDE all water used from both on-farm and off-farm sources and
Total Acre Feet
applied by any irrigation system....................................................................................................

System
1161

1162
1163

[If operator cannot provide item 2b, ask (i) and (ii). Otherwise go to 2c]
i.

What is the total number of hours this system was used to apply water to the
Total Hours
selected field during the rice growing season?..............................................................................

Gallons per Minute
ii. How many gallons per minute were applied?................................................................................

c. What percent of the water used to irrigate the selected field through this system came
Percent
from surface water sources?.........................................................................................................
Number of
d. What was the number of times the selected field was irrigated during the rice growing
Irrigations
season using any system? INCLUDE any pre-plant irrigation......................................................

e. What was the pump type? [If more
1 Turbine
than one pump in the system, enter
2 Submersible
type for pump closest to water
3 Centrifugal
source.]............................................................
4 Booster

1164

1165
1166

1167

1168

[If code 99, go to item j.]..........

Code

5 Siphon
99 No Pump

f.

Gallons per Minute
What was the average pumping rate?...........................................................................................

1169

[If item 2a = code 1-9 (Pressure System), ask-]
Pounds per

Square Inch
g. What was the system operating pressure?....................................................................................

1 Diesel
2 Gasoline
h. What was the primary motor type used to 3 LP Gas
pump the water?...................................................
4 Natural Gas
5 Electricity
6 Solar Power

i.

..................................

Code

Horsepower
What was the average motor size?...............................................................................................

1170

1171

1172

[If item 2e = 99, ask--]
j.

Gallons per Minute
What was the average flow rate?..................................................................................................

k. How many other acres on this operation were irrigated using the selected field's
Acres
irrigation system during the 2021 growing season? EXCLUDE the selected field........................

1173
1174

.___

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Dollars & Cents
per Acre
1189
3. What was the cost of the fuel or electricity used to irrigate the selected field?
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs.....................................................

OR

Total Dollars
1190

.__ __

Code

4. Was any water purchased to irrigate the selected field ? INCLUDE landlord's share and
Yes=1
purchases from all sources..................................................................................................................No=3

1191

[If item 4 = 1 ask--. Otherwise go to item 5.]
Dollars & Cents

OR
per Acre
a. What was the total cost for the water purchased for the selected field during
1193
the 2021 growing season? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor
.__ __
costs and ditch maintenance costs for the selected field............................................

Total Dollars
1194

[If siphon tubes were used, item 2a = 10 or 11, ask--]

Total Dollars
1201

5. What would be the total cost to replace all the siphon tubes used on the selected field?...............................
[If poly pipe system was used, item 2a = 14, ask--]

Total Dollars
1202

6. What was the total amount spent for poly pipe used on the selected field during the 2021 growing
season? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs.........................................................................
[If gated pipe system was used, item 2a = 15 or 16, ask--]

Inches
1203

7. What was the average diameter of gated pipe used to irrigate the selected field?.........................................
Feet
1204

a. What was the total length of gated pipe used?...............................................................................................
Code
Yes=1

1205

8. Were wells used to supply irrigation water for the selected field?........................................................No=3
[If item 8 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to item 9.]

Number
1206

a. How many wells were used to irrigate the selected field?...............................................................................
Inches
1207

b. What was the average diameter of the outer well casing?..............................................................................
Feet
c. What was the average pumping depth of these wells during the irrigation season? Pumping depth
is the depth to water at the start of the irrigation season, plus an average decline in the water level 1208
caused by pumping during the irrigation season.............................................................................................
Code
1210
d. Were other fields irrigated using water pumped from wells that supplied water to the
Yes=1
selected field?......................................................................................................................................
No=3

[If item 8d = 1 continue. Otherwise go to item 9.]

Acres

e. Excluding the selected field, how many other acres on this operation were irrigated using the same 1211
wells during the 2021 growing season?..........................................................................................................
9. Was any additional mainline or lateral pipe used to carry water from the source to the system in
the selected field? INCLUDE underground pipe. EXCLUDE any system pipe within the
Yes=1
selected field........................................................................................................................................No=3

.___

Code
2211

[If item 9 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to Conclusion.]

Inches
1212

a. What was the average diameter in inches of the most common type of this additional pipe used?................
Feet
1213
b. How many feet of this additional pipe were used to bring water to the selected field?...................................

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Code

10. Did you reduce the water applied to the selected field in 2021 due to reduced availability of
Yes=1
water supplies?................................................................................................................................... No=3
1 Permanent flooding
Pinpoint flooding
Delayed flooding
Intermittent, controlled, or alternate wetting
and drying (AWD) irrigation
Furrow, or raised bed irrigation
6 None of the above

2
11. Which of these water management
approaches best describes the irrigation 3
4
water management on the selected
field?.............................................................
5

1
2
12. Is the run-off from this field--.........................
3
4

Reused to irrigate on the farm?
Collected in evaporation ponds on the farm?
Drained from the farm?
There is no run-off

1215

Code
1216
.................................

Code
1214
.................................

13. Which of the following approaches are used to manage drainage of this field?

Code
Yes=1 1230

a. Natural drying of the field when weather allows...................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1231

b. Opening of levee gates or intentional breech of levee.........................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1232

c. Controlled drainage outlet....................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1233

d. Treatment of drainage water with saturated buffers, filter strips, or constructed wetlands...................
No=3

Yes=1 1234

e. Treatment of drainage water with a bioreactor.....................................................................................
No=3

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CONCLUSION
Location of Selected Field
I need to locate the selected field of rice on this map.

Office Use
State County FIPS Code

County Name

0010

1. What county is the selected rice field in?...............................................

LATITUDE

a.

9854

Field location........................................................___

___ . ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
decimal

__ __ __ __ __

LONGITUDE
9855

___ ___ ___. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
decimal

[Enumerator Action: Use the iPad app to find the coordinates for the center of the selected field.
Confirm with the operator using the aerial imagery that this is the correct field.]
We will need additional information to complete this study. We will contact you in February or March 2022 to collect it. I'll
call you then to set up a time that is good for you.
To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to
nass.usda.gov/results

2. To have a summary emailed to you at a later date, please
enter your email address.

1095

H

H

M

M

0005
___ ___ ___ ___

3. Ending time [Military].........................................................................................................................................

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Record Use
4. [Did respondent use farm/ranch records to report--]
Code

Code

0011

[fertilizer data]........

Code

0012

Yes=1
No=3

[majority of this
Yes=1
expense data?]........... No=3

Yes=1
No=3

[pesticide data]............

0013

Supplements Used
5. [Record the total number of each type of supplement used to complete this interview.]
Number

Number

0041

Number

0042

Fertilizer Supplement.........

0043

Pesticide Supplement............

Field Operations....................

Operation Email: (if different from above)

Operation Phone:

9937

9936
(

Respondent Name:

check if
cell phone

☐

) - _____________________

Respondent Phone (if different from above)

9912

9911

____________________________________________

(

check if 9910
cell phone
) - _____________________

☐

Date:

MM
__ __

DD

YY

__ __ __ __

This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.

OFFICE USE
R. Unit
9921

Ptr 1 Str
9922

9923

Response
1-Comp
2-R
3-Inac
4-Office Hold

Ptr 2 Str

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

9906

Enum.
9903

9998

Optional Use
9916

POID
9989
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Eval.
9900

Change
9985


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