Vegetable Chemical Use Survey

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1 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Department Southern Plains Regional Field Office

2 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey Regional Director: Deputy Director: NASDA Coordinators: Wil Hundl Joel Moore Benita Hodge, Carla Whitt Vegetable Chemical Use Coordinator: Cameron Willis Vegetable Chemical Use Secondary Coordinator: Paul Kappler 2

3 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey Primary objective is to provide timely, reliable, detailed data to develop an agricultural pesticide use database, and for analysis of pest management practices in agriculture. 3

4 Reasons to Respond EPA needs actual usage data for re-registration of these chemical products important to producers Respondents completing the survey will be offered one Continuing Education Unit toward their pesticide applicator s license by TX Dept. of Agriculture. 4

5 Reasons to Respond Survey results are included in USDA s pesticide data program (PDP) used to evaluate the safety of the nation s food supply, potential human exposure to pesticide residues, and water quality issues. 5

6 Reasons to Respond Growers show how they manage chemical usage in a responsible way: their actual usage vs. maximum label rates applied to total acres (used in lieu of reported usage for a product) Results document producer practices after implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act of

7 Survey Data Users Include: EPA, AMS, ERS, other gov t agencies Produce industry (growers, processors) Educational and research institutions Policy-makers Businesses involved with food industry Consumers 7

8 Vegetable Chemical Data Use In decisions about re-registration of chemical products used in agriculture To meet the legislative mandate of the Food Quality Protection Act. State level VCUS estimates are used to address water quality and food safety issues. In private sector for making decisions about chemical use in U.S. agriculture. 8

9 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey Project code is states are conducting this survey Survey covers: 2018 Crop Year begins after 2017 vegetable crop harvest through end of 2018 vegetable crop harvest on the target operation 9

10 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey Vegetable Chemical Use Survey questionnaire WILL NOT BE in CAPI Face to Face Interview will be the only method of data collection No mailed questionnaires No telephone interviews 10

11 Survey Data To Be Collected 1. Vegetable acreage 2. Fertilizer applications 3. Pesticide applications 4. Pest management practices 11

12 Target crop harvest ranges: Cabbage: May - July, Oct - May Cucumbers: April - Nov, Oct - January Onions, dry: March - Aug Pumpkins: May Nov Watermelon: May Oct, Nov - January (varies depending on region) 12

13 Questionnaire Sections General Screening Questions A: Total Land Operated -- only land in US for this operation B: Vegetable Acreage Targeted crops only C: Fertilizer Applications - Targeted crops only D: Pesticide Applications Targeted crops only E: Pest Management Practices Total Vegetable acres on operation Conclusion

14 Farmer A Operator harvested vegetables in 2018 crop year. Farmer A 14

15 2018 VEGETABLE CHEMICAL USE SURVEY 15

16 Questionnaire Face Page 16

17 P P 17

18 Screening Skip Screening page if the Acreage Insert sheet is correct 18

19 Farmer said, Acreage Insert Sheet acres are wrong P

20 Acreage Insert Sheet (p.1) 20

21 Acreage Insert Sheet (p. 2)

22 Target Crops & Codes Cabbage (fresh market) 808 Cucumbers (processing) 798 Onions, dry 824 Pumpkins 738 Watermelon

23 Sec. B: Vegetable Acreage 23

24 Section B: Vegetable Acreage Columns 1 &2 Crop Name & Code In these columns, record the name and corresponding code of each of the target vegetable crops grown by operation Column 3 Planted Acres Record the number of acres planted for harvest in 2018 (to the tenth of an acre) for each of the target crops. Can be found on Pg.510 IM 24

25 Section B: Vegetable Acreage Column 4 Commercial Fertilizers Applied This item screens for commercial fertilizer applications. Helps keep track of the crops for which fertilizer application data must be collected in section C. Column 5 Pesticides applied This item screens for herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, etc. applications. Helps keep track of the crops for which pesticide application data must be collected in section D. Found of Pg. 511 IM 25

26 Target crops only 26

27 Sec. B: Vegetable Acreage If no Fertilizers were applied to target crops in 2018 crop year: a) Section B, Col. 4 is blank b) Section C is skipped [a brief note is helpful, i.e. organic only or doesn t use fertilizer ] 27

28 Sec. B: Vegetable Acreage If no Pesticides were applied to target crops in 2018 crop year: a) Section B, Col. 5 is blank b) Section D is skipped c) Section E is skipped [a brief note is helpful, i.e. organic only or doesn t use chemicals ] 28

29 Sec. C: Fertilizer Applications 29

30 Section C: Fertilizer Applications Column 1 Crop Name Record the name of each crop to which the operation applied commercial fertilizers during the 2018 crop year. Column 2 Crop Code Refer to Column 2 in the Section B table for the crop code for each of the crops. IM Pg

31 Section C: Fertilizer Applications Columns 3-6 Nitrogen (N), Phosphate (P2O5), Potash (K2O) & Sulfur (S) Record the plant nutrients [nitrogen (N), phosphate (P2O5), Potash (K2O) & Sulfur (S)] of each fertilizer material applied to the selected target commodity field. These nutrients can be reported in either two ways: Percent Analysis: this is the percentage composition of the product expressed in terms that the law requires and permits Pounds of actual nutrients: use pounds of actual plant nutrients in absolutely necessary. IM Pgs

32 Section C: Fertilizer Applications Column 7 Quantity Applied Per Acre Leave this column blank if actual nutrients were reported. If pounds, gallons, quarts or ounces were reported, record the amount used per acre Column 8 Unit Codes Units which the respondent may report are listed Ex: gallons reported, enter code 12 Ex: Quarts reported, enter code 13 IM Pg

33 Section C: Fertilizer Applications Column 9 Acres Applied Record the total number of acres receiving the reported fertilizer application. Record treated acres, which is the actual land acres treated with fertilizer. Column 10 Number of Times Applied If more than one application of the same fertilizer material, with the same quantity user per acre for each application, was made to the same acres, account for this in Column 10. IM Pg

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35 Sec. D: Pesticide Applications 35

36 Sec. D: Pesticide Applications Columns 1 & 2 Crop Name & Code Record the crop name and code for each pesticide application. Each pesticide product must be recorded on a separate line, so you may have several lines for each crop receiving chemical applications. Column 3 Product Code Record the product code from the respondent booklet of the herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, etc., reported. Be sure to write the product code clearly. 36

37 Sec. D: Pesticide Applications Column 4 Liquid or Dry Record and L or a D in this column to indicated in what form the product was purchased. Column 5 Tank Mix Line (Pgs ) For products not applied as part of a tank mix, leave this column blank. Products applied in a tank mix (two or more products mixed in the tank by the farmer/ custom applicator and applied together) must be identified on the questionnaire. 37

38 One product per target crop per line 38

39 Sec. D: Pesticide Applications Column 6 - Rate per Acre per Application OR Column 7 Total Amount Applied per Application If the respondent is able to give either total quantity applied per application or rate per acre, select the option which the respondent feels will give the most accurate data. Record data for either column 6 or column 7, not both IM Pg

40 Line 5 is a spot treatment on only 6 acres 40

41 Sec. D: Pesticide Applications Column 8 Unit Code Unit codes relate to the rate per acre or the total quantity reported in Column 6 or 7. Please write note if any unit is reported other than the ones listed in the questionnaire. Column 9 Acres Treated Treated acres are the actual physical acres (land) of crop which were treated, it does not matter how many times the acres were treated. It matters that these acres are only counted once. IM Pg

42 Sec. D: Pesticide Applications Column 10 How many Times Applied The minimum entry in this column is 1, since each acre that you will record in Column 9 must have been treated at least once. Multiple treatments maybe reported EX: IM Pg

43 Sec D: Pesticide Applications Col. 4 product form (dry or liquid) is same as Col. 8 unit code form Col. 5: use line number of first product in tank mix for all products in that mix Col. 9 and Col. 10 must be same acres & times applied for all products in same tank mix 43

44 Sec D: Pesticide Applications Either Col. 6 or Col. 7 has data; not in both Col. 8 and Col. 9 and Col. 10 must have data for each product line 44

45 Sec D: Pesticide Applications Product not in Respondent Booklet: complete all items for product at bottom of pages Use only EPA Reg. No. numbers Print EPA numbers clearly to avoid incorrect data entry 45

46 Sec D: Pesticide Applications Bottom of Page 8 46

47 Sec. E: Pest Management Practices 47

48 Sec E: Pest Management Practices Pest management practices used on total vegetable acres in 2018 Pest management is used to control insects, weeds, and diseases If NO pesticides applied on pg. 7, Column 4 then skip to Item 4 in Section E

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50 Sec E: Page 13 continued 50

51 Sec E: Page 13 continued 51

52 Sec E: Page 13 continued Do not code completion boxes at bottom of page 13 52

53 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey 53

54 Conclusion Farmer A Use your 5-digit Enumerator code in cell 9998 All interviews should be Face to Face (code 3 in cell 9903)

55 Farmer B Operator sold his operation during 2018 crop year. Farmer B 55

56 Farmer B P 1 Daffy Duck Farm Wood Duck 1234 Rural Rd Sagebrush TX P 56

57 Farmer B (sold in farm in 2018) If Farmer B completed his 2018 crop year harvest, then complete the questionnaire with Farmer B. If new operator did merge this operation with another operation, then do not contact new operator. (no substitution is allowed) If Farmer B sold his farm before 2018 crop harvested, then contact new operator, only if new owner did NOT merge this operation with another operation and can give data for all of 2018 crop year. 57

58 Vegetable Care Taking Service 58

59 Vegetable Care Service Instructions Gives you (enumerator) the consent to get fertilizer and pesticide data from Care service company. If care company makes day-to-day decisions for target operator, then collect all data for Sections A-E. 59

60 2018 VCUS Consent Form 60

61 Vegetable Care Service Instructions Ask operator to complete the Consent Form with: Owner s information and signature Vegetable Care Service Company contact information 61

62 2018 VCUS Consent Form Ima Farmer 1234 Rural Rd Sagebrush TX /20/18 Doe Vegetable Services 999 Cloud Rd Sagebrush TX Joe Enumerator 62

63 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey Data Collection: Oct. 1, November 20,2018 All questionnaires must be in NASS Austin office by November 27,2018. Project code is