SurveyID: 1342 Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Oat Production

Agricultural Resource Management Phase 1 & 2 and Chemical Use Surveys

0218 - 2023 ARMS 2 - Oats PPCR - Draft - 06-22-2023

OMB: 0535-0218

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AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SURVEY
OMB No. 0535-0218
Approval Expires: 6/30/2026
Project Code: 906
SurveyID: 1342 Phase 2

NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE
USDA/NASS
National Operations Division
9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63132-1547
Phone: 1-888-424-7828
FAX: 1-855-415-3687
Email: nass@usda.gov

OAT PRODUCTION PRACTICES AND COSTS REPORT FOR 2023
ID

VERSION
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C-TYPE
110

CONTACT RECORD
DATE

TIME

NOTES

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:
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collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0218. The time required to
complete this information collection is estimated to average 65 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.
H

SCREENING BOX

BEGINNING TIME 0004
[MILITARY] ___ ___ ___ ___

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Check if verified

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POID ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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POID ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Name: ________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________

City: ______________________ State: ______ Zip: __________

City: _____________________ State: ______

Zip: __________

check if
cell phone

Phone: (______) ______________________________

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POID ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

check if
cell phone

Phone: (______) ______________________________

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POID ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Name: ________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________

City:_______________________ State: ______ Zip: __________

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check if
cell phone

Phone: (______) _______________________________

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OAT FIELD SELECTION

A
Total Planted Acres
0050

.___

1. How many total acres of oats did this operation plant for the 2023 crop year?...............................................
[If no acres were planted, review Screening Survey Information Form, make notes, then go to back page.]
Code

a. Did you produce any acres of certified organic

Yes = 1 xxxx
No = 3
oats?.....................................................................

b. Of the total (item 1) acres, how many were planted using/as —
Total Acres

xxxx

Conventional oats?..................................................................................................
xxxx

ii. Certified organic oats?.............................................................................................

Number of Fields

.__
.__

xxxx
xxxx

[I will follow a simple procedure to make a random selection from the oat fields planted for the 2023 crop.]
Total Number Of
Fields Planted

2. What is the total number of oat fields that were planted on this operation? [If only one field, enter "1" 0020
and go to item 4.]........................................................................................................................................
3. [Now, I need to identify an oat field to be used for this survey.] The oat field pre–selected for this interview is the:
1

Northern most field

Southern most field

Eastern most field

Western most field

Northeastern most field

Southeastern most field

Northwestern most field

Southwestern most field

Field description:

4. The field selected is _______________ (field name/number/description). During this interview, the oat questions will be
about this selected oat field.
[Be sure the operator can identify the selected field.]
5. For the randomly selected field above, please provide the following Farm Service Agency (FSA) identifiers:
[Having this information helps USDA make better use of other data you have provided to USDA and will improve the types
of statistical analysis that can be done with the responses from this survey. If the physical field in this survey spans multiple
FSA administrative fields, please include the farm, tract, and field number for the largest administrative field. These
numbers are field identifiers that USDA uses to administer farm programs like crop insurance, commodity programs, and
conservation programs.]
Number
1070

a. Farm Number (up to 8 digits)..............................................................................................................
1071

b. Tract Number (up to 7 digits)...............................................................................................................
1072

c. Field Number (up to 4 digits, exclude subfield letters).........................................................................
OFFICE USE
OY Field Substituted
0022

FIELD CHARACTERISTICS — SELECTED FIELD

B
Acres
1301

1. How many acres of oats did this operation plant in the selected field for the 2023 crop?...............................

.___
Code

Yes, Certified Organic=1 1890
Are the acres in the selected field certified organic or transitioning into
Yes, Transitioning=2
certified organic oat production?..........................................................................................................
No=3
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

[If item 1a = 1 or 2, then ask—]

1399

b. What was the cost, per acre, for third party organic certification?..................................................................
1 owned by this operation?
2 rented for cash with the payment being a fixed cash amount?
2. Were the acres in the selected
3 rented for cash with the payment being a flexible cash amount?
.......... 1302
4 rented for a share of the crop?
field—..................................................
5 rented for some combination of cash and share of the crop?
6 used rent free?

.___ ___
Code

Dollars & Cents
per Acre

[If field is cash rented (item 2 = 2, 3, or 5), ask item 3, otherwise go to item 4.]

1303

. ___

3. What was the cash rent paid per acre for this 2023 oat field?........................................................................

___

[If field is share rented (item 2 = 4 or 5), ask—]

Percent
1304

4. What was the landlord's share of the crop from the selected field?................................................................
[If field is rented (item 2 = 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6) ask—]
5. What was the total cost for all inputs provided by any landlord for the 2023 crop Dollars & Cents
per Acre
on the selected field? INCLUDE the costs for all inputs, such as seed,
fertilizer, chemicals, technical services, custom operations, drying, and
OR
1305
irrigation. EXCLUDE real estate tax expenses and lime costs paid by the
. ___ ___
landowner.......................................................................................................................

Total Dollars
1306

Year
1312

6. What year did you (the operator listed on the label) start operating the selected field?..................................

___ ___ ___ ___

M M D D Y Y
1308

7. On what date was the selected field planted?................................................................................................___ ___ ___ ___
1
2
a. When planted, was this oat field planted 3
with the intention of—? INCLUDE oats 4
5
planted for commercial seed contract
6

Dual purpose: grain and grazing
Harvesting for grain only
Grazing only
Dual purpose: grazing and cover crop
Cover crop only
Other uses - Specify:___________________

under other uses................................................................................

Code
3117

................

[If 7a = 1 or 2, ask—]
1 Feed
2 Milling
b. What is the primary purpose of the oats
3 Seed
that are planted in this field?....................................
4 Brewing

___ ___

Code
3111

.............................................................
Bushels per Acre
1311

c. What was your yield goal at planting for the selected field?...........................................................................

4
1 Purchased
2 Homegrown or traded
8. What was the source of the oat seed?............................................................
3 Both

Code
1317

...............................................
Dollars & Cents
per Pound

[If item 8 = 2 or 3, ask—]

3321

.__ __

a. What was the cost per pound for cleaning and treating this seed?.................................................................

Percent
1318

b. How much of the oat seed planted in this field was grown (or received in trade) by this operation?...............

[If any seed purchased (item 8 = 1 or 3), ask—]

Dollars & Cents
per Unit

Unit Code
1=Pounds
2=Cwt
3=Tons
4=Bushels
22=Acres
23=50 lb. Bags

1320
9. What was the total cost per unit of purchased seed for the selected field? INCLUDE 1319
.__ __
operator, landlord, and contractor costs, cost of seed treatment, and technology fee....................................
Code
3062
1 Treated with a pesticide prior to purchase?
2 Treated with a pesticide after purchase?
10. For the 2023 oat crop, was the oat seed—........................................
...........................
3 Not treated with a pesticide?

[If item 10 = 1 or 2, continue, otherwise go to item 11.]
Seed Treatment Name
1289
a. What was the name of the seed
treatment? [Write seed treatment name in
the box provided.].............................................................................
Code
b. What was the seed treatment code? [Enter the appropriate seed treatment code from the
Respondent Booklet. Enter "999" if a seed treatment was applied but is not listed. Enter "–1" if the 2325
seed treatment is not known.]..........................................................................................................................
Code
Yes=1

2340

11. For the 2023 oat crop, did you plant a commercial seed product on the selected field?.......................No=3
[If item 11 = 1, ask—]

Commercial Seed Product Name
2342

a. What was the name of the seed product?
[Write seed product name in the box
provided.]..........................................................................................
Code
b. What was the seed product code? [Enter the appropriate product code from the Respondent
Booklet. Enter "999" if a seed product was purchased but is not listed. Enter "–1" if the product is 2343
not known.]..............................................................................................................................................................
Unit Code
1=Pounds/Acre
2=Cwt/Acre
3=Tons/Acre
4=Bushels/Acre
23=50 lb. Bags/Acre

Units
1313

12. What was the seeding rate per acre the first time the selected field was planted?...............

2314

.__
Acres
1315

13. How many acres in the selected field had to be replanted to oat? ................................................................
(Acres replanted = Number of Acres x Number of times replanted.)

.__
Code

Yes=1

14. Has harvest of the selected field been completed?...............................................................................No=3

1328

5
[Now I need information about the acres harvested or to be harvested and the yields from the selected field.]
Unit Code
1=Pounds
2=Cwt
3=Tons
4=Bushels

What yield per acre did
you get or do you
expect to get for oats–

15. How many acres in this oat field were or will be—
Acres
1346

a. harvested for grain?...............................................................................
1349

b. harvested for hay, silage, or green chop?..............................................
1431

c. harvested for commercial seed contract?..............................................
1351

d. abandoned?...........................................................................................
1439

e. used for some other purpose?...............................................................

Units per Acre

.___
.___
.___

1347

Code

.___

1350

1348

.___

1432

.___

TONS
1433

.___
.___

16. Was straw harvested from the selected field?
1520

Yes – Continue

No – Go to item 18

Acres
1521

17. How many acres of this oat field were harvested for straw?...........................................................................

.__
Total Tons

1522

a. How many total tons of oat straw were harvested from these oat acres (item 17)?........................................
______.__
Tons per Acre

______ = _______
Acres

Total Tons

________
Bales

________ ÷

Lbs per Bale

2000

= _______

Lbs per Ton

Total Tons

Percent

b. Of the total oat straw harvested from this field (item 17a), what was the
landlord's share of the oat straw?..............................................................................

1523

Tons
1524

Total Dollars
1525
c. What was the total cost of baler twine/wire used to bale the oat straw from this field? INCLUDE
landlord's share..............................................................................................................................................
Dollars & Cents
Per Ton

[If any oat straw was sold, ask—]

1526

d. What was the price received per ton for all oat straw (item 17a) sold from this field?....................................

18.

1 Cattle
2 Sheep
What type of livestock grazed the selected oat field during 3 Other, Specify: ______________
the 2023 crop year?...............................................................................
4 Not grazed

.__ __
Code

3147
.................................

[If item 18 is 4, go to item 19, otherwise, ask—]

Head
1362

a. About how many head of livestock (item 18) grazed this oat field?................................................................
Days
1363

b. How many days did this livestock graze on this oat field?..............................................................................
Code
Yes=1 3060

c. Was this oat field "grazed–out" instead of harvested for grain?..........................................................
No=3

6
Crop Code List for item 19 – Previously Planted Crops
190 Barley

311 Grasses including clover

6 Corn for grain

1 Hay, alfalfa

5 Corn for silage

11 Hay, all other

22 Rye (cereal)

34 Annual ryegrass

240 Sorghum, all

318 No crop planted

26 Soybeans

291 Other field crop

283 Cotton, all

15 Oats

263 Wheat, spring

292 Other crop

302 CRP

21 Rice

165 Wheat, winter

312 Cover crop mix

19. Please report what crops were previously planted on the majority of the selected field, including cover crops.
1

What crops were planted on the selected field in—
[For perennial crops, (1, 11, 292, 302, and 311) report the crop code in all seasons when
the crop was growing.]

Season and Year

Spring/Summer of 2023?.................

Fall of 2022?....................................

Spring/Summer of 2022?.................

Fall of 2021?....................................

Spring/Summer of 2021?.................

Fall of 2020?....................................

Spring/Summer of 2020?.................

Fall of 2019?....................................

Spring/Summer of 2019?.................

Crop Name

Crop Code

Was this a
cover crop?

If a cover crop was
planted, how did you
terminate this cover
crop?

Was the
selected field
no–till or
strip–tilled?1/

Yes=1
No=3

1 Tilled–in
2 Herbicide
3 Rolled
4 Grazed
5 Harvested for forage
6 Harvested for grain
7 Winter killed

Yes=1
No=3

Code
1344

OATS
1343

1470

1471

1345

1369

1472

1473

1371

1372

1474

1475

1374

1375

1476

1477

1377

1378

1478

1479

1380

1381

1480

1481

1383

1366

1482

1483

1368

1340

1484

1485

1342

1/No–till

means leaving soil and previous crop residue undisturbed from harvest to planting. Strip–till means tilling a narrow strip over
the row, leaving soil and previous crop residue between the rows undisturbed.
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

[If a cover crop was planted in Spring/Summer/Fall 2022, ask—]
j.

1468

What was the seed cost per acre for the cover crop?.....................................................................................

.___

___

.___

___

1495

k. What was the per–acre cost–share or financial assistance payments received for the cover
crop? If no program payment was received, enter zero.................................................................................
20. Is this field managed under an NRCS-approved conservation plan for highly erodible land (HEL)?
(All fields that have been designated as HEL by USDA, and that are being actively farmed, are
Yes=1
required to have soil conservation plans under the conservation compliance program.)....................... No=3
21. Does the selected field contain a wetland? Wetlands are subject to Wetland Conservation (WC)
or "swampbuster" requirements. Producers who receive farm program payments must refrain
Yes=1
from draining wetlands to make them ready for crop production............................................................ No=3

Code
0702
1405

22. What is the slope of the selected

1 Nearly level (0 – 2%)
2 Even, moderate grade (3 – 9%)
3 Variable, moderate grade
field?...............................................
4 Even, steep grade (over 10%)
5 Variable, steep grade

23. What is the primary soil type of the selected

1 Loam
2 Clay
3 Sandy
field?.......................................................
4 Mixed
5 Silty

Code
2400

.......................................

Code
2401

.......................................
Unit Codes
1 Currently a concern
2 A concern in the past
but not anymore
3 Not a concern

24. In the selected field, are any of the following currently or historically a concern?

Code
2407

a. Water–driven erosion............................................................................................................................
2408

b. Wind–driven erosion.............................................................................................................................
2409

c. Soil compaction.....................................................................................................................................
2410

d. Poor drainage.......................................................................................................................................
2411

e. Low organic matter...............................................................................................................................
f.

2412

Water quality.........................................................................................................................................
2413

g. Other concerns.....................................................................................................................................

2415

h. Water availability...................................................................................................................................
[If items 24a – 24h are all "Not a concern", ask—]
i.

Code

If the answer to all of the above was "Not a Concern", is it the case that there are no
Yes=1
significant concerns on this field?.................................................................................................
No=3

2414
Code

Yes=1 2402

25. Did the land use practices for the selected field include subsurface drainage?..................................
No=3
[If 25 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 26.]

Year
2403

a. In what year was the current subsurface (tile) drainage installed?.................................................................__ __ __ __
Inches
2604

b. What is the average depth of your draining system?......................................................................................
2605

c. What is the diameter of your tiles?.................................................................................................................
Hours
2606
26. On average, how many hours does it take your field to return to normal soil moisture levels
following a heavy storm?................................................................................................................................
Code
2406

a. Does this system include a mechanism for controlled drainage (e.g. stop logs, risers,
Yes=1
or float mechanisms)?........................................................................................................................
No=3

8
27. Has the selected field ever been in any conservation contracts for which you or your landlord received
(or expected to receive) cost–sharing payments, stewardship payments, or incentive payments?

Unit Code
1 Current
2 Past
3 Never
2611

a. Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)...........................................................................................
2612

b. Conservation Security or Conservation Stewardship Programs (CSP)...........................................................
2613

c. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)...........................................................................................................
2614

d. Other Federal, State, Local or non–government source.................................................................................
Code

28. During the last four years, did you apply for conservation funding, either through any Federal,
Yes=1
State, or local program, for the selected oat field?..............................................................................No=3

2402

9
29. [Now I need information on soil, crop, and land management practices or activities used on the selected field and any
financial assistance you may have received in conjunction with those practices.]
a. Please check any practices or activities that you used on the selected field this year or any time in the past.
On-field Soil and Crop Management

Terraces

Implement an integrated pest
management plan – written plan

No-till/strip–till

Grass waterway

Drift reducing spray nozzles

Conservation tillage except
no–till/strip–till

Implement a nutrient
management plan – written plan.

Targeted sprayer – electrical
control

Cover crop – single species

Precision nutrient application

Cover crop mix

Contour farming

Conservation crop rotation

Laser leveling

Subsurface phosphorous
application
No fertilizer application more
than 30 days before planting
Controlled release or enhanced
efficiency fertilizer
Split nitrogen application with at
least 50% applied after planting

Adjacent to Field
33

Filter strip

Field border

Riparian buffer – grass or forest

Irrigation water management
plan

None of the above

b. For each practice or activity checked in 29a, please complete one line of this table.
[Enumerator Note: If "99:None of the above" was selected, report code "99" in the first row (item 1610).]
1

Practice or Activity on the Selected Field

Practice Code
(see item 29a)

3
4
5
Was this practice or plan What financial assistance (cost Does this practice or activity
used on this selected share) has been received for this
help satisfy—
field in 2023?
practice on this field?
1 Used in 2023
1 Received a payment in 2023 1 A federal, state, or local
2 Not used in 2023 but
from EQIP, CSP, or similar
regulatory requirement
used in earlier years
program
2 Highly erodible land
2 Did not receive a payment in
conservation compliance
2023 but have in earlier years 3 Does not relate to any
3 Have never received a
regulation or compliance
payment for this practice
requirement

Code

1610

1614

1612

1613

1615

1619

1617

1618

1620

1624

1622

1623

1625

1629

1627

1628

1630

1634

1632

1633

1635

1639

1637

1638

1640

1644

1642

1643

1645

1649

1647

1648

1650

1654

1652

1653

1655

1659

1657

1658

1660

1664

1662

1663

10
Code

30. In 2023, were the oats in the selected field covered by a single or named peril crop insurance
Yes=1
policy (e.g. hail, replant, wind, freeze, etc.)?.........................................................................................
No=3

1393

[If item 30 = 1, continue. Otherwise, go to item 31.]

Code

a. In 2023, were the oats in the selected field covered by more than one single or named peril Yes=1
crop insurance policy (e.g. hail, replant, wind, freeze)?........................................................................
No=3

2721
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

1395
b. What was the dollar amount of coverage per acre for the single peril policy covering the selected
field?...............................................................................................................................................................

.__ __

c. What was the premium cost per acre for the single peril policy covering the selected field in 2023? 2722
EXCLUDE any sign–up fee............................................................................................................................

.__ __

Percent

d. What was the percent deductible for the single peril policy covering the selected field? (Record no 2723
deductible as 0%)...........................................................................................................................................
Code
2724

e. Did you (or will you) collect an indemnity payment for the selected field from the single peril Yes=1
policy during 2023?...............................................................................................................................
No=3

Code

31. In 2023, were the oats in the selected field covered by a multi–peril federal program that
provided protection against yield or revenue losses? These types of policies include crop
Yes=1
insurance and crop disaster assistance programs................................................................................
No=3

1385

[If item 31 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to Section C.]
1 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP CAT)
2 Federal CAT (basic catastrophic insurance)
3 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program buy–up
4 Actual Production History (APH) buy–up
a. What type of multi–peril coverage
5 Revenue Protection (RP)
did you obtain?...............................................................
6 Other Federal crop insurance

Code
1386
.........................................

[If item 31a = 2, ask—]

Percent
1387

What percent of yield coverage did you select for the selected field?.............................................................
1388

ii. What percent of revenue coverage did you select for the selected field?.......................................................
[If item 31a = 3, ask—]

Percent
1389

iii. What percent of revenue coverage did you select for the selected field?.......................................................

Code
1 Basic
2
Optional
2524
b. What type of unit coverage did you purchase for the multi–peril policy on the
3 Enterprise ................................................
selected field?.................................................................................................................
Year
2525
c. In what year did you, the operator listed on the label, first purchase multi–peril crop insurance on
___ ___
the selected field?...........................................................................................................................................

___ ___

CWT per Acre
2526

d. What is the 2023 Approved APH (actual production history) yield for the selected field?...............................
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
2527
e. What was the premium paid for multi–peril crop insurance for the selected field in 2023?
EXCLUDE any administrative fee...................................................................................................................

.___ ___
Code

2528
Did you or will you collect an indemnity payment for the selected field from multi–peril crop
Yes=1
insurance during 2023?........................................................................................................................
No=3

NUTRIENT or FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS — SELECTED FIELD

C
Office Use
Edit Table

Code

1. Were commercial nutrients or fertilizers applied to the selected field for the
Yes=1
2023 oat crop? INCLUDE those from operators, landlords, and contractors..........No=3

0202

0200

[If item 1 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to item 6]

Number
0203

2. How many commercial nutrient or fertilizer applications were made to the selected field for the 2023
crop? INCLUDE applications made by airplanes and custom applicators.....................................................
3. Now I need to record information for each application.

CHECKLIST
INCLUDE

EXCLUDE

Custom applied nutrients or fertilizers

Micronutrients

Nutrients or fertilizers applied in the fall of
2022 and those applied earlier if the
selected field was fallow in 2022.

Unprocessed manure
Nutrients or fertilizers applied to previous
crops in the selected field

Commercially prepared manure or
compost

Office Use
Lines in Table

Lime and gypsum/landplaster

Nitrogen Codes for Column 2 Source/Form of N Used

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10

0299

Application Codes for Column 6

1 Anhydrous ammonia
6 Ammonia sulfate
2 Nitrogen solution (UAN) 7 Potassium nitrate,
3 Urea
magnesium nitrate, and
4 Ammonium nitrate
calcium nitrate
5 Sodium nitrate
8 Other nitrogen fertilizer
material [specify:_________________ ]

L
I
N
E

Table
001

1 Broadcast, ground without incorporation
2 Broadcast, ground with incorporation
3 Broadcast, by aircraft
4 In seed furrow

Materials Used
[Enter percentage analysis or actual pounds of plant
nutrients applied per acre.]

What quantity
was applied per
acre?

[Enter material
code]

When was this
applied?

5 In irrigation water
6 Chisel/injected or knifed in
7 Banded in or over row
8 Foliar or directed spray
6

How was this How many acres in
applied? the selected field were
treated in this
[Refer to
application?
In the fall before
code list
seeding
above]
In the spring
before seeding
At seeding
After seeding

1 Pounds
[Leave this
column blank if 12 Gallons
actual nutrients 13 Quarts
[Refer to nitrogen list above for type of nitrogen used.]
were reported] 19 Pounds of
actual
N
P2O5
K2 O
S
Source/Form
nutrients
Nitrogen Phosphate Potash
Sulfur
of N Used
[Refer to
code list
above]

[Show Common Nutrients or Fertilizers in Respondent
Booklet]

2
3
4

Acres

.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___

12
Code

4. Were any nutrients or fertilizers applied by custom

Yes=1 0214
applicators?..........................................................
No=3

[If item 4=1 continue. Otherwise go to item 5.]

Code

2216
a. Are you able to report the cost of nutrient or fertilizer materials and custom application
Yes=1
separately?...........................................................................................................................................
No=3

[If item 4a = 1 continue. Otherwise go to item 5.]

Office Use
0215

b. Excluding the cost of the nutrient or fertilizer materials, how much was spent for custom application of nutrients or
fertilizers on the selected field?
INCLUDE
Dollars & Cents
· operator, landlord, and contractor costs
OR
per Acre
· costs for sulfur and micronutrients
0219
EXCLUDE custom application of lime, gypsum, purchased manure, and
purchased compost.................................................................................................... .___ ___

Total Dollars
0220

[If material and application costs can't be separated, exclude them here and record the total in item 5.]
5. What was the total cost of all nutrient or fertilizer products applied to the selected field?
INCLUDE
· operator, landlord, and contractor costs as well as the costs for sulfur
Dollars & Cents
and micronutrients
OR
per Acre
· materials applied to the selected field if it was fallow in 2022
0221
EXCLUDE lime, gypsum, purchased manure, and purchased compost..................... .___ ___

Total Dollars
0222

[If custom applied and the cost of materials can be separated from application costs, include the cost of materials only,
otherwise, include both the material and application costs.]
Code
Yes=1 0218

6. Was gypsum applied to the selected field for the 2023 oat crop?.........................................................
No=3
7. Was a soil test for soil organic matter performed on the selected oat field at some point in the
Yes=1
last 10 years?.......................................................................................................................................
No=3

3225

[If item 7 = 1, ask—]

Percent
3226

a. What was the percentage of soil organic matter on the selected field for the most recent test?.....................
Number
3227

b. How many times have you tested the selected field for soil organic matter in the last 10 years?...................
[If item 7b is more than 1, ask—]

Code
3228

1 Increasing?

2 Decreasing?
c. Based on these tests, is your soil organic matter content...............

....................................

3 Staying roughly the same?

8. Was a soil or plant tissue test performed on the selected oat field in 2022 or 2023 for the 2023
Yes=1
crop?.....................................................................................................................................................
No=3

Code
0224

[If item 8 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 13.]
9. Was a soil test for phosphorus performed on the selected oat field in 2022 or 2023 for the 2023 Yes=1
crop?.....................................................................................................................................................
No=3
[If item 9 = 1 ask—]

Code
0225

Pounds per Acre
0226

a. How many pounds of phosphorus per acre were recommended by the phosphorus test?.............................

13
Code

10. Was a soil test for nitrogen performed on the selected oat field in 2022 or 2023 for the 2023
Yes=1
crop?.....................................................................................................................................................
No=3

0227

[If item 10 = 1, ask—]

Pounds per Acre
0228

a. How many pounds of nitrogen per acre were recommended by the nitrogen test?........................................
Code

11. Was a plant tissue test or leaf analysis for nutrient deficiency performed on the selected field in Yes=1
2022 or 2023 for the 2023 crop?...........................................................................................................
No=3
Dollars & Cents
per Acre
0230
12. How much was spent for these soil and plant tissue tests on the selected
field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs......................................

0229

Total Dollars
0231

.__ __

[If tests were done at no cost, continue. Otherwise go to item 12b.]
1 Soil/plant tissue test provided free of charge by
dealer, crop consultant, or extension service

a. What is the reason why tests were
2 Soil/plant tissue test costs were included in the
done at no cost?...............................................
total fertilizer costs reported in item 5

Code
0232
................

3 Some other reason

Code

b. Did you receive a payment from a conservation program (CSP, EQIP, or other) for
Yes=1
performing a soil or plant tissue test?...................................................................................................
No=3

3231

[Enumerator Action: Refer to the Fertilizer Table, column 2. If nitrogen (N) was applied, complete item 13.
If no nitrogen applied, go to item 15.]
13. Was the amount of nitrogen you decided to apply to the selected field based on—
a. Results of a soil or plant tissue

Code

Yes=1 0233
test?....................................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 0234

b. Crop consultant recommendation?.......................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0235

c. Fertilizer dealer recommendation?.......................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0236

d. Extension Service recommendation?...................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0237

e. Cost of nitrogen and/or expected commodity price?.............................................................................
No=3
f.

Yes=1 0238

Contractor recommendation?...............................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0239

g. Routine practice – operator's own determination based on past experience, yield goal, etc.?.............
No=3

Code
1 Nitrification inhibitors (such as N–Serve)
2
Urease
inhibitors
(such
as
Agrotain)
0241
14. Which of the following products did you
3 Chemical–coated fertilizers (such as sulfur–coated
.................
use to slow the breakdown of nitrogen on
urea and polymer–coated urea)
this field?..........................................................
4 Other inhibitors
5 None

[If nitrogen inhibitors were used, continue. Otherwise go to item 15.]

Pounds per Acre

a. How much nitrogen inhibitor did you mix with the nitrogen applied to 2561
the selected field?...................................................................................................

Gallons per Acre
2562

.__ __

Dollars & Cents
per Pound

b. What was the cost of nitrogen inhibitors used on this field? INCLUDE 0297
operator, landlord, and contractor costs..................................................................

.__ __
OR

Dollars & Cents
per Gallon
0298

.__ __

14
Code

15. Is lime ever applied to the selected

Yes=1 0242
field?.............................................................................................
No=3

[If item 15 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to item 16.]

Years
0243

a. On average, how many years are there between applications of lime to the selected field?..........................
Tons per Acre
0244

.___

b. How many tons of lime were applied per acre the last time it was applied to the selected field?...................
Code
Yes=1 0240

c. Was lime applied to the selected field in 2022 or 2023 for the 2023 crop?...........................................
No=3

16. Was non–commercial (unprocessed) manure from own farm, from a neighbor's farm, etc., or
other organic material, including compost, applied to the selected field for the 2023 oat crop?
Yes=1 0246
EXCLUDE commercially prepared manure................................................................................................
No=3

Code

[If item 16 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to Section D.]

Acres
0247

a. To how many acres in the selected field was manure or compost applied?........................................................

.___

Unit Codes
1 Tons
2 Gallons
3 Bushels
4 Cubic yards

Units per acre
0249

b. What was the amount of manure or compost applied per acre to the selected
.___ ___
field?............................................................................................................................................

0248

c. Of the total manure or compost applied to the selected field for the 2023 oat crop, what was
the percent of manure or compost applied—

Percent
0254

+
in the fall before planting?.............................................................................................................................
0255

+
ii. in the spring before planting?........................................................................................................................
0256

+
iii. after planting?...............................................................................................................................................
=

100%

Code
1 Lagoon liquid?
2 Slurry liquid?
0257
d. Was the manure or compost—....................................................................................
3 Semi–dry or dry? ........................................................
Code
1 Broadcast or sprayed without incorporation?
2 Broadcast or sprayed with incorporation?
0258
3 Injected/knifed in?
e. Was the manure or compost—.................
.......................................................
4 Sprayed using irrigation systems?

1 Beef cattle?
2 Dairy cattle?
3 Hogs?
4 Sheep?
5 Poultry?
6 Equine?
Was the major source of manure 7 Biosolids – municipal sludge?
or compost—............................................
8 Food waste?
9 Other?
Specify:________________________

Code
0259
.......................................................

15
1 Produced on this operation?
2 Purchased?
3 Obtained at no cost off this operation?
g. Was the manure or compost—.................
4 Obtained with compensation (operator
received payment for accepting the manure)?

Code
0260
.......................................................

[If item 16g = 2, continue. Otherwise go to item 16h.]
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

0284

Total Dollars
0285

What was the total cost of the purchased manure or compost applied
.__ __
to the selected field?......................................................................................................
INCLUDE
· operator, landlord, and contractor costs
· any payment made for transportation costs

Code
Yes=1 0286

ii. Did you hire someone to custom apply the manure or compost?........................................................
No=3
[If item 16gii = 1, ask—]
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

(a) What was the total cost paid to have manure or compost custom
0287
applied to the selected field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and
.__ __
contractor cost..............................................................................................................

Total Dollars
0288

[Do not report custom application cost if it was included with the purchased manure or compost cost.]
Miles

h. What is the distance in miles between the manure or compost storage/production location and the 0291
selected field?................................................................................................................................................
Code

0261
Of the manure or compost applied to the selected field, was any tested for nutrient content
Yes=1
prior to application?..............................................................................................................................
No=3

0262
Was the application rate of commercial nitrogen fertilizer on the selected field reduced due
Yes=1
to manure or compost application?......................................................................................................
No=3

[If 16j = 1, ask—]
i.

Percent
0263

By what percent did you reduce the commercial nitrogen fertilizer application rate on the
selected field?................................................................................................................................................
Code

0280
ii. Did you adjust the oat harvest date for the selected field due to the application of
Yes=1
manure or compost?............................................................................................................................
No=3
Code

17. Were the manure or compost application rates to the selected field influenced by Federal,
Yes=1
State, or local restrictions?...................................................................................................................
No=3

0264

[If item 17 = 1, ask—]
a. What basis was used to determine these manure application rate restrictions—
i.

Code
Yes=1 0265

Nitrogen requirement of the crop?.......................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0266

ii. Phosphorus requirement of the crop?..................................................................................................
No=3

BIOCONTROL or PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS — SELECTED FIELD

Now I have some questions about all the biocontrols or pesticides used on the selected field for the 2023 oat
crop, including both custom applications and applications made by this operation.

Office Use
Edit Table

Code

1. Were any herbicides, insecticides, fungicides or other biocontrols or
Yes=1
pesticides used on this oat field for the 2023 crop?.................................................No=3

0302

0300

[Probe for applications made in the fall of 2022 and those made earlier if the selected field was fallow.]
If no biocontrols or pesticides applied, go to Section E.
INCLUDE defoliants, fungicides, herbicides,
insecticides, and other pesticides.
INCLUDE biological and botanical pesticides.

Chemical Product
Name

L
I
N
E

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14

EXCLUDE adjuvants, nutrients or fertilizers
reported earlier and seed
treatments.

What products
were applied to
the selected field?
[Show product
codes from
Respondent
Booklet.]

Was this
product
bought in
liquid or
dry form?

If this was
part of a
tank mix,
enter line
number of
first product
in mix.

When was this
applied?
1
3
4
5

[Enter L or
D]

Office Use
Line in Table
6

Table
001

How much was
applied per
acre per
Before planting application?
At planting
After planting
Defoliation
prior to harvest

.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __

0399

What was the
total amount
applied per
application in
the selected
field?

73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73

[Enter unit code]
1
12
13
14
15
28
30

.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __

Pounds
Gallons
Quarts
Pints
Liquid Ounces
Dry Ounces
Grams

74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74

2. For biocontrols or pesticides not listed in the Respondent Booklet, specify—
Line

Pesticide Type
(Herbicide, Insecticide,
Fungicide, etc.)

EPA No. or Trade Name
and Formulation

Form Purchased
(Liquid or Dry)

Where Purchased
(Ask only if EPA No.
cannot be reported)

Applications Codes for Column 9
1
2
3
4
5

Broadcast, ground without incorporation
Broadcast, ground with incorporation
Broadcast, by aircraft
In seed furrow
In irrigation water

How many acres in
the selected field were
treated with this
product?

How many times
was it applied?

Were these applications
made by—

L
I
N
E

02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14

Chiseled/injected or knifed in
Banded in or over row
Foliar or directed spray
Spot treatments

How was this
product applied?
[Enter code from
above.]

6
7
8
9

Number

.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___
.___

Unit Code

Acres
76

13
What was the cost
per unit of the
product?

1 Operator, partner, or
family member?
2 Custom applicator?
3 Employee/Other?

1
12
Dollars & Cents per 13
Unit
14

.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __
.__ __

82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82

Pounds
Gallons
Quarts
Pints

15 Liquid Ounces
28 Dry Ounces
30 Grams

18
Code

3. Were any chemicals, biocontrols, or pesticides applied by custom

Yes=1 0323
applicators?.................................No=3

[If item 3 = 1 ask—. Otherwise go to item 4.]

Code

a. Are you able to report the cost of chemical, biocontrol, and pesticide products and custom
Yes=1
application separately?........................................................................................................................
No=3

0324

[If item 3a = 1, ask—]
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

b. Excluding the cost of the chemical, biocontrol, and pesticide products,
0331
how much was spent for custom application of such materials on the
selected field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs...........................

0332

.__ __

4. What was the total cost of all chemical, biocontrol, or pesticide products
Dollars & Cents
applied to the selected field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor
OR
per Acre
costs, defoliants, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, surfactants, wetting
0334
agents, growth regulators, and materials applied before planting and during
.__ __
2022 fallow period. EXCLUDE seed treatments.....................................................
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

3034

a. How much was spent for herbicide products applied to the selected field?
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs..................................................

Total Dollars
3037

.__ __

Dollars & Cents
per Acre
3038

Note:

Total Dollars

.__ __

3036

c. How much was spent for fungicide products applied to the selected field?
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs..................................................

Total Dollars
0335

3035

Dollars & Cents
per Acre

b. How much was spent for insecticide products applied to the selected
field? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs........................................

Total Dollars

Total Dollars
3039

.__ __

If custom applied and the costs for materials can be separated from application costs, include the cost for materials only.
Otherwise, report both the material and application costs in item 4.

PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES — SELECTED FIELD

Now I have some questions about your pest management decisions and practices used on the selected field for the 2023
oat crop. By pests, we mean weeds, insects, and diseases.
[Enumerator Action: Were pesticide applications reported in Section D?]
☐ Yes – Continue
☐ No – Go to item 6

Code

1. Were weather data used to assist in determining either the need or when to make pesticide
Yes=1
applications?........................................................................................................................................No=3

0800

2. Were any biological pesticides such as Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), insect growth regulators,
neem or other natural/biological based products sprayed or applied to manage pests in the
Yes=1
selected field?......................................................................................................................................No=3

0801

3. Were pesticides with different mechanisms of action rotated or tank mixed for the primary
Yes=1
purpose of keeping pests from becoming resistant to pesticides?.......................................................No=3

0802

[Enumerator Action: Were herbicide (pesticide product codes 40000–49999) applications reported
in Section D, item 1, column 2?]
☐ Yes – Continue
☐ No – Go to item 6

Code
Yes=1

0803

4. Were herbicides applied to the selected oat field before weeds emerged?.........................................No=3
5. Were herbicides applied to the selected oat field after weeds

Yes=1
emerged?............................................No=3

0805

6. Were records kept for the selected field to track the activity or numbers of weeds, insects, or
Yes=1
diseases?.............................................................................................................................................
No=3

0823

7. Did you use published information on infestation thresholds to determine when to take
Yes=1
measures to manage pests in the selected field?................................................................................No=3

1824

1 By deliberately going to the field specifically for
scouting activities [Enter code 1 and go to item 9.]

8. In 2023, how was the selected field primarily
2 By conducting general observations while performing
scouted for insects, weeds, diseases, and/or
routine tasks [Enter code 2 and go to item 10.]
beneficial organisms?...............................................

Code
0808
............

3 The selected field was not scouted. [Enter code 3 and
go to item 14.]

Code

9. Was an established scouting process such as systematic sampling, recording counts, etc. used Yes=1
or were insect traps used in the selected field?...................................................................................No=3

0809

10. Was scouting for pests done in the selected field due to—
a. a pest advisory

Code

Yes=1 0810
warning?.....................................................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 0811

b. a pest development model?................................................................................................................
No=3
[If scouted by crop consultant or commercial scout, ask item 11. Otherwise go to item 12.]
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

0821

11. How much was charged for the scouting services for the selected field?
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs.....................................................

Total Dollars
0822

.__ __
Office Use

a. If scouting performed at no cost,
explain:

0333

____________________________________________
Code

12. Were scouting data compared to published information on infestation thresholds to determine
Yes=1
when to take measures to manage pests in the selected field?.............................................................
No=3

0824

20
1

3
[If column 2 = 1, ask—]
Do you believe that the infestation/population level was higher than the
economic threshold for treatment?

13. Do you believe that the selected field
was infested with any of the following
pests or diseases?
Yes=1
No=3

1
2
3
4
99

Much higher (over 1.5 times the threshold)
Higher (between 1 and 1.5 times threshold)
Lower (between 1 and .5 times the threshold)
Much lower (between .5 and 0 times the threshold)
Don't Know
Code

xxxx

a. Crown rust..................................................
b. Stem rust....................................................
c. Barley dwarf virus.......................................

Code

14. Did you use field mapping of previous weed problems to assist you in making weed
Yes=1
management decisions?........................................................................................................................
No=3

0825

15. Did you do any of the following other types of pest management for the specific purpose of
managing or reducing the spread of pests in the selected field?

Code

a. Use the services of a diagnostic laboratory for pest identification or soil plant tissue pest
Yes=1
analysis for the selected field?.............................................................................................................
No=3

0841

Yes=1 0842

b. Plow down crop residue using conventional tillage?............................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0843

c. Remove/burn down crop residue?.......................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0844

d. Rotate crops in the selected field during the past three years?............................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0845

e. Maintain ground covers, mulches, or other physical barriers?.............................................................
No=3
f.

Yes=1 0846

Choose crop variety because of specific resistance to a certain pest?................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0847

g. Use no–till or minimum till?..................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0848

h. Plan planting locations to avoid cross infestation of pests?..................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0849

Adjust planting or harvesting dates?....................................................................................................
No=3

Chop, spray, mow, plow, or burn field edges, lanes, ditches, roadways, or fence lines?......................
No=3

Yes=1 0850

0851
k. Clean equipment and field implements after completing field work to reduce the spread of
Yes=1
pests?...................................................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0852

Adjust row spacing, plant density, or row directions?...........................................................................
No=3

m. Have the seed treated for insect or disease control after you purchased the seed for the
Yes=1
selected field?......................................................................................................................................
No=3

0854

Yes=1 0855

n. Maintain a beneficial insect or vertebrate habitat?...............................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 0857

o. Use a flamer to kill weeds?..................................................................................................................
No=3

0856
p. Maintain buffer strips or border rows to isolate oat from non–organic crops or land, or did
Yes=1
you take a buffer harvest?....................................................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 0865

q. Plant earlier or later to avoid weeds?...................................................................................................
No=3

21
Code

16. Were any beneficial organisms, such as insects, nematodes, or fungi applied or released in the Yes=1
selected field to manage pests?...........................................................................................................No=3

0853
Code

17. Were floral lures, attractants, repellants, pheromone traps, or other biological pest controls used Yes=1
on the selected field?...........................................................................................................................No=3

0858

[If item 16 or item 17 = 1, ask—]
a. What were the total materials and application costs for all biological pest controls for the selected field?
INCLUDE
· operator, landlord, and contractor costs
· cost for beneficial organisms, insects, nematodes, and fungi
EXCLUDE biological pesticides previously reported.

Dollars & Cents
per Acre
0859

Total Dollars
0860

.__ __

Code

18. Was a trap crop, excluding fallow, grown to help manage insects in the selected

Yes=1 0863
field?.......................
No=3
Yes=1 0864

19. Was the selected field left fallow in 2022 to help manage insects on the selected field?......................
No=3
20. Were water management practices such as irrigation scheduling, controlled drainage, or
treatment of retention water used on the selected field to manage pests or toxin–producing
Yes=1
fungi and bacteria?...............................................................................................................................
No=3
21. Was protection of beneficial organisms a factor in your pest control decisions for the selected
Yes=1
field?...................................................................................................................................................No=3

Code
0861
1765

[If item 21=1, continue. Otherwise go to item 22.]

Code
Yes=1

1766

a. Did you change timing of, reduce application rate of, or eliminate a pesticide application?................
No=3
Yes=1

1767

b. Did you change to an alternative pesticide, biocontrol, or non–pesticide practice?............................
No=3

Units per Acre
2735

1
2
3
4

Unit Codes
Pounds
CWT
Tons
Bushels

2736

22. If untreated (either with herbicides, tillage, or cultivation), how much yield loss (e.g.
bushels per acre) do you think weeds would most likely cause on the selected field?......

Code

23. Did pests, such as weeds, insects, pathogens, or animals, cause any yield loss on the selected Yes=1
field in spite of your pest control efforts?...............................................................................................
No=3

0827

[If item 23 = 1, ask]
1
2
3
4

Unit Codes
Pounds
CWT
Tons
Bushels

a. How much yield loss per acre do you think was caused
Units per Acre
by all pests on the selected field in spite of the
0829
0828
management practices you used to reduce those
losses?............................................................................................................................

Total Units
0830

Completion Code for
Pest Management Data
1 Incomplete/Refusal

0500

FIELD OPERATIONS — SELECTED FIELD
Check List

1. Including custom operations, I need to list field work performed by machines
on the selected field for the 2023 oat crop. Please...
· begin with the first field operation after harvest of the previous crop, including
·
·

Codes for Column 5
You (the Operator)
Partner
Unpaid Worker
Paid Part–time or Seasonal Worker
Paid Full–time Worker
Custom Applicator

L
I
N
E

No.

☐ Land forming/Levee Building
☐ Tillage
☐ Preparing for Irrigation
☐ Planting
☐ Fertilizer & Pesticide applications
☐ Harvesting & Hauling to storage or

What
operation or
equipment
was used?

[Record
machine
code from
Respondent
Booklet.]

Office Use
Lines in Table
0499

Who was
the
machine
operator?
[Enter code
from above.]

Code

☐ Lime & Gypsum/land plaster applications
☐ Compost & Non–commercial manure

[If Column 5 = code 6, skip columns 6 thru 11]
7

What was
[Record size
the size or
unit code.]
swath of the
1 Feet
[machine] 2 Row
used?
3 Moldboard
bottoms
Hauling
4 Pounds
5 Bushels
6 Tons

No.

first point of sale
EXCLUDE

applications

5
6

S
E
Q
U
E
N
C
E

INCLUDE all field work using machines for—

operations for a cover crop established since the previous crop was harvested. If
fallow during 2022, list operations starting with fall 2021.
list the operations in order through harvest and hauling of this crop to storage or first
point of sale; and
maintain the order of tandem hook–ups.
1
2
3
4
5
6

Code

How many
acres were
covered?

[Example:
backhoes, disk
border maker,
ditcher, rear
mounted blade,
trucks, wagons,
forklift etc.]

EXCLUDE
land forming
and hauling
operations.

Code

Acres

How many total
What power
hours were spent source was used?
on land forming
Tractors
1 <40 HP
and hauling?
2
3
4
5

40-99 HP
100-149 HP
150-199 HP
>=200 HP
OR
66 Animal Drawn
77 Pick up1/
99 Self-Propelled

Hours

What was the
fuel type of the
tractor?
[Record fuel
type only if
Column 10
equals 1–5]
1
2
3
4

Code

.___

If trucks other than pick–ups are used as the power source, use truck codes in Respondent Booklet

diesel
gasoline
LP gas
other

Office Use
0400

23
[Enumerator Action: Were machine or equipment codes reported in Question 1?]
xxxx

Yes – Continue

No – Go to item 3

Code

2. Were any of the machines or equipment reported in Columns 2 or 3 of Question 1 purchased
Yes = 1
new during 2023?........................................................................................................................................... No = 3

xxxx

[If item 2 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 3.]
1

Machine purchased new in 2023

[Record machine code
from respondent booklet.]

Dealer's list price of the machine. (This should be the
"sticker price", not including discounts or trade–in
values for used machinery.)

Code

Dollars

xxxx

3. Now I need some additional information about your labor.
Please report the paid and unpaid labor that worked on the selected field to produce the 2023 oat crop.
EXCLUDE labor that was reported for field work performed by machines.
How many hours did (type of worker) spend on the selected field—
1

scouting for weeds, insects
and diseases?

irrigating?

performing other work by
hand?

Hours

Type of Workers

You (the operator)..............................................

1101

1102

1103

Partner(s)..........................................................

1104

1105

1106

Unpaid workers..................................................

1107

1108

1109

Paid part–time or seasonal workers
EXCLUDE custom and contract labor...............

1110

1111

1112

Paid full–time workers
EXCLUDE custom and contract labor...............

1113

1114

1115

4. What was the average hourly wage rate paid to part–time
or seasonal hired workers on the selected field? Part–
Dollars & Cents
OR
time workers are defined as those who worked for wages
Per Hour
or salaries for less than 30 hours a week on average.
1119
EXCLUDE custom and contract workers, payroll taxes
.___ ___
and benefits..............................................................................
Dollars & Cents
Per Hour

5. What was the average hourly wage rate paid to full–time
1118
hired workers on the selected field? EXCLUDE custom
and contract workers, payroll taxes and benefits......................

Total Dollars per
Week

AND

2119

Total Dollars per
Week

Number of Hours
Worked Each Week
3119

AND

2118

Number of Hours
Worked Each Week
3118

.___ ___
Code

6. Was any contract labor used on the selected

Yes=1
field?.............................................................................No=3

1116

Dollars & Cents
Per Acre

[If item 5 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 6.]

1117
a. What was the average cost per acre for this contract labor?
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs.........................................................................................

7. What percent of the total number of unpaid hours worked on the selected field was performed by
1120
workers under 16 years of age? Estimates of labor costs for unpaid workers are based on off–farm
wage rates, which are different for workers under 16 relative to those 16 and older......................................

.___ ___

Percent

8. Now I need some information on how much was spent or will be spent for custom services used on the selected field for
the 2023 oat crop.
1

Custom Service

Including operator,
landlord, and
contractor costs, how
much was spent for
[column1] on the
selected field for the
2023 oat crop?

Which of the following services were performed
for the 2023 oat crop on the selected field?

Dollars & Cents
per Acre

[Check box for each service performed; refer to item 1 if necessary.]
1121

☐

a. Custom land preparation, shaping and/or leveling?........................................................................

☐

b. Custom cultivating?.........................................................................................................................

☐

c. Custom planting and/or reseeding?................................................................................................

☐

d. Custom harvesting?........................................................................................................................

1122
1123
1124

☐

e. Custom hauling to storage or point of first sale?
__ __.__ __
_____________ ÷ ____________
X

☐

.___ ___
.___ ___
.___ ___
.___ ___

1126

__ __.__ __

.___ ___

(Dollars & cents per unit x Total units hauled from field ÷ Acres harvested in field = Dollars & cents per acre)

Custom harvesting and hauling from field to storage or point of first sale?
__ __.__ __
_____________ ÷ ____________ = __ __.__ __
X

1127

g. Custom raking, baling, and hauling the straw from the selected field?
__ __.__ __
_____________ ÷ ____________
=
__ __.__ __
X

1128

.___ ___

(Dollars & cents per unit x Total units hauled from field ÷ Acres harvested in field = Dollars & cents per acre)

.___ ___

25
Code

9. Were the oats harvested and hauled from the selected field dried (or will be dried) before it was Yes=1
sold or stored?....................................................................................................................................No=3
10. Did you hire any technical or consultant services to make recommendations such as for
Yes=1
nutrient, pest control, irrigation, or precision farming for the selected field?.......................................No=3

2748

1196

[If item 10 = 1, continue. Otherwise, go to item 13.]
11. Which of the following technical or consultant services did you obtain to make
recommendations for the selected field?

Code
Yes=1 1129

a. Nutrient recommendations/management service?..............................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1130

b. Soil or tissue sample collection?.........................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1131

c. Pest control recommendations/management service?.......................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1132

d. Pest scouting?....................................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1133

e. Irrigation management service (i.e. irrigation scheduling)?.................................................................
No=3
f.

Yes=1 1134

Yield map or remote sensing map development/interpretation?.........................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1135

g. Other custom or technical service? [Specify:_____________________________ ]...........................
No=3
[If any item in 11a–g = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 13.]

Code

12. Were any of the technical or consultant services listed in item 11a–g provided to you at no cost Yes=1
or were partially reimbursed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)?....................No=3
13. What was the cost for any technical or consultant services reported in item 10.
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs. EXCLUDE cost of soil or
Dollars & Cents
tissue tests or scouting costs previously reported. Do not report costs for any
OR
per Acre
of these services reported above if they were previously reported as part of
1136
.__ __
the cost of materials and/or application.....................................................................

xxxx

Total Dollars
1137

14. Please report how any data from the selected field in 2023 will be stored and accessed.
a. Did you access the data collected from the selected field on a—
i.

Code
Yes=1 2485

Paper hard copy?.................................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 2486

ii. Personal computer?..............................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 2487

iii. Mobile device?......................................................................................................................................
No=3

b. Did you access the data collected from the selected field through an agricultural technology Yes=1 2488
provider website?..................................................................................................................................
No=3
[If item 14b = 1, continue. Otherwise, go to item 15.]
2489
c. Did you opt out of allowing your agricultural technology provider website to share data
Yes=1
collected from the selected field with any third party?...........................................................................
No=3

d. Did you share any of the data collected from the selected field with a third party through an Yes=1 2490
agricultural technology provider website?.............................................................................................
No=3

Code

26
15. Please report the data collection technologies you used on the selected field to produce this crop.
1

If the tool was used—

Data Collection Tool

Was this
tool used
on the
selected
field?

Did this tool
collect GPS
coordinates?

Are data from
this tool used
to create a
map?

Yes=1
No=3

What is the
replacement cost of
this tool?

What is the
annual fee
for using
this tool? 1/

Total Dollars

Total dollars

2461

2462

2463

2570

2571

2464
b. Soil tests on core sample performed on–
farm or sent out to a laboratory.................................

2465

2466

2572

2573

2467

2468

2469

2574

2575

2470

2471

2472

2576

2577

2473

2474

2475

2578

2579

2445

2446

2447

2448

2449

2455

2456

2457

2458

2459

2479
h. Custom service applications – data from
completed work on your field....................................

2480

2481

2582

2583

2482

2483

2484

a. Yield monitor.............................................................

c. Soil sensor tests........................................................
d. Hard–wired crop condition sensors...........................
e. Wireless crop condition sensors...............................
f.

Aircraft or satellites...................................................

g. Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).............

Public data downloaded from online sources............

1/ INCLUDE custom service fees, data subscriptions, and online tool subscriptions.

16. Did you use the yield monitor information to—
a. add/improve tile

Code

Yes=1 1141
drainage?...................................................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 1144

b. negotiate new crop leases?..................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 1143

c. help determine chemical input use?.....................................................................................................
No=3
[If any item 15 column 2 = 1, continue. Otherwise go to item 18.]
17. Using data collected from the previous tools table in item 15, did you obtain crop management
recommendations, such as data interpretation, in 2023 for the selected field from any of the
following—
a. input dealers without other

Code

Yes=1 2491
fee–for–services?......................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 2492

b. input dealers with other fee–for–services?...........................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 2493

c. custom service providers?....................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 2494

d. USDA/university extension services?...................................................................................................
No=3
[If any item 17a–d = 1, ask—]
Dollars & Cents
e. What was the cost for all of these services? INCLUDE operator, landlord
OR
per Acre
and contractor costs. EXCLUDE costs for any of these services if they
3150
were previously reported as part of the costs of materials and/or
.__ __
application..................................................................................................................

Total Dollars
3151

27
[If item 15g column 2 = 1, ask—]
18. In the selected field, did you use the UAV for any of the following purposes?

Code
Yes=1 3161

a. Weed analysis?....................................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 3165

b. Yield analysis?......................................................................................................................................
No=3

Yes=1 3166

c. Moisture analysis?................................................................................................................................
No=3
19. Was any of the following GPS–enabled (Global Positioning System) equipment used to produce oats
on the selected field in 2023?
a. Mounted in–cab heads–up

Code

Yes=1 2155
displays?....................................................................................................
No=3
Yes=1 2156

b. Smart phones or computer tablets?......................................................................................................
No=3

2165
c. Automatic section control, such as auto sprayer boom controls or automatic section shut
Yes=1
offs?......................................................................................................................................................
No=3

20. If any GPS–enabled equipment was used, what was the cost to purchase and
install all GPS–enabled equipment, not including guidance auto–steering
Dollars & Cents
equipment? INCLUDE cost for GPS receiver and annual GPS subscription fee,
OR
per Acre
and operator, landlord, and contractor costs. EXCLUDE costs for any of this
2166
equipment if they were previously reported as part of the costs of materials
.__ __
and/or application.......................................................................................................

Total Dollars
2167

Code

21. Were any automated guidance systems (i.e. auto–steer), excluding Light Bar, used on the
Yes=1
selected field?.......................................................................................................................................
No=3

2148

[If item 21 = 1 continue, otherwise go to item 21f.]
1 New, owned?
2 Used, owned?
a. Was the automated guidance system...................................................................
3 Leased?

Code
2158
.............................................
Year
2159

b. What year was the automated guidance system first purchased?..................................................................
___ ___
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

2160

c. What is the replacement cost for the automated guidance system?..........................

Total Dollars
2161

.__ __

Dollars & Cents
per Acre

2162

d. What is the annual fee for the automated guidance system?.....................................

___ ___

Total Dollars
2163

.__ __

e. What is the primary reason you chose to use an automated guidance system? (Select all that apply.)
xxxx
xxxx

xxxx

Increase yields
Improve soil conditions
(i.e. soil compaction)

xxxx
xxxx

Reduce input costs
Technology came "standard"
on my equipment

xxxx
xxxx

Reduce operator fatigue
Reduce environmental impacts
(i.e. emissions)

Other

[If item 21 = 3, ask—]
f.

What is the primary reason you chose not to use an automated guidance system? (Select all that apply.)
xxxx

Costs are too high relative to benefits

xxxx

Benefits are uncertain

xxxx

Too complicated to use

xxxx

Not sufficiently accurate

xxxx

Not suitable for my operation

xxxx

Other

28
Code
Yes=1 2164

22. Was a variable rate applicator used on the selected field?...................................................................
No=3
[If item 22 = 1 continue, otherwise go to Section G]

Please report the variable rate applicator types you used on the selected field to produce this crop. If a particular row's
variable rate applicator was not used, leave that row blank.
1

Tool Used

Was this
applicator?—

What year was the
applicator first
used?

Premium paid for
the applicator

Year

Total Dollars

1 Sensor-based
2 GPS-based
3 Both
4 Neither

Was a variable rate applicator used on
the selected field for—
Yes=1
No=3

1 New, owned
2 Used, owned
3 Leased

Code

1158

2170

2171

2172

2173

1152

2174

2175

2176

2177

1159

2178

2179

2180

2181

1197

2182

2183

2184

2185

a. seeding......................................................
b. fertilizer/lime applications...........................
c. pesticide applications.................................
d. irrigation applications.................................

IRRIGATION

G
Acres
1160

.___

1. How many acres in the selected field were irrigated for the 2023 oat crop?...................................................
[If none, go to Conclusion]

2. Now I have some questions about the irrigation systems and water used on the selected field for the 2023 oat crop.
Unit

a. What type(s) of irrigation system(s) was (or were) used to irrigate the selected field?
System Type Code
[Show System Type Codes in the Respondent Booklet. Enter System Type Code for
the system covering the most field acres.]....................................................................................
Inches per Acre
OR

b. What was the total quantity of water applied to the selected field during the entire
Total Acre Feet
growing season? INCLUDE all water used from both on–farm and off–farm sources..................

System
1161

1162
1163

[If operator cannot provide item 2b, ask (i) and (ii). Otherwise go to 2c]
i.

What is the total number of hours this system was used to apply water to the
Total Hours
selected field during the oat growing season?...............................................................................

Gallons per Minute
ii. How many gallons per minute were applied?................................................................................

c. What percent of the water used to irrigate the selected field through this system came
Percent
from surface water sources?.........................................................................................................
Number of
d. What was the number of times the selected field was irrigated during the oat growing
Irrigations
season using this system? INCLUDE any pre-plant irrigation......................................................

1 Turbine
e. What was the pump type? [If more
2 Submersible
than one pump in the system, enter
3 Centrifugal
type for pump closest to water
4 Booster
source.]............................................................
5 Siphon
99 No Pump

1164

1165
1166

1167

1168

[If code 99, go to item j.]..........

Code

Gallons per Minute
What was the average pumping rate?...........................................................................................

1169

[If item 2a = code 1–9 (Pressure System), ask—]
Pounds per

Square Inch
g. What was the system operating pressure?....................................................................................

1 Diesel
2 Gasoline
h. What was the primary motor type used to 3 LP Gas
pump the water?...................................................
4 Natural Gas
5 Electricity
6 Solar Power

..................................

Code

Horsepower
What was the average motor size?...............................................................................................

1170

1171

1172

[If No Pump was used, item 2e = 99, ask—]
j.

Gallons per Minute
What was the average flow rate?..................................................................................................

k. How many other acres on this operation were irrigated using the selected field's
Acres
irrigation system during the 2023 growing season? EXCLUDE the selected field........................

1173
1174

.___

30
Dollars & Cents
per Acre

3. What was the cost of the fuel or electricity used to irrigate the selected field?
INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs.....................................................

1189

.__ __

Total Dollars
1190

Code

4. Was any water purchased to irrigate the selected field? INCLUDE landlord's share and
Yes=1
purchases from all sources..................................................................................................................No=3

1191

[If item 4 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to item 5.]
Dollars & Cents

OR
per Acre
a. What was the total cost for the water purchased for the selected field during
1193
the 2023 growing season? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor
.__ __
costs and ditch maintenance costs for the selected field............................................

Total Dollars
1194

[If siphon tubes were used, item 2a = 10 or 11, ask—]

Total Dollars
1201

5. What would be the total cost to replace all the siphon tubes used on the selected field?...............................
[If poly pipe system was used, item 2a = 14, ask—]

Total Dollars

1202
6. What was the total amount spent for poly pipe used on the selected field during the 2023 growing
season? INCLUDE operator, landlord, and contractor costs.........................................................................

[If gated pipe system was used, item 2a = 15 or 16, ask—]

Inches
1203

7. What was the average diameter of gated pipe used to irrigate the selected field?.........................................
Feet
1204

a. What was the total length of gated pipe used?...............................................................................................
[If Pipe systems were used, item 2a 10, 11, 14, 15 or 16, ask—]
8. Were wells used to supply irrigation water for the selected

Code

Yes=1 1205
field?........................................................No=3

[If item 8 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to item 9.]

Number
1206

a. How many wells were used to irrigate the selected field?...............................................................................
Inches
1207

b. What was the average diameter of the outer well casing?..............................................................................
Feet
c. What was the average pumping depth of these wells during the irrigation season? Pumping depth
is the depth to water at the start of the irrigation season, plus an average decline in the water level 1208
caused by pumping during the irrigation season.............................................................................................
Code
1210
d. Were other fields irrigated using water pumped from wells that supplied water to the
Yes=1
selected field?......................................................................................................................................
No=3

[If item 8d = 1 continue. Otherwise go to item 9.]

Acres

e. Excluding the selected field, how many other acres on this operation were irrigated using the same 1211
wells during the 2023 growing season?..........................................................................................................

.___

Code

9. Was any additional mainline or lateral pipe used to carry water from the source to the system in Yes=1
the same wells during the 2023 growing season?...............................................................................No=3

2211

[If item 9 = 1 continue. Otherwise go to Conclusion.]

Inches
1212

a. What was the average diameter in inches of the most common type of this additional pipe used?................
Feet
1213

b. How many feet of this additional pipe were used to bring water to the selected field?...................................

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OR
Space for Notes and Comments

CONCLUSION
Location of Selected Field
I need to locate the selected field of oats on this map.

Office Use
State County FIPS Code

County Name

0010

1. What county is the selected oat field in?................................................
LATITUDE
9854

a. Field location....................................................
___
[Enumerator Action:

__ __ __ __ __

LONGITUDE
9855

___ . ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
decimal

___ ___ ___. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
decimal

Use the iPad app to find the coordinates for the center of the selected field. Confirm with the operator
using the aerial imagery that this is the correct field.]

We will need additional information to complete this study. We will contact you in February or March 2024 to collect it. I'll
call you then to set up a time that is good for you.
Office Use Only
OR

Ending Time (Military)
Hours
Minutes
0005

0008

2. Ending time..............................................................................
3. Records Use –

Total Time
Hours
Minutes

[Did respondent use farm/ranch records to report—]
Code

Code

Yes=1 0011
[fertilizer data]........ No=3

4. Supplements Used –

Code

[majority of this
Yes=1 0013
expense data?]........... No=3

Yes=1 0012
[pesticide data]............ No=3

[Record the total number of each type of supplement used to complete this interview.]
Number

Number

0041

Number

0042

Fertilizer Supplement.........

0043

Pesticide Supplement............

Field Operations....................

Contact Information
Operator Email:

Operator Phone:

9929

9917

Check to
9918
receive results
by email

☐

(

Operation Email: (if different from above)

check if
cell phone

☐

) _____________________

Operation Phone: (if different from above)

9937

9920

Check to
9936
receive results
by email

☐

(

check if
cell phone

Respondent Name:

Respondent Phone (if different from above)

9912

9911

____________________________________________

(

check if 9910
cell phone
) _____________________

☐

) _____________________

☐

Date:

MM
__ __

__ __ __ __

This completes the survey. The results will be available on the release date at nass.usda.gov/results
Thank you for your help.
OFFICE USE
R. Unit
9921

Ptr 1 Str
9922

Response
1-Comp
2-R
3-Inac
4-Office Hold

Ptr 2 Str
9923

Ptr 3 Str
9927

Respondent
9901

1-Op/Mgr
2-Spouse
3-Acct/Bkpr
4-Partner
9-Other

9902

Ptr 4 Str
9928

OPS
923

Mode
2-PATI (tel)
9903
3-PAPI (Face-toFace)

SSO 1
9907

ADJ
922

Enum.
9998

Optional Use
9906

9916

POID
9989
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Eval.
9900

Change
9985

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