OMB control number

Crop Management With or Without Cover Crops

OMB 0536-0080 · USDA/ERS.

OMB 0536-0080

The proposed data collection will use a survey of corn and soybean farmers in the Midwestern U.S. to study farmers’ current management practices as well as how their crop management may change with a cover crop. It will also explore farmer choices for participating in programs that support cover cropping, using contract enrollment questions to examine how aspects of contract design affect farmers’ willingness to enroll land. The survey will be designed for farmers with and without a history of cover cropping in Federal programs.

The latest form for Crop Management With or Without Cover Crops expires 2027-12-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Crop Management With or Without Cover Crops Form
Nonsub Change Crop Management 0536-0080.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
Attachment 11. ERS Survey 60-Day.pdf Supplementary Document
Attachment 14. Appendix A - Contract Features and Example Enrollment Questions.docx Supplementary Document
Attachment 13. ERS Survey Summary of Comments.docx Supplementary Document
Attachment 10. ERS Survey Summary of Cognitive Interviews.docx Supplementary Document
Attachment 9. ERS Survey Mailing #5 - Letter w Booklet 6Nov.docx Supplementary Document
Attachment 8. ERS Survey Mailing #4 - Letter 2.docx Supplementary Document
Attachment 7. ERS Survey Mailing #3 - Postcard large.docx Supplementary Document
Attachment 6. ERS Survey Mailing #2 - Postcard.docx Supplementary Document
Attachment 5. ERS Survey Mailing #1 - Letter.docx Supplementary Document
Attachment 3. ERS Survey Informed Consent.docx Supplementary Document
Attachment 2. ERS Crop Management Survey Part B.docx Supporting Statement B
Attachment 1. ERS Crop Management Survey Part A.docx Supporting Statement A
Crop Management With or Without Cover Crops Form

All Historical Document Collections

202502-0536-002	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2025-02-27
202411-0536-001 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2024-11-13