June Atlantic Agricultural Survey - 2013

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Purpose

The purpose of this survey is to collect information on livestock and crops. The statistics produced from the survey enable those active in the agricultural sector to observe and assess changes in the industry, measure performance and keep the agricultural community and general public informed of developments.

Additional information

The questions in Section C (Cattle and Calves Supplementary) are sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, to aid in the analysis of the cattle sector since BSE.

Statistics Canada is collecting information concerning the farm described on the label. If the operators of this holding manage any other farm(s) entirely separate from this farm (i.e., separate accounting books are kept), please do not include any data for the other farm(s) on this questionnaire.

Authority

CONFIDENTIAL when completed

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 the Statistics Act.

Confidentiality

Your answers are confidential.

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. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other legislation. Therefore, for example, the Canada Revenue Agency cannot access identifiable survey records from Statistics Canada.

Information from this survey will be used for statistical purposes only and will be published in aggregate form only.

Data-sharing agreements

To avoid duplication of enquiry, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial statistical agencies, which must 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 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 farm operations may not object to the sharing of their data.

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

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

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal and provincial 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 at the address below. Please specify the name of the survey and the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.

Statistics Canada
Chief Statistician
R. H. Coats Building, 26th Floor, Section A
100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the Prince Edward Island statistical agency and the New Brunswick Agriculture and Aquaculture department.

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

Instructions

When answering the livestock questions, please include as of June 1, 20XX:

- All livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, and/or sheep or lambs) on your operation regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others.

- All livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures, and grazing projects.

- Please DO NOT REPORT livestock (cattle or calves, pigs and/or sheep or lambs) which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.

Section A. Crops Seeded

Section A. Crops Seeded - Question identifier:1.

Did you or do you plan to seed any crops in 20XX?

  • a: Yes
  • b: No (Go to Question 3)

Section A. Crops Seeded - Question identifier:2.

Which of the following crops did you seed or will you seed in 20XX? (Report seeded area and Unit Of Measure (UOM).)

  • a: Barley
  • b: Corn for Grain (include seed corn and exclude sweet corn)
  • c: Fodder Corn
  • d: Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
  • e: Oats
  • f: Potatoes
  • g: Soybeans
  • h: Spring Wheat
  • i: Other Crops (list in comments)

Section A. Crops Seeded - Question identifier:3.

Did you seed any Winter Wheat in the fall of the previous year?

  • a: Yes (Go to Question 4)
  • b: No (Go to Question 6)

Section A. Crops Seeded - Question identifier:4.

What area of Winter Wheat did you seed in the fall of the previous year (Include UOM)?

Section A. Crops Seeded - Question identifier:5.

What area is remaining to be harvested (Include UOM)?

Section A. Crops Seeded - Question identifier:6.

Will you have Tame Hay in 20XX?

  • a: Yes
  • b: No (Go to Question 8)

Section A. Crops Seeded - Question identifier:7.

What will be your total area of Tame Hay (Include UOM)?

Section A. Crops Seeded - Question identifier:8.

What is your total area of Land for pasture or grazing and Other land in 20XX? (Report total area and UOM.)

  • a: Land for pasture or grazing (Note: If a field is used the same year for harvesting hay as pasture, count it only once as a hay field.)
  • b: Other land
  • c: Total farm area operated

Section B. Cattle and/or Calves

Section B. Cattle and/or Calves - Question identifier:1.

On June 1, 20XX do you expect to have any cattle or calves on this operation? Include grazing projects, community pastures or Crown land.

  • a: Yes
  • b: No (Go to Section D)

Section B. Cattle and/or Calves - Question identifier:2.

Are cattle or calves kept on this operation for someone else? (If yes include them as part of inventory.)

  • a: Yes
  • b: No

Section B. Cattle and/or Calves - Question identifier:3.

How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on June 1, 20XX?

Total Number

i: Bulls, 1 year and over
ii: Dairy cows
iii: Beef cows
iv: Calves, under 1 year
v: Heifers, 1 year and over:

  • v(a): for Dairy replacement heifers (1 year and over)
  • v(b): for Beef replacement heifers (1 year and over)
  • v(c): for Slaughter or Feeder heifers (1 year and over)

Vi: Steers, 1 year and over

Section B. Cattle and/or Calves - Question identifier:4.

What will be the total cattle and/or calves inventory on June 1, 20XX on this operation?

Section B. Cattle and/or Calves - Question identifier:5.

On this operation, how many calves do you expect to be born alive between January 1 and June 30, 20XX?

Section B. Cattle and/or Calves - Question identifier:6.

On this operation, how many cows and heifers do you expect to calve between July 1 and December 31, 20XX?

Section C. Cattle and Calves Supplementary

At June 1, 20XX

Section C. Cattle and Calves Supplementary - Question identifier:1.

Of the dairy cows reported (Section B, Question 3), how many are more than 11 years of age? (i.e. cows born before 1999)

Section C. Cattle and Calves Supplementary - Question identifier:2.

Of the beef cows reported (Section B, Question 3), how many are more than 11 years of age? (i.e. cows born before 1999)

Section C. Cattle and Calves Supplementary - Question identifier:3.

Of the feeder heifers reported (Section B, Qestion 3), how many are in the following three weight categories;

  • a: More than (or equal to) 1100 lbs (500 kg)
  • b: Between 900 lbs and 1100 lbs (409-500 kg)
  • c: Between 700 lbs and 900 lbs (318-409 kg)

Section C. Cattle and Calves Supplementary - Question identifier:4.

Of the steers (1 year and over) reported (Section B, Question 3), how many are in the following three weight categories;

  • a: More than (or equal to) 1250 lbs (568 kg)
  • b: Between 1000 lbs and 1250 lbs (455-568 kg)
  • c: Between 800 lbs and 1000 lbs (363-455 kg)

Section C. Cattle and Calves Supplementary - Question identifier:5.

Of those feeder heifers (Section B, Question 3) and/or steers (1 year and over) (Section B, Question 3) reported as of June 1, how many are being fed a finishing ration (mostly grain)?

Section C. Cattle and Calves Supplementary - Question identifier:6.

Of those feeder heifers (Section B, Question 3) and/or steers (1 year and over ) (Section B, Question 3) reported as of June 1, how many are under 21 months of age?

Section D. Pigs

Inventory

Inventory - Question identifier:1(a)

On June 1, 20XX do you expect to have any pigs on this operation?

  • a: Yes (Go to Question 2)
  • b: No (Go to Question 1b)

Inventory - Question identifier:1(b)

Were there any pigs on this operation during the past quarter (April, May and June 20XX)?

  • a: Yes (Go to Question 6)
  • b: No (Go to Section E)

Total Number

Inventory - Question identifier:2.

How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on June 1, 20XX?

  • i: Sows and gilts kept for breeding
  • ii: Boars kept for breeding
  • iii: Suckling pigs
  • iv: Weanling, nursery, or starter pigs
  • v: Market pigs, 50 pounds and over (23 kg and over)

Inventory - Question identifier:3.

What will be the total pig inventory on June 1, 20XX on this operation?

Inventory - Question identifier:4.

Of the sows and gilts for breeding reported in Section D, Question 2, what percent would have farrowed at least once?

Inventory - Question identifier:5.

Of the market pigs reported in Section D, Question 2, what number or percent are in the following three categories? Please report as a number or %.

  • i: over 179 pounds (81 kg)
  • ii: between 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kg)
  • iii: under 120 pounds (54 kg)?
    (Exclude weanling, nursery, or starter pigs)

Farrowings

Farrowings - Question identifier:6.

During the last quarter (April, May and June 20XX) how many sows and bred gilts farrowed? (Please report the farrowing rate as a quarterly, monthly, bi-weekly or weekly rate.)

If none, go to Question 10

Farrowings - Question identifier:7.

Compared with the last quarter, what is the expected percent change to farrowings in:

  • i: July, August and September 20XX?
  • ii: October, November and December 20XX?

Farrowings - Question identifier:8.

On average, how many pigs were born per litter during the last quarter (April, May and June 20XX)?

Farrowings - Question identifier:9.

Of the pigs born last quarter, what percentage died or were destroyed before weaning?

Shipments

Shipments - Question identifier:10.

In April, May and June 20XX, how many market pigs will this operation have shipped to a slaughter facility?

If none, go to Question 12

Shipments - Question identifier:11.

Of those market pigs shipped to slaughter, what number or percent will be shipped to a facility in:

  • i: the United States
  • ii: another province
  • iii: within province

(Please report as a number or %.)

Shipments - Question identifier:12.

In April, May and June 20XX, how many weanling, nursery, or starter pigs will this operation have shipped to another operation for feeding purposes?

If none, go to Section E

Shipments - Question identifier:13.

Of those weanling, nursery, or starter pigs shipped for feeding purposes, what number or percent will be shipped to another operation in:

  • i: the United States
  • ii: another province
  • iii: within province

(Please report as a number or %.)

Section E. Sheep and/or Lambs

Section E. Sheep and/or Lambs - Question identifier:1(a)

On June 1, 20XX do you expect to have any sheep or lambs on this operation? Include grazing projects, community pastures or Crown land.

  • a: Yes (Go to Question 2)
  • b: No (Go to Question 1b)

Section E. Sheep and/or Lambs - Question identifier:1(b)

Were there any sheep or lambs kept on this operation between January 1 and May 31, 20XX?

  • a: Yes (Answer Questions 5, 6 and 7)
  • b: No (Go to Section F)

Section E. Sheep and/or Lambs - Question identifier:2.

Are sheep or lambs kept on this operation for someone else? (If yes include them as part of inventory.)

  • a: Yes
  • b: No

Section E. Sheep and/or Lambs - Question identifier:3.

How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on June 1, 20XX?

Total Number

  • i: Rams, 1 year and over
  • ii: Ewes
  • iii: Replacement lambs
  • iv: Market lambs

Section E. Sheep and/or Lambs - Question identifier:4.

What will be the total sheep and lambs inventory on June 1, 20XX on this operation?

Questions on Production - Total Number

Section E. Sheep and/or Lambs - Question identifier:5.

On this operation, how many lambs do you expect to be born between January 1 and June 30, 20XX?

Section E. Sheep and/or Lambs - Question identifier:6.

How many sheep and lambs died or will die, including those killed by disease or predators, between January 1 and June 30, 20XX?

Section E. Sheep and/or Lambs - Question identifier:7.

On this operation, how many lambs do you expect to be born between July 1 and December 31, 20XX?

SECTION F.

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