Introduction
Purpose
The purpose of the field crop surveys is to obtain information on seeded and harvested field crop areas, average yields, production and on-farm stocks at strategic times over the course of a typical crop cycle, which ranges from spring to late fall. Therefore, the field crop surveys are conducted in June, November and December, while model-based estimates of yields and production obtained from satellite imagery are produced in July and September (please see Model-based Principal Field Crop Estimates).
Additional information
Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
Authority
This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.
Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under this act.
Purpose
The purpose of the field crop surveys is to obtain information on seeded and harvested field crop areas, average yields, production and on-farm stocks at strategic times over the course of a typical crop cycle, which ranges from spring to late fall. Therefore, the field crop surveys are conducted in June, November and December. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
Confidentiality
By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that 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 only.
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, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta 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 Prince Edward Island statistical agency, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as well as with the Manitoba Department of Agriculture.
For agreements with provincial and territorial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.
Record linkage
To enhance the data from this survey and to minimize the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.
Security of emails and faxes
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Note: Our online questionnaires are secure, there is no risk of data interception when responding to Statistics Canada online surveys.
Reporting instructions
- Please print in ink.
- Consult the reporting guide at Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP) for further information.
Business or organization and contact information
1. Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.
Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)
2. Please verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.
Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.
First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code Example: A9A 9A9 or 12345-1234
Country
Email address Example: user@example.gov.ca
Telephone number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234
Extension number (if applicable)
Fax number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234
3. Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
- 1: Operational
- 2: Not currently operational e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
- 1:Seasonal operations
- 2: Ceased operations
- 3: Sold operations
- 4: Amalgamated with (an) other business(es) or organization(s)
- 5: Temporarily inactive but will re-open
- 6: No longer operating due to other reason(s)
3a. Seasonal operations
When did this business or organization close for the season?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
3b. Ceased operations
When did this business or organization cease operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
Why did this business or organization cease operations?
- 1: Bankruptcy
- 2: Liquidation
- 3: Dissolution
- 4: Other reasons - specify:
Why did this business or organization cease operations?
Other reasons - specify:
3c. Sold operations
When was this business or organization sold?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
What is the legal name of the buyer?
3d. Amalgamated with (an) other business(es) or organization(s)
When did this business or organization amalgamate?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
What is (are) the legal name(s) of the other amalgamated business(es) or organization(s)?
3e. Temporarily inactive but will re-open
When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
3f. No longer operating due to other reason(s)
When did this business or organization cease operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
Why did this business or organization cease operations?
Main activity
4. Please verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name.
Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
- 1: This is the current main activity. -- Go to next section
- 2: This is not the current main activity.
Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity.
e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
5. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as:
- 1: Yes
- 2: No -- Go to next section
6. When did the main activity change?
Date: YYYY / MM / DD
Grains in storage
1. Will you have any grains in storage on your farm on July 31, 2023?
Include:
- grains harvested in or prior to 2022
- grains owned by someone else but stored on your farm
- grains purchased for animal feed or seed.
Exclude:
- brand name feeds that were purchased (feed rations)
- grains that you own but are stored off your farm (e.g., elevator, another farm, condominium storage, via storage ticket).
Note: Any crops harvested as fodder or green silage should not be included as 'grains in storage'.
- 1: Yes (Go to question 2)
- 2: No (Go to question 8)
2. For the following, indicate the quantity expected to be stored on your farm on July 31, 2023.
Quantity in storage
Unit of measure (select for each crop/grains)
- 01: Bushels
- 02: Metric tonnes
- 03: Imperial tons
- 04: Kilograms
- 05: Pounds
- 06: Hundredweights
- a.: Barley
- b.: Canary seed
- c.: Canola (rapeseed)
- d.: Chickpeas
- e.: Corn for grain Include seed corn. Exclude sweet corn and corn for silage.
- f.: Dry beans, coloured, total Exclude faba beans (fava, broad).
- g.: Dry beans, white pea (Navy)
- h.: Dry field peas
- i.: Flaxseed
- j.: Lentils
- k.: Mixed grains i.e., two or more grains sown together
- l.: Mustard seed
- m.: Oats
- n.: Rye (spring and fall)
- o.: Soybeans
- p.: Sunflower seed
- q.: Wheat, durum
- r.: Wheat, spring - Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS)
- s.: Wheat, spring - Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR)
- t.: Wheat, spring - Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) Include semi-dwarf varieties.
- u.: Wheat, spring - Canada Prairie Spring White (CPSW) Include semi-dwarf varieties. Exclude soft white spring wheat.
- v.: Wheat, spring - Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES) Include utility.
- w.: Wheat, spring - Canada Western Hard White Spring (CWHWS)
- x.: Wheat, spring - Canada Western Soft White Spring (CWSWS)
- y.: Wheat, spring — Canada Eastern Red Spring (CERS) Include Eastern Hard Red spring.
- z.: Wheat, spring - other Include all other varieties not listed above.
- aa.: Wheat, winter
3. What is the percent moisture content of the corn for grain you have in storage, if applicable?
Include seed corn.
Exclude sweet corn and corn for silage.
Percentage from 1.0% to 40.0%
If Quebec respondent, go to question 4. Otherwise, go to question 7.
4. What percentage of the corn for grain in storage is intended for the commercial market, if applicable?
5. What percentage of the total spring wheat in storage on July 31, 2023 is intended for human consumption, if applicable?
6. What percentage of the winter wheat in storage is intended for human consumption, if applicable?
Grains in storage
9. If you reported corn for grain in storage on your farm as of July 31, 2023, please indicate the expected quantity in storage on August 31, 2023.
10. If you reported soybeans in storage on your farm as of July 31, 2023, please indicate the expected quantity in storage on August 31, 2023.
All land operated
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.
Unit of measure
1. For the following questions, what unit of measure will be used to report land areas?
- 1: Acres
- 2: Hectares
- 3: Arpents (for Québec only)
Fall rye and winter wheat seeded in previous year
2. In the fall of 2022, did you seed any fall rye and/or winter wheat?
- 1: Yes -- Go to question 3
- 2: No -- Go to question 7
3. For the following crops, indicate the area seeded in the fall of 2022 and the area remaining to be harvested.
Area remaining to be harvested excludes winterkilled areas.
- a: Fall rye
- b: Winter wheat
If Quebec respondent, go to question 4. Otherwise, go to question 5.
4. What percentage of the winter wheat remaining to be harvested, is intended for human consumption, if applicable?
Seeding in 2023
5. Did you or will you seed any crops in 2023?
- 1: Yes, Go to question 6
- 2: No, Go to question 11
6. For the following crops, what is the area you seeded or intend to seed in 2023?
- a: Barley
- b: Buckwheat
- c: Canary seed, hairless (canario)
- d: Canary seed, regular
- e: Canola (rapeseed)
- f: Chickpeas, desi
- g: Chickpeas, kabuli
- h: Chickpeas, other and unknown
- i: Corn for grain
Include seed corn.
Exclude sweet corn and corn for silage. - j: Corn for silage
- k: Dry beans, black -- black turtle, preto
- l: Dry beans, cranberry -- romano
- m: Dry beans, dark red kidney
- n: Dry beans, great northern
- o: Dry beans, light red kidney
- p: Dry beans, pinto
- q: Dry beans, small red (red Mexican)
- r: Dry beans, white pea (Navy)
- s: Dry beans, other and unknown
- t: Dry field peas -- green
Exclude green peas for processing or fresh market. - u: Dry field peas -- yellow
- v: Dry field peas -- other and unknown
- w: Faba beans (fava, broad)
- x: Flaxseed
- y: Hemp
- z: Lentils -- large green
- aa: Lentils -- red
- ab: Lentils -- small green
- ac: Lentils -- other and unknown
- ad: Mixed grains
i.e., two or more grains sown together - ae: Mustard seed -- brown
- af: Mustard seed -- oriental
- ag: Mustard seed -- yellow
- ah: Mustard seed -- other and unknown
- ai: Oats
- aj: Potatoes
- ak: Soybeans
- al: Spring rye
- am: Sugar beets
- an: Sunflower seed
- ao: Triticale
- ap: Tobacco
- aq: Wheat, durum
- ar: Wheat, spring -- Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS)
- as: Wheat, spring -- Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR)
- at: Wheat, spring -- Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR)
Include semi-dwarf varieties - au: Wheat, spring -- Canada Prairie Spring White (CPSW)
Include semi-dwarf varieties.
Exclude soft white spring wheat. - av: Wheat, spring -- Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES) Include utility.
- aw: Wheat, spring -- Canada Western Hard White Spring (CWHWS)
- ax: Wheat, spring -- Canada Western Soft White Spring (CWSWS)
- ay: Wheat, spring — Canada Eastern Red Spring (CERS) Include Eastern Hard Red spring
- az: Wheat, spring -- other
Include all other varieties not listed above. - ba: Other -- Specify other field crops
Exclude:- Alfalfa, hay and forage seed. These crops will be reported later in the questionnaire.
- Vegetables, such as pumpkins, green peas, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc.
7. Of the total area to be seeded to field crops this spring, what percentage have you seeded at this time?
If Quebec respondent, go to question 8. Otherwise, go to question 9.
8. What percentage of the spring wheat you reported is intended for human consumption, if applicable?
Areas with genetically modified seed (corn for grain or soybeans)
9. Of the corn for grain area you reported in question 6i, what area is or will be seeded with genetically modified seed, if applicable?
Note: Enter "0" if you have reported corn for grain but do not use genetically modified seed.
10. Of the soybeans area you reported in question 6ak, what area is or will be seeded with genetically modified seed, if applicable?
Note: Enter "0" if you have reported soybeans but do not use genetically modified seed.
Tame hay and forage seed
11. Will you grow any alfalfa, other tame hay or forage seed in 2023?
Include hay grown on land rented from other operations and Crown or public land.
- 1: Yes, Go to question 12
- 2: No, Go to question 13
12. For the following crops, what will be your total area in 2023?
Exclude under-seeded areas.
- a: Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures
- b: Other tame hay
- c: Forage seed
Other land areas
13. Please report your areas in 2023 for the following:
- a: Summerfallow
Include chemfallow areas, winterkilled areas (i.e., fall crop areas ploughed under but not reseeded) etc. - b: Land for pasture or grazing
Exclude areas to be harvested as dry hay, silage or forage seed, community pastures, co-operative grazing associations or grazing reserves.
Note: If a field is used the same year for harvesting tame hay and as pasture, count it only once as a tame hay field. - c: Other land
e.g., farm buildings and farmyard , vegetable gardens, roads, woodland, swamp
Agricultural production
14. Which of the following agricultural products are currently being produced on this operation?
- : Field crops - Go to question 15
- : Hay - Go to question 15
- : Summerfallow - Go to question 15
- : Potatoes - Go to question 15
- : Fruit, berries and nuts - Go to question 15
- : Vegetables - Go to question 15
- : Sod - Go to question 15
- : Nursery products - Go to question 15
- : Greenhouse products - Go to question 16
- : Cattle and calves Include beef or dairy. - Go to question 17
- : Pigs - Go to question 17
- : Sheep and lambs - Go to question 17
- : Mink - Go to question 17
- : Fox - Go to question 17
- : Hens and chickens - Go to question 18
- : Turkeys - Go to question 18
- : Maple taps - Go to question 19
- : Honey bees - Go to question 20
- : Mushrooms - Go to question 21
- : Other - Specify agricultural products
- : OR
Not producing agricultural products
Area in crops
15. What area of this operation is used for the following crops?
Unit of measure:
- 1- Acres
- 2- Hectares
- 3- Arpents
- a: Field crops
- b: Hay
- c: Summerfallow
- d: Potatoes
- e: Fruit, berries and nuts
- f: Vegetables
- g: Sod
- h: Nursery products
Greenhouse area
16. What is the total area under glass, plastic or other protection used for growing plants?
Total area:
- 1: Square feet
- 2: Square metres
Livestock — excluding birds
Report all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded,custom-fed or fed under contract.
Include all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.
Exclude animals owned but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.
- a: Cattle and calves
- b: Pigs
- c: Sheep and lambs
- d: Mink
- e: Fox
Birds
18. How many of the following birds are on this operation?
Report all poultry on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those grown under contract.
Include poultry for sale and poultry for personal use.
Exclude poultry owned but kept on an operation operated by someone else.
- a: Hens and chickens
- b: Turkeys
Maple taps
19. What was the total number of taps made on maple trees last spring?
- a: Total number of taps
Honey bees
20. How many live colonies of honey bees (used for honey production or pollination) are owned by this operation?
Include bees owned, regardless of location.
- a: Number of colonies
Mushrooms
21. What is the total growing area (standing footage) for mushrooms?
Include mushrooms grown using beds, trays, tunnels or logs.
Total area:
- 1: Square feet
- 2: Square metres
Changes or events
Please indicate below, any changes or events that may have affected the reported values for this business or organization compared to the last reporting period
Mark all that apply:
- :Price changes in goods or services sold
- :Price changes in labour or raw materials
- :Natural disaster
- :Sold business units
- :Expansion
- :Other change or event -- please specify:
- :OR
- : No change or event
Contact person
Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.
If the contact person is the same as on cover page, please check [] and Go to " Feedback "
Otherwise, who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?
First name
Last name
Title
Email address (example: user@example.gov.ca)
Telephone number (including area code)
Example: 123-123-1234
Extension number (if applicable)
Fax number (including area code)
Example: 123-123-1234
Feedback
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Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.
Hours:
Minutes:
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