Form QID Alfalfa Seed Growers Inquiry

alfalfa seed growers inquiry – 2023 crop
							OMB No. 0535-0002 Approval Expires: XX/XX/20XX Project Code: 788
								NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
							USDA/NASS - Montana Mountain Region P.O. Box 150969 Lakewood, CO 80215-0969 Phone: 1-720-787-3150 Fax: 1-866-314-4029 E-mail: NASSRFOMTR@nass.usda.gov
	Please make corrections to name, address and zip code, if necessary.
The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your responses will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both.  This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018, Title III of Pub. L. No. 115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35 and other applicable Federal laws. For more information on how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response is voluntary. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0002. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

Please return your report by mail or fax your report to 1-866-314-4029 by January xx, 2024.

1. Were alfalfa acres harvested for seed from this operation in 2023?
	Yes – [Continue]		No – [Please sign and return]
2. Do you use Leaf Cutter Bees for Alfalfa Seed Production? 5102
		1 Yes – [Continue]		3 No - [Continue]	Total Crop
(i) Acres harvested?.....................................................................................................Acres					xxxx
(ii) Yield per acre of clean seed?..........................................................................Pounds/Acre					xxxx
(iii) Leaf Cutter Bees used for alfalfa seed production?........................................Gallons/Acre					xxxx .____
3. How many of the harvested acres were grown under contract?....................................Acres					xxxx

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1-PASI (Mail) 2-PATI (Tel) 3-PAPI (Face-to- Face) 6-Email 7-Fax 19-Other

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