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OMB No. 0535-0218
Approval Expires: 6/30/2026
Project Code: 906
SurveyID: 1342 Phase 2
NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE
USDA/NASS
National Operations Division
9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63132-1547
Phone: 1-888-424-7828
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Email: [email protected]
OAT PRODUCTION PRACTICES AND COSTS REPORT FOR 2023
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A
OAT FIELD SELECTION
A
Total Planted Acres
0050
.___
1. How many total acres of oats did this operation plant for the 2023 crop year?...............................................
[If no acres were planted, review Screening Survey Information Form, make notes, then go to back page.]
Code
a. Did you produce any acres of certified organic
Yes = 1 xxxx
No = 3
oats?.....................................................................
b. Of the total (item 1) acres, how many were planted using/as —
Total Acres
i.
xxxx
Conventional oats?..................................................................................................
xxxx
ii. Certified organic oats?.............................................................................................
Number of Fields
.__
.__
xxxx
xxxx
[I will follow a simple procedure to make a random selection from the oat fields planted for the 2023 crop.]
Total Number Of
Fields Planted
2. What is the total number of oat fields that were planted on this operation? [If only one field, enter "1" 0020
and go to item 4.]........................................................................................................................................
3. [Now, I need to identify an oat field to be used for this survey.] The oat 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:
4. The field selected is _______________ (field name/number/description). During this interview, the oat questions will be
about this selected oat 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
3
B
FIELD CHARACTERISTICS — SELECTED FIELD
B
Acres
1301
1. How many acres of oats did this operation plant in the selected field for the 2023 crop?...............................
.___
Code
a.
Yes, Certified Organic=1 1890
Are the acres in the selected field certified organic or transitioning into
Yes, Transitioning=2
certified organic oat production?..........................................................................................................
No=3
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
[If item 1a = 1 or 2, then ask—]
1399
b. What was the cost, per acre, for third party organic certification?..................................................................
1 owned by this operation?
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?
.......... 1302
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 this 2023 oat 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—]
5. What was the total cost for all inputs provided by any landlord for the 2023 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
OR
1305
irrigation. EXCLUDE real estate tax expenses and lime costs paid by the
. ___ ___
landowner.......................................................................................................................
Total Dollars
1306
Year
1312
6. What year did you (the operator listed on the label) start operating the selected field?..................................
___ ___ ___ ___
M M D D Y Y
1308
7. On what date was the selected field planted?................................................................................................___ ___ ___ ___
1
2
a. When planted, was this oat field planted 3
with the intention of—? INCLUDE oats 4
5
planted for commercial seed contract
6
Dual purpose: grain and grazing
Harvesting for grain only
Grazing only
Dual purpose: grazing and cover crop
Cover crop only
Other uses - Specify:___________________
under other uses................................................................................
Code
3117
................
[If 7a = 1 or 2, ask—]
1 Feed
2 Milling
b. What is the primary purpose of the oats
3 Seed
that are planted in this field?....................................
4 Brewing
___ ___
Code
3111
.............................................................
Bushels per Acre
1311
c. What was your yield goal at planting for the selected field?...........................................................................
4
1 Purchased
2 Homegrown or traded
8. What was the source of the oat seed?............................................................
3 Both
Code
1317
...............................................
Dollars & Cents
per Pound
[If item 8 = 2 or 3, ask—]
3321
.__ __
a. What was the cost per pound for cleaning and treating this seed?.................................................................
Percent
1318
b. How much of the oat seed planted in this field was grown (or received in trade) by this operation?...............
[If any seed purchased (item 8 = 1 or 3), ask—]
Dollars & Cents
per Unit
Unit Code
1=Pounds
2=Cwt
3=Tons
4=Bushels
22=Acres
23=50 lb. Bags
1320
9. 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....................................
Code
3062
1 Treated with a pesticide prior to purchase?
2 Treated with a pesticide after purchase?
10. For the 2023 oat crop, was the oat seed—........................................
...........................
3 Not treated with a pesticide?
[If item 10 = 1 or 2, continue, otherwise go to item 11.]
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
11. For the 2023 oat crop, did you plant a commercial seed product on the selected field?.......................No=3
[If item 11 = 1, ask—]
Commercial Seed Product Name
2342
a. What was the name of the seed product?
[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. Enter "999" if a seed product was purchased but is not listed. Enter "–1" if the product is 2343
not known.]..............................................................................................................................................................
Unit Code
1=Pounds/Acre
2=Cwt/Acre
3=Tons/Acre
4=Bushels/Acre
23=50 lb. Bags/Acre
Units
1313
12. What was the seeding rate per acre the first time the selected field was planted?...............
2314
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Acres
1315
13. How many acres in the selected field had to be replanted to oat? ................................................................
(Acres replanted = Number of Acres x Number of times replanted.)
.__
Code
Yes=1
14. Has harvest of the selected field been completed?...............................................................................No=3
1328
5
[Now I need information about the acres harvested or to be harvested and the yields from the selected field.]
Unit Code
1=Pounds
2=Cwt
3=Tons
4=Bushels
What yield per acre did
you get or do you
expect to get for oats–
15. How many acres in this oat field were or will be—
Acres
1346
a. harvested for grain?...............................................................................
1349
b. harvested for hay, silage, or green chop?..............................................
1431
c. harvested for commercial seed contract?..............................................
1351
d. abandoned?...........................................................................................
1439
e. used for some other purpose?...............................................................
Units per Acre
.___
.___
.___
1347
Code
.___
1350
1348
.___
1432
.___
TONS
1433
.___
.___
16. Was straw harvested from the selected field?
1520
1
Yes – Continue
3
No – Go to item 18
Acres
1521
17. How many acres of this oat field were harvested for straw?...........................................................................
.__
Total Tons
1522
a. How many total tons of oat straw were harvested from these oat acres (item 17)?........................................
______.__
Tons per Acre
X
______ = _______
Acres
Total Tons
OR
________
Bales
X
________ ÷
Lbs per Bale
2000
= _______
Lbs per Ton
Total Tons
Percent
b. Of the total oat straw harvested from this field (item 17a), what was the
landlord's share of the oat straw?..............................................................................
OR
1523
Tons
1524
Total Dollars
1525
c. What was the total cost of baler twine/wire used to bale the oat straw from this field? INCLUDE
landlord's share..............................................................................................................................................
Dollars & Cents
Per Ton
[If any oat straw was sold, ask—]
1526
d. What was the price received per ton for all oat straw (item 17a) sold from this field?....................................
18.
1 Cattle
2 Sheep
What type of livestock grazed the selected oat field during 3 Other, Specify: ______________
the 2023 crop year?...............................................................................
4 Not grazed
.__ __
Code
3147
.................................
[If item 18 is 4, go to item 19, otherwise, ask—]
Head
1362
a. About how many head of livestock (item 18) grazed this oat field?................................................................
Days
1363
b. How many days did this livestock graze on this oat field?..............................................................................
Code
Yes=1 3060
c. Was this oat field "grazed–out" instead of harvested for grain?..........................................................
No=3
6
Crop Code List for item 19 – Previously Planted Crops
190 Barley
311 Grasses including clover
6 Corn for grain
1 Hay, alfalfa
5 Corn for silage
11 Hay, all other
22 Rye (cereal)
34 Annual ryegrass
240 Sorghum, all
318 No crop planted
26 Soybeans
291 Other field crop
283 Cotton, all
15 Oats
263 Wheat, spring
292 Other crop
302 CRP
21 Rice
165 Wheat, winter
312 Cover crop mix
19. Please report what crops were previously planted 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, 292, 302, and 311) report the crop code in all seasons when
the crop was growing.]
Season and Year
a.
Spring/Summer of 2023?.................
b.
Fall of 2022?....................................
c.
Spring/Summer of 2022?.................
d.
Fall of 2021?....................................
e.
Spring/Summer of 2021?.................
f.
Fall of 2020?....................................
g.
Spring/Summer of 2020?.................
h.
Fall of 2019?....................................
i.
Spring/Summer of 2019?.................
Crop Name
Crop Code
2
3
4
Was this a
cover crop?
If a cover crop was
planted, how did you
terminate this cover
crop?
Was the
selected field
no–till or
strip–tilled?1/
Yes=1
No=3
1 Tilled–in
2 Herbicide
3 Rolled
4 Grazed
5 Harvested for forage
6 Harvested for grain
7 Winter killed
Yes=1
No=3
Code
1344
OATS
1343
1470
1471
1345
1369
1472
1473
1371
1372
1474
1475
1374
1375
1476
1477
1377
1378
1478
1479
1380
1381
1480
1481
1383
1366
1482
1483
1368
1340
1484
1485
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.
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
[If a cover crop was planted in Spring/Summer/Fall 2022, ask—]
j.
1468
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.................................................................................
20. Is this field managed under an NRCS-approved conservation plan for highly erodible land (HEL)?
(All fields that have been designated as HEL by USDA, and that are being actively farmed, are
Yes=1
required to have soil conservation plans under the conservation compliance program.)....................... No=3
21. 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
Code
0702
1405
7
22. What is the slope of the selected
1 Nearly level (0 – 2%)
2 Even, moderate grade (3 – 9%)
3 Variable, moderate grade
field?...............................................
4 Even, steep grade (over 10%)
5 Variable, steep grade
23. What is the primary soil type of the selected
1 Loam
2 Clay
3 Sandy
field?.......................................................
4 Mixed
5 Silty
Code
2400
.......................................
Code
2401
.......................................
Unit Codes
1 Currently a concern
2 A concern in the past
but not anymore
3 Not a concern
24. In the selected field, are any of the following currently or historically a concern?
Code
2407
a. Water–driven erosion............................................................................................................................
2408
b. Wind–driven erosion.............................................................................................................................
2409
c. Soil compaction.....................................................................................................................................
2410
d. Poor drainage.......................................................................................................................................
2411
e. Low organic matter...............................................................................................................................
f.
2412
Water quality.........................................................................................................................................
2413
g. Other concerns.....................................................................................................................................
2415
h. Water availability...................................................................................................................................
[If items 24a – 24h are all "Not a concern", ask—]
i.
Code
If the answer to all of the above was "Not a Concern", is it the case that there are no
Yes=1
significant concerns on this field?.................................................................................................
No=3
2414
Code
Yes=1 2402
25. Did the land use practices for the selected field include subsurface drainage?..................................
No=3
[If 25 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 26.]
Year
2403
a. In what year was the current subsurface (tile) drainage installed?.................................................................__ __ __ __
Inches
2604
b. What is the average depth of your draining system?......................................................................................
2605
c. What is the diameter of your tiles?.................................................................................................................
Hours
2606
26. On average, how many hours does it take your field to return to normal soil moisture levels
following a heavy storm?................................................................................................................................
Code
2406
a. Does this system include a mechanism for controlled drainage (e.g. stop logs, risers,
Yes=1
or float mechanisms)?........................................................................................................................
No=3
8
27. 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?
Unit Code
1 Current
2 Past
3 Never
2611
a. Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)...........................................................................................
2612
b. Conservation Security or Conservation Stewardship Programs (CSP)...........................................................
2613
c. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)...........................................................................................................
2614
d. Other Federal, State, Local or non–government source.................................................................................
Code
28. During the last four years, did you apply for conservation funding, either through any Federal,
Yes=1
State, or local program, for the selected oat field?..............................................................................No=3
2402
9
29. [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. Please check any practices or activities that you used on the selected field this year or 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
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
Controlled release or enhanced
efficiency fertilizer
Split nitrogen application with at
least 50% applied after planting
Adjacent to Field
33
Filter strip
34
Field border
35
Riparian buffer – grass or forest
50
Irrigation water management
plan
99
None of the above
b. For each practice or activity checked in 29a, please complete one line of this table.
[Enumerator Note: If "99:None of the above" was selected, report code "99" in the first row (item 1610).]
1
Practice or Activity on the Selected Field
2
Practice Code
(see item 29a)
3
4
5
Was this practice or plan What financial assistance (cost Does this practice or activity
used on this selected share) has been received for this
help satisfy—
field in 2023?
practice on this field?
1 Used in 2023
1 Received a payment in 2023 1 A federal, state, or local
2 Not used in 2023 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
2023 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
10
Code
30. In 2023, were the oats in the selected field covered by a single or named peril crop insurance
Yes=1
policy (e.g. hail, replant, wind, freeze, etc.)?.........................................................................................
No=3
1393
[If item 30 = 1, continue. Otherwise, go to item 31.]
Code
a. In 2023, were the oats in the selected field covered by more than one single or named peril Yes=1
crop insurance policy (e.g. hail, replant, wind, freeze)?........................................................................
No=3
2721
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
1395
b. What was the dollar amount of coverage per acre for the single peril policy covering the selected
field?...............................................................................................................................................................
.__ __
c. What was the premium cost per acre for the single peril policy covering the selected field in 2023? 2722
EXCLUDE any sign–up fee............................................................................................................................
.__ __
Percent
d. What was the percent deductible for the single peril policy covering the selected field? (Record no 2723
deductible as 0%)...........................................................................................................................................
Code
2724
e. Did you (or will you) collect an indemnity payment for the selected field from the single peril Yes=1
policy during 2023?...............................................................................................................................
No=3
Code
31. In 2023, were the oats in the selected field covered by a multi–peril federal program that
provided protection against yield or revenue losses? These types of policies include crop
Yes=1
insurance and crop disaster assistance programs................................................................................
No=3
1385
[If item 31 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to Section C.]
1 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP CAT)
2 Federal CAT (basic catastrophic insurance)
3 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program buy–up
4 Actual Production History (APH) buy–up
a. What type of multi–peril coverage
5 Revenue Protection (RP)
did you obtain?...............................................................
6 Other Federal crop insurance
Code
1386
.........................................
[If item 31a = 2, ask—]
Percent
1387
i.
What percent of yield coverage did you select for the selected field?.............................................................
1388
ii. What percent of revenue coverage did you select for the selected field?.......................................................
[If item 31a = 3, ask—]
Percent
1389
iii. What percent of revenue coverage did you select for the selected field?.......................................................
Code
1 Basic
2
Optional
2524
b. What type of unit coverage did you purchase for the multi–peril policy on the
3 Enterprise ................................................
selected field?.................................................................................................................
Year
2525
c. 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
d. What is the 2023 Approved APH (actual production history) yield for the selected field?...............................
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
2527
e. What was the premium paid for multi–peril crop insurance for the selected field in 2023?
EXCLUDE any administrative fee...................................................................................................................
.___ ___
Code
f.
2528
Did you or will you collect an indemnity payment for the selected field from multi–peril crop
Yes=1
insurance during 2023?........................................................................................................................
No=3
11
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
2023 oat 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 2023
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
2022 and those applied earlier if the
selected field was fallow in 2022.
Unprocessed manure
Nutrients or fertilizers applied to previous
crops in the selected field
Commercially prepared manure or
compost
Office Use
Lines in Table
Lime and gypsum/landplaster
Nitrogen Codes for Column 2 Source/Form of N Used
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
0299
Application Codes for Column 6
1 Anhydrous ammonia
6 Ammonia sulfate
2 Nitrogen solution (UAN) 7 Potassium nitrate,
3 Urea
magnesium nitrate, and
4 Ammonium nitrate
calcium nitrate
5 Sodium nitrate
8 Other nitrogen fertilizer
material [specify:_________________ ]
L
I
N
E
Table
001
1 Broadcast, ground without incorporation
2 Broadcast, ground with incorporation
3 Broadcast, by aircraft
4 In seed furrow
2
3
4
5
Materials Used
[Enter percentage analysis or actual pounds of plant
nutrients applied per acre.]
What quantity
was applied per
acre?
[Enter material
code]
When was this
applied?
5 In irrigation water
6 Chisel/injected or knifed in
7 Banded in or over row
8 Foliar or directed spray
6
7
How was this How many acres in
applied? the selected field were
treated in this
[Refer to
application?
In the fall before
code list
seeding
above]
In the spring
before seeding
At seeding
After seeding
1 Pounds
[Leave this
column blank if 12 Gallons
actual nutrients 13 Quarts
[Refer to nitrogen list above for type of nitrogen used.]
were reported] 19 Pounds of
actual
N
P2O5
K2 O
S
Source/Form
nutrients
Nitrogen Phosphate Potash
Sulfur
of N Used
[Refer to
code list
above]
1
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
[Show Common Nutrients or Fertilizers in Respondent
Booklet]
2
3
4
Acres
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
12
Code
4. Were any nutrients or fertilizers applied by custom
Yes=1 0214
applicators?..........................................................
No=3
[If item 4=1 continue. Otherwise go to item 5.]
Code
2216
a. Are you able to report the cost of nutrient or fertilizer materials and custom application
Yes=1
separately?...........................................................................................................................................
No=3
[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 spent for custom application of nutrients or
fertilizers on the selected field?
INCLUDE
Dollars & Cents
· operator, landlord, and contractor costs
OR
per Acre
· costs for sulfur and micronutrients
0219
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 costs for sulfur
Dollars & Cents
and micronutrients
OR
per Acre
· materials applied to the selected field if it was fallow in 2022
0221
EXCLUDE lime, gypsum, purchased manure, and 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
Yes=1 0218
6. Was gypsum applied to the selected field for the 2023 oat crop?.........................................................
No=3
7. Was a soil test for soil organic matter performed on the selected oat field at some point in the
Yes=1
last 10 years?.......................................................................................................................................
No=3
3225
[If item 7 = 1, ask—]
Percent
3226
a. What was the percentage of soil organic matter on the selected 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 oat field in 2022 or 2023 for the 2023
Yes=1
crop?.....................................................................................................................................................
No=3
Code
0224
[If item 8 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 13.]
9. Was a soil test for phosphorus performed on the selected oat field in 2022 or 2023 for the 2023 Yes=1
crop?.....................................................................................................................................................
No=3
[If item 9 = 1 ask—]
Code
0225
Pounds per Acre
0226
a. How many pounds of phosphorus per acre were recommended by the phosphorus test?.............................
13
Code
10. Was a soil test for nitrogen performed on the selected oat field in 2022 or 2023 for the 2023
Yes=1
crop?.....................................................................................................................................................
No=3
0227
[If item 10 = 1, ask—]
Pounds per Acre
0228
a. How many pounds of nitrogen per acre were recommended by the nitrogen test?........................................
Code
11. Was a plant tissue test or leaf analysis for nutrient deficiency performed on the selected field in Yes=1
2022 or 2023 for the 2023 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
a. What is the reason why tests were
2 Soil/plant tissue test costs were included in the
done at no cost?...............................................
total fertilizer costs reported in item 5
Code
0232
................
3 Some other reason
Code
b. Did you receive a payment from a conservation program (CSP, EQIP, or other) for
Yes=1
performing a soil or plant tissue test?...................................................................................................
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 15.]
13. Was the amount of nitrogen you decided to apply to the selected field based on—
a. Results of a soil or plant tissue
Code
Yes=1 0233
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
Code
1 Nitrification inhibitors (such as N–Serve)
2
Urease
inhibitors
(such
as
Agrotain)
0241
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?...................................................................................................
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..................................................................
OR
.__ __
OR
Dollars & Cents
per Gallon
0298
.__ __
.__ __
14
Code
15. Is lime ever applied to the selected
Yes=1 0242
field?.............................................................................................
No=3
[If item 15 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to item 16.]
Years
0243
a. On average, how many years are there between applications of lime to the selected field?..........................
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
Yes=1 0240
c. Was lime applied to the selected field in 2022 or 2023 for the 2023 crop?...........................................
No=3
16. 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 2023 oat crop?
Yes=1 0246
EXCLUDE commercially prepared manure................................................................................................
No=3
Code
[If item 16 = 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
b. What was the amount of manure or compost applied per acre to the selected
.___ ___
field?............................................................................................................................................
0248
c. Of the total manure or compost applied to the selected field for the 2023 oat 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?...............................................................................................................................................
=
100%
Code
1 Lagoon liquid?
2 Slurry liquid?
0257
d. Was the manure or compost—....................................................................................
3 Semi–dry or dry? ........................................................
Code
1 Broadcast or sprayed without incorporation?
2 Broadcast or sprayed with incorporation?
0258
3 Injected/knifed in?
e. Was the manure or 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 manure 7 Biosolids – municipal sludge?
or compost—............................................
8 Food waste?
9 Other?
Specify:________________________
Code
0259
.......................................................
15
1 Produced on this operation?
2 Purchased?
3 Obtained at no cost off this operation?
g. Was the manure or compost—.................
4 Obtained with compensation (operator
received payment for accepting the manure)?
Code
0260
.......................................................
[If item 16g = 2, continue. Otherwise go to item 16h.]
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
i.
OR
0284
Total Dollars
0285
What was the total cost of the purchased manure or compost applied
.__ __
to the selected field?......................................................................................................
INCLUDE
· operator, landlord, and contractor costs
· any payment made for transportation costs
Code
Yes=1 0286
ii. Did you hire someone to custom apply the manure or compost?........................................................
No=3
[If item 16gii = 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.
0261
Of the manure or compost applied to the selected field, was any tested for nutrient content
Yes=1
prior to application?..............................................................................................................................
No=3
j.
0262
Was the application rate of commercial nitrogen fertilizer on the selected field reduced due
Yes=1
to manure or compost application?......................................................................................................
No=3
[If 16j = 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 oat harvest date for the selected field due to the application of
Yes=1
manure or compost?............................................................................................................................
No=3
Code
17. 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 17 = 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
16
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 2023 oat
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 oat field for the 2023 crop?.................................................No=3
0302
0300
[Probe for applications made in the fall of 2022 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 the 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)
17
Applications Codes for Column 9
1
2
3
4
5
Broadcast, ground without incorporation
Broadcast, ground with incorporation
Broadcast, by aircraft
In seed furrow
In irrigation water
9
10
11
12
How many acres in
the selected field were
treated with this
product?
How many times
was it applied?
Were these applications
made by—
L
I
N
E
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
Chiseled/injected or knifed in
Banded in or over row
Foliar or directed spray
Spot treatments
How was this
product applied?
[Enter code from
above.]
01
6
7
8
9
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
18
Code
3. Were any chemicals, biocontrols, or pesticides applied by custom
Yes=1 0323
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
.__ __
2022 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..................................................
OR
Total Dollars
3037
.__ __
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
3038
Note:
Total Dollars
.__ __
3036
c. How much was spent for fungicide products applied to the selected field?
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs..................................................
Total Dollars
0335
3035
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
b. How much was spent for insecticide products applied to the selected
field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs........................................
Total Dollars
OR
Total Dollars
3039
.__ __
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.
19
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 2023
oat 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
0800
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
0801
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
0802
[Enumerator Action: Were herbicide (pesticide product codes 40000–49999) 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 oat field before weeds emerged?.........................................No=3
5. Were herbicides applied to the selected oat 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 2023, 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—
a. a pest advisory
Code
Yes=1 0810
warning?.....................................................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 0811
b. a pest development model?................................................................................................................
No=3
[If scouted by crop consultant or commercial scout, ask item 11. Otherwise go to item 12.]
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
OR
0821
11. 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
12. 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
20
1
2
3
[If column 2 = 1, ask—]
Do you believe that the infestation/population level was higher than the
economic threshold for treatment?
13. Do you believe that the selected field
was infested with any of the following
pests or diseases?
Yes=1
No=3
1
2
3
4
99
Much higher (over 1.5 times the threshold)
Higher (between 1 and 1.5 times threshold)
Lower (between 1 and .5 times the threshold)
Much lower (between .5 and 0 times the threshold)
Don't Know
Code
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
a. Crown rust..................................................
b. Stem rust....................................................
c. Barley dwarf virus.......................................
Code
14. Did you use field mapping of previous weed problems to assist you in making weed
Yes=1
management decisions?........................................................................................................................
No=3
0825
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 oat 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
21
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—]
a. What were the total materials and application costs for all biological pest controls for the selected field?
INCLUDE
· operator, landlord, and contractor costs
· cost for beneficial organisms, insects, nematodes, and fungi
EXCLUDE biological pesticides previously reported.
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
0859
OR
Total Dollars
0860
.__ __
Code
18. Was a trap crop, excluding fallow, grown to help manage insects in the selected
Yes=1 0863
field?.......................
No=3
Yes=1 0864
19. Was the selected field left fallow in 2022 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
Units per Acre
2735
1
2
3
4
Unit Codes
Pounds
CWT
Tons
Bushels
2736
22. If untreated (either with herbicides, tillage, or cultivation), how much yield loss (e.g.
bushels per acre) do you think weeds would most likely cause on the selected field?......
Code
23. Did pests, such as weeds, insects, pathogens, or animals, cause any yield loss on the selected Yes=1
field in spite of your pest control efforts?...............................................................................................
No=3
0827
[If item 23 = 1, ask]
1
2
3
4
Unit Codes
Pounds
CWT
Tons
Bushels
a. How much yield loss per acre do you think was caused
Units per Acre
by all pests on the selected field in spite of the
0829
0828
management practices you used to reduce those
losses?............................................................................................................................
OR
Total Units
0830
Completion Code for
Pest Management Data
1 Incomplete/Refusal
0500
22
F
FIELD OPERATIONS — SELECTED FIELD
Check List
1. Including custom operations, I need to list field work performed by machines
on the selected field for the 2023 oat crop. Please...
· begin with the first field operation after harvest of the previous crop, including
·
·
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
INCLUDE all field work using machines for—
operations for a cover crop established since the previous crop was harvested. If
fallow during 2022, list operations starting with fall 2021.
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.]
EXCLUDE
land forming
and hauling
operations.
Code
9
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?
2
3
4
5
40-99 HP
100-149 HP
150-199 HP
>=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
Column 10
equals 1–5]
1
2
3
4
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
diesel
gasoline
LP gas
other
Office Use
0400
23
[Enumerator Action: Were machine or equipment codes reported in Question 1?]
xxxx
1
Yes – Continue
3
No – Go to item 3
Code
2. Were any of the machines or equipment reported in Columns 2 or 3 of Question 1 purchased
Yes = 1
new during 2023?........................................................................................................................................... No = 3
xxxx
[If item 2 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 3.]
1
2
3
Machine purchased new in 2023
[Record machine code
from respondent booklet.]
Dealer's list price of the machine. (This should be the
"sticker price", not including discounts or trade–in
values for used machinery.)
Code
Dollars
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
3. 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 2023 oat 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?
Hours
Hours
Hours
Type of Workers
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
24
4. What was the average hourly wage rate paid to part–time
or seasonal hired workers on the selected field? Part–
Dollars & Cents
OR
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
5. 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
Total Dollars per
Week
Number of Hours
Worked Each Week
3119
AND
2118
Number of Hours
Worked Each Week
3118
.___ ___
Code
6. Was any contract labor used on the selected
Yes=1
field?.............................................................................No=3
1116
Dollars & Cents
Per Acre
[If item 5 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 6.]
1117
a. What was the average cost per acre for this contract labor?
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs.........................................................................................
7. What percent of the total number of unpaid hours worked on the selected field was performed by
1120
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
8. Now I need some information on how much was spent or will be spent for custom services used on the selected field for
the 2023 oat crop.
1
2
Custom Service
Including operator,
landlord, and
contractor costs, how
much was spent for
[column1] on the
selected field for the
2023 oat crop?
Which of the following services were performed
for the 2023 oat 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)
.___ ___
25
Code
9. Were the oats harvested and hauled from the selected field dried (or will be dried) before it was 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
2748
1196
[If item 10 = 1, continue. Otherwise, go to item 13.]
11. Which of the following technical or consultant services did you obtain to make
recommendations for the selected field?
Code
Yes=1 1129
a. Nutrient recommendations/management 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.]
Code
12. Were any of the technical or consultant services listed in item 11a–g provided to you at no cost Yes=1
or were partially reimbursed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)?....................No=3
13. What was the cost for any technical or consultant services reported in item 10.
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs. EXCLUDE cost of soil or
Dollars & Cents
tissue tests or scouting costs previously reported. Do not report costs for any
OR
per Acre
of these services reported above if they were previously reported as part of
1136
.__ __
the cost of materials and/or application.....................................................................
xxxx
Total Dollars
1137
14. Please report how any data from the selected field in 2023 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 14b = 1, continue. Otherwise, go to item 15.]
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
26
15. Please report the data collection technologies you used on the selected field to produce this crop.
1
2
3
4
5
6
If the tool was used—
Data Collection Tool
Was this
tool used
on the
selected
field?
Did this tool
collect GPS
coordinates?
Are data from
this tool used
to create a
map?
Yes=1
No=3
Yes=1
No=3
Yes=1
No=3
What is the
replacement cost of
this tool?
What is the
annual fee
for using
this tool? 1/
Total Dollars
Total dollars
2461
2462
2463
2570
2571
2464
b. Soil tests on core sample performed on–
farm or sent out to a laboratory.................................
2465
2466
2572
2573
2467
2468
2469
2574
2575
2470
2471
2472
2576
2577
2473
2474
2475
2578
2579
2445
2446
2447
2448
2449
2455
2456
2457
2458
2459
2479
h. Custom service applications – data from
completed work on your field....................................
2480
2481
2582
2583
2482
2483
2484
a. Yield monitor.............................................................
c. Soil sensor tests........................................................
d. Hard–wired crop condition sensors...........................
e. Wireless crop condition sensors...............................
f.
Aircraft or satellites...................................................
g. Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).............
i.
Public data downloaded from online sources............
1/ INCLUDE custom service fees, data subscriptions, and online tool subscriptions.
16. 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 15 column 2 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 18.]
17. Using data collected from the previous tools table in item 15, did you obtain crop management
recommendations, such as data interpretation, in 2023 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 17a–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
27
[If item 15g column 2 = 1, ask—]
18. In the selected field, did you use the UAV for any of the following purposes?
Code
Yes=1 3161
a. Weed analysis?....................................................................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 3165
b. Yield analysis?......................................................................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 3166
c. Moisture analysis?................................................................................................................................
No=3
19. Was any of the following GPS–enabled (Global Positioning System) equipment used to produce oats
on the selected field in 2023?
a. Mounted in–cab heads–up
Code
Yes=1 2155
displays?....................................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 2156
b. Smart phones or computer tablets?......................................................................................................
No=3
2165
c. Automatic section control, such as auto sprayer boom controls or automatic section shut
Yes=1
offs?......................................................................................................................................................
No=3
20. 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
21. Were any automated guidance systems (i.e. auto–steer), excluding Light Bar, used on the
Yes=1
selected field?.......................................................................................................................................
No=3
2148
[If item 21 = 1 continue, otherwise go to item 21f.]
1 New, owned?
2 Used, owned?
a. Was the automated guidance system...................................................................
3 Leased?
Code
2158
.............................................
Year
2159
b. What year was the automated guidance system first purchased?..................................................................
___ ___
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
OR
2160
c. What is the replacement cost for the automated guidance system?..........................
Total Dollars
2161
.__ __
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
OR
2162
d. What is the annual fee for the automated guidance system?.....................................
___ ___
Total Dollars
2163
.__ __
e. What is the primary reason you chose to use an automated guidance system? (Select all that apply.)
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
Increase yields
Improve soil conditions
(i.e. soil compaction)
xxxx
xxxx
Reduce input costs
Technology came "standard"
on my equipment
xxxx
xxxx
Reduce operator fatigue
Reduce environmental impacts
(i.e. emissions)
Other
[If item 21 = 3, ask—]
f.
What is the primary reason you chose not to use an automated guidance system? (Select all that apply.)
xxxx
Costs are too high relative to benefits
xxxx
Benefits are uncertain
xxxx
Too complicated to use
xxxx
Not sufficiently accurate
xxxx
Not suitable for my operation
xxxx
Other
28
Code
Yes=1 2164
22. Was a variable rate applicator used on the selected field?...................................................................
No=3
[If item 22 = 1 continue, otherwise go to Section G]
Please report the variable rate applicator types you used on the selected field to produce this crop. If a particular row's
variable rate applicator was not used, leave that row blank.
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.................................
29
G
IRRIGATION
G
Acres
1160
.___
1. How many acres in the selected field were irrigated for the 2023 oat crop?...................................................
[If none, go to Conclusion]
2. Now I have some questions about the irrigation systems and water used on the selected field for the 2023 oat crop.
Unit
a. What type(s) of irrigation system(s) was (or were) used to irrigate the selected field?
System Type Code
[Show System Type Codes in the Respondent Booklet. Enter System Type Code for
the system covering the most field acres.]....................................................................................
Inches per Acre
OR
b. What was the total quantity of water applied to the selected field during the entire
Total Acre Feet
growing season? INCLUDE all water used from both on–farm and off–farm sources..................
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 oat 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 oat growing
Irrigations
season using this system? INCLUDE any pre-plant irrigation......................................................
1 Turbine
e. What was the pump type? [If more
2 Submersible
than one pump in the system, enter
3 Centrifugal
type for pump closest to water
4 Booster
source.]............................................................
5 Siphon
99 No Pump
f.
1164
1165
1166
1167
1168
[If code 99, go to item j.]..........
Code
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 No Pump was used, 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 2023 growing season? EXCLUDE the selected field........................
1173
1174
.___
30
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
3. What was the cost of the fuel or electricity used to irrigate the selected field?
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs.....................................................
1189
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 continue. 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 2023 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 2023 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?...............................................................................................
[If Pipe systems were used, item 2a 10, 11, 14, 15 or 16, ask—]
8. Were wells used to supply irrigation water for the selected
Code
Yes=1 1205
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 2023 growing season?..........................................................................................................
.___
Code
9. Was any additional mainline or lateral pipe used to carry water from the source to the system in Yes=1
the same wells during the 2023 growing season?...............................................................................No=3
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?...................................
31
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OR
Space for Notes and Comments
32
CONCLUSION
Location of Selected Field
I need to locate the selected field of oats on this map.
Office Use
State County FIPS Code
County Name
0010
1. What county is the selected oat field in?................................................
LATITUDE
9854
a. Field location....................................................
___
[Enumerator Action:
__ __ __ __ __
LONGITUDE
9855
___ . ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
decimal
_
___ ___ ___. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
decimal
_
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 2024 to collect it. I'll
call you then to set up a time that is good for you.
Office Use Only
OR
Ending Time (Military)
Hours
Minutes
0005
0008
2. Ending time..............................................................................
3. Records Use –
Total Time
Hours
Minutes
[Did respondent use farm/ranch records to report—]
Code
Code
Yes=1 0011
[fertilizer data]........ No=3
4. Supplements Used –
Code
[majority of this
Yes=1 0013
expense data?]........... No=3
Yes=1 0012
[pesticide data]............ No=3
[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....................
Contact Information
Operator Email:
Operator Phone:
9929
9917
Check to
9918
receive results
by email
☐
(
Operation Email: (if different from above)
check if
cell phone
☐
) _____________________
Operation Phone: (if different from above)
9937
9920
Check to
9936
receive results
by email
☐
(
check if
cell phone
Respondent Name:
Respondent Phone (if different from above)
9912
9911
____________________________________________
(
check if 9910
cell phone
) _____________________
☐
) _____________________
☐
Date:
MM
__ __
DD
YY
__ __ __ __
This completes the survey. The results will be available on the release date at nass.usda.gov/results
Thank you for your help.
OFFICE USE
R. Unit
9921
Ptr 1 Str
9922
Response
1-Comp
2-R
3-Inac
4-Office Hold
Ptr 2 Str
9923
Ptr 3 Str
9927
Respondent
9901
1-Op/Mgr
2-Spouse
3-Acct/Bkpr
4-Partner
9-Other
9902
Ptr 4 Str
9928
OPS
923
Mode
2-PATI (tel)
9903
3-PAPI (Face-toFace)
SSO 1
9907
ADJ
922
Enum.
9998
Optional Use
9906
9916
POID
9989
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Eval.
9900
Change
9985
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| File Modified | 2023-06-16 |
| File Created | 2023-06-16 |