SMetaKey: 3864 Citrus Acreage Survey

CITRUS ACREAGE SURVEY
	OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires: XX/XX/20XX Project Code: 740 QID: 163864 SMetaKey: 3864
		United States Department of Agriculture
		NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
		California Department of Food and Agriculture
	USDA/NASS - California Pacific Region 650 Capitol Mall, #6-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 1-800-851-1127 Fax: 1-855-270-2722 e-mail: [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 responses will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both. This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018, Title III of Pub. L. No. 115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35 and other applicable Federal laws. For more information on how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response is voluntary. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0039. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 40 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.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is asking for your help in completing the 2023 Citrus Acreage Survey, in cooperation with corresponding industries. Your help in completing and returning the enclosed parcel record(s) will assist in preparing and publishing a timely report on California acreage for the se crops. We will summarize the data and results will be available online and by mail in August 2024.

Please review the enclosed parcels and make updates as needed, and provide a phone number where you can be reached. Use the table below as an aide for making updates. Newly planted, pulled, or abandoned acres should be noted by location on the enclosed parcel records. Any “new or additional” parcels should be listed on the enclosed blue parcel record. Parcel records may be returned in the following ways:

1) Return your updates in the Business Reply envelope provided.

2) FAX to 1-855-270-2722.

3) E-mail to [email protected]

4) Call our office at (916) 738-6570 or at (916) 738-6600 and choose Option 4.

Your response is requested by February 15, 2024.

Current Phone Number(s): __________________________________________________________________________

	Oranges (Acres)	Tangerines & Mandarins (Acres)	Lemons (Acres)	Grapefruit (Acres)	Other Citrus: _____________ (Acres)
Acres in our Database	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Acres Planted in 2020 or 2021
Acres Pulled in 2020 or 2021
Acres Abandoned

California Citrus Acreage Survey --- Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the plant system notation?

The plant system refers to the way trees are planted relative to each other. Most orchards are planted in a square or a rectangular pattern, where the plant spacing for the block specifies the feet between rows and between plants within a row. In the plant system column of the parcel record a 10 indicates a square or rectangular system. A 20 is a diamond pattern and a 40 is a hexagonal system. A 50 or 60 refers to an irregular or border pattern.

• What is the blue “New or Additional Parcel Record” for?

The extra blank form is used when a grower has acquired any additional parcels or properties that are not included with the white pre-printed parcel records. If there are no new parcels to report, the blue sheet can be discarded.

• I have more than one new parcel. What should I do?

Feel free to make as many copies of the blue “New or Additional Parcel Record” page as you need.

• How do I report the sale of a parcel?

When a parcel is sold or transferred to another operator, simply cross out the incorrect information and list the information for the new operator as completely as possible.

• If I have no changes to my parcels, should I send them back?

Yes. If there are no changes to the parcels, just note that on top of the parcel pages and return them so an additional follow-up contact will not be necessary and the acreage will be currently verified as correct.

OFFICE USE

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change

Office Use for POID

1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est

9901

1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth

9902

1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other

9903

9998

9900

9985

9989 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

R. Unit

Optional Use

9921

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name