QID Wheat and Barley Variety Survey

WHEAT & Barley VARIETY SURVEY - 2021
							OMB No. 0535-0002 Approval Expires: 12/31/2022 Project Code: QID: SMetaKey:
								United States Department of Agriculture
								NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
							USDA/NASS – Montana Mountain Region P.O.Box 150969 Lakewood,CO 80215-0969 Phone:1-800-392-3202 Fax:1-866-314-4029 E-mail:NASSRFOMTR@usda.gov

Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary.

We are conducting this survey in cooperation with the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee to determine the different wheat varieties seeded in Montana. Please fill out this form as completely as you can for the farm you operate and return it in the enclosed envelope by June 14, 2021.

The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your response will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both. This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018, Title III of Pub. L. No. 115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35 and other applicable Federal laws. For more information on how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response is voluntary.

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INSTRUCTIONS

• Report by variety and crop the acreage seeded and to be seeded for 2021’s wheat crop on the farm you operate.

• Report by crop the acreage seeded for the 2021’s crop year on the land you operated during 2021.

• Varieties are listed in alphabetical order. If the variety you planted is not listed, enter the variety name under “Other”, and report the acreage seeded and to be seeded.

• Please return the completed form in the enclosed envelope by June 14, 2021. Thank you.

LAND OPERATED IN 2021
	Acres
Total Acres Operated (include the farmstead, all cropland, woodland, pastureland, wasteland, CRP and other land in government programs both owned and rented. Exclude land you rented to others.)
	900
Cropland Acres Operated (include land in hay, summer fallow, cropland idle, cropland used for pasture, CRP and other cropland in government programs.)
	802

WINTER WHEAT VARIETIES
VARIETY NAME	ACRES PLANTED FOR 2021		VARIETY NAME		ACRES PLANTED FOR 2021
Battle AX			Northern
Bobcat			Standclear CLP
Brawl CL Plus			SY Clearstone 2CL
CDC Falcon			SY Wolf
Decade			Warhorse
Four0six			WB4792
Judee			Yellowstone
Keldin			Other (___________)
LCS Fusion AX			Other (___________)
LCS Jet			TOTAL WINTER WHEAT PLANTED: ACRES
Loma			For 2021 Crop Year (Seeded in the fall of 2020)

DURUM WHEAT VARIETIES
VARIETY NAME	ACRES PLANTED FOR 2021		VARIETY NAME	ACRES PLANTED FOR 2021
AC Strongfield			Mountrail
Alkabo			ND Riveland
Alzada			Tioga
Divide			Other (___________)
Grenora			Other (___________)
Joppa
Kyle			TOTAL DURUM WHEAT PLANTED: Acres
Lustre			For 2021 Crop Year

OTHER SPRING WHEAT VARIETIES
VARIETY NAME	ACRES PLANTED FOR 2021		VARIETY NAME		ACRES PLANTED FOR 2021
Alum			SY Soren
Brennan			Vida
Corbin			WB 9668
Dagmar			WB9879 CLP
Duclair			WB Gunnison
Lanning			Other (___________)
NP Presser CLP			Other (___________)
Reeder
SY Ingmar			TOTAL OTHER SPRING WHEAT PLANTED: Acres
SY Longmire			For 2021 Crop Year
BARLEY VARIETIES
VARIETY NAME	ACRES PLANTED FOR 2021		VARIETY NAME		ACRES PLANTED FOR 2021
ABI Eagle			Merit 57
ABI Voyager			Moravian 165
AC Metcalfe			Scarlett
Bill Coors 100			Other Feed Barley (________________)
Buzz			Other Forage Barley (________________)
Copeland			Other Food Barley (________________)
Hockett			Other and Unknown (________________)
LCS Genie			TOTAL BARLEY PLANTED: Acres
Mayflower			For 2021 Crop Year

SECTION 22 VARIETY SELECTION CRITERIA

1. In 2020 or 2021, did this operation you plant any wheat (winter, spring, or durum) for the 2021 crop?

₁ Yes - Continue ₃ No - Go to Item 9

2. What was the primary factor for choosing a particular wheat variety for the 2021 crop year? (Check only one)

^XXXX Data (yield, production, head size, etc.)

^XXXX Word of Mouth

^XXXX Past Experience

^XXXX Variety Name

^XXXX Seed Price

^XXXX Newness

^XXXX Locally Bred Variety

^XXXX Other (Specify: ^XXXX )

3. In 2020, did this operation you plant any winter wheat for the 2021 crop?

₁ Yes - Continue ₃ No - Go to Item 5

4. Rank the top five traits in order of importance, where 5 is the highest and 1 is the lowest, when choosing your winter wheat variety for the 2021 crop year.

^XXXX Low PH Soil Tolerance

^XXXX Preharvest Sprouting/Falling Number

^XXXX Sawfly Resistance

^XXXX Leaf Disease Resistance

^XXXX Root Disease Resistance

^XXXX Yield

^XXXX Fusarium Scab Tolerance

^XXXX Clearfield Technology

^XXXX CoAXium Technology

^XXXX End Use Qualities

^XXXX Early Maturity

^XXXX Late Maturity

^XXXX Protein

^XXXX Other (Specify: ^XXXX )

5. In 2021, did this operation you plant any Durum wheat for the 2021 crop?

₁ Yes - Continue ₃ No - Go to Item 7

6. Rank the top five traits in order of importance, where 5 is the highest and 1 is the lowest, when choosing your Durum wheat variety for the 2021 crop year.

^XXXX Cadmium

^XXXX Standability

^XXXX Preharvest Sprouting/falling numbers

^XXXX Leaf Disease Resistance

^XXXX Root Disease Resistance

^XXXX Yield

^XXXX Fusarium Scab Tolerance

^XXXX End Use Qualities

^XXXX Herbicide, Pesticide resistance

^XXXX Protein

^XXXX Contract Obligations

^XXXX Other (Specify: ^XXXX )

7. In 2021, did this operation you plant any other spring wheat for the 2021 crop?

₁ Yes - Continue ₃ No - Go to Item 9

8. Rank the top five traits in order of importance, where 5 is the highest and 1 is the lowest, when choosing your other spring wheat variety for the 2021 crop year.

^XXXX Low PH Soil Tolerance

^XXXX Preharvest Sprouting/Falling Number

^XXXX Sawfly Resistance

^XXXX Leaf Disease Resistance

^XXXX Root Disease Resistance

^XXXX Yield

^XXXX Fusarium Scab Tolerance

^XXXX Clearfield Technology

^XXXX Resistant to stripe, leaf, and stem rust

^XXXX End Use Qualities

^XXXX Early Maturity

^XXXX Late Maturity

^XXXX Protein

^XXXX Other (Specify: ^XXXX )

9. In 2021, did this operation you plant any barley for the 2021 crop?

₁ Yes - Continue ₃ No - Go to Section 3

10. Rank the top five traits in order of importance, where 5 is the highest and 1 is the lowest, when choosing your barley variety for the 2021 crop year.

^XXXX Low PH Soil Tolerance

^XXXX Preharvest Sprouting/falling numbers

^XXXX Leaf Disease Resistance

^XXXX Root Disease Resistance

^XXXX Yield

^XXXX Fusarium Scab Tolerance

^XXXX Malt Quality (Plumpness, test weight, Color)

^XXXX Herbicide, Pesticide resistance

^XXXX Protein

^XXXX Contract Obligations

^XXXX Other (Specify: ^XXXX )

SECTION 3 PROFITABILITY OF OPERATION

11. In the next 12 months, I think my operation’s profitability will:

^XXXX Improve

^XXXX Stay the same

^XXXX Decline

12. Compared to one year ago, my operation is financially:

^XXXX Better off

^XXXX About the same

^XXXX Worse off

The survey results will be available on the internet at http://www.nass.usda.gov/mt/ in summer, 2021.

This completes the survey. Thank you for your help!

Respondent Name:

9911 Phone: (______) _____--_________

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Respondent

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Office Use for POID

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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

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R. Unit

Optional Use

9921

9907

9908

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9916

S/E Name