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, areas and expected yields 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)
Section A: Grains in storage
The following questions refer to grains in storage on your farm on July 31, 2010.
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 or will you have any grains in storage on your farm on July 31, 2010?
- Yes
- No (go to section B.)
2. In the table below, indicate what was or will be the quantity in storage on your farm on July 31, 2010.
Crop
Quantity in storage
Unit of measure
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 - Include only grains harvested in or prior to 2009, don't count 2010 harvest.
- (If Quebec respondent, go to question 6. Else, go to section B.)
(Go to section B.)
Quebec
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.)
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 B: Fall Rye and Winter Wheat
1. Did you seed any Fall Rye or Winter Wheat in the fall of 2009?
- Yes
- No (go to section C.)
2. Which crops did you seed?
(Go to the next question.)
3. In the table below, indicate the area seeded and the area harvested or to be harvested as grain. Also indicate the yield or total production you obtained or will obtain.
Crop
Seeded area
UOM
Harvested as grain area
Average Yield
UOM
- bu/ac
- kg/ac
- mt/ac
- it/ac
- lb/ac
- cwt/ac
- bu/ha
- kg/ha
- mt/ha
- it/ha
- lb/ha
- cwt/ha
- bu/arp
- kg/arp
- mt/arp
- it/arp
- lb/arp
- cwt/arp
UOM Total production
a. Fall Rye
b. Winter Wheat (If Quebec respondent, go to question 4. Else, go to section C.)
c. Total harvested as grain area (sum of 3a to 3b)
(Go to section C.)
Quebec
Quebec respondents only
4. What percentage of your Winter Wheat, harvested as grain, is intended for human consumption?
(Go to section C.)
Section C: Seeded Area, Harvested Area and Yield
1. Did you seed any crops in 2010?
- Yes
- No (go to section D.)
2. In the table below, indicate the area seeded and the area harvested or to be harvested as grain. Also indicate the yield or total production you obtained or will obtain.
Crop
Seeded area
UOM
Harvested/harvested as grain area
Average Yield
UOM
- bu/ac
- kg/ac
- mt/ac
- it/ac
- lb/ac
- cwt/ac
- bu/ha
- kg/ha
- mt/ha
- it/ha
- lb/ha
- cwt/ha
- bu/arp
- kg/arp
- mt/arp
- it/arp
- lb/arp
- cwt/arp
UOM Total production
a. Barley (include Winter Barley seeded in the fall of 2009)
b. Buckwheat
c. Canola (include Winter Canola seeded in the fall of 2009)
d. Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
3. What is the percent moisture content of the Corn for Grain? (Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to Section D.)
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
- (If Quebec respondent, go to Question 4. Else, go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to Section D.)
x. Other Field Crops (list in comments)
y. Total seeded area (sum of 2a to 2x)
(Go to section D.)
Quebec
Quebec respondents only
4. What percentage of your harvested Spring Wheat is intended for human consumption?
(Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to section D.)
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. Are you growing any Tame Hay or Forage Seed in 2010?
- Yes
- No (go to section E.)
2. Which crops do 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 is your total area of Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)
Crop
Total area
UOM
a. Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures
(Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to question 6.)
Other Tame Hay
4. What is your total area of all Other Tame Hay? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)
Crop
Total area
UOM
a. Other Tame Hay
(Go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to question 6.)
Forage Seed
5. What is your total area of Forage Seed? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)
Crop
Total area
UOM
a. Forage Seed
(Go to the next question.)
6. Total Tame Hay and Forage Seed areas (sum of D3 to D5)
Total area
UOM
(Go to section E.)
Section E: Land Balance
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;
- Idle land: improved land which was cropped, pastured or used for agricultural purposes last year, but is not being cropped this year;
- Fall crop area ploughed under but not reseeded;
- New broken land: land which has been cleared and prepared for cultivation but will not be cropped;
- Winterkilled land: winterkilled area from crops sown in the previous fall, which will not be reseeded or pastured to another crop;
- Wasteland, woodland, cut-over land, slough, swamp, marshland and irrigation ditches;
- Summerfallow land: 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;
- Chemfallow: summerfallow where herbicides are used without working the soil;
- Fruits and vegetables, mushrooms, maple trees, Christmas trees and sod.
What is your total area of Land for pasture or grazing and Other Land in 2010?
Land Use
Total area
UOM
a. Land for pasture or grazing
b. Other Land
c. Total Land Balance (sum of E1 to E2)
(Go to section F.)
Section F: Total Land Area
What is the Total Land Area in 2010?
Land Use
Total area
UOM
a. Total Land Area
b. Sum of sections B3c + C2y + D6 + E3
c. Difference between F1 and F2 (F1-F2). If the difference is substantial, please explain in comments.
(Go to section G.)
Section G: General Information
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 Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec.
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 Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.
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.
Comments
5-5100-431.1: 2010-02-03 STC/AGR-450-60063
