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.

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on areas and production of crops, and hay and pasture land.

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from publishing any statistics which would divulge information obtained from this survey that relates to any identifiable business, institution or individual without the previous written consent of that business, institution or individual. The data reported on this questionnaire will be treated in confidence, used for statistical purposes and published in aggregate form only. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other Legislation.

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure of your information if you choose to return it by fax, e-mail or other electronic means. Upon receipt of your information, Statistics Canada will provide the level of protection required by the Statistics Act.

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

• Farm Name (if applicable)
• Surname or Family Name
• Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Telephone
• R.R.
• Box No.
• Number and Street Name
• Postal Code
• Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
• E-mail Address (if applicable)
• Partner's Name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Partner's Name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Corporation Name (if applicable)

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

1. Did you seed any Fall Rye or Winter Wheat in the fall of 2008?

• Yes
• No (go to section B.)

2. Which crops did you seed?

• Fall Rye
• Winter Wheat

3. In the table below, indicate the area seeded, the area harvested as grain and the yield or total production you obtained.

• UOM (ac, ha)
• Seeded area
• UOM (1 to 12 and 19) (see end of the section)
• Harvested as grain area
• Average Yield

a. Fall Rye
b. Winter Wheat
c. Total harvested as grain area (sum of 3a to 3b)

Unit of measure (UOM) – Section A

Yield - Area

• Bushels (BU)
  • Acres - 1
  • Hectares – 7
• Kilograms (KG)
  • Acres - 2
  • Hectares – 8
• Metric Tonnes (MT)
  • Acres - 3
  • Hectares – 9
• Imperial Tons (IT)
  • Acres - 4
  • Hectares – 10
• Pounds (LB)
  • Acres - 5
  • Hectares – 11
• Hundred Weight (CWT)
  • Acres - 6
  • Hectares – 12

• Total production
  • BU 19 - 1 (19)
  • MT 19 - 2 (21)
  • IT 19 - 3 (22)
  • KG 19 - 4 (20)
  • LB 19 - 5 (23)
  • CWT 19 - 6 (24)

Section B fall rye and winter wheat seeding intentions

1. Did you or do you intend to seed any Fall Rye or Winter Wheat in the fall of 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to section C.)

2. Which crops did you or do you intend to seed?

1. Fall Rye
2. Winter Wheat

3. What area did you or do you intend to seed?

• Fall Rye
• Winter Wheat

• Intended area
• UOM (ac, ha)  

Section C seeded area, harvested area and yield

1. Did you seed any crops in 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to section D.)

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.

• Seeded area
• UOM (ac, ha)
• Harvested/harvested as grain area
• Average Yield
• UOM 1 to 12 and 19 (see end of the section)

a. Barley
b. Borage Seed
c. Buckwheat
d. Canary Seed, Hairless (Canario)
e. Canary Seed, Regular
f. Canola
g. Caraway Seed
h. Chick Peas, Desi
i. Chick Peas, Kabuli
j. Chick Peas, Other and unknown
k. Coriander Seed
l. Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
m. Dry Beans, Black (Black Turtle, Preto)
n. Dry Beans, Cranberry (Romano)
o. Dry Beans, Dark Red Kidney
p. Dry Beans, Faba (Fava, Broad)
q. Dry Beans, Great Northern
r. Dry Beans, Light Red Kidney
s. Dry Beans, Pinto
t. Dry Beans, Small Red (Red Mexican)
u. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
v. Dry Beans, Other and unknown
w. Dry Field Peas - green
x. Dry Field Peas - yellow
y. Dry Field Peas - other and unknown
z. Flaxseed
aa. Fodder Corn
3. What is the percent moisture content of the harvested or to be harvested Fodder Corn?
ab. Lentils - large green
ac. Lentils - red
ad. Lentils - small green
ae. Lentils - other and unknown
af. Linola (solin)
ag. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
ah. Mustard Seed - brown
ai. Mustard Seed - oriental
aj. Mustard Seed - yellow
ak. Mustard Seed - other and unknown
al. Oats
am. Potatoes
an. Safflower
ao. Soybeans
ap. Spring Rye
aq. Sugar Beets
ar. Sunflower Seeds (include Sunola & other dwarf varieties)
as. Triticale
at. Wheat, Durum
au. Wheat Spring, Canadian Western Extra Strong (utility)
av. Wheat Spring, Hard Red
aw. Wheat Spring, Red Prairie (semi-dwarf varieties)
ax. Wheat Spring, White Prairie (include semi-dwarf varieties butexclude Soft White Spring Wheat)
ay. Wheat Spring, Soft White (exclude White Prairie Spring Wheat)
az. Wheat Spring, Other (unlicensed varieties, including Grandin Wheat)
ba. Other Field Crops (list in comments)
bb. Total seeded area (sum of 2a to 2ba)

Unit of measure (UOM) – Section C

Yield - Area

• Bushels (BU)
  • Acres - 1
  • Hectares – 7
• Kilograms (KG)
  • Acres - 2
  • Hectares – 8
• Metric Tonnes (MT)
  • Acres - 3
  • Hectares – 9
• Imperial Tons (IT)
  • Acres - 4
  • Hectares – 10
• Pounds (LB)
  • Acres - 5
  • Hectares – 11
• Hundred Weight (CWT)
  • Acres - 6
  • Hectares – 12

• Total production
  • BU 19 - 1 (19)
  • MT 19 - 2 (21)
  • IT 19 - 3 (22)
  • KG 19 - 4 (20)
  • LB 19 - 5 (23)
  • CWT 19 - 6 (24)

Section D tame hay and forage seed

Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures

Include:

• Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixed with varieties of clover, trefoil, bromegrass, timothy, orchardgrass, canarygrass, ryegrass, fescue, soudan-sorghum and wheatgrass.

Exclude:

• All forage crop area harvested or to be harvested for commercial seed purposes, crops harvested or that will be harvested green to be used to feed animals and under-seeded areas.

Other Tame Hay

Include:

• Varieties of clover, trefoil, bromegrass, timothy, orchardgrass, canarygrass, ryegrass, fescue, soudan-sorghum and wheatgrass.

Exclude:

• Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures, all forage crop area harvested or to be harvested for commercial seed purposes and crops harvested or that will be harvested green to be used to feed animals.

Forage Seed

Include:

• All forage crop area harvested or to be harvested for seed purposes such as alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, varieties of clover, trefoil, bromegrass, timothy, orchardgrass, canarygrass, ryegrass, fescue, soudan-sorghum and wheatgrass.

Exclude:

• Forage crops harvested or to be harvested for hay or to be used for pasture.

1. Did you grow any Tame Hay or Forage Seed in 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to section E.)

2. Which crops did you have?

• Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures (go to question 3.)
• Other Tame Hay (go to question 4.)
• Forage Seed (go to question 5.)

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures

3. What was your total area of Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures? (Exclude under-seeded areas.) UOM (ac, ha)

• Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures

(Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to question 6.)

Other tame hay

4. What was your total area of all Other Tame Hay? (Exclude under-seeded areas.) UOM (ac, ha)

• Other Tame Hay

(Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to question 6.)

Forage seed

5. What was your total area of Forage Seed? (Exclude under-seeded areas.) UOM (ac, ha)

• Forage Seed

6. Total Tame Hay and Forage Seed areas (sum of D3 to D5). UOM (ac, ha)

Section E land balance

Summerfallow:

Land on which no crop will be grown during the year, but which may be cultivated or worked for weed control and/or moisture conservation, or it may simply be left to lay fallow in order to renew the soil.
Include:

• Chemfallow: summerfallow where herbicides are used without working the soil;
• Winterkilled land: winterkilled area from crops sown in the previous fall, which will not be reseeded or pastured to another crop;
• Fall crop area ploughed under but not reseeded;
• Idle land: improved land which was cropped, pastured or used for agricultural purposes last year, but is not being cropped this year.

Land for pasture or grazing:

All land which is being used for pasture, grazing, native pasture, native hay, rangeland and grazable bush used for the grazing or feeding of livestock.
Exclude:

• Areas to be harvested as dry hay, silage or forage seed;
• Community pastures, co-operative grazing associations or grazing reserves.

If a field is used the same year for harvesting Tame Hay and as a pasture, count it only once as a Tame Hay field.

Other Land:

• Area of farmstead: farm buildings, farmyard, home garden and roads;
• New broken land: land which has been cleared and prepared for cultivation but will not be cropped;
• Wasteland, woodland, cut-over land, slough, swamp, marshland and irrigation ditches;
• Fruits and vegetables, mushrooms, maple trees, Christmas trees and sod.

What was your total area of Summerfallow, Land for pasture or grazing and Other Land in 2009? UOM (ac, ha)

1. Summerfallow
2. Land for pasture or grazing
3. Other Land
4. Total Land Balance (sum of E1 to E3)

Section F total land area

What was the Total Land Area in 2009? UOM (ac, ha)

1. Total Land Area
2. Sum of sections A3c + C2bb + D6 + E4
3. Difference between F1 and F2 (F1-F2) If the difference is substantial, please explain in comments.

Section G federal/provincial agreement to share information

1. Federal/provincial agreement to share information

Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia residents:

To avoid duplication of enquiry, this survey is conducted under a co-operative agreement to share information with your provincial department of agriculture in accordance with Section 12 of the Statistics Act. Any information shared with a provincial ministry of agriculture is released in aggregate form only. The provincial ministry of agriculture must guarantee the confidentiality of all shared data.
Statistics Canada does not provide the respondent's name or address to any provincial ministry of agriculture.

Do you agree to share this information?

• Yes
• No

2. Request for survey results

• Yes
• No

3. Total interview time

Comments

Confidentiality: Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from publishing any statistics which would divulge information obtained from this survey that relates to any identifiable business without the previous written consent of that business. The data reported on this questionnaire will be treated in confidence and used for statistical purpose only. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other legislation.

Authority: Collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.

Purpose: The purpose of the survey is to identify the amount of grain used and the stocks of grain held by processors. These data are valuable for accurate calculations of grain production, total grain stocks and farm cash receipts which are used by farmers, the grain trade and governments.

December 31, 2009

Instructions:

1. Please report stocks held in your company's elevators in metric tonnes. Include imports.
2. Please report the quantities of grain used in your plant. Report the quantities purchased from farmers and the quantities purchased from companies separately.
3. Please keep a copy of this report for your file and return a copy to Statistics Canada within one week.
4. You may return this questionnaire by mail in the enclosed envelope or by facsimile. Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure of your information if you choose to return it by fax, e-mail or other electronic means. Upon receipt of your information, Statistics Canada will provide the level of protection required by the Statistics Act. Address the facsimile report to the Grain Marketing Unit, Agriculture Division. The Agriculture Division facsimile number is (613) 951-3868.
5. If you have any questions, please telephone (613) 951-3050. Thank you.

• Stocks at December 31
  • Total (Metric tonnes)
• Industrial use - Amount used in manufacturing from August 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009
  • Purchased from farmers (Metric tonnes)
  • Purchased from companies (Metric tonnes)

1. Wheat (excluding durum)
2. Durum wheat
3. Canola
4. Corn
5. Other grains (specify)

• Contact person
• E-mail address
• Telephone no.

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.

The purpose of this annual survey is to collect information on the production and value of honey produced in Canada. The results are publicly released and are used by producer associations, provincial apiarists and governments to assess the economic health of the honey production industry.

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

• Apiary Name (if applicable)
• Corporation Name (if applicable)

Main operator

• Surname or Family Name
• Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Telephone
• Area Code
• Fax
• Location of alternate telephone
• Area Code
• Telephone
• R.R.
• Box No.
• Number and Street Name
• Postal Code
• Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
• Email Address (if applicable)

Partner

• Partner's Surname or Family Name
• Partner's Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Telephone
• Area Code
• Fax
• Location of alternate telephone
• Area Code
• Telephone
• R.R.
• Box No.
• Number and Street Name
• Postal Code
• Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
• Check this box if the address and telephone is the same as main operator.

Partner

• Partner's Surname or Family Name
• Partner's Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Telephone
• Area Code
• Fax
• Location of alternate telephone
• Area Code
• Telephone
• R.R.
• Box No.
• Number and Street Name
• Postal Code
• Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
• Check this box if the address and telephone is the same as main operator.

B. 2008 honey production and value

In 2008, did you produce a marketable quantity of honey?

• Yes
• No (Go to Section C)

1. In 2008, please estimate the total number of honey producing colonies in your apiary

2. Will you be reporting honey production or quantity in:

• pounds
• kilograms

3. What was the total weight of honey produced in 2008? (Include extracted and comb honey but exclude honey used for feeding purposes)

4. For Bulk Sales of honey, what quantity was shipped to a cooperative and/or other packers, etc. during crop year 2008?

5. For Bulk Sales, what was the average price actually received during crop year 2008?

6. For Retail Sales of honey, what quantity was either sold directly to consumers or sold directly to retail outlets such as chain stores during crop year 2008?

7. For Retail Sales, what was the average price received during crop year 2008? (Include Container Cost)

8. What quantity of Beeswax was sold during crop year 2008?

9. What was the average price received for wax in crop year 2008? 

C. Did you have honey bees in 2009?

• Yes (Go to Section D)
• No temporarily out of honey production (Go to Section G)
• No permanently out of honey production (Go to Section G)
• No never in honey production (Go to Comments Box)

D. 2009 estimate of honey production and value

1. In 2009, please estimate the total number of honey producing colonies in your apiary

2. Will you be reporting your expected average yield per colony in:

• pounds
• kilograms

Average lbs or kgs /colony

3. What is the expected average yield per producing colony in your apiary in 2009?

4. For Bulk Sales of honey, please estimate the quantity shipped to a cooperative and/or other packers, etc. for crop year 2009.

5. For Bulk Sales, please estimate the average price actually received for crop year 2009.

6. For Retail Sales of honey, please estimate the quantity either sold directly to consumers or sold directly to retail outlets such as chain stores for crop year 2009.

7. For Retail Sales, please estimate the average price received for crop year 2009. (Include Container Cost)

E. Pollination services, 2009

This summer did you rent any honey producing colonies for crop pollination?

• Yes
• No (Go to Section F)

1. Please estimate the total number of colonies rented for crop pollination in 2009

2. What was the average rental fee charged per colony in 2009?

F.

Have you experienced parasitic tracheal or varroamite infestations in your hives in 2009?

• Yes
• No (Go to Section G)

What percentage of your hives have been infected by either tracheal or varroa mites?

G. Federal/provincial agreement to share information

New Brunswick residents:

To reduce response burden and to ensure more uniform statistics, Statistics Canada has entered into data sharing agreements under Section 12 of the Statistics Act with the New Brunswick Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The information collected and shared will be kept confidential and only used for statistical purposes. Under Section 12 of the Statistics Act you may refuse to share your information.

Do you agree to share this information?

• Yes
• No - If no, please inform Statistics Canada by a signed statement below.

Thank you very much for your cooperation

• Signature

Comments from respondent

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.

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on stored grains.

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from publishing any statistics which would divulge information obtained from this survey that relates to any identifiable business, institution or individual without the previous written consent of that business, institution or individual. The data reported on this questionnaire will be treated in confidence, used for statistical purposes and published in aggregate form only. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other Legislation.

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure of your information if you choose to return it by fax, e-mail or other electronic means. Upon receipt of your information, Statistics Canada will provide the level of protection required by the Statistics Act.

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

• Farm Name (if applicable)
• Surname or Family Name
• Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Telephone
• R.R.
• Box No.
• Number and Street Name
• Postal Code
• Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
• E-mail Address (if applicable)
• Partner's Name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Partner's Name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Corporation Name (if applicable)

Section A grains in storage

The following questions refer to grains in storage on your farm on December 31, 2009.

Include:

• grains harvested in or prior to 2009;
• 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, storage ticket, condominium storage).

Important: Any crops harvested as forage or green silage should not be included as "grains in storage".

1. Did you have any grains in storage on your farm on December 31, 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to section B.)

2. Indicate the quantity in storage on your farm on December 31, 2009. Unit of measure (bu, mt, it, kg, lb, cwt, Other)

a. Barley
b. Canola
c. Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
3. What is the percent moisture content of the Corn for Grain in storage? (If Quebec respondent, go to Question 4. Else, go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to Section B.)
d. Dry Beans, Coloured, total
e. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
f. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
g. Oats
h. Rye (Spring and Fall)
i. Soybeans
j. Wheat, Spring (If Quebec respondent, go to Question 5. Else, go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to Section B.)
k. Wheat, Winter (If Quebec respondent, go to Question 6. Else, go to Section B.)

Quebec respondents only

4. What percentage of your Corn for Grain in storage is intended for the commercial market?

5. What percentage of your Spring Wheat in storage is intended for human consumption?

6. What percentage of your Winter Wheat in storage is intended for human consumption?

(Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to section B.)

Section B federal/provincial agreement to share information

1. Federal/provincial agreement to share information

Ontario and British Columbia residents:

To avoid duplication of enquiry, this survey is conducted under a co-operative agreement to share information with your provincial department of agriculture in accordance with Section 12 of the Statistics Act. Any information shared with a provincial ministry of agriculture is released in aggregate form only.
The provincial ministry of agriculture must guarantee the confidentiality of all shared data. Statistics
Canada does not provide the respondent's name or address to any provincial ministry of agriculture.

Do you agree to share this information?

• Yes
• No

Quebec residents:

To avoid duplication of enquiry, this survey is conducted under a co-operative agreement to share information in accordance with Section 11 of the Statistics Act, with Statistics Canada and l'Institut de la statistique du Québec.

2. Request for survey results

• Yes
• No

3. Total interview time

Comments

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.

The purpose of this survey is to obtain information on stored grains.
Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from publishing any statistics which would divulge information obtained from this survey that relates to any identifiable business, institution or individual without the previous written consent of that business, institution or individual. The data reported on this questionnaire will be treated in confidence, used for statistical purposes and published in aggregate form only. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other Legislation.

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure of your information if you choose to return it by fax, e-mail or other electronic means. Upon receipt of your information, Statistics Canada will provide the level of protection required by the Statistics Act.

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

• Farm Name (if applicable)
• Surname or Family Name
• Usual First Name and Initial
• Area Code
• Telephone
• R.R.
• Box No.
• Number and Street Name
• Postal Code
• Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
• E-mail Address (if applicable)
• Partner's Name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Partner's Name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Corporation Name (if applicable)

Section A grains in storage

The following questions refer to grains in storage on your farm on December 31, 2009.
Include:

• grains harvested in or prior to 2009;
• 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, storage ticket, condominium storage).

Important: Any crops harvested as forage or green silage should not be included as "grains in storage".

1. Did you have any grains in storage on your farm on December 31, 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to section B.)

2. Indicate the quantity in storage on your farm on December 31, 2009. Unit of measure (bu, mt, it, kg, lb, cwt, Other)

a. Barley
b. Canary Seed
c. Canola
d. Chick Peas
e. Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
f. Dry Beans, Coloured, total
g. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
h. Dry Field Peas
i. Flaxseed
j. Lentils
k. Linola (solin)
l. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
m. Mustard Seed
n. Oats
o. Rye (Spring and Fall)
p. Soybeans
q. Sunflower Seeds (include Sunola & other dwarf varieties)
r. Wheat, Durum
s. Wheat, Winter
t. Wheat Spring, Canadian Western Extra Strong (utility)
u. Wheat Spring, Hard Red
v. Wheat Spring, Prairie (include semi-dwarf varieties but exclude Soft White Spring Wheat)
w. Wheat Spring, Soft White (exclude White Prairie Spring Wheat)
x. Wheat Spring, Other (unlicensed varieties, including Grandin Wheat)

Section B federal/provincial agreement to share information

1. Federal/provincial agreement to share information

Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia residents:

To avoid duplication of enquiry, this survey is conducted under a co-operative agreement to share information with your provincial department of agriculture in accordance with Section 12 of the Statistics Act. Any information shared with a provincial ministry of agriculture is released in aggregate form only. The provincial ministry of agriculture must guarantee the confidentiality of all shared data.
Statistics Canada does not provide the respondent's name or address to any provincial ministry of agriculture.

Do you agree to share this information?

• Yes
• No

2. Request for survey results

• Yes
• No

3. Total interview time