SurveyID 9031 Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry - February 1, 20

Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry

0270 - Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry - February 1, 2023 - DRAFT August 22, 2022

Hemp Acreage and Production Survey

OMB: 0535-0270

⚠️ Notice: This form may be outdated. More recent filings and information on OMB 0535-0270 can be found here:

2024-06-04 - Revision of a currently approved collection

Document [pdf]

Download: pdf | pdf

HEMP PRODUCTION AND DISPOSITION INQUIRY - February 1, 2023
OMB No.0535-0270
Approval Expires: 8/31/2024
Project Code: 947
Survey ID: 9031
Version 1

United States
Department of
Agriculture
NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE
USDA/NASS
National Operations Division
9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63132-1547
Phone: 1-888-424-7828
Fax: 1-855-415-3687
Email: [email protected]

Please make corrections to name, address, and ZIP Code, if necessary.
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 control number is 0535-0270. The time required to
complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 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.

Office
Use
Only

FIPS

POID

Tract

Subtr.

____

__________________________

______

1. Please verify the name and mailing address of this operation.
Make corrections (including the correct operation name) on the label and continue.
2. During any time in 2022, did this operation plant any hemp for any purpose, other than home use?
100

☐1 Yes - Continue

☐3 No - Skip to page 16

2
This page is intentionally left blank

Section 1 - Hemp Harvested from Open Fields
1.

In 2022, did you plant or seed hemp OUTDOORS IN OPEN FIELDS?
101

☐1 Yes - Continue

☐3 No - Skip to Page 9 for hemp planted or seeded in greenhouses, nurseries, hoop
houses, tunnels, indoors with climate and/or light control, or other protection

In 2022, on how many acres did you plant hemp in open fields?
• INCLUDE seeds, plants, transplants, or clones.
• INCLUDE acres that were not harvested (including destroyed or abandoned).
102
. ___

Acres (report to the nearest tenth of an acre)

In 2022, how many acres of hemp were harvested from open fields?
104
. ___

Acres (report to the nearest tenth of an acre)

Which of the following hemp products and/or uses did you harvest from OPEN FIELDS? Mark all that apply.
After answering this question, please complete the pages listed for the applicable hemp crop. Each section
should take between 2-5 minutes to complete.
106 ☐1 Hemp

flower for human consumption, such as:
• Smokable hemp
• Hemp harvested for CBD, CBG, CBN, and other cannabinoids and/or
terpenes extracted and used in products such as oils, lotions, cleansers,
bath products, and other nutraceutical or topical products

Page 4

DO NOT INCLUDE:
• Hemp seed oil products made from hemp grain instead of hemp flower;
check the box below for hemp grain and report those products on Page 5.
• Hemp flower harvested from under protection; report that on Page 9.
107 ☐1

Hemp grain for human consumption, such as:
· Crushed seed oil (not CBD oil)
· Hemp hearts
· Protein supplements
· Other products for human consumption made from hemp grain or seed

Page 5

DO NOT INCLUDE hemp oil products with significant cannabinoid content
made from hemp flower; check the box for hemp flower and report those
products on Page 4.
108 ☐1

Hemp fiber, used for:
· Clothes
· Pressed plastics
· Rope

109 ☐1

Hemp seed to sell to others

·
·
·

Animal bedding
Paper
Biofuel

DO NOT INCLUDE seed harvested from greenhouses, nurseries,
or other protection; report that on Page 9.
110 ☐1 Other

hemp, specify (111) _________________________

Page 6

Page 7

Page 8

Section 1 - Hemp Harvested from Open Fields (continued)
·

Hemp Flower for Human Consumption

In 2022, how many acres of hemp flower did you harvest from open fields?
112
. ___

Acres (report to the nearest tenth of an acre)

Note: If zero, go to the next applicable use of hemp that you harvested.
Note for Questions 2-5: Answer "yes" if you did so yourself, or if someone did so on your behalf.
2.

For your 2022 hemp flower crop, did you dry your hemp flower prior to sale? This includes drying in the
field, hang drying, machine drying, or any other type of drying to remove moisture from the plant.

114 ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

For your 2022 hemp flower crop, did you use a machine to remove your hemp flower from the stem prior to
sale? This may be called “bucking,” “de-budding,” or “de-stemming."

115 ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

For your 2022 hemp flower crop, did you, or will you, hand trim your hemp flower prior to sale?

116 ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

For your 2022 hemp flower crop, did you, or will you, extract the cannabinoids and/or terpenes from your
hemp flower prior to sale?

How did you acquire the hemp seeds or plants that you used to grow hemp flower in open fields in 2022?

117 ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

118 ☐1

I bred, cloned, or bought my own hemp seeds or plants (i.e., I owned them).
☐2 I was provided the hemp seeds or plants to grow for another person or organization, who owned them.
Sometimes called a "production contract."
☐3 Other, specify (119) _________________________________________________________________

In 2022, how many TOTAL pounds of hemp flower did you harvest from open fields?
120
Pounds

7a. Is the amount reported in Question 8 the dry weight?

8a. Of the hemp flower harvested in 2022,
how many pounds have you sold as of
today, and what is the price you received?
8b. Of the hemp flower harvested in 2022, how
many pounds do you expect to sell within
the next year, and what is the price you
reasonably expect to receive?
8c. Of the hemp flower harvested in 2022, how
many pounds have you harvested that you
expect will remain unsold for the next
year or longer?

xxx ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

Pounds (dry weight)
121

Average Price
per Pound
(Dollars and cents)
122
$

124

(Note: The sum of 8a, 8b, and 8c should equal the amount reported in Question 7.)

Total Dollars
123

. __ __

$
126

. __ __

125

127

Section 1 - Hemp Harvested from Open Fields (continued)
·

Hemp Grain for Human Consumption

In 2022, how many acres of hemp grain did you harvest from open fields?
128
. ____

Acres (report to the nearest tenth of an acre)

Note: If zero, go to the next applicable use of hemp that you harvested.
2.

For your 2022 hemp grain crop, did you dry your hemp grain prior to sale?

130

☐1 Yes
☐3 No

3. How did you acquire the seeds or plants that you used to grow hemp grain in 2022?
132

☐1 I bred, cloned, or bought my own hemp seeds or plants (i.e., I owned them).

☐2 I was provided the hemp seeds or plants to grow for another person or organization, who owned them.

Sometimes called a "production contract."

☐3 Other, specify (133) _________________________________________________________________

4. In 2022, how many TOTAL pounds of hemp grain did you harvest from open fields?
134
Pounds

4a. Is the amount reported in Question 5 the dry weight?

5a. Of the hemp grain harvested in 2022, how
many pounds have you sold as of today,
and what is the price you received?
5b. Of the hemp grain harvested in 2022, how
many pounds do you expect to sell within
the next year, and what is the price you
reasonably expect to receive?
5c. Of the hemp grain harvested in 2022, how
many pounds have you harvested that
you expect will remain unsold for the
next year or longer?

xxx ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

Pounds (dry weight)
135

Average Price
per Pound
(Dollars and cents)
136
$

138

141

(Note: The sum of 5a, 5b, and 5c should equal the amount reported in Question 4.)

Total Dollars
137

. __ __

$
140

. __ __

139

Section 1 - Hemp Harvested from Open Fields (continued)
·

Hemp Fiber

In 2022, how many acres of hemp fiber for did you harvest from open fields?
142
. ____

Acres (report to the nearest tenth of an acre)

Note: If zero, go to the next applicable use of hemp that you harvested.
2.

For your 2022 hemp fiber crop, did you use a retting process prior to sale? Retting is the process of softening the
hemp stalk to create fiber material, most commonly by leaving it in a field ("field retting" or "dew retting") or
submerging in water ("water retting").
Note: Answer yes if you did so yourself, or if someone did so on your behalf.
☐1 Yes
☐3 No

144

146

How did you acquire the seeds or plants that you used to grow hemp fiber in 2022?
☐1 I bred, cloned, or bought my own hemp seeds or plants (i.e., I owned them).
☐2 I was provided the hemp seeds or plants to grow for another person or organization, who owned them.
Sometimes called a "production contract."
☐3 Other, specify (147) _________________________________________________________________

4. In 2022, how many TOTAL pounds of hemp fiber did you harvest from open fields?
148
Pounds

4a. Is the amount reported in Question 5 the dry weight?

5a. Of the hemp fiber harvested in 2022, how
many pounds have you sold as of today,
and what is the price you received?
5b. Of the hemp fiber harvested in 2022, how
many pounds do you expect to sell within
the next year, and what is the price you
reasonably expect to receive?
5c. Of the hemp fiber harvested in 2022, how
many pounds have you harvested that
you expect will remain unsold for the
next year or longer?

xxx ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

Pounds (dry weight)
149

Average Price
per Pound
(Dollars and cents)
150
$

152

(Note: The sum of 5a, 5b, and 5c should equal the amount reported in Question 4.)

Total Dollars
151

. __ __

$
154

. __ __

153

155

Section 1 - Hemp Harvested from Open Fields (continued)
·

Hemp Seed to Sell to Other Growers

In 2022, how many acres of hemp seed to sell to other growers did you harvest from open fields?
156
. ___

Acres (report to the nearest tenth of an acre)

Note: If zero, go to the next applicable use of hemp that you harvested.
2.

For your 2022 hemp seed, did you use a seed feminization process?
158

3.
159

☐1 Yes
☐3 No

How did you acquire the hemp seeds or plants that you used to grow your hemp seed in open fields in 2022?
☐1 I bred, cloned, or bought my own hemp seeds or plants (i.e., I owned them).

☐2 I was provided the hemp seeds or plants to grow for another person or organization, who owned them.

Sometimes called a "production contract."

☐3 Other, specify (160) _________________________________________________________________

In 2022, how many TOTAL pounds of hemp seed did you harvest from open fields?
161
Pounds

4a. Is the amount reported in Question 5 the dry weight?

5a. Of the hemp seed harvested in 2022, how
many pounds have you sold as of today,
and what is the price you received?
5b. Of the hemp seed harvested in 2022, how
many pounds do you expect to sell within
the next year, and what is the price you
reasonably expect to receive?
5c. Of the hemp seed harvested in 2022, how
many pounds have you harvested that
you expect will remain unsold for the
next year or longer?

xxx ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

Pounds (dry weight)
162

Average Price
per Pound
(Dollars and cents)
163
$

165

168

(Note: The sum of 5a, 5b, and 5c should equal the amount reported in Question 4.)

Total Dollars
164

. __ __

$
167

. __ __

166

Section 1 - Hemp Harvested from Open Fields (continued)
·

Hemp for Other Uses

In 2022, how many acres of hemp for other uses did you harvest from open fields?
169
. ___

Acres (report to the nearest tenth of an acre)

Note: If zero, go to the next applicable use of hemp that you harvested.
2.

How did you acquire the seeds or plants that you used to grow hemp for other uses in 2022?

171 ☐1

I bred, cloned, or bought my own hemp seeds or plants (i.e., I owned them).

☐2 I was provided the hemp seeds or plants to grow for another person or organization, who owned them.

Sometimes called a "production contract."

☐3 Other, specify (172) _________________________________________________________________

In 2022, how many TOTAL pounds of hemp for other uses did you harvest from open fields?
238
Pounds

3a. Is the amount reported in Question 4 the dry weight?

4a. Of the hemp for other uses harvested in
2022, how many pounds have you sold as of
today, and what is the price you received?
4b. Of the hemp for other uses harvested in
2022, how many pounds do you expect to
sell within the next year, and what is the price
you reasonably expect to receive?
4c. Of the hemp for other uses harvested in
2022, how many pounds have you harvested
that you expect will remain unsold for the
next year or longer?

xxx ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

Pounds (dry weight)
173

Average Price
per Pound
(Dollars and cents)
174
$

176

179

(Note: The sum of 4a, 4b, and 4c should equal the amount reported in Question 3.)

Total Dollars
175

. __ __

$
178

. __ __

177

Section 2 - Hemp Under Protection
1.

In 2022, did you plant or seed hemp under protection, with the intent to harvest the hemp from UNDER PROTECTION?
INCLUDE anything grown in:
• Low or high tunnels
• Greenhouses
• Indoors with climate and/or light control
• Hoop houses
• Any other type of protection
DO NOT INCLUDE any clones, transplants, seeds, or seedlings grown under protection that you then moved outdoors
to continue growing until harvest; this should be reported on Page 3.
180

☐1 Yes - Continue

☐3 No - Skip to Page 15
2.

In 2022, how many square feet were seeded or planted under protection, including square feet that were abandoned?
Note: If you planted or seeded multiple times under the same space, count the square footage only once.
181

square feet

In 2022, how many square feet were harvested from under protection?
Note: If you completed multiple harvests under the same space, count the square footage only once.
182

square feet

Which of the following hemp products and/or uses did you harvest from UNDER PROTECTION? Mark all that apply.
After answering this question, please complete the pages listed for the applicable hemp crop. Each section
should take between 2-5 minutes to complete.
183

☐1 Hemp flower for human consumption harvested from under protection, such as:

·
·

Page 10

Smokable hemp
Hemp harvested for CBD, CBG, CBN, and other cannabinoids and/or
terpenes extracted and used in products such as oils, lotions, cleansers,
bath products, and other nutraceutical or topical products

DO NOT INCLUDE:
• Hemp seed oil products made from hemp grain instead of hemp flower; report
those products on Page 5.
• Hemp flower started under protection but moved outdoors to finish growing and
harvested; report that on Page 3.
184 ☐1 Hemp

clones or transplants grown and sold to other growers (e.g., "propogation stock")

Page 11

INCLUDE: clones or transplants that were sold to a buyer who used them to grow their own hemp.
DO NOT INCLUDE: clones or transplants that YOU then planted and harvested for other purposes;
that hemp should be reported under the category that the hemp was ultimately harvested for.
185 ☐1

Hemp seed to sell to other growers

186 ☐1

Other hemp, specify (187) _____________________________

Page 12

INCLUDE: hemp seed sold to a buyer who used the seed to grow their own hemp.
DO NOT INCLUDE: seed that YOU then planted and harvested for other purposes; that hemp should
be reported under the category that the hemp was ultimately harvested for.

Page 13

Section 2 - Hemp Under Protection (continued)
·

Hemp Flower Harvested

In 2022, how many square feet of hemp flower did you harvest from under protection?
188

square feet
Note: If zero, go to the next applicable use of hemp that you harvested.

2. For your 2022 hemp flower crop, did you dry your hemp flower prior to sale? This includes drying in
the field, hang drying, machine drying, or any other type of drying to remove moisture from the plant.

189 ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

3. For your 2022 hemp flower crop, did you use a machine to remove your hemp flower from the stem
prior to sale? This may be called “bucking,” “de-budding,” or “de-stemming."

190 ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

4. For your 2022 hemp flower crop, did you, or will you, hand trim your hemp flower prior to sale?

191 ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

5. For your 2022 hemp flower crop, did you, or will you, extract the cannabinoids and/or terpenes from
your hemp prior to sale?

192 ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

6. How did you acquire the hemp seeds or plants that you used to grow hemp flower under protection in 2022?193
193

☐1 I bred, cloned, or bought my own hemp seeds or plants (i.e., I owned them).

☐2 I was provided the hemp seeds or plants to grow for another person or organization, who owned them.

Sometimes called a "production contract."

☐3 Other, specify (194) _________________________________________________________________

In 2022, how many TOTAL pounds of hemp flower did you harvest from under protection?
195
Pounds

7a. Is the amount reported in Question 8 the dry weight?

xxx ☐1 Yes ☐3 No
Pounds (dry weight)

196

Average Price
per Pound
(Dollars and cents)
197
$

199

202

(Note: The sum of 8a, 8b, and 8c should equal the amount reported in Question 7.)

Total Dollars
198

. __ __

$
201

. __ __

200

Section 2 - Hemp Under Protection (continued)
·

Hemp Clones or Transplants

1. In 2022, how many square feet of hemp clones or transplants (e.g., “propagation stock”) did you produce under protection?
203

square feet

Note: If zero, go to the next applicable use of hemp that you harvested.
2.

In 2022, did you produce clones, transplants, or both?
204

☐1 Clones

☐2 Transplants

☐3 Both
3.
205

How did you acquire the seeds or plants that you used to produce hemp clones or transplants in 2022?
☐1 I bred, cloned, or bought my own hemp seeds or plants (i.e., I owned them).

☐2 I was provided the hemp seeds or plants to grow for another person or organization, who owned them.

Sometimes called a "production contract."

☐3 Other, specify (206) _________________________________________________________________

In 2022, how many TOTAL hemp clones/transplants did you produce from under protection?
207
Plants

INCLUDE clones or transplants that were sold to a buyer who used them to grow their own hemp.
DO NOT INCLUDE clones or transplants that YOU then planted and harvested for other purposes; that
hemp should be reported under the category that the hemp was ultimately harvested for.

5a. Of the clones/transplants produced in 2022,
how many plants have you sold as of today,
and what is the price you received?
Of
the clones/transplants produced in 2022,
5b.
how many plants do you expect to sell
within the next year, and what is the price
you reasonably expect to receive?
5c. Of the clones/transplants produced in 2022,
how many plants have you harvested that
you expect will remain unsold for the next
year or longer?

208

Plants

Average Price
per Plant
(Dollars and cents)
209
$

211

(Note: The sum of 5a, 5b, and 5c should equal the amount reported in Question 4.)

210

. __ __

$
213

. __ __

212

214

Total Dollars

Section 2 - Hemp Under Protection (continued)
·
1.

Hemp Seed to Sell to Other Growers
In 2022, how many square feet of hemp seed did you harvest from under protection?
215

square feet

Note: If zero, go to the next applicable use of hemp that you harvested.
2.

For your 2022 hemp seed, did you use a seed feminization process prior to sale?
216

☐1 Yes

☐3 No
3.
217

How did you acquire the seeds or plants that you used to grow hemp seed under protection in 2022?
☐1 I bred, cloned, or bought my own hemp seeds or plants (i.e., I owned them).

☐2 I was provided the hemp seeds or plants to grow for another person or organization, who owned them.

Sometimes called a "production contract."

☐3 Other, specify (218) _________________________________________________________________

In 2022, how many TOTAL pounds of hemp seed did you harvest from under protection?
219
Pounds

INCLUDE hemp seed that was sold to a buyer who used them to grow their own hemp.
DO NOT INCLUDE hemp seed that YOU then planted and harvested for other purposes; that hemp
should be reported under the category that the hemp was ultimately harvested for.
4a. Is the amount reported in Question 5 the dry weight?

5a. Of the hemp seed harvested in 2022, how
many pounds have you sold as of today,
and what is the price you received?
Of
the hemp seed harvested in 2022, how
5b.
many pounds do you expect to sell within
the next year, and what is the price you
reasonably expect to receive?
5c. Of the hemp seed harvested in 2022, how
many pounds have you harvested that
you expect will remain unsold for the
next year or longer?

xxx ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

Pounds (dry weight)
220

Average Price
per Pound
(Dollars and cents)
221
$

223

(Note: The sum of 5a, 5b, and 5c should equal the amount reported in Question 4.)

Total Dollars
222

. __ __

224

226

$
225

. __ __

Section 2 - Hemp Under Protection (continued)
·
1.

Other Hemp Harvested
In 2022, how many square feet of hemp for other uses did you harvest from under protection?
227

square feet

2.
228

How did you acquire the seeds or plants that you used to grow hemp for other uses under protection in 2022?
☐1 I bred, cloned, or bought my own hemp seeds or plants (i.e., I owned them).

☐2 I was provided the hemp seeds or plants to grow for another person or organization, who owned them.

Sometimes called a "production contract."

☐3 Other, specify (229) _________________________________________________________________

In 2022, how many TOTAL pounds of hemp for other uses did you harvest from under protection?
230
Pounds

3a. Is the amount reported in Question 4 the dry weight?

231

xxx ☐1 Yes ☐3 No

Pounds

Average Price
per Pound
(Dollars and cents)
232
$

234

237

(Note: The sum of 4a, 4b, and 4c should equal the amount reported in Question 3.)

233

. __ __

$
236

. __ __

235

Total Dollars

14
Skip to next page
Or
Space for Notes and Comments

Section 3 – Operator Characteristics
Please answer the following for the person who makes decisions for this operation:
1. Sex:
926

☐1 Male
☐2 Female

2. Year of Birth:
927

_________________

3. Is the operator of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
1219

☐1 Yes
☐3 No

4. Race, select all that apply:
913

☐ White

914

☐ Black or African American

915

☐ American Indian or Alaska Native, specify tribe ______________________________

916

☐ Asian

917 ☐

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

5. In what year did the operator begin to operate any farm or ranch operation?
907

_________________

6. At which occupation did the operator spend the majority (50 percent or more) of his/her time in 2022?
974

☐1 Farm or ranch work
☐2 Work other than farming or ranching

7. Is the operator retired from farming or ranching?
921

☐1 Yes
☐3 No

Section 4 - Conclusion
To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to: nass.usda.gov/results
To have a brief summary emailed to you, please enter your email address:
1095

Comments:

Operation Email: (if different from above)

Operation Phone:

9937

check if
cell phone

9936
(

Respondent Name:

☐

) - _____________________

Respondent Phone (if different from above)

9912

9911

____________________________________________

(

check if 9910
cell phone

☐

) - _____________________

Date:

MM
__ __

__ __ __ __

This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.

OFFICE USE ONLY
Response
1-Comp
9901
2-R
3-Inac
4-Office Hold
5-R – Est
6-Inac – Est
7-Off Hold – Est
S/E Name

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

9902

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

Enum.
9903

9998

Eval.
9900

Change
9985

Office Use for POID
9989

__ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

Optional Use
9907

9908

9906

9916

File Type	application/pdf
File Title	Microsoft Word - Hemp Questionnaire Changes 072922.doc
Author	Kenneth.Herrell
File Modified	2022-08-22
File Created	2022-07-28