Winter Wheat Objective Yield Training Workshop. April 26, 2018 North Platte, Nebraska

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1 Winter Wheat Objective Yield Training Workshop April 26, 2018 North Platte, Nebraska 1

2 Welcome and Introductions Name Town and County Years as a NASDA enumerator Experience with WOY? 2

3 Workshop Overview Forms: A, B & E Wheat Field Selection Unit Location and Layout Wheat Clippings, Final Pre-Harvest & Gleanings Yellow and Pink ID Tags UPS Packaging & Procedures Monthly Due Dates Quiz Review Survey Monkey Assignments & Supplies 3

4 Goals Refresher training For experienced enumerators Basic tools new enumerators How to enter WOY data in CAPI Forms B Share knowledge and interact with other enumerators and Meet NPR office staff 4

5 Workshop guidelines Cell Phones Please Silence Emergency calls Please take but leave room Group interaction is encouraged Wheat Field Practice Exercise Burning questions? Try to hold and ask presenter at end of presentation Question not answered satisfactorily? Ask again 5

6 NASDA Administration Charge all time to Project Code 101 6

7 Winter Wheat Objective Yield Overview 7

8 NASS Yield Estimates In Season (for wheat May 1 - August 1). Published near the 10th - Crop Production Report Ag. Yield Subjective inexpensive Objective Yield (OY) actual counts of stalks and grain-objective expensive Year End Final OY County Agricultural Production small grains (CAPS) September Agricultural Production Survey (APS) 8

9 NASS Yield Estimates WOY survey - go out to wheat fields and do actual counts and measurements the last week of the month. Sample fields are selected from farmers who reported winter wheat acreage for harvest during the March Agricultural Production Survey. Only 1,470 samples in the U.S., 110 in NE. 9

10 NASS Yield Estimates Each sample field will have two units laid out. This is where the counts and measurements will be done. 2 parts to OY fieldwork Forms Paperwork CAPI Wheat clippings, grain and gleanings Bagged and shipped 10

11 NASS Yield Estimates All A and B forms will be shipped UPS to Lincoln. Reminder: WHITE UPS labels will be for Lincoln, NE 11

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13 Winter Wheat Conditions As of April 16th, Nebraska winter wheat conditions rated: 1% percent very poor 6% poor 38% fair 43% good 12% excellent Winter wheat acres seeded in the Fall of 2017 were estimated at 1.07 million. 13

14 NASS Yield Estimates Wheat clippings, grain & gleanings will be shipped UPS to St. Louis using Tyvek envelopes and BLUE UPS shipping labels. Reminder: BLUE UPS labels will be for St. Louis, MO 14

15 NASS Yield Estimates Form A - You may start interviewing farmers for all your samples as soon as the school is over. Do not complete Form B s and clippings until May 25. We only do field measurements for half the samples for June 1 st (the even numbered samples). All samples for July 1 st 15

16 Northern Plains Contacts Kevin McMillan Program Manager (402) Leslie Mendez WOY Statistician (402) Office Phone: (800)

17 Form A 1 Winter Wheat Objective Yield Survey Initial Interview

18 Purpose Update the acreage of wheat expected to be harvested for grain since the March APS survey Get permission from farmer to conduct field work Select random field that we will collect the wheat objective yield data You may conduct this interview right after school for all A forms. 18

19 Guidelines Entries Must be legible black LEAD pencil Put all entries in the boxes provided Write notes in margins to clarify or explain Record all acreage entries to nearest tenth acre Record the start and finish in military time 19

20 Verify Name and Address If there are any changes correct both Form A1 and Kit Envelope 20

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22 Initial Interview FIELD SELECTION Based on what was intended to harvest for grain from March Agricultural Production Survey DO NOT CHANGE the acreage in IC101! Make notes if the recorded acreage is incorrect Adjusted acreage will be recorded later in the questionnaire 22

23 Acreage Differences Include acreage that was counted in March that may have changed hands since. If the field falls in the area that is no longer in the sampled operation, contact the new operator about plots Exclude newly acquired land Make notes if there are errors in the reported acreage 23

24 Preparing for Table A 1a Complete a grid of the Operators Fields Start with any field (write acres) Number fields (North to South West to East) 24

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26 Table A List fields numerically from the grid map Acres in field recorded to tenths (example: 80.0) Columns 3 and 4 (example: bare spots, water ways, etc.) Column 5 Top box is this fields acreage and bottom is the running cum. Total Field acres, cumulative = Field acres, cumulative =

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28 Table A Questions Abundance of fields too many to list all. Room for 24 in table, you can merge fields but need to document that. Write notes on the questionnaire. The office doesn t get your kit envelope or field grid map initially. 28

29 Total Acres of Winter Wheat In box 102 put the last cumulative entry Verify acreage with operator DON T COPY IC101 29

30 Table B Pre-printed The selected acres are labeled From Table A find the field in Table A in which the cumulative harvested acres equal or exceeds the selected acres from table B Circle that field number in Table A 30

31 Note if large difference from item 1 e.g. sprayed most wheat and planted corn

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33 Form A Example Which field should be selected? ? 33

34 Form A Example 34

35 Table B If selected acre is larger than accumulated acres--last field in table A will be the selected field This should only occur when there is a large change current harvested acres versus March reported harvested acres (NOTES!!!). If only one field in Table A then it s the selected field A large field may have more than one sample If two or more selected acres entries exceed the accumulated acres on the farm, call the office. (Interviewer s Manual-Page 309) 35

36 Common Errors - 1 Find the error in this example

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38 Common Errors Mis-calculating the fields/selecting wrong field Double-check your math before submitting the Form A. Verify the cumulative harvested acres in Table A equal or exceeds the selected acres from Table B. 38

39 Common Errors Find the error in this example

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41 Common Errors cont. Stopping at the selected field and not continuing Table A until the total acres is reached. Continue through all the fields until you reach the last cumulative field. Enter the last cumulative in box 102. Do not copy acres over from box 101! Acres may have changed. If the operator is in a hurry, after reaching the selected field you can sum the remaining fields in the next row of Table A but verify operator s total acres of winter wheat (box 102). MAKE NOTES! 41

42 Sample Field Characteristics Item 3 Sample Field Information Item 4 Wheat Class Item 6 Irrigated 42

43 Plotting & Pesticides Item 7 - Explain plotting processes Item 8 - Pesticides Organophosphorus applied? See Interviewers Manual for re-entry schedule 43

44 Back Page Item 9 Respondent s Name Item 10 Time and Enumerator Information 44

45 Practice Exercise Using the grid map and Table B below, fill out the Form A in your school folder ? 45

46 Answer 46

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48 Questions? 48

49 Form B Unit Location WINTER WHEAT YIELD COUNTS

50 Wheat Supply Bundles Two Types of Supply Bundles Sample Bundle Gleaning Bundle 50

51 Wheat Supply Bundle Pop Quiz Get into Supervisor groups Task 1 - Write down contents of the Sample Bundle Task 2 - Write down contents of the Gleaning Bundle Task 3 Write down the contents of your satchel Bonus: Who assembles the Sample and Gleaning Bundles? 51

52 Wheat Supply Bundles - continued 52

53 Wheat Supply Bundles - continued 53

54 Wheat Supply Bundles - continued 54

55 Wheat Supply Bundles - continued Why Supply Bundles? Eliminates time required to assemble in RFO Consistent supplies across samples Easily transferrable between enumerators Do NOT open bundles if you don t need them, we can use them next year 55

56 Bulk Supplies Bamboo Poles Flagging Ribbon UPS Labels (white Lincoln, blue St. Louis) Envelopes Anything in the satchel Other items like pencils, clipboards, etc. If you are running low, contact your Supervisor 56

57 Determining Paces Find the appropriate field size on the kit label Use Form A box 103 acres Circle the rows and paces on the Kit Envelope label Copy to Form B 57

58 Unit Location Starting corner is the first corner you come to that must allow the units to fall anywhere in the field boundaries Mark the Starting corner Step off your paces outside the plowed edge of the field. Start one and one-half feet outside the plowed edge of the field along the longer side of the field. Turn at a right angle and step off paces into the field. Make sure to deduct any area that was deducted in Form A 58

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60 Starting Corner Quiz Which corner (or corners) would be an acceptable starting corner in each of the following fields? Hint: there is more than one answer! 60

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62 Scenario: Irrigated field with corners NOT planted Bonus: Where would you lay out Unit 1 and Unit 2? 62

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65 Laying Out Unit 1 Lay out a five foot buffer zone to the RIGHT of the stick. (Use 50ft tape, anchor pin, wooden stakes.) Placement of the First Red stakes in Unit 1. 65

66 Wheat Frame Be sure to have your Supervisor check your wheat frame Correct length (21.6 in) Frame and tines are not bent Halfway point marked (10.8 in) 66

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68 Laying Out Unit 1 Count Area Reposition yardstick to touch stake and cross rows to the left Use tine to put in second row 1 red stake Insert red stake in row 2 touching the yardstick Use tine to put in second row 2 red stake Same for row three 68

69 Laying Out Unit 1 Clip Area Blue stakes follow a tines length from each of the red stakes Then a second set of Blue stakes follow a tines length Clip Areas are one half of the total tines length Use blue stakes to denote the half-way points when laying out clip areas 69

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71 Count vs Clip Area Count Area Clip Area A Clip Area B Row 3 Harvest 2nd Row 2 Harvest 3rd Row 1 Harvest 1st 5 Foot Buffer Zone 71

72 Unit Layout - continued Red stakes mark the 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd rows for one wheat frames length from the Buffer Zone. Note the stakes go inside the wheat frame tines The Red stakes enclose the COUNT AREA. 72

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74 Labeling Units Remember to label your wooden stakes S-1 (Sample 1) U-1,R-1 (Unit 1, Row 1) U-2,R-1 (Unit 2, Row 1) 74

75 Special Situations Pop Quiz Get in your Supervisor Groups How would you handle each of the following special situations? No drill rows can be distinguished Bounce back Blank areas Curved rows Part of unit falls outside of the field Unit is Ripe or Hard Dough State on first visit Farmer harvested sample field before first survey period 75

76 Questions? 76

77 Form B WINTER WHEAT YIELD COUNTS

78 Form B Matching Dates May 29, 2018 Both dates need to match 78

79 Pesticides X Remember Pesticide Safety If yes find out application date and name of pesticide Refer to Interviewers Manual for re-entry schedule 79

80 Number of Paces Paces from Random Number table on Kit Envelope Random numbers based on size of field (in acres) Example Label 80

81 Unit Location Code Measurements of row spaces will be made on first visit and skipped on later visits (unless unit has been relocated) Record all distances in feet and tenths of feet Use NASS issued tape measures print tenths of a foot Do NOT record feet and inches 81

82 Row Space Measurement Measure From Center Of Row 1 to Center Of Row 5 82

83 Row Space Measurement Common Planter Row Spacing Conversion 7.5 inches 2.5 feet 10 inches 3.3 feet 12 inches 4.0 feet Row spacing has a large impact on plants/heads per acre, which is very important in yield estimates! Please make notes for special cases: Row spacing less than 2.0 feet Row spacing greater than 4.2 feet 83

84 Stage of Maturity Maturity of each unit is determined separately When in doubt, always go lower! Please pay attention to directions for each maturity stage 84

85 Pre-Flag Stage 85

86 Early and Late Boot Stages 86

87 Early vs Late Boot Stage 87

88 Milk and Soft Dough Stages 88

89 Hard Dough and Ripe Stages 89

90 Counts within Units Make sure counts in correct unit and row Use hand counter if needed 90

91 Counts within Units Complete 9b only on Final Pre-Harvest Visit 91

92 Clipping Area Clipping depends on the wheat maturity code Always refer to Unit 1 maturity code circled in Item 6 on front page of Form B Follow Item 10 instructions very carefully! 92

93 Clipping Area Clippings for wheat maturity code = 3, 4, or 5 93

94 Preferred Packaging Clip Area Clip area Maturity Stage 3, 4 and 5, one set of bags for both units KS Sample ## 1 st 5 heads U1 & U2 KS Sample ## Late boot heads U1 & U2 KS Sample ## Remaining emerged heads U1 & U2 94

95 Maturity Code & Clip Area Exercise 95

96 Yellow ID Tag vs Form B May 26, 2018 NEBRASKA Data on lower portion of Yellow ID tag comes from the Clip Area on the back of Form B 96

97 Forms & ID Tags Relationship 97

98 Final Pre-Harvest Clipping Count Area The procedures change when the wheat crop is mature Code 6 = Hard Dough stage Code 7 = Ripe stage Clip and count all heads in the count area for both units 98

99 Final Pre-Harvest Clipping Count Area Remember to compare Steps 1-4 count area with counts on front page 99

100 Pink ID Tag Late boots and wheat head counts onto Pink ID tags Pink ID tags get dated and attached to each large bag 100

101 Preferred Packaging Final Pre-Harvest Count Area Maturity Stage 6 & 7, (Hard Dough & Ripe) separate bag for each unit 101

102 Pink ID tag vs Form B July 5, 2018 NEBRASKA 102

103 Forms & ID Tags Relationship

104 UPS Tracking Number X John Doe Z0721AW Add comments about unusual situations For example, frost damage, special drill spacing, unit located in poor wheat, unit located in excellent wheat, drill skips, etc. 104

105 UPS Preferred Packaging to Lab NO Staples NO Duct Tape NO Wrapping of any sort One or two rubber bands is sufficient One strip of packing tape is sufficient over seal if needed 105

106 UPS Procedures Use BLUE UPS labels to ship clippings and final harvest to the National Lab in St. Louis, Missouri Use WHITE labels to ship paper forms to Lincoln, Nebraska Sample Bundles include: Small White Tyvek envelopes for wheat clippings Large White Tyvek envelope for final harvest Please remember the Sample ID tag Attach a BLUE UPS label and record the tracking number on the backup recording sheet UPS shipping via official drop off location or home pick up Home Pickup Phone Number (800) Home Pickup requires planning ahead for the next day, not same day pick up 106

107 UPS inbound Transit Days to NOD 107

108 UPS Average Time in Transit to STL OY State KS NE Average Time in Transit 1-2 days 2-3 days 108

109 Questions? 109

110 NASS Wheat Objective Yield National Lab Overview Saint Louis, Missouri 110

111 USDA NASS OY Lab Wheat YouTube Link: YouTube Channel: National Association of State Departments of Agriculture 111

112 Nebraska Wheat Harvest Kepler Farms Chappell, Nebraska 112

113 Nebraska Wheat Harvest YouTube Link: YouTube Channel: Jason Kepler 113

114 Click here to access or type Kahoot.it into your web browser 114

115 CAPI Forms B Winter Wheat Yield Counts on the ipad 115

116 CAPI: Form B Form B available for data entry on CAPI Form A is planned for future development Never take ipad into fields Complete fieldwork on paper, then key on ipad and submit to office same day data is entered Enter data into CAPI while at field to review work and save a trip in case of data errors (OR) Enter data into CAPI when safely at home, organized and cooler 116

117 CAPI: Form B CAPI will be available from the 1 st day of data collection through the second day of the month Enumerators should promptly return completed forms to RFO for processing outside of the official survey period. Example would be Final Pre-Harvest sample outside the CAPI period time 117

118 CAPI: WOY Assignment Listing 118

119 CAPI: Multi-Sampled Operations Identified by the * on the right end of the POID in the assignment listing When opened the multiple sample menu appears in the top of the screen Sample number appears to the right of each operation name Be sure to enter data in the correct Sample number 119

120 CAPI: Form A 1 Resource constraints have prohibited completion of WOY CAPI Form A 1 development in time for production data collection in 2018 CAPI Form A 1 is populated for enumerator assignments purposes only Don t open Form A s in CAPI, if you do a standard message stating the questionnaire is unavailable will appear. 120

121 CAPI: Form B Format designed to replicate the paper version of the OY Form B There will be some slight differences between the paper and CAPI forms due to space limitations of the ipad display More page breaks were used to make the CAPI version easier to view on the ipad 121

122 CAPI: Form B Edit Validation System (EVS) WOY CAPI uses Edit Validation System (EVS) to prevent records from being submitted without all required items being completed Missing field work date / status code submission block Inaccessible / refusal links are disabled for OY surveys Enumerator / Supervisor evaluation codes are programmed Conditional edits built into the form to match SPS edit parameters Unit location, row space measurement, maturity code, etc. 122

123 CAPI: Form B EVS Edit Examples 123

124 CAPI: Form B EVS Edit Examples 124

125 CAPI: MOST adaptations for WOY 125

126 CAPI: MOST adaptations for WOY 126

127 CAPI: Response Coding 127

128 WOY Status Codes 1. Complete 2. Farmer Harvested for Grain Before Units Laid Out 3. Farmer Harvested for Grain After Units Laid Out 4. Enumerator Harvested or Both Units Are Blank 5. Field Partially Destroyed and Both Units Destroyed 6. Lost Sample Field Not Harvested for Grain 7. Refusal 8. Inaccessible 13. No Winter Wheat for Harvest as Grain on Entire Farm 128

129 UPS Tracking Number 1Z0721AW Z0721AW

130 Form B: Practice Exercise 130

131 CAPI/MOST Training Exercise 1. Log into CAPI/MOST Training 2. View assignment listing 3. Form B Wheat Yield Survey Wheat OY May (101) 4. Pick any sample from Form B assignment listing 5. Enter practice data from handout in folder 131

132 Questions? 132

133 FORM E: Winter Wheat Yield Survey Post-Harvesting Gleanings

134 Post Harvest Gleaning Samples Purpose is to collect Harvest Loss information Harvest loss from weather, wind, birds, combine, etc. Done within three days of harvest, preferably the same day of harvest Collected for samples that their sample numbers are divisible by 4 (such 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, ) 134

135 Form E: Post Harvest Gleaning Blue Form July 6,

136 Form E: Laying out the Gleaning Unit Basically it is the same as the laying out the count area, only add 5 more steps You will have a 5 foot buffer zone to the right of your yardstick At the beginning of the buffer zone measure the distance from the center of row 1 to the center of row 5 136

137 Form E: Paces Add 5 paces to original paces along edge and into the field for both units Record all distances in feet and tenths of feet 137

138 Laying out the Gleaning Unit Measure the 5 foot buffer zone and insert a red stake in the stubble of row 1 Reposition the yardstick to cross four drill rows Insert the frame so the back of the frame is parallel to the row and the inside corner of the left tine touching the stake Insert a stake touching the corner of the right tine 138

139 Laying out the Gleaning Unit 139

140 Laying out the Gleaning Unit In row 4, insert the frame so that the stubble of row 4 is excluded Place two red stakes touching the corners of the left and right tines Connect all four stakes with ribbon so three drill rows and three middles will be included and row 4 stubble will be excluded. 140

141 Laying out the Gleaning Unit 141

142 Laying out the Gleaning Unit 142

143 Glean: Loose Grain & Heads 143

144 Pick up Loose Grain & Heads Pick up attached stalks, detached stalks, heads, and loose grains within the boundaries INCLUDE the items above that are on the two starting corner boundaries EXCLUDE everything that are on the two remaining boundaries 144

145 Include & Exclude Boundaries 145

146 Preferred Packaging Gleaning Sample Remove as much debris as possible One bag for both units Check Gleanings box on Pink ID Card Include Form E in the Tyvek Envelope 146

147 Form E: Completed 80 grains = 1 bu of loss 147

148 Both Units = One Paper Bag Put all gleaning for both units in the same paper bag (go easy on the taping) Complete the pink ID tag and attach to paper bag with a rubber band 148

149 Need Matching Dates July 6,

150 Form E: Completed John Doe Ships to Saint Louis, Missouri the location of National Lab The Form E also gets shipped to Saint Louis, not Lincoln 150

151 UPS Procedures Use any BLUE UPS label to ship to the National Lab Place E form and paper bag in a Tyvek envelope Attach a BLUE UPS label and record the tracking number on the backup recording sheet UPS shipping via home pickup or official drop off location Home Pickup Phone Number (800) Home Pickup requires planning ahead for the next day, not same day pick up 151

152 Pop Quiz 1 152

153 Pop Quiz 1 - Answer 153

154 Pop Quiz 2 154

155 Pop Quiz 2 - Answer 155

156 Questions? 156

157 Due Dates, Shipping, and Quiz Review 157

158 Due Dates - Nebraska Survey Date Field Work Begins Forms to be Completed Field Work Ends Last Day to UPS or Enter Form B in CAPI June 1 May 25 All A forms Even B forms June 1 June 2 July 1 June 23 Remaining A forms All B forms July 1 July 2 Aug 1 July 25 All B forms Aug 1 Aug 2 Form E must be submitted to the National Lab within 3 days of harvest. 158

159 Due Dates Due dates must be followed Supervisors will be contacted for missing forms Inform supervisors and Lincoln office for special situations Always send forms and samples as soon as possible do not hold A & B Forms (UPS White Lincoln, NE) Samples & E Forms (UPS Blue St. Louis, MO) St. Louis Blues hockey team 159

160 Due Dates - continued Final Pre-harvest sample Complete during the regular survey period if maturity code 6 or 7 Final Harvest sample Complete between survey period if the farmer is going to harvest No more than 3 days before farmer harvest Send B Form to NE & Wheat sample to the Lab immediately (UPS blue) Do not hold until the regular survey period Gleaning Complete within 3 days after farmer harvest E Forms are sent to the Lab with the sample (UPS blue) Follow the packaging instructions 160

161 Shipping Good Shipping Procedures Reduce transit time Reduce loss of samples whenever a shipping tag is damaged in transit Preserve sample quality Remember to include an ID tag for both units If only one unit being shipped, send second loose ID tag with explanation for absence (lost to harvest, not planted, drowned out, blank area, etc.) Reduce loss of samples whenever a shipping tag is damaged in transit 161

162 Shipping - continued Shipped UPS 2 nd Day Air Samples should be taken to UPS drop off location or UPS store Also have the option for home pickup See handout Objective Yield UPS Procedures Record the tracking number for each sample: Form B paper version Back-up Recording Sheet Makes sure the data you collect is received Also helps NASS get reimbursed if not shipped in two days 162

163 Workshop Evaluation Please complete the workshop evaluation at the following link: 163