QID 153840 ARS Residue & Biomass Field Survey - 2016

ARS RESIDUE AND BIOMASS SURVEY - 2016
							OMB No. 0535-0251 Approval Expires: 4/30/2017 Project Code: 516 QID: 153840 SMetaKey: 3840
								United States Department of Agriculture
								NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
							USDA/NASS - Iowa Upper Midwest Region 210 Walnut St., #833 Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: 1-800-772-0825 Fax: 1-855-271-9802 Email: NASSRFOUMR@nass.usda.gov
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SECTION 1 - LOCATION
The enumerator will review which field was selected for previous 2 surveys in May and September, please describe the location by answering one of the following 2 questions.
a. What is the latitude/longitude of this field? (record and go to Section 2)		________________________________
b. What is the closest road intersection to this field?	______________________________________________

SECTION 2 - 2015 CROPS
In the selected field, report production practices that occurred in 2015.
1. What crop was grown in 2015?
Corn for grain	Soybeans		Other (specify) ____________________
2. Was MANURE applied in the fall of 2015?
Yes – [Continue]		No – [Go to item 3]
a. What date was the manure applied? (mm/dd/yyyy) ______________________________________
b. What type of manure was applied? __________________________________________________
c. What was the application method? __________________________________________________
d. What was the application rate (record and circle rate)? ____________________				Lbs/acre Gal/acre Lbs actual nutrients

3. Was commercial FERTILIZER applied in the fall of 2015?
Yes – [Continue]	No – [Go to item 4]
a. What date was the fertilizer applied? (mm/dd/yyyy) ______________________________________
b. What type of fertilizer was applied? (name or N-P-K values) ______________________________
c. What was the application rate (record and circle rate)? ____________________		Lbs/acre Gal/acre Lbs actual nutrients

4. Was TILLAGE performed in the fall of 2015?
Yes – [Continue]	No – [Go to Section 3]
a. What date was the tillage completed? (mm/dd/yyyy) ____________________________________
b. For the 2 most common tillage implements, record the implement, depth, and number of passes.
(i) What was the most frequently used implement? ____________________________________
(ii) What was the depth tilled per pass? (inches) ______________________________________
(iii) How many passes over the field with this implement? ________________________________
(iv) What was the next most frequently used implement? ________________________________
(v) What was the depth tilled per pass? (inches) ______________________________________
(vi) How many passes over the field with this implement? ________________________________

SECTION 3 – SPRING 2016 ACTIVITIES
In the selected field, report production practices that occurred in spring of 2016.
1. What crop was grown in 2016?
Corn for grain	Soybeans		Other (specify) ____________________
2. What was the amount of residue remaining on the soil immediately before spring operations?
Greater than or equal to 30 percent				Less than 30 percent
3. Was MANURE applied in the spring of 2016?
Yes – [Continue]		No – [Go to item 4]
a. What date was the manure applied? (mm/dd/yyyy) ______________________________________
b. What type of manure was applied? __________________________________________________
c. What was the application method? __________________________________________________
d. What was the application rate (record and circle rate)? ________________					Lbs/acre Gal/acre Lbs actual nutrients

4. Was commercial FERTILIZER applied in the spring, prior to planting, of 2016?
Yes – [Continue]	No – [Go to item 5]
a. What date was the fertilizer applied? (mm/dd/yyyy) ____________________________________
b. What type of fertilizer was applied? (name or N-P-K values) ______________________________
c. What was the application rate? (record and circle rate) __________________		Lbs/acre Gal/acre Lbs actual nutrients

5. Was TILLAGE performed in the spring of 2016?
Yes – [Continue]	No – [Go to item 6]
a. What date was the tillage completed? (mm/dd/yyyy) ____________________________________
b. For the 2 most common tillage implements, record the implement, depth, and number of passes.
(i) What was the most frequently used implement?______________________________________
(ii) What was the depth tilled per pass? (inches)________________________________________
(iii) How many passes over the field with this implement?__________________________________
(iv) What was the next most frequently used implement?________________________________
(v) What was the depth tilled per pass? (inches)________________________________________
(vi) How many passes over the field with this implement?__________________________________
6. What was the amount of residue remaining on the soil surface just before planting?
Greater than or equal to 30 percent		Less than 30 percent
7. What was the planting date? (mm/dd/yyyy) ______________________________________________

SECTION 4 – FALL 2016 ACTIVITIES
In the selected field, report production practices that occurred in the fall of 2016.
1. What was the harvest date? (mm/dd/yyyy) __________________________
2. What was the average yield in this field this year? (record and circle rate) ________					Bu/acre Other (specify) ________
3. If a yield map was available to you (the operator), will you provide a yield monitor map to assist in ARS Research on this topic?
Yes – [Continue]	No – [Go to item 4]
a. If a yield map can be provided, will the map be electronic or a color print?
Electronic data file		Color print
4. Was crop residue removed?
Yes – [Continue]	No – [Go to item 5]
a. What percent of crop residue was removed? ________________
b. On what date was the crop residue removed? (mm/dd/yyyy) ____________________

5. Was MANURE applied in the fall of 2016?
Yes – [Continue]	No – [Go to item 6]
a. What date was the manure applied? (mm/dd/yyyy) ______________________________________
b. What type of manure was applied? __________________________________________________
c. What was the application method? __________________________________________________
d. What was the application rate (record and circle rate)? ______________________		Lbs/acre Gal/acre Lbs actual nutrients

6. Was commercial FERTILIZER applied in the fall of 2016?
Yes – [Continue]	No – [Go to item 7]
a. What date was the fertilizer applied? (mm/dd/yyyy) ____________________________________
b. What type of fertilizer was applied? (name or N-P-K values) ______________________________
c. What was the application rate (record and circle rate)? ______________________		Lbs/acre Gal/acre Lbs actual nutrients

7. Was TILLAGE performed in the fall of 2016?
Yes – [Continue]	No – [Go to Section 8]
a. What date was the tillage completed? (mm/dd/yyyy) ____________________________________
b. For the 2 most common tillage implements, record the implement, depth, and number of passes.
(i) What was the most frequently used implement?______________________________________
(ii) What was the depth tilled per pass? (inches)________________________________________
(iii) How many passes over the field with this implement?__________________________________
(iv) What was the next most frequently used implement?________________________________
(v) What was the depth tilled per pass? (inches)________________________________________
(vi) How many passes over the field with this implement?__________________________________
8. What was the amount of residue remaining on the soil surface after all operations?
Greater than or equal to 30 percent		Less than 30 percent

9. Are there any additional comments? (For example, unusual practices, weather conditions, tiles installed, change in comments on the survey, etc.)

SECTION 5 – PERMISSION TO RELEASE INFORMATION TO ARS
Yes, I give my permission for USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Iowa field office to release this information to USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for use in their field research.
______________________________________________	____________________________________________
Signature	Date

This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.
Office Use Only
Response		Respondent		Mode		Enum.	Eval.	R. Unit	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	9921	9985		9989 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __
											Optional Use
											9907	9908		9906	9916
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