Farm Survey - Quebec and Ontario - November 2011

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General Information

Review the information on the label. If any information is incorrect or missing, please make the necessary corrections in the boxes below.

1: Farm Name (if applicable)
2: Surname or Family Name
3: Usual First Name and Initial
4: Area Code
5: Telephone
6: R.R.
7: Box No.
8: Number and Street Name
9: Postal Code
10: Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
11: E-mail Address (if applicable)
12: Partner's Name (if applicable)
13: Telephone
14: Partner's Name (if applicable)
15: Telephone
16: Corporation Name (if applicable)

Purpose

The purpose of this set of farm surveys is to obtain information on grains and other field crops stored on farms (March, July, September and December Farm surveys), seeded area (all surveys except December Farm survey), harvested area, expected yield and production of field crops (July, September and November Farm surveys).

Additional information

This survey is to collect up-to-date information on stored grains, areas and expected yields of crops, and hay and pasture land. The data are used by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and other federal departments to develop and administer agricultural policies. This information is also used by provincial departments for production and price analysis and for economic research. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Authority

This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, c. S-19.
COMPLETION OF THIS QUESTIONNAIRE IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT UNDER THIS ACT.

Confidentiality

Your answers are confidential.

The Statistics Act protects the confidentiality of information collected by Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes.

Data-sharing agreements

To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.

Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia.

The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Please specify the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agency of Prince Edward Island and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

For agreements with provincial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

Record linkage

To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Security of emails and faxes

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during the transmission of information by facsimile or e-mail. However, upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Definitions

Unit of measure (UOM)

Area:
Acres
Hectares
Arpents

Yield:
units per Acre:

Bushels (BU)/Acre
Kilograms (KG)/Acre
Metric Tonnes (MT)/Acre
Imperial Tons (IT)/Acre
Pounds (LB)/Acre
Hundred Weight (CWT)/Acre

units per Hectare:

Bushels (BU)/Hectare
Kilograms (KG)/Hectare
Metric Tonnes (MT)/Hectare
Imperial Tons (IT)/Hectare
Pounds (LB)/Hectare
Hundred Weight (CWT)/Hectare

units per Arpents:

Bushels (BU)/ Arpents
Kilograms (KG)/ Arpents
Metric Tonnes (MT)/ Arpents
Imperial Tons (IT)/ Arpents
Pounds (LB)/ Arpents
Hundred Weight (CWT)/ Arpents

Total production:

Bushels (BU)
Kilograms (KG)
Metric Tonnes (MT)
Imperial Tons (IT)
Pounds (LB)
Hundred Weight (CWT)

Section A: FALL RYE AND WINTER WHEAT SEEDED AND HARVESTED

The following questions deal with ALL LAND OPERATED.

Include: - Land rented from other operations and Crown or public land used for agricultural purposes.
Exclude: - Land rented to other operations.

Section A: FALL RYE AND WINTER WHEAT SEEDED AND HARVESTED - Question identifier:1.

Did you seed any Fall Rye or Winter Wheat in the fall of 20XX (previous year)?

a: Yes
b: No (Go to section B)

Section A: FALL RYE AND WINTER WHEAT SEEDED AND HARVESTED - Question identifier:2.

Which crops did you seed?

a: Fall Rye
b: Winter Wheat

Section A: FALL RYE AND WINTER WHEAT SEEDED AND HARVESTED - Question identifier:3.

Please indicate the area seeded and the area harvested as grain. Also indicate the yield or total production you obtained using the appropriate UOM.

a: Fall Rye
Seeded area/ Unit of measure
Harvested as grain area
Yield-total production / Unit of measure

b: Winter Wheat
Seeded area/ Unit of measure
Harvested as grain area
Yield-total production / Unit of measure

c: Total harvested as grain area (sum of 3a to 3b)
Harvested as grain area / Unit of measure

Section B: FALL RYE AND WINTER WHEAT SEEDING INTENTIONS

Section B: FALL RYE AND WINTER WHEAT SEEDING INTENTIONS - Question identifier:1.

Did you or do you intend to seed any Fall Rye or Winter Wheat in the fall of 20XX (current year)?

a: Yes
b: No (Go to section C)

Section B: FALL RYE AND WINTER WHEAT SEEDING INTENTIONS - Question identifier:2.

Which crops did you or do you intend to seed?

a: Fall Rye
b: Winter Wheat

Section B: FALL RYE AND WINTER WHEAT SEEDING INTENTIONS - Question identifier:3.

What area did you or do you intend to seed?

a: Fall Rye (Intended area / Unit of measure)
b: Winter Wheat (Intended area / Unit of measure)

Section C: SEEDED AREAS, HARVESTED AREAS AND YIELD

Section C: SEEDED AREAS, HARVESTED AREAS AND YIELD - Question identifier:1.

Did you seed any crops in 20XX (current year)?

a: Yes
b: No (Go to section D)

Section C: SEEDED AREAS, HARVESTED AREAS AND YIELD - Question identifier:2.

Indicate the area seeded and the area harvested or expected to be harvested (as grain). Also indicate the yield or total production you obtained or expect to obtain.

a: Barley (include Winter Barley seeded in the fall of 20XX)
b: Buckwheat
c: Canola (include Winter Canola seeded in the fall of 20XX)
d: Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
e: Dry Beans, Black (Black Turtle, Preto)
f: Dry Beans, Cranberry (Romano)
g: Dry Beans, Dark Red Kidney
h: Dry Beans, Faba (Fava, Broad)
i: Dry Beans, Great Northern
j: Dry Beans, Light Red Kidney
k: Dry Beans, Pinto
l: Dry Beans, Small Red (Red Mexican)
m: Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
n: Dry Beans, Other and unknown
o: Fodder Corn
p: Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
q: Oats
r: Potatoes
s: Soybeans
t: Spring Rye
u: Sugar Beets
v: Tobacco
w: Wheat, Spring
x: Other Field Crops
y: Total seeded area (sum of 2a to 2x)

Section C: SEEDED AREAS, HARVESTED AREAS AND YIELD - Question identifier:3.

What is the percent moisture content of the harvested or to be harvested Corn for Grain?

Section C: SEEDED AREAS, HARVESTED AREAS AND YIELD - Question identifier:4.

What is the percent moisture content of the harvested or to be harvested Fodder Corn?

Production - Fodder Corn (continued)

Production - Fodder Corn (continued) - Question identifier:5.

What types of silos and/or other forms of production for silage do you have?

a: Vertical silos (include round and/or cylinder) (go to question 7.)
b: Horizontal silos and/or other forms of horizontal silage (include bins, pits, stack silos, bunker silos, trench silos and bag silage) (go to question 8.)
c: Other forms of production for silage (include forage wagons) (go to question 9.)

Production - Fodder Corn (continued) - Question identifier:6.

What are the dimensions, the percent moisture content and the percentage filled of the (1st, 2nd, ... 6th) vertical silo?

a: Production in vertical silos (include round and/or cylinder)

- Silo #
- Diameter (in feet)
- Height (in feet)
- % full
- % moisture

Production - Fodder Corn (continued) - Question identifier:7.

What are the dimensions, the percent moisture content and the percentage filled of the (1st, 2nd, ... 6th) horizontal silo and/or of the (1st, 2nd, ... 6th) other form of horizontal silage?

a: Production in horizontal silos and/or other forms of horizontal silage (include bins, pits, stack silos, bunker silos, trench silos and bag silage)

- Silo #
- Width (in feet)
- Length (in feet)
- Height (in feet)
- % full
- % moisture

Production - Fodder Corn (continued) - Question identifier:8.

What are the weight and the percent moisture content of the (1st, 2nd, ... 6th) other form of production for silage?

a: Other forms of production for silage (include forage wagons)

- Other Form
- Weight
- UOM (MT, IT, KG, LB)
- % moisture
b: Sum of questions 6+7+8.

Corn for Grain and Soybeans (continued)

Corn for Grain and Soybeans (continued) - Question identifier:9. a)

Of your XXXX acres/hectares/arpents of Corn for Grain reported in Section B - Seeded Areas, how many are seeded or will be seeded with genetically modified seed?(Exclude varieties produced by traditional cross-breeding techniques.)

a: Area seeded with: Genetically modified seed
b: UOM

Corn for Grain and Soybeans (continued) - Question identifier:9. b)

Of your XXXX acres/hectares/arpents of Soybeans reported in Section B - Seeded Areas, how many are seeded or will be seeded with genetically modified seed? (Exclude varieties produced by traditional cross-breeding techniques.)

a: Area seeded with: Genetically modified seed
b: UOM

Corn for Grain and Soybeans (continued) - Question identifier:9. c)

What yield or total production did you or will you obtain?

a: Area seeded with: Genetically modified seed(probable yield)
b: UOM

Corn for Grain and Soybeans (continued) - Question identifier:10. a)

Of your (# of seeded acres/hectares/arpents reported on page 3) of Soybeans, how many were seeded with genetically modified seed? (Exclude varieties produced by traditional cross-breeding techniques.)

a: Area seeded with: Genetically modified seed
b: UOM

Corn for Grain and Soybeans (continued) - Question identifier:10. b)

Of your (# acres/hectares/arpents reported in question 10. a) of Soybeans, seeded with genetically modified seed, how many were harvested or are expected to be harvested? UOM (ac, ha, arp

a: Area seeded with: Genetically modified seed
b: UOM

Corn for Grain and Soybeans (continued) - Question identifier:10. c)