2018 June Area Presentation
2018 June AREA
Objective • To present a general overview of the survey • How can I appropriately fill out the forms?
Details May
• School for Supervisors: 16th to 17th of May • School for Enumerators: ______________ • Deadline for Enumerators: ____________ • All forms due in the office by Monday, June 11th • Project Code: 124 • Total Segments: 168 for CA and 14 for NV
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Coordination (priorities) Survey
Project Code
Deadline
Statistician
Cherry (CH)
134
May 29th to June 4th
John
Potato Stocks (PS)
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June 5th
Daniel
Ag Yield
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May 29th to June 6th
Sarah
June AREA
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June 11th
Roberto
June APS (JL)
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June 12th (noon)
Jennifer J
Grain Stocks (GS)
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May 29th to June 13th
Michael
Hogs (HG)
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June 14th (noon)
Riccio
June COF (COF)
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June 14th
Jennifer VC
Milk Production (MP)
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June 30th to July 11th
Semere
Cattle Report (CR)
152
June 30th to July 11th
Semere
ARMS I (AR)
905
July 16th
Rebecca
Three listings • FIRST: segments id by supervisor • SECOND: includes segments id, tract letters, operational and whole name, county, place and enumerator id
• THIRD: Coordination
2018 June Area Survey Changes By Roberto Sanchez
Changes from previous years • NO new segments • NO pre screening • Less segments with segments rotating out • NO questions related to ACES
JAS Changes • Screening Form (page 4 in the blue screening form): • A "summation" statement was added to account for all screeners for situations where there are multiple screeners for a specific segment. "Total tract letter listed in Column 5, page 2 (sum of all screeners)."
JAS Changes • “CATTLE” box was added (page 3 in the tract questionnaire).
JAS Changes • Section D (page 5 in the tract questionnaire): • Office use box item code 793 was added to identify the Usable codes
JAS Changes • Section E (page 8 in the tract questionnaire): • Some revisions have been made to question numbers and format for questions 1-5. • Question 11 and 11a were added to the questionnaire:
JAS Changes • Section H (page 12 in the tract questionnaire): • A cattle screening page was added before the cattle section to include a skip for Section H: Cattle and Calves. • The screener, at a minimum, in section H, should be answered for all tracts
JAS Changes • Section N (page 20 in the tract questionnaire) • Added Item codes for • “Cattle Milk Cows” (IC= 468) • “Cattle: All Other” (IC=469)
JAS Changes • Section O (does not exist in the 2018 tract questionnaire) • Removed Computer Usage for 2018
JAS Changes • Section P (page 21 in the tract questionnaire) • Include four questions only
Concepts of June AREA By Tiffany Ho
Assignments • Each assignment contains two things: 1. Map or photo a.
the red boundaries represent a segment
2. Envelope a. b. c.
Blue Screening Form Area Tract Questionnaire(s) Other surveys (coordination with the tract questionnaire)
What is a segment? • Area of land with identifiable boundaries selected for the survey • Outlined in RED • Represented by a 6 digit number • Typically referred to/by the last 3 digits • Example: 140177
• You MUST account for all of the land inside the segment • Including both agricultural and non-agricultural land.
What do I need to do with the segment? • You must account for every acre inside the Segment boundary • To do this you must identify the owners or operators of the land inside the given segment • Each owner or operator is assigned a Tract Letter (on the aerial photo and in the screening questionnaire)
What is a tract? • • • •
Parcel of land under one operating arrangement There are Ag Tracts and Non-Ag Tracts Drawn in BLUE pencil (on aerial photo) Represented by LETTERS • Starting with A and then using the next available letter • Different letter for each tract
• Must be a tract for each row on the screening questionnaire • You must to draw the blue boundaries inside each segment
The Tracts (A, B and C)
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Three levels of work • Segment = Red • Red boundaries in the map or photo • Segment id = six digit number
• Tract = Blue • Enumerator will draw the blue boundaries for each tract • Tract letter: A, B, C
• Field = Red (will be discussed in Section D of the tract questionnaire) • Enumerator will draw the field red boundaries inside each tract • Field number: 1, 2, 3
Before the interview(s) REMEMBER The segments has drawings from last year (tracts and fields). Enumerators will verify if the drawings are still current in 2018.
After the interview(s) REMEMBER The segments has drawings from last year (tracts and fields). Enumerators will verify if the drawings are still current in 2018.
What is missing in this segment? The Fields How can I identify the fields? You must account for all fields in Section D
Reminders • DON’T FORGET: You must account for all land inside the red segment boundaries for all segments. • All land inside the segment must belong to an Ag Tract or a Non-Ag Tract. • Be sure you have completed the entire segment by verifying the number of tracts completed and acreages on the back page of the Screening Questionnaire.
Questions?
The Blue Screening Form By Roberto Sanchez
The Blue Screening Form • The purpose of the Screening Form is to organize and account for all tracts of land in the segment and to screen for the Area Tract Questionnaire: • Screen out NON-AG and PIGA tracts • Screen in AG Tracts
Screen in Ag Tracts
The Blue Screening Form Presence or absence of agriculture is based on the total acres operated as of June 1, 2018
It is an agricultural tract if the operation: • • • • •
Produces or raises an agricultural commodity Stores crops Sells agricultural products Receives government payments Meets another criteria of a farm
ANYWHERE on the total acres operated
The Blue Screening Form • Columns 8 to 16 were designed to screen in or screen out each tract • IF a YES or DK is marked on any question 8-16 in the screener, you must complete an Area Tract Questionnaire for this operator because agricultural activity has been determined. • Once YES is marked in a column, the remaining columns do not need to be asked. 8
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Crops Grown Hay Cut Livestock Poultry Aquaculture
Sales of Ag Products
Grains Stored
Hogs Pigs
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Vegetables Melons Fruit Nuts Berries
Nursery Greenhouse Floriculture Sod Christmas trees Woody crops
Idle cropland or more than 99 acres of pasture
Gov’t Payments
Screen out Non-Ag Tracts & PIGA
PIGA: Columns 7 & 21 • If any tract classify as one of the next categories: Public: Forest Service, BLM, State, County, City, Special Districts, etc. Industrial: Railroad, Mining, Electric Cooperatives, Highway Dept. Grazing Associations: land used on an AUM basis
• You do need to answer “YES” to the column 7 and fill out column 21: the total acres of the tract (blue boundaries) Any private land inside the boundaries of a PIGA tract must be drawn off and screened as a separate tract.
Non-Ag Tracts • Areas of land with no ag activity • Includes Residential, Commercial, Woods, Waste, etc. • We do need complete names and addresses. ** Ag Potential needs to be coded accurately in Columns 18 to 20a
Acres: Column 18 • In IC 846 (column 18) enter the total acres of the tract (blue boundaries) • Write down the best description of the LAND USE (use your own words)
Ag Potential: Column 20 • We want to know if there will be any Agricultural Activity on the total acres operated before June 1st 2019. Code Potential = 1 if the operator intends to have agriculture in the next year. Code Potential = 3 if the operator does not intend to use their land for Agriculture in the next year.
Non-Ag Tracts • A non-ag tract with ag potential and no complete names and addresses it HARD to survey in follow-on surveys. • Please try to find out names, phone numbers, addresses.
Column 20a - Codes Codes to be used in Column 20a 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Residential Woods Idle Open Land Pasture Water (lakes, rivers, etc) Reported Non-ag by Respondent Vacant Houses Obvious Non-ag Grassland Hunting Preserve or Private Land Managed for Wildlife Government Land (Dept of Conservation, Dept of Natural Resources) Other – explain in shaded box below ic 783
For Non-Ag tracts with no Ag-Activity on the entire operation, the interview ends in the screening form. Questions 8 – 16 are all ‘NO’ Columns 18, 20, and 20a must be completed. Use the decimal point for acreages listed in column 18.
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What best describes this nonagricultural tract?
Acres of Public, Industrial, or Grazing Association land used on AUM basis.
20 NON AGRICULTURAL TRACTS
How many acres are inside these blue lines?
Does this tract have potential for agriculture before June 1, 2019?
[Enter acres] [Enter acres and land use, then continue]
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Enter description of Land Use here
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If code 783 = 12 (Other), write a description here
Be careful when coding Ag Potential. The way that this column is coded affects how records are handled in later survey processes.
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½ Acre Rule Designed to handle urban and residential areas. If visible signs of ag activity are present, screen no matter the size of the lot.
In general, the rules for completion of a tract questionnaire are: 1. If the residential parcel is ½ acre or less and no ag activity is present, assume it is a non-ag tract. 2. If the residential parcel is over ½ acre with no ag activity present, interview the operator to determine if they operate a farm.
Remember • DON’T FORGET: You must account for all land inside the red segment boundaries for all segments. • All land inside the segment must belong to an Ag Tract or a Non-Ag Tract. • Be sure you have completed the entire segment by verifying the number of tracts completed and acreages on the back page of the Screening Questionnaire. • Copy acreage for each Ag tract to center of screening form. • Reported Acres – Add up all acres (ag and non-ag) inside the Segment. Must be within 5% of pre-printed Digitized Acres. • Do not forget to include your name, ID and date in each form
Questions?
Area Tract Questionnaire
Screen in Ag Tract • They have answered any question from 8 to 16 as “YES” or “DK” 8
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Crops Grown Hay Cut Livestock Poultry Aquaculture
Sales of Ag Products
Grains Stored
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Vegetables Melons Fruit Nuts Berries
Nursery Greenhouse Floriculture Sod Christmas trees Woody crops
Idle cropland or more than 99 acres of pasture
Gov’t Payments
Area Tract Questionnaire: Face Page • Verify the pre printed information: • ID info (Segment, Tract & County) • Name & Address, Phone Number (operator, manager, senior partner)
Changes to the pre printed information • Use item number 1 (face page) if you find out any change to the pre printed information
Area Tract Questionnaire: Face Page • Managed operations must have an Operational Name • Only one operating arrangement per Area Tract Questionnaire • Registered under state law: LLP, LP, LLC, INC., CORP., Trust • Please verify the acronyms in the name
Section A: Operation Description • Identifies the tract operating arrangement • Three possibilities: • Individual (9921=1) • Partnership (9921 equal to or greater than 2) • Managed (9921=8)
Section A: Operation Description • Determines the operator
NASS’ Definition of Operator • How does NASS define the OPERATOR? • Person who makes most of the day to day decisions
• What if partners share equally? • Oldest is the operator
Section A: Operation Description • Identifies partners and their contact info
Section C: Sections to be Completed
Section C: Sections to be Completed • If the crops/stocks or cattle box is checked, • Then you will complete the entire questionnaire
• If the crops/stocks or cattle box is not checked, • then you will SKIP • • • •
Section E Question 10 (page 8) Section E.1 (page 9) Section F (page 10) Section H (pages 12 and 13)
Section D • Collects data that is used to produce State, Regional, and National acreage indications for the major field crops • Provides acreage indications for minor crops and changing land uses • Provides sample fields for Objective Yield crops
Section D • After the blue tract boundaries are drawn off, draw off the field boundaries within the tract • Be sure to switch from blue to red pencil before drawing field boundaries • Number the fields in red pencil • Current field boundaries may differ from those appearing on the photo • Boundaries may have changed since the photo was taken.
Section D • A field is a continuous area of land devoted to one crop or land use • Field boundaries are drawn off in RED • Fields are numbered in RED
• If the operator lives inside the segment, Field 1 must be the farmstead. • If the operator lives outside the segment, Field 1 will be the most accessible or easiest field to identify on the aerial photo.
Section D • Minimum field size is one-tenth of an acre (0.1) • All acreage entries to be recorded to the tenth of an acre (Example: 20 ½ acres = 20.5)
• Areas of idle land, woodland, and wasteland greater than 5.0 acres should be drawn off as separate fields. • Areas less than 5.0 acres of trees, brush, marsh etc. within a crop field can be recorded as waste within that field. • If operation has more than 9 fields in the tract, use the Section D supplement sheet.
Section D • The first question on page 4 of the questionnaire establishes the total acreage inside the blue tract boundary that needs to be accounted for. • Be sure that the respondent understands we want the total acres; and not just cropland
Section D • Line 1 - Total acres in field: • Must have an entry for every field drawn on the photo.
• Line 2 - Crop or land use: • Write a description of the current land use in the field.
Section D • Line 3 - Occupied farmstead: • Only complete if operator lives inside the segment. • Farmstead acreage is recorded on line 3. • List of includes and excludes on pages 611-612 of the interviewers manual.
Section D • Line 4 - Waste, un-occupied dwellings, buildings, structures, roads, ditches, etc: • Small areas of waste intermingled with crops can be recorded on line 4 of the same column as the cropland. • BUT five or more acres of any of these items in one continuous area should be drawn off as a separate field.
Section D • Line 5 - Woodland: • Areas of 5.0 or more acres should be drawn off as separate fields. • Woodland grazed or woodland with limited grazing potential should be coded as Woodland Pastured by checking the appropriate box in Line 5. • Woods and waste are not allowed in the same field. • See page 613 of the interviewer’s manual
Section D • Line 6 - Pasture: • Land normally grazed by livestock. • Permanent Pasture is ground that is grazed and is not in regular crop-pasture rotation. Typically ground that has never been tilled. • Cropland Pasture is cropland in a croppasture rotation that is used only for pasture during the current year, but could be (and has been) used for crops without additional improvements. • Cannot have woods or waste in the same field as pasture. • See pages 906 & 907 of the IM
Section D • Line 7 – Summer Fallow • Include only land that is tilled or treated with chemicals to control vegetative growth during the growing season, but is not planted.
• Line 8 - Idle cropland: • Land that is not used for crops during the current year. • CRP land is recorded here.
Section D • Line 9 - Dual utilization (2 crops or 2 uses of the same field) • Please read pages 614 & 615 of the interviewer’s manual. • Dual utilization: 2 or more uses of the same field, but not necessarily 2 crops for harvest. • An example of Dual Utilization would be oats planted in the fall as a cover crop. Then, the oats would be sprayed the next spring to kill it so corn could then be planted in the same field.
• Double cropping: 2 crops harvested from the same field during the same crop year.
Section D • Line 10 - Acres left to be planted: • If planting of a field is not complete at the time of the interview, enter the number of acres left to be seeded.
Section D • Line 11 - Acres irrigated: • Acreage of each field that will be irrigated at least once during this growing season. • Count the irrigated acreage only once for each crop to be grown this year even if watered multiple times.
Section D: CA • Lines 12 to 25– Grain Crop Acres • Report acreage planted and to be planted for all purposes. • Report any acreage planted and replanted to the SAME crop only once.
• Report operator’s CURRENT crop intentions. • If a field is not planted at the time of the interview, record what crop he intends to plant if at all possible.
• For Small Grains: record acres planted last fall or this spring even if the crop was abandoned prior to harvest.
Section D: CA • Line 29 – Other Uses of Grains planted • Use this line to record any grain crops that were planted BUT will not be harvested for grain • Be sure to record the planted acreage of any of these crops on the proper line and then tell us what happened to the crop here
• Some examples would be: • Corn that was planted and then cut for silage • Wheat that was planted and then abandoned • Oats that were planted and then cut for hay
Section D • Lines 30 to 33 - Hay • For hay acres harvested more than once, the acreage is only reported once • See pages 917-918 of the IM for more info
Section D: CA • Lines 38a to 48 • Pertains to crops that are more “state specific” • Do not include the use
• Line 81 – Other Crops • Record acreage of any crops not preprinted on a line in the table. • We use 848 for other crops, such as: Pistachios, Walnuts, Almonds, Grapes, among others.
Section D: NV • Lines 12-25 – Grain Crop Acres • Report acreage planted and to be planted for all purposes. • Report any acreage planted and replanted to the SAME crop only once.
• Report operator’s CURRENT crop intentions. • If a field is not planted at the time of the interview, record what crop he intends to plant if at all possible.
• For Small Grains: record acres planted last fall or this spring even if the crop was abandoned prior to harvest.
Section D: NV • Line 29 – Other Uses of Grains planted
• Use this line to record any grain crops that were planted BUT will not be harvested for grain
• Be sure to record the planted acreage of any of these crops on the proper line and then tell us what happened to the crop here
• Some examples would be:
• Corn that was planted and then cut for silage • Wheat that was planted and then abandoned • Oats that were planted and then cut for hay
Section D: NV • Lines 30 to 33 - Hay • For hay acres harvested more than once, the acreage is only reported once • See pages 917-918 of the IM for more info
Section D: NV • Line 81 • Pertains to crops that are more “state specific”
Exercises (section D only) • Field 1: • • • •
Farmer A has one acre of land in field 1 (all land in this field is irrigated) Field 1 is planted with corn All the corn in the field 1 will be used for silage No more information is available
Exercises (section D only) • How will you fill out the Section D with two different crops –double cropping corn and oats– in the same field (500 acres) and the same use –silage–? • No more information is available
Exercises (section D only) • We have the next data for Land on Tract B in the Segment 123456 • • • • •
Home (inside the segment) = 1 acre Rocks (no ag-activity) = 2 acres Garbage disposal area (no ag-activity) = 3 acres Private forest for personal recreation = 2 acres 200 acres of double cropping barley and oats for silage; all acres in this field are irrigated • How many total acres do we have on Tract B? • No more information is available
Exercises (section D only) • We have the next data for Land on Tract D in the Segment 123456 • 200 acres of double cropping wheat (other than durum or not durum) and corn for silage; all acres in this field are irrigated • How many total acres we do have on Tract B? • No more information is available
Section D: Total Tract Acres (IC 840) • Add the acreage listed on line 1 for each field and enter the total in box 840, page 5. • If it differs from the figure in the box at the top of page 4, check with the respondent for errors and correct as necessary.
Section D: Page 5 • A new Office Use code was added to Section D in 2018 to monitor the source of the data recorded in Section D. • This code is to be completed by the statistician in the Office • INCLUDE notes in the questionnaire • If data in Section D was collected by ‘observation’ please make a note
Section D: Page 6 • Question 82 – Tract Cropland with Irrigation Potential • All cropland acres with irrigation equipment should be recorded • Even if not used this year.
• Question 83 – Native, Wild Grass, or Pasture Hay • All other hay acres on line 33 which were cut from native, wild grass, or pasture land should be recorded.
Section D • Be sure all fields are drawn off and numbered in each tract. • Be sure the land use is written in Section D for each field and the acreage is correct. • For Refusals or Inaccessibles • Try to observe as much you can and include notes • Ask an employee, neighbors, or other sources, such as: FSA, county offices • Do your best effort
Questions?
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use By Roberto Sanchez
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Determines total land in the operation • Provides data for state estimates of Number of Farms and Land in Farms • Provides data for state estimates of Cash Rents • Shifts focus of interview from tract to entire operation
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Data for the entire operation • Item 2 asks for acres owned plus acres rented from others minus acres rented out to others, summing to the total acres operated. • Item 2b(i) asks if any of the acres were rented for cash. • Skipped if there were no rented acres in item 1b.
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • If item 2b(1) is positive (IC 903), item 9 (page 8) will also be positive.
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Remember: Item 3 verifies that all acres in the operation were accounted for. • If not, go back and make corrections
Rented or Lease from Others is not the same as AUM Acres
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 4 asks if the operation paid on a per-head or animal unit month (AUM) basis for livestock to graze on any land • If “Yes”, how many acres (IC 904)?
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 6 compares total acres operated to tract acres
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 7 asks for the number of acres considered to be cropland. • Be sure to include land in hay, summer fallow, idle cropland, cropland used for pasture and cropland in government programs. • See chapter 9 of the IM for a list of includes and excludes
• Cropland cannot equal to total acres operated if the respondent has any other acreage where buildings or grain bins are located, woods or waste acres listed in section D, pasture for livestock to graze on, etc.
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 8 asks for the number of acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) or in the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) • Acres in item 8 should have been included in item 7 (cropland) • Item 8 acres cannot be more than item 7
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 9 asks about acres rented for cash and the cash rent per acre • If any of the Item 1b acres were rented for cash • Item 1b.(i) = 1 “YES”
• Then at least one of the types of land rented for cash must be answered. • If the operator doesn’t know or refuses: write DK (Don’t Know) beside the boxes – not in the boxes
Section E: Item 9 Cash Rents
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 10 refers to the Crop-Stocks box on page 3. • If checked: Continue • If NOT checked: Skip to Section G • If the box is not checked, then this operation is on our List of Farmers and we do not need to ask all of the questions.
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 11 ask if they they have any fruit, grape, nut or Christmas trees, or berries (no strawberries) • If is Yes, how many acres?
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 12 asks the enumerator if any small grains were recorded in Section D. • If yes: check the box, enter “1” in code box 161, and go to Item 13. • If no: ask if any were planted on the total acres operated and code accordingly.
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 13 asks for the number of acres planted (or to be planted) for the listed crops.
Questions?
JUNE AREA SECTION E.1 GMO/GE CROPS ON TOTAL ACRES OPERATED Michael Landis Survey Statistician ARMS III Statistician Remnant
Purpose • Provides data for state estimates of acreage planted with biotech seed varieties or “genetically modified” (GM) varieties. • This data gives us a measure of how quickly the use of biotechnology is growing in agriculture. • NASS publishes corn, soybean and cotton acreage planted with biotech seed varieties, commonly referred to as ‘genetically modified’ (GM) varieties.
FOCUS • For corn and cotton, acres planted with: • Stacked gene varieties, Herbicide resistant varieties and Bt* only varieties.
• *Bacillus thuringiensis: soil-dwelling bacterium, commonly used as a biological pesticide
GM planted acres for each crop must be equal to or less than the number of acres reported in Section E, Item 13
If the respondent planted GM varieties but doesn’t know or refuses the number of acres Check ‘Yes’
If the respondent planted GM varieties but doesn’t know or refuses the number of acres… 1.Check “Yes” 2.Write ‘DK’ next to the acreage box
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DK DK
And for Cotton… If the respondent planted GM varieties but doesn’t know or refuses the GM planted acres for each crop must be equal to or less than the number of acres reported in Section E, Item 13 number of acres… 1. Check “Yes” 2. Write ‘DK’ next to the acreage box
DK
DK DK
Questions?
JUNE AREA SECTION F GRAINS AND OILSEEDS IN STORAGE ON ENTIRE OPERATION
Purpose • Provides data for state estimates of On-Farm total grain storage capacity. • Storage capacity estimates are only published in the year-end Grain Stocks report released in early January.
• Also provides data for state estimates of the quantity of grains and oilseeds stored on farms. • Published in the quarterly Grain Stocks report.
• What counts as grain storage capacity? • Structures that are normally used to store whole grains or oilseeds on the total acres operated. Whole grains (Corn, Wheat, Oats, Rye, Barley, etc) OR Whole oilseeds (Soybeans, Sunflowers, etc
• Exclude ground storage and structures not normally used to store whole grains or oilseeds. • Be sure to exclude any storage at commercial elevators.
• Include: • • • • •
All grains and oilseeds in permanent and temporary storage facilities Any unprocessed whole grains, even those intended for feed or seed Someone else’s grain if stored on this operation All government stored grain located on this operation All stocks from previous year’s production
• Exclude: • Any grain changed from its original form (rolled, cracked, or milled) • Any grains or oilseeds with no economic value such as contaminated or rotted • Any grains or oilseeds stored off farm such as “at the elevator” or “stored in town”
Questions?
Section G: Hogs and Pigs By Riccio Buggs
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Provides data that is combined with the June Hog survey to set state estimates of total inventories of hogs and pigs • Data is also used to help measure how complete our List Frame is
• Estimates are published in the June Hogs and Pigs report
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Item 1 screens for the presence of hogs • Both owned by the operation OR • Being raised for someone else • Follow the routing on the questionnaire
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Item 2 asks for the total hogs and pigs on the total acres operated • BOTH owned by the operation OR being raised for someone else
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Item 3 asks if any of the hogs are owned by someone else. • If YES: • How many? • Who owns them? • Is the owner a contractor?
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Item 4 asks how many hogs and pigs this operation owns regardless of location. • This includes animals being raised under contract for the operator by someone else.
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Item 5 asks if any of the Item 4 hogs are located on someone else’s land or hog facility • Item 5 then asks the name and address of whose land or facility these hogs are located on/in. • This helps to avoid possible duplication among hog producers.
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Item 6 asks if the operation has done business under any other business name in the last 12 months. • This helps to avoid possible duplication between our List and Area surveys.
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Refusal or Inaccessible? • Please observe as much as possible and leave notes. • Size of facilities, possible inventory levels, who owns the hogs, etc.
• Section G must be completed for every agricultural tract.
Questions?
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves By Roberto Sanchez
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Provides data that is combined with the July Cattle survey to set state estimates of cattle inventory levels. • Data is also used to help measure the completeness of our List Frame
• Results are published in the July Cattle report.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Is the CATTLE BOX checked on page 3? • Yes: Continue with Section H • No: Skip to Section I – Sheep and Lambs
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 1 screens for the presence of cattle and calves, regardless of ownership, on the total acres operated. • Be sure to include cattle and calves owned or managed that are on grazing land leased on a fee per head or animal unit month (AUM) basis.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2 breaks out the total number of cattle and calves on hand by type. • Specific instructions for completing cattle inventory items are in chapter 12 of the IM.
• Item 2a. Beef cows, including beef heifers that had calved. • Females over 500 lbs, that have had at least one calf, kept to produce calves for meat production.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2b. Milk Cows, both dry and in milk, including milk heifers that had calved. • Females over 500 lb, that have had at least one calf, kept to produce milk for human consumption. Include both dry cows and those currently being milked.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2c. Bulls weighing 500 lbs or more. • Intact or non-castrated males.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2d. Heifers that had not calved, weighing 500 pounds or more. • (1) for beef cow replacement • Females weighing 500 lbs or more that have never calved, kept to produce calves for meat production. Include bred heifers that have never calved.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2d. Heifers that had not calved, weighing 500 pounds or more. • (2) for milk cow replacement • Females over 500 lb, that have never calved, kept to produce milk for human consumption. Include bred heifers that have never calved.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2d. Heifers that had not calved, weighing 500 pounds or more. • (3) other heifers 500 lb or more • Females over 500 lbs, that have never calved and are not meant to be kept for breeding. Will most likely be sent to slaughter.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2e. Steers weighing 500 lb or more. • Castrated males kept for meat production.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2f. Heifer, steer, and bull calves weighing less than 500 lbs, including newborn calves. • Any calves weighing less than 500 lbs., regardless of the purpose for which they will be raised.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 3 is the total inventory (sum of 2a – 2f). • Verify the total with the respondent, and make corrections if necessary.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 4 asks for the number of cattle and calves on feed that will be shipped directly to the slaughter market.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 5 asks for the number of cows and heifers on the total acres operated that are expected to calve during the period June 1 through December 31. • The majority of beef operations calve in the spring • Dairy operations will generally calve year around
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 6 asks about calves born during the period January 1 through May 31. • 6a. How many were on hand June 1? • Typically these should have been reported in item 2f.
• 6b. How many were sold, moved off or slaughtered before June 1? • 6c. How many died before June 1? • Exclude calves born dead
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 7 is the sum of items 6a – 6c • OR the total number of calves born Jan 1 - May 31.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Section H must be completed for every agricultural tract. • Refusal or Inaccessible? • Please observe and note as much as possible • Beef OR dairy cattle? • Cows, bulls, calves? • How many?
• You are our eyes out there. • What do you see?
Questions?
Section I: Sheep and Lambs By Riccio Buggs
Section I: Sheep and Lambs • This section is used to collect information on the June 1 total sheep and lamb inventory. • Data is also used to help measure the completeness of our List Frame
Section I: Sheep and Lambs • Item 1 screens for the presence of sheep and lambs
Section I: Sheep and Lambs • Report all heads of sheep and lambs
Section I: Sheep and Lambs • Section I must be completed for every agricultural tract. • Refusal or Inaccessible? • Please observe and note as much as possible. • Do you see any sheep or lambs? • How many?
Questions?
Section J: Goats and Kids By Riccio Buggs
Section J: Goats and Kids • This section is used to collect information on the June 1 total goats and kids inventory. • Data is also used to help measure the completeness of our List Frame
Section J: Goats and Kids • Item 1 screens for the presence of sheep and lambs
Section J: Goats and Kids • Item 2 asks for the total head of each of the following three types of goats on hand on June 1: • a. Angora goats. • Breed of domestic goat raised for production of its long silky hair (mohair)
Section J: Goats and Kids • Item 2 asks for the total head of each of the following three types of goats on hand on June 1: • b. Milk goats. • Straight-haired type of goat selected and raised for milk production.
Section J: Goats and Kids • Item 2 asks for the total head of each of the following three types of goats on hand on June 1: • c. Meat/other goats. • Straight-haired type of goat raised for meat production.
Section J: Goats and Kids • Section J must be completed for every agricultural tract. • Refusal or Inaccessible? • Please observe as much as possible and leave notes. • • • •
Do you see any goats or kids? What kind? (Angora, Milk, or Meat & Other) How many? What do you see?
Questions?
Section K: Equine By Roberto Sanchez
Section K: Equine • This section will provide indications of State and U.S. inventories of horses, ponies, mules, donkeys and burros ON ALL PLACES (farm and non farm). • NASS does not estimate equine inventory, but this section provides information for states who conduct special projects for the equine industry.
Section K: Equine • Item 1 screens for the presence of equine on the total acres operated, regardless of ownership.
Section K: Equine • Item 2 asks for the number of Horses and Ponies on the total acres operated and then for the number of Mules, Donkeys or Burros. • Item 3 asks how many of the Item 2 animals are owned by the operation.
Section K: Equine • Section K must be completed for every agricultural tract. • Refusal or Inaccessible • Please observe as much as possible and leave notes • Do you see any equine? • What kind do you see? • Horses, Ponies, Mules, Donkeys or Burros
• How many?
Questions?
Section L: Other Ag Information (NV only)
Section L: Other Agricultural Information • This section contains sets of screening questions to determine if the tract operation has had, or will have certain items of interest during the current year
Section L: NV • Other Agricultural Information • All states (except CA) screen for Agricultural workers on the payroll during the current year • MUST be paid workers • If Yes, you will ask what the largest number on the payroll was or will be on any one day
Section M: Land Values By Roberto Sanchez
Section M: Land Values • The information collected in this section is used to prepare estimates of average state-level farmland values. • Policy makers use this data to: • Monitor the financial health of the farm sector • Design farm and credit programs to assist farmers • Measure the year to year fluctuation of land values and net worth
Section M: Land Values • Tract Acres – Value per acre • Show the aerial photo and refer to the fields recorded in Section D. • Record the operators’ best estimate of the market value of the acreage within the BLUE boundary drawn on the map.
• Non irrigated or irrigated cropland (including fruit, nut, berry vineyard and nursery land) • Permanent Pasture, Grazing or Grassland
Be sure to check the boxes for land types that were reported in Section D. •If reported in Section D, there should be a value for each corresponding land type.
Section M: Land Values • Entire Farm – Total Value of Land and Buildings: • Include all land inside and outside the tract boundary; Include all land, dwellings, barns and other buildings for the total acres operated which were reported in Section E.
• Record the combined Total Market Values of Land & Buildings : • Owned • Rented or Leased from Others • Rented or Leased to Others
• If the respondent is unable to report or give reasonable estimate of the total value, write DK next to the cell – OUTSIDE the BOX. • Increase/Decrease/No Change in total market value since June 1, of previous year? • Use the check boxes in #6 and enter the corresponding code in box 518 . • Enter a percentage in box 519, only if 518 = 1 or 2
Questions?
Section N: Economic Data on Entire Operation By Roberto Sanchez
Section N: Economic Data on Entire Operation • This section is used to classify farm operations by type of farm and gross value of sales of agricultural products.
Section N: Economic Data on Entire Operation • Select the category that contains the best range of income for the entire operation
Section N: Economic Data on Entire Operation • Follow Enumerator Action instructions after coding box 860 • If 860 = 1 or 99, record points on next page (20) • If 860 ≠ 1 or 99, [Go to item 2, page 21]
Section N: Economic Data on Entire Operation • Point Recording Sheet (page 19) • ONLY enter data on this sheet for tract operators who had less than $1,000 in sales or government payments during the previous year or if the Crops-Stocks Box is checked on Page 3. • Enter names for other crops not listed on the point sheet on the blank lines provided. • Record all acreage to the nearest tenth of an acre. • One decimal place
Section N: Economic Data on Entire Operation • Based on the gross value of sales, select the category that the largest portion of the gross value of sales came from. • If the respondent reports that their sales are split ≈ 50/50, ask which group is more important and is the primary production activity.
• Government payments should be distributed among these categories according to the type of program in which the operator participated. • If there were NO sales during the previous year, select the category that best describes the farm type. • Don’t forget to enter the code in box 862
Questions?
Section P: Operator Characteristics By Roberto Sanchez
Section P: Operator Characteristics • The Operator Characteristic questions are necessary to describe the operator demographically. • These questions help to measure the demographic characteristics represented in agriculture. • These questions may be sensitive to the respondent but they follow the guidelines provided by the Office of Management and Budget for demographic and race questions.
Section P: Operator Characteristics • All questions in this section must be asked of the respondent. • You may determine from observation only after the respondent refuses one of these questions. • Items in Section P can only be left blank if the entire questionnaire is coded a refusal or inaccessible.
Questions?
Section R: Conclusion • Please write notes explaining any unusual circumstances or conditions, or if you have concerns about the data reported. • Do not forget to enter the date and enumerator ID. Can only code as:
Complete (1), Estimated Refusal (5), or Estimated Inaccessible (6)
Why does the government want to know about my farm? • The US Trade Representative use the data NASS collect to have evidence in those cases that our government present against another country about unfair competence in the World Trade Organization • “To prove the damage”
Thank you very much!
Objective • To present a general overview of the survey • How can I appropriately fill out the forms?
Details May
• School for Supervisors: 16th to 17th of May • School for Enumerators: ______________ • Deadline for Enumerators: ____________ • All forms due in the office by Monday, June 11th • Project Code: 124 • Total Segments: 168 for CA and 14 for NV
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Cherry (CH)
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May 29th to June 4th
John
Potato Stocks (PS)
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June 5th
Daniel
Ag Yield
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Sarah
June AREA
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June 11th
Roberto
June APS (JL)
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Grain Stocks (GS)
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Hogs (HG)
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June COF (COF)
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Milk Production (MP)
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Cattle Report (CR)
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Three listings • FIRST: segments id by supervisor • SECOND: includes segments id, tract letters, operational and whole name, county, place and enumerator id
• THIRD: Coordination
2018 June Area Survey Changes By Roberto Sanchez
Changes from previous years • NO new segments • NO pre screening • Less segments with segments rotating out • NO questions related to ACES
JAS Changes • Screening Form (page 4 in the blue screening form): • A "summation" statement was added to account for all screeners for situations where there are multiple screeners for a specific segment. "Total tract letter listed in Column 5, page 2 (sum of all screeners)."
JAS Changes • “CATTLE” box was added (page 3 in the tract questionnaire).
JAS Changes • Section D (page 5 in the tract questionnaire): • Office use box item code 793 was added to identify the Usable codes
JAS Changes • Section E (page 8 in the tract questionnaire): • Some revisions have been made to question numbers and format for questions 1-5. • Question 11 and 11a were added to the questionnaire:
JAS Changes • Section H (page 12 in the tract questionnaire): • A cattle screening page was added before the cattle section to include a skip for Section H: Cattle and Calves. • The screener, at a minimum, in section H, should be answered for all tracts
JAS Changes • Section N (page 20 in the tract questionnaire) • Added Item codes for • “Cattle Milk Cows” (IC= 468) • “Cattle: All Other” (IC=469)
JAS Changes • Section O (does not exist in the 2018 tract questionnaire) • Removed Computer Usage for 2018
JAS Changes • Section P (page 21 in the tract questionnaire) • Include four questions only
Concepts of June AREA By Tiffany Ho
Assignments • Each assignment contains two things: 1. Map or photo a.
the red boundaries represent a segment
2. Envelope a. b. c.
Blue Screening Form Area Tract Questionnaire(s) Other surveys (coordination with the tract questionnaire)
What is a segment? • Area of land with identifiable boundaries selected for the survey • Outlined in RED • Represented by a 6 digit number • Typically referred to/by the last 3 digits • Example: 140177
• You MUST account for all of the land inside the segment • Including both agricultural and non-agricultural land.
What do I need to do with the segment? • You must account for every acre inside the Segment boundary • To do this you must identify the owners or operators of the land inside the given segment • Each owner or operator is assigned a Tract Letter (on the aerial photo and in the screening questionnaire)
What is a tract? • • • •
Parcel of land under one operating arrangement There are Ag Tracts and Non-Ag Tracts Drawn in BLUE pencil (on aerial photo) Represented by LETTERS • Starting with A and then using the next available letter • Different letter for each tract
• Must be a tract for each row on the screening questionnaire • You must to draw the blue boundaries inside each segment
The Tracts (A, B and C)
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Three levels of work • Segment = Red • Red boundaries in the map or photo • Segment id = six digit number
• Tract = Blue • Enumerator will draw the blue boundaries for each tract • Tract letter: A, B, C
• Field = Red (will be discussed in Section D of the tract questionnaire) • Enumerator will draw the field red boundaries inside each tract • Field number: 1, 2, 3
Before the interview(s) REMEMBER The segments has drawings from last year (tracts and fields). Enumerators will verify if the drawings are still current in 2018.
After the interview(s) REMEMBER The segments has drawings from last year (tracts and fields). Enumerators will verify if the drawings are still current in 2018.
What is missing in this segment? The Fields How can I identify the fields? You must account for all fields in Section D
Reminders • DON’T FORGET: You must account for all land inside the red segment boundaries for all segments. • All land inside the segment must belong to an Ag Tract or a Non-Ag Tract. • Be sure you have completed the entire segment by verifying the number of tracts completed and acreages on the back page of the Screening Questionnaire.
Questions?
The Blue Screening Form By Roberto Sanchez
The Blue Screening Form • The purpose of the Screening Form is to organize and account for all tracts of land in the segment and to screen for the Area Tract Questionnaire: • Screen out NON-AG and PIGA tracts • Screen in AG Tracts
Screen in Ag Tracts
The Blue Screening Form Presence or absence of agriculture is based on the total acres operated as of June 1, 2018
It is an agricultural tract if the operation: • • • • •
Produces or raises an agricultural commodity Stores crops Sells agricultural products Receives government payments Meets another criteria of a farm
ANYWHERE on the total acres operated
The Blue Screening Form • Columns 8 to 16 were designed to screen in or screen out each tract • IF a YES or DK is marked on any question 8-16 in the screener, you must complete an Area Tract Questionnaire for this operator because agricultural activity has been determined. • Once YES is marked in a column, the remaining columns do not need to be asked. 8
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Hogs Pigs
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Vegetables Melons Fruit Nuts Berries
Nursery Greenhouse Floriculture Sod Christmas trees Woody crops
Idle cropland or more than 99 acres of pasture
Gov’t Payments
Screen out Non-Ag Tracts & PIGA
PIGA: Columns 7 & 21 • If any tract classify as one of the next categories: Public: Forest Service, BLM, State, County, City, Special Districts, etc. Industrial: Railroad, Mining, Electric Cooperatives, Highway Dept. Grazing Associations: land used on an AUM basis
• You do need to answer “YES” to the column 7 and fill out column 21: the total acres of the tract (blue boundaries) Any private land inside the boundaries of a PIGA tract must be drawn off and screened as a separate tract.
Non-Ag Tracts • Areas of land with no ag activity • Includes Residential, Commercial, Woods, Waste, etc. • We do need complete names and addresses. ** Ag Potential needs to be coded accurately in Columns 18 to 20a
Acres: Column 18 • In IC 846 (column 18) enter the total acres of the tract (blue boundaries) • Write down the best description of the LAND USE (use your own words)
Ag Potential: Column 20 • We want to know if there will be any Agricultural Activity on the total acres operated before June 1st 2019. Code Potential = 1 if the operator intends to have agriculture in the next year. Code Potential = 3 if the operator does not intend to use their land for Agriculture in the next year.
Non-Ag Tracts • A non-ag tract with ag potential and no complete names and addresses it HARD to survey in follow-on surveys. • Please try to find out names, phone numbers, addresses.
Column 20a - Codes Codes to be used in Column 20a 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Residential Woods Idle Open Land Pasture Water (lakes, rivers, etc) Reported Non-ag by Respondent Vacant Houses Obvious Non-ag Grassland Hunting Preserve or Private Land Managed for Wildlife Government Land (Dept of Conservation, Dept of Natural Resources) Other – explain in shaded box below ic 783
For Non-Ag tracts with no Ag-Activity on the entire operation, the interview ends in the screening form. Questions 8 – 16 are all ‘NO’ Columns 18, 20, and 20a must be completed. Use the decimal point for acreages listed in column 18.
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What best describes this nonagricultural tract?
Acres of Public, Industrial, or Grazing Association land used on AUM basis.
20 NON AGRICULTURAL TRACTS
How many acres are inside these blue lines?
Does this tract have potential for agriculture before June 1, 2019?
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If code 783 = 12 (Other), write a description here
Be careful when coding Ag Potential. The way that this column is coded affects how records are handled in later survey processes.
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½ Acre Rule Designed to handle urban and residential areas. If visible signs of ag activity are present, screen no matter the size of the lot.
In general, the rules for completion of a tract questionnaire are: 1. If the residential parcel is ½ acre or less and no ag activity is present, assume it is a non-ag tract. 2. If the residential parcel is over ½ acre with no ag activity present, interview the operator to determine if they operate a farm.
Remember • DON’T FORGET: You must account for all land inside the red segment boundaries for all segments. • All land inside the segment must belong to an Ag Tract or a Non-Ag Tract. • Be sure you have completed the entire segment by verifying the number of tracts completed and acreages on the back page of the Screening Questionnaire. • Copy acreage for each Ag tract to center of screening form. • Reported Acres – Add up all acres (ag and non-ag) inside the Segment. Must be within 5% of pre-printed Digitized Acres. • Do not forget to include your name, ID and date in each form
Questions?
Area Tract Questionnaire
Screen in Ag Tract • They have answered any question from 8 to 16 as “YES” or “DK” 8
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Sales of Ag Products
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Vegetables Melons Fruit Nuts Berries
Nursery Greenhouse Floriculture Sod Christmas trees Woody crops
Idle cropland or more than 99 acres of pasture
Gov’t Payments
Area Tract Questionnaire: Face Page • Verify the pre printed information: • ID info (Segment, Tract & County) • Name & Address, Phone Number (operator, manager, senior partner)
Changes to the pre printed information • Use item number 1 (face page) if you find out any change to the pre printed information
Area Tract Questionnaire: Face Page • Managed operations must have an Operational Name • Only one operating arrangement per Area Tract Questionnaire • Registered under state law: LLP, LP, LLC, INC., CORP., Trust • Please verify the acronyms in the name
Section A: Operation Description • Identifies the tract operating arrangement • Three possibilities: • Individual (9921=1) • Partnership (9921 equal to or greater than 2) • Managed (9921=8)
Section A: Operation Description • Determines the operator
NASS’ Definition of Operator • How does NASS define the OPERATOR? • Person who makes most of the day to day decisions
• What if partners share equally? • Oldest is the operator
Section A: Operation Description • Identifies partners and their contact info
Section C: Sections to be Completed
Section C: Sections to be Completed • If the crops/stocks or cattle box is checked, • Then you will complete the entire questionnaire
• If the crops/stocks or cattle box is not checked, • then you will SKIP • • • •
Section E Question 10 (page 8) Section E.1 (page 9) Section F (page 10) Section H (pages 12 and 13)
Section D • Collects data that is used to produce State, Regional, and National acreage indications for the major field crops • Provides acreage indications for minor crops and changing land uses • Provides sample fields for Objective Yield crops
Section D • After the blue tract boundaries are drawn off, draw off the field boundaries within the tract • Be sure to switch from blue to red pencil before drawing field boundaries • Number the fields in red pencil • Current field boundaries may differ from those appearing on the photo • Boundaries may have changed since the photo was taken.
Section D • A field is a continuous area of land devoted to one crop or land use • Field boundaries are drawn off in RED • Fields are numbered in RED
• If the operator lives inside the segment, Field 1 must be the farmstead. • If the operator lives outside the segment, Field 1 will be the most accessible or easiest field to identify on the aerial photo.
Section D • Minimum field size is one-tenth of an acre (0.1) • All acreage entries to be recorded to the tenth of an acre (Example: 20 ½ acres = 20.5)
• Areas of idle land, woodland, and wasteland greater than 5.0 acres should be drawn off as separate fields. • Areas less than 5.0 acres of trees, brush, marsh etc. within a crop field can be recorded as waste within that field. • If operation has more than 9 fields in the tract, use the Section D supplement sheet.
Section D • The first question on page 4 of the questionnaire establishes the total acreage inside the blue tract boundary that needs to be accounted for. • Be sure that the respondent understands we want the total acres; and not just cropland
Section D • Line 1 - Total acres in field: • Must have an entry for every field drawn on the photo.
• Line 2 - Crop or land use: • Write a description of the current land use in the field.
Section D • Line 3 - Occupied farmstead: • Only complete if operator lives inside the segment. • Farmstead acreage is recorded on line 3. • List of includes and excludes on pages 611-612 of the interviewers manual.
Section D • Line 4 - Waste, un-occupied dwellings, buildings, structures, roads, ditches, etc: • Small areas of waste intermingled with crops can be recorded on line 4 of the same column as the cropland. • BUT five or more acres of any of these items in one continuous area should be drawn off as a separate field.
Section D • Line 5 - Woodland: • Areas of 5.0 or more acres should be drawn off as separate fields. • Woodland grazed or woodland with limited grazing potential should be coded as Woodland Pastured by checking the appropriate box in Line 5. • Woods and waste are not allowed in the same field. • See page 613 of the interviewer’s manual
Section D • Line 6 - Pasture: • Land normally grazed by livestock. • Permanent Pasture is ground that is grazed and is not in regular crop-pasture rotation. Typically ground that has never been tilled. • Cropland Pasture is cropland in a croppasture rotation that is used only for pasture during the current year, but could be (and has been) used for crops without additional improvements. • Cannot have woods or waste in the same field as pasture. • See pages 906 & 907 of the IM
Section D • Line 7 – Summer Fallow • Include only land that is tilled or treated with chemicals to control vegetative growth during the growing season, but is not planted.
• Line 8 - Idle cropland: • Land that is not used for crops during the current year. • CRP land is recorded here.
Section D • Line 9 - Dual utilization (2 crops or 2 uses of the same field) • Please read pages 614 & 615 of the interviewer’s manual. • Dual utilization: 2 or more uses of the same field, but not necessarily 2 crops for harvest. • An example of Dual Utilization would be oats planted in the fall as a cover crop. Then, the oats would be sprayed the next spring to kill it so corn could then be planted in the same field.
• Double cropping: 2 crops harvested from the same field during the same crop year.
Section D • Line 10 - Acres left to be planted: • If planting of a field is not complete at the time of the interview, enter the number of acres left to be seeded.
Section D • Line 11 - Acres irrigated: • Acreage of each field that will be irrigated at least once during this growing season. • Count the irrigated acreage only once for each crop to be grown this year even if watered multiple times.
Section D: CA • Lines 12 to 25– Grain Crop Acres • Report acreage planted and to be planted for all purposes. • Report any acreage planted and replanted to the SAME crop only once.
• Report operator’s CURRENT crop intentions. • If a field is not planted at the time of the interview, record what crop he intends to plant if at all possible.
• For Small Grains: record acres planted last fall or this spring even if the crop was abandoned prior to harvest.
Section D: CA • Line 29 – Other Uses of Grains planted • Use this line to record any grain crops that were planted BUT will not be harvested for grain • Be sure to record the planted acreage of any of these crops on the proper line and then tell us what happened to the crop here
• Some examples would be: • Corn that was planted and then cut for silage • Wheat that was planted and then abandoned • Oats that were planted and then cut for hay
Section D • Lines 30 to 33 - Hay • For hay acres harvested more than once, the acreage is only reported once • See pages 917-918 of the IM for more info
Section D: CA • Lines 38a to 48 • Pertains to crops that are more “state specific” • Do not include the use
• Line 81 – Other Crops • Record acreage of any crops not preprinted on a line in the table. • We use 848 for other crops, such as: Pistachios, Walnuts, Almonds, Grapes, among others.
Section D: NV • Lines 12-25 – Grain Crop Acres • Report acreage planted and to be planted for all purposes. • Report any acreage planted and replanted to the SAME crop only once.
• Report operator’s CURRENT crop intentions. • If a field is not planted at the time of the interview, record what crop he intends to plant if at all possible.
• For Small Grains: record acres planted last fall or this spring even if the crop was abandoned prior to harvest.
Section D: NV • Line 29 – Other Uses of Grains planted
• Use this line to record any grain crops that were planted BUT will not be harvested for grain
• Be sure to record the planted acreage of any of these crops on the proper line and then tell us what happened to the crop here
• Some examples would be:
• Corn that was planted and then cut for silage • Wheat that was planted and then abandoned • Oats that were planted and then cut for hay
Section D: NV • Lines 30 to 33 - Hay • For hay acres harvested more than once, the acreage is only reported once • See pages 917-918 of the IM for more info
Section D: NV • Line 81 • Pertains to crops that are more “state specific”
Exercises (section D only) • Field 1: • • • •
Farmer A has one acre of land in field 1 (all land in this field is irrigated) Field 1 is planted with corn All the corn in the field 1 will be used for silage No more information is available
Exercises (section D only) • How will you fill out the Section D with two different crops –double cropping corn and oats– in the same field (500 acres) and the same use –silage–? • No more information is available
Exercises (section D only) • We have the next data for Land on Tract B in the Segment 123456 • • • • •
Home (inside the segment) = 1 acre Rocks (no ag-activity) = 2 acres Garbage disposal area (no ag-activity) = 3 acres Private forest for personal recreation = 2 acres 200 acres of double cropping barley and oats for silage; all acres in this field are irrigated • How many total acres do we have on Tract B? • No more information is available
Exercises (section D only) • We have the next data for Land on Tract D in the Segment 123456 • 200 acres of double cropping wheat (other than durum or not durum) and corn for silage; all acres in this field are irrigated • How many total acres we do have on Tract B? • No more information is available
Section D: Total Tract Acres (IC 840) • Add the acreage listed on line 1 for each field and enter the total in box 840, page 5. • If it differs from the figure in the box at the top of page 4, check with the respondent for errors and correct as necessary.
Section D: Page 5 • A new Office Use code was added to Section D in 2018 to monitor the source of the data recorded in Section D. • This code is to be completed by the statistician in the Office • INCLUDE notes in the questionnaire • If data in Section D was collected by ‘observation’ please make a note
Section D: Page 6 • Question 82 – Tract Cropland with Irrigation Potential • All cropland acres with irrigation equipment should be recorded • Even if not used this year.
• Question 83 – Native, Wild Grass, or Pasture Hay • All other hay acres on line 33 which were cut from native, wild grass, or pasture land should be recorded.
Section D • Be sure all fields are drawn off and numbered in each tract. • Be sure the land use is written in Section D for each field and the acreage is correct. • For Refusals or Inaccessibles • Try to observe as much you can and include notes • Ask an employee, neighbors, or other sources, such as: FSA, county offices • Do your best effort
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Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use By Roberto Sanchez
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Determines total land in the operation • Provides data for state estimates of Number of Farms and Land in Farms • Provides data for state estimates of Cash Rents • Shifts focus of interview from tract to entire operation
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Data for the entire operation • Item 2 asks for acres owned plus acres rented from others minus acres rented out to others, summing to the total acres operated. • Item 2b(i) asks if any of the acres were rented for cash. • Skipped if there were no rented acres in item 1b.
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • If item 2b(1) is positive (IC 903), item 9 (page 8) will also be positive.
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Remember: Item 3 verifies that all acres in the operation were accounted for. • If not, go back and make corrections
Rented or Lease from Others is not the same as AUM Acres
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 4 asks if the operation paid on a per-head or animal unit month (AUM) basis for livestock to graze on any land • If “Yes”, how many acres (IC 904)?
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 6 compares total acres operated to tract acres
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 7 asks for the number of acres considered to be cropland. • Be sure to include land in hay, summer fallow, idle cropland, cropland used for pasture and cropland in government programs. • See chapter 9 of the IM for a list of includes and excludes
• Cropland cannot equal to total acres operated if the respondent has any other acreage where buildings or grain bins are located, woods or waste acres listed in section D, pasture for livestock to graze on, etc.
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 8 asks for the number of acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) or in the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) • Acres in item 8 should have been included in item 7 (cropland) • Item 8 acres cannot be more than item 7
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 9 asks about acres rented for cash and the cash rent per acre • If any of the Item 1b acres were rented for cash • Item 1b.(i) = 1 “YES”
• Then at least one of the types of land rented for cash must be answered. • If the operator doesn’t know or refuses: write DK (Don’t Know) beside the boxes – not in the boxes
Section E: Item 9 Cash Rents
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 10 refers to the Crop-Stocks box on page 3. • If checked: Continue • If NOT checked: Skip to Section G • If the box is not checked, then this operation is on our List of Farmers and we do not need to ask all of the questions.
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 11 ask if they they have any fruit, grape, nut or Christmas trees, or berries (no strawberries) • If is Yes, how many acres?
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 12 asks the enumerator if any small grains were recorded in Section D. • If yes: check the box, enter “1” in code box 161, and go to Item 13. • If no: ask if any were planted on the total acres operated and code accordingly.
Section E: Total Acres Operated and Land Use • Item 13 asks for the number of acres planted (or to be planted) for the listed crops.
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JUNE AREA SECTION E.1 GMO/GE CROPS ON TOTAL ACRES OPERATED Michael Landis Survey Statistician ARMS III Statistician Remnant
Purpose • Provides data for state estimates of acreage planted with biotech seed varieties or “genetically modified” (GM) varieties. • This data gives us a measure of how quickly the use of biotechnology is growing in agriculture. • NASS publishes corn, soybean and cotton acreage planted with biotech seed varieties, commonly referred to as ‘genetically modified’ (GM) varieties.
FOCUS • For corn and cotton, acres planted with: • Stacked gene varieties, Herbicide resistant varieties and Bt* only varieties.
• *Bacillus thuringiensis: soil-dwelling bacterium, commonly used as a biological pesticide
GM planted acres for each crop must be equal to or less than the number of acres reported in Section E, Item 13
If the respondent planted GM varieties but doesn’t know or refuses the number of acres Check ‘Yes’
If the respondent planted GM varieties but doesn’t know or refuses the number of acres… 1.Check “Yes” 2.Write ‘DK’ next to the acreage box
DK
DK DK
And for Cotton… If the respondent planted GM varieties but doesn’t know or refuses the GM planted acres for each crop must be equal to or less than the number of acres reported in Section E, Item 13 number of acres… 1. Check “Yes” 2. Write ‘DK’ next to the acreage box
DK
DK DK
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JUNE AREA SECTION F GRAINS AND OILSEEDS IN STORAGE ON ENTIRE OPERATION
Purpose • Provides data for state estimates of On-Farm total grain storage capacity. • Storage capacity estimates are only published in the year-end Grain Stocks report released in early January.
• Also provides data for state estimates of the quantity of grains and oilseeds stored on farms. • Published in the quarterly Grain Stocks report.
• What counts as grain storage capacity? • Structures that are normally used to store whole grains or oilseeds on the total acres operated. Whole grains (Corn, Wheat, Oats, Rye, Barley, etc) OR Whole oilseeds (Soybeans, Sunflowers, etc
• Exclude ground storage and structures not normally used to store whole grains or oilseeds. • Be sure to exclude any storage at commercial elevators.
• Include: • • • • •
All grains and oilseeds in permanent and temporary storage facilities Any unprocessed whole grains, even those intended for feed or seed Someone else’s grain if stored on this operation All government stored grain located on this operation All stocks from previous year’s production
• Exclude: • Any grain changed from its original form (rolled, cracked, or milled) • Any grains or oilseeds with no economic value such as contaminated or rotted • Any grains or oilseeds stored off farm such as “at the elevator” or “stored in town”
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Section G: Hogs and Pigs By Riccio Buggs
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Provides data that is combined with the June Hog survey to set state estimates of total inventories of hogs and pigs • Data is also used to help measure how complete our List Frame is
• Estimates are published in the June Hogs and Pigs report
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Item 1 screens for the presence of hogs • Both owned by the operation OR • Being raised for someone else • Follow the routing on the questionnaire
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Item 2 asks for the total hogs and pigs on the total acres operated • BOTH owned by the operation OR being raised for someone else
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Item 3 asks if any of the hogs are owned by someone else. • If YES: • How many? • Who owns them? • Is the owner a contractor?
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Item 4 asks how many hogs and pigs this operation owns regardless of location. • This includes animals being raised under contract for the operator by someone else.
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Item 5 asks if any of the Item 4 hogs are located on someone else’s land or hog facility • Item 5 then asks the name and address of whose land or facility these hogs are located on/in. • This helps to avoid possible duplication among hog producers.
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Item 6 asks if the operation has done business under any other business name in the last 12 months. • This helps to avoid possible duplication between our List and Area surveys.
Section G: Hogs and Pigs • Refusal or Inaccessible? • Please observe as much as possible and leave notes. • Size of facilities, possible inventory levels, who owns the hogs, etc.
• Section G must be completed for every agricultural tract.
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Section H: Total Cattle and Calves By Roberto Sanchez
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Provides data that is combined with the July Cattle survey to set state estimates of cattle inventory levels. • Data is also used to help measure the completeness of our List Frame
• Results are published in the July Cattle report.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Is the CATTLE BOX checked on page 3? • Yes: Continue with Section H • No: Skip to Section I – Sheep and Lambs
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 1 screens for the presence of cattle and calves, regardless of ownership, on the total acres operated. • Be sure to include cattle and calves owned or managed that are on grazing land leased on a fee per head or animal unit month (AUM) basis.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2 breaks out the total number of cattle and calves on hand by type. • Specific instructions for completing cattle inventory items are in chapter 12 of the IM.
• Item 2a. Beef cows, including beef heifers that had calved. • Females over 500 lbs, that have had at least one calf, kept to produce calves for meat production.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2b. Milk Cows, both dry and in milk, including milk heifers that had calved. • Females over 500 lb, that have had at least one calf, kept to produce milk for human consumption. Include both dry cows and those currently being milked.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2c. Bulls weighing 500 lbs or more. • Intact or non-castrated males.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2d. Heifers that had not calved, weighing 500 pounds or more. • (1) for beef cow replacement • Females weighing 500 lbs or more that have never calved, kept to produce calves for meat production. Include bred heifers that have never calved.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2d. Heifers that had not calved, weighing 500 pounds or more. • (2) for milk cow replacement • Females over 500 lb, that have never calved, kept to produce milk for human consumption. Include bred heifers that have never calved.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2d. Heifers that had not calved, weighing 500 pounds or more. • (3) other heifers 500 lb or more • Females over 500 lbs, that have never calved and are not meant to be kept for breeding. Will most likely be sent to slaughter.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2e. Steers weighing 500 lb or more. • Castrated males kept for meat production.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 2f. Heifer, steer, and bull calves weighing less than 500 lbs, including newborn calves. • Any calves weighing less than 500 lbs., regardless of the purpose for which they will be raised.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 3 is the total inventory (sum of 2a – 2f). • Verify the total with the respondent, and make corrections if necessary.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 4 asks for the number of cattle and calves on feed that will be shipped directly to the slaughter market.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 5 asks for the number of cows and heifers on the total acres operated that are expected to calve during the period June 1 through December 31. • The majority of beef operations calve in the spring • Dairy operations will generally calve year around
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 6 asks about calves born during the period January 1 through May 31. • 6a. How many were on hand June 1? • Typically these should have been reported in item 2f.
• 6b. How many were sold, moved off or slaughtered before June 1? • 6c. How many died before June 1? • Exclude calves born dead
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Item 7 is the sum of items 6a – 6c • OR the total number of calves born Jan 1 - May 31.
Section H: Total Cattle and Calves • Section H must be completed for every agricultural tract. • Refusal or Inaccessible? • Please observe and note as much as possible • Beef OR dairy cattle? • Cows, bulls, calves? • How many?
• You are our eyes out there. • What do you see?
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Section I: Sheep and Lambs By Riccio Buggs
Section I: Sheep and Lambs • This section is used to collect information on the June 1 total sheep and lamb inventory. • Data is also used to help measure the completeness of our List Frame
Section I: Sheep and Lambs • Item 1 screens for the presence of sheep and lambs
Section I: Sheep and Lambs • Report all heads of sheep and lambs
Section I: Sheep and Lambs • Section I must be completed for every agricultural tract. • Refusal or Inaccessible? • Please observe and note as much as possible. • Do you see any sheep or lambs? • How many?
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Section J: Goats and Kids By Riccio Buggs
Section J: Goats and Kids • This section is used to collect information on the June 1 total goats and kids inventory. • Data is also used to help measure the completeness of our List Frame
Section J: Goats and Kids • Item 1 screens for the presence of sheep and lambs
Section J: Goats and Kids • Item 2 asks for the total head of each of the following three types of goats on hand on June 1: • a. Angora goats. • Breed of domestic goat raised for production of its long silky hair (mohair)
Section J: Goats and Kids • Item 2 asks for the total head of each of the following three types of goats on hand on June 1: • b. Milk goats. • Straight-haired type of goat selected and raised for milk production.
Section J: Goats and Kids • Item 2 asks for the total head of each of the following three types of goats on hand on June 1: • c. Meat/other goats. • Straight-haired type of goat raised for meat production.
Section J: Goats and Kids • Section J must be completed for every agricultural tract. • Refusal or Inaccessible? • Please observe as much as possible and leave notes. • • • •
Do you see any goats or kids? What kind? (Angora, Milk, or Meat & Other) How many? What do you see?
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Section K: Equine By Roberto Sanchez
Section K: Equine • This section will provide indications of State and U.S. inventories of horses, ponies, mules, donkeys and burros ON ALL PLACES (farm and non farm). • NASS does not estimate equine inventory, but this section provides information for states who conduct special projects for the equine industry.
Section K: Equine • Item 1 screens for the presence of equine on the total acres operated, regardless of ownership.
Section K: Equine • Item 2 asks for the number of Horses and Ponies on the total acres operated and then for the number of Mules, Donkeys or Burros. • Item 3 asks how many of the Item 2 animals are owned by the operation.
Section K: Equine • Section K must be completed for every agricultural tract. • Refusal or Inaccessible • Please observe as much as possible and leave notes • Do you see any equine? • What kind do you see? • Horses, Ponies, Mules, Donkeys or Burros
• How many?
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Section L: Other Ag Information (NV only)
Section L: Other Agricultural Information • This section contains sets of screening questions to determine if the tract operation has had, or will have certain items of interest during the current year
Section L: NV • Other Agricultural Information • All states (except CA) screen for Agricultural workers on the payroll during the current year • MUST be paid workers • If Yes, you will ask what the largest number on the payroll was or will be on any one day
Section M: Land Values By Roberto Sanchez
Section M: Land Values • The information collected in this section is used to prepare estimates of average state-level farmland values. • Policy makers use this data to: • Monitor the financial health of the farm sector • Design farm and credit programs to assist farmers • Measure the year to year fluctuation of land values and net worth
Section M: Land Values • Tract Acres – Value per acre • Show the aerial photo and refer to the fields recorded in Section D. • Record the operators’ best estimate of the market value of the acreage within the BLUE boundary drawn on the map.
• Non irrigated or irrigated cropland (including fruit, nut, berry vineyard and nursery land) • Permanent Pasture, Grazing or Grassland
Be sure to check the boxes for land types that were reported in Section D. •If reported in Section D, there should be a value for each corresponding land type.
Section M: Land Values • Entire Farm – Total Value of Land and Buildings: • Include all land inside and outside the tract boundary; Include all land, dwellings, barns and other buildings for the total acres operated which were reported in Section E.
• Record the combined Total Market Values of Land & Buildings : • Owned • Rented or Leased from Others • Rented or Leased to Others
• If the respondent is unable to report or give reasonable estimate of the total value, write DK next to the cell – OUTSIDE the BOX. • Increase/Decrease/No Change in total market value since June 1, of previous year? • Use the check boxes in #6 and enter the corresponding code in box 518 . • Enter a percentage in box 519, only if 518 = 1 or 2
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Section N: Economic Data on Entire Operation By Roberto Sanchez
Section N: Economic Data on Entire Operation • This section is used to classify farm operations by type of farm and gross value of sales of agricultural products.
Section N: Economic Data on Entire Operation • Select the category that contains the best range of income for the entire operation
Section N: Economic Data on Entire Operation • Follow Enumerator Action instructions after coding box 860 • If 860 = 1 or 99, record points on next page (20) • If 860 ≠ 1 or 99, [Go to item 2, page 21]
Section N: Economic Data on Entire Operation • Point Recording Sheet (page 19) • ONLY enter data on this sheet for tract operators who had less than $1,000 in sales or government payments during the previous year or if the Crops-Stocks Box is checked on Page 3. • Enter names for other crops not listed on the point sheet on the blank lines provided. • Record all acreage to the nearest tenth of an acre. • One decimal place
Section N: Economic Data on Entire Operation • Based on the gross value of sales, select the category that the largest portion of the gross value of sales came from. • If the respondent reports that their sales are split ≈ 50/50, ask which group is more important and is the primary production activity.
• Government payments should be distributed among these categories according to the type of program in which the operator participated. • If there were NO sales during the previous year, select the category that best describes the farm type. • Don’t forget to enter the code in box 862
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Section P: Operator Characteristics By Roberto Sanchez
Section P: Operator Characteristics • The Operator Characteristic questions are necessary to describe the operator demographically. • These questions help to measure the demographic characteristics represented in agriculture. • These questions may be sensitive to the respondent but they follow the guidelines provided by the Office of Management and Budget for demographic and race questions.
Section P: Operator Characteristics • All questions in this section must be asked of the respondent. • You may determine from observation only after the respondent refuses one of these questions. • Items in Section P can only be left blank if the entire questionnaire is coded a refusal or inaccessible.
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Section R: Conclusion • Please write notes explaining any unusual circumstances or conditions, or if you have concerns about the data reported. • Do not forget to enter the date and enumerator ID. Can only code as:
Complete (1), Estimated Refusal (5), or Estimated Inaccessible (6)
Why does the government want to know about my farm? • The US Trade Representative use the data NASS collect to have evidence in those cases that our government present against another country about unfair competence in the World Trade Organization • “To prove the damage”
Thank you very much!
