Confidential when completed. This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Farm Register Update Statutes of Canada, 1985, c. S-19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.

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 of any other legislation.

Purpose

With the Canadian agricultural sector changing at a rapid pace there is a need to verify and update basic information on the operations that grow and raise the agricultural products for our nation. Your cooperation in this effort is particularly important in ensuring the success of our ongoing survey program and the next Census of Agriculture in 2011.

Data from the census and survey programs give all players in agriculture a reliable source of information on the sector. Farm organizations, government departments, agriculture service providers and academics all depend on the information to understand and respond to change in agriculture and to be positioned to meet the challenges of the future.

Please complete and return this questionnaire within two weeks in the postage-paid return envelope. If you have any questions or comments, please call toll-free 1-800-216-2299 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and a representative of the Agriculture Division will be pleased to assist you.

The confidentiality of your responses is protected by law and is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Please report for your agricultural operation as of today. If you are completing the questionnaire during the fall or winter, please report for the last growing season.

Step 1 General information

1. Are you currently operating an agricultural operation?

• Yes – Go to step 2
• No – Please indicate the current status:
  • Rented out (Provide the name and phone number of renter below)
  • Sold or transferred (Provide the name and phone number of the new owner below)
  • Temporarily out of business (Provide a re-start date for the agricultural operation below)
  • Out of business (Provide details below)
  • I have never operated a farm (Provide comments)

Step 2 Farm information

2. What is the farm name?

3. If the farm is incorporated, enter the corporation name.

Step 3 Operator information

4. Answer the following questions about each person responsible for the day-to-day management decisions for this agricultural operation.

• Operator 1
  • Surname or family name
  • Given name and initial(s)
  • Date of birth – day, month, year
  • Sex - male, female
  • Mailing Address
  • Name of village, town or city
  • Province
  • Postal code
  • Area code
  • Telephone no .
  • Alternate telephone no . (optional)
• Operator 2
  • Surname or family name
  • Given name and initial(s)
  • Date of birth – day, month, year
  • Sex - male, female
  • Mailing Address
  • Name of village, town or city
  • Province
  • Postal code
  • Area code
  • Telephone no .
• Operator 3
  • Surname or family name
  • Given name and initial(s)
  • Date of birth – day, month, year
  • Sex - male, female
  • Mailing Address
  • Name of village, town or city
  • Province
  • Postal code
  • Area code
  • Telephone no .
• If there are more than three operators, provide names and addresses in step 13.

Step 4 Land area

5. What unit of measure will be used to report land areas? Use this unit to report all areas throughout the questionnaire unless otherwise specified.

• Acres
• Hectares
• Arpents (Quebec only)

1 acre = 0.40 hectare = 1.18 arpents
1 hectare = 2.47 acres = 2.92 arpents
1 arpent = 0.85 acre = 0.34 hectare

6. Answer the following questions about all the workable and non-workable land operated by this operation. (Area)

• Land in crops and hay (Include the total area of hay, all grains, oilseeds, beans, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, sod, nursery, Christmas trees, etc .)
• Summerfallow (Include chemfallow.)
• Pasture land (Include seeded and natural land for pasture. Do not include areas to be harvested for hay, silage or seed)
• Other land (Include idle land, woodlands, wetlands, farm yards, lanes, any other lands not previously reported and greenhouses)
• Total area of workable and non-workable land operated on this operation

Step 5 Hay and field crops

7. Report the total area of hay and selected field crops on this agricultural operation. (Area)

• Hay
• Spring Wheat
• Corn for grain
• Dry field peas
• Lentils
• Potatoes

Step 6 Vegetables, fruits, berries, nuts

8. Are any vegetables, fruit, berries or nuts being grown on this agricultural operation for sale

• No – Go to step 7
• Yes – Report the total area of:
  • Vegetables
  • Fruits, berries, and nuts

Step 7 Nursery products, sod and Christmas trees

9. Are any nursery products, sod or Christmas trees being grown on this agricultural operation for sale?

• No – Go to step 8
• Yes – Report the total area of:
  • Nursery products
  • Sod
  • Christmas Trees

Step 8 Greenhouse

10. Are any greenhouse products being grown on this agricultural operation for sale?

• No – Go to step 9
• Yes – Will the area be reported in square feet or square metres?
  • square feet
  • square metres
  • ­ Total area under glass, plastic or other protection used for growing plants (Do not include area used for cold frames)

Step 9 Cattle, calves, pigs, sheep or lambs

11. As of today, are there any cattle, calves, pigs, sheep or lambs on this agricultural operation? Include all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.

• No – Go to step 10
• Yes – Report the total number of:
  • Cattle and calves
  • Pigs
  • Sheep and lambs

Step 10 Other production

12. As of today is this agricultural operation involved in any other agricultural activity?

• No – Go to step 11
• Yes – Please indicate all that apply:
  • Poultry
  • Horses and ponies
  • Aquaculture
  • Bees (Apiary)
  • Maple trees tapped
  • Mushrooms
  • Other (please specify)

Step 11 Gross farm receipts

13. What were the total gross farm receipts of this agricultural operation in the last calendar or fiscal year?

• Gross farm receipts Total ($)

Step 12

14. Do you operate any other agricultural operation?

• Yes (Provide details under step 13)
• No

Step 13 Comments

Please mail in your questionnaire today.
Thank you for your co-operation.

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)

Section A corn for grain and soybeans in storage

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

• Grains harvested in or prior to 2008;
• 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 Corn for Grain or Soybeans in storage on your farm on August 31, 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to section B.)

2. Indicate the quantity in storage on your farm on August 31, 2009.

• Unit of measure (bu, mt, it, kg, lb, cwt, Other)

a. 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.)
b. Soybeans

Quebec respondents only

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

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

• Yes
• No (go to section C.)

2. Which crops did you seed?

1. Fall Rye
2. Winter Wheat

3. 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.

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 (go to the next question.)
• Winter Wheat

3. 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.

1. Seeded area
2. UOM (ac, ha)
3. UOM (1 to 12 and 19) (see end of the section)
4. Harvested as grain area
5. Average Yield

• Fall Rye
• Winter Wheat
• 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. 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 do you intend to seed?

• Fall Rye
• Winter Wheat

3. What area do you intend to seed? UOM (ac, ha)

• Fall Rye
• Winter Wheat  

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. Are you growing any Tame Hay or Forage Seed in 2009?

• 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 11.)
• Forage Seed (go to question 19.)

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures

3. What is your total area of Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)
Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures

4. What area of your total area of Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures was harvested or is expected to be harvested this year? (Count different cuts of the same area only once.)
Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures

The following questions deal with alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures production.
Include:

• First and all subsequent harvests from the same Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures area this year.

5. Did you cut any of your Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures as dry hay?

• Yes
• No (go to question 9.)

6. What yield or total production of Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures as dry hay did you or will you obtain? UOM (see table at the end of the section)

• Total production of Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures as dry hay (if a value is entered, go to question 9, else go to question 7.)

7. Did you bale any of your Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures as dry hay?

• Yes
• No (go to question 8.)

Production of dry hay in the form of bales (include round and/or square)

• Bale Type
• Number of bales
• Weight of bales
• UOM (lb, kg)

8. Did you produce any other form of Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures as dry hay?

• Yes
• No (go to question 9.)

Other forms of production of dry hay (include forage wagons and hay stacks)

• Other Form
• Weight

Total production of Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures as dry hay (sum of questions 7+8)

9. Did you cut any of your Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures for silage?

• Yes
• No (go to the next crop in question 2. If this is the last crop, go to section E.)

10. What is the yield or total production of Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixtures for silage did you or will you obtain? UOM (see end of the section)

• Total production for silage (if a value is entered, go to the next crop in question 2. If this is the last crop, go to section E.)

Other tame hay

11. What is your total area of all Other Tame Hay? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

• Other Tame Hay

12. What area of your total area of all Other Tame Hay was harvested or is expected to be harvested this year? (Count different cuts of the same area only once.)

• Other Tame Hay

The following questions deal with the production of other tame hay.
Include:  

• First and all subsequent harvests from the same Other Tame Hay area this year.

13. Did you cut any of your Other Tame Hay as dry hay?

• Yes
• No (go to question 17.)

14. What yield or total production of Other Tame Hay as dry hay did you or will you obtain? UOM (see table at the end of the section)

• Total production of Other Tame Hay as dry hay (if a value is entered, go to question 17, else go to question 15.)

15. Did you bale any of your Other Tame Hay as dry hay?

• Yes
• No (go to question 16.)

Production of dry hay in the form of bales (include round and/or square)

• Bale Type
• Number of bales
• Weight of bales
• UOM (lb, kg)

16. Did you produce any other form of your Other Tame Hay as dry hay?

• Yes
• No (go to question 17.)

Other forms of production of dry hay (include forage wagons and hay stacks)

• Other Form
• Weight
• UOM (MT, IT, KG, LB)

(Go to question 17.)

Total production of Other Tame Hay as dry hay (sum of questions 15+16)

17. Did you cut any of your Other Tame Hay for silage?

• Yes
• No (go to the next crop in question 2. If this is the last crop, go to section E.)

18. What is the yield or total production of Other Tame Hay for silage did you or will you obtain?

• Total production for silage
• UOM (see end of the section)

(If a value is entered, go to the next crop in question 2. If this is the last crop, go to section E.)

Forage seed

19. What is your total area of Forage Seed? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

• Forage Seed

20. Total Tame Hay and Forage Seed areas (sum of D3 + D11 + D19)

Unit of measure (UOM) – Section D

Yield – Area

• Kilograms (KG)
  • Acres - 1
  • Hectares - 5
• Metric Tonnes (MT)
  • Acres - 2
  • Hectares - 6
• Imperial Tons (IT)
  • Acres - 3
  • Hectares - 7
• Pounds (LB)
  • Acres - 4
  • Hectares - 8

• Total production
  • MT 19 - 2 (21)
  • IT 19 - 3 (22)
  • KG 19 - 4 (20)
  • LB 19 - 5 (23)

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 is your total area of Summerfallow, Land for pasture or grazing and Other Land in 2009?

1. Total area
2. UOM (ac, ha)

• Summerfallow
• Land for pasture or grazing
• Other Land
• Total Land Balance (sum of E1 to E3)

Section F total land area

What is the Total Land Area in 2009?

1. Total Land Area
2. Sum of sections A3c + C2bb + D20 + 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

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 the crops you have seeded or intend to seed this year as well as 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)
• Family name
• First name and initial
• Number and street name
• Postal code
• City
• Telephone
• E-mail address (if applicable)
• Partner's name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Partner's name (is applicable)
• Telephone
• Corporation name (if applicable)

Section A - Grains in Storage

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

Include:

• grains harvested in or prior to 2008;
• 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. Do you or will you have any grains in storage on your farm on July 31, 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to Section B)

2. Please indicate the expected quantity in storage on your farm on July 31, 2009, using the appropriate UOM for the following crops:

1. Barley
2. Canola
3. 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.)
4. Dry Beans, Coloured, total
5. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
6. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
7. Oats
8. Rye (Spring and Fall)
9. Soybeans
10. Wheat, Spring (If Quebec respondent, go to question 6. Else, go to Section B.)
11. Wheat, Winter (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 criop, so 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 2008?

• Yes
• No (go to Section C)

2. Which crops did you seed?

• Fall rye
• Winter wheat

(go to the next question)

3. Please indicate the area seeded and the area remaining to be harvested as grain, using the appropriate UOM .

1. Fall Rye
2. Winter Wheat
3. Total remaining to harvest as grain area (sum of 3a to 3b)

(go to Section C)

Quebec

Quebec respondents only

4. What percentage of your Winter Wheat remaining to be harvested as grain, is intended for human consumption?

(go to Section C)

Section C - Seeding Intentions

1. Do you plan to seed any crops in 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to Section D)

2. Please indicate the area you plan to seed using the appropriate UOM for the following crops.

1. Barley (include Winter Barley seeded in the fall of 2008)
2. Barley (include Winter Barley seeded in the fall of 2008)
3. Canola (include Winter Canola seeded in the fall of 2008)
4. Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
5. Dry Beans, Black (Black Turtle, Preto)
6. Dry Beans, Cranberry (Romano)
7. Dry Beans, Dark Red Kidney
8. Dry Beans, Faba (Fava, Broad)
9. Dry Beans, Great Northern
10. Dry Beans, Light Red Kidney
11. Dry Beans, Pinto
12. Dry Beans, Small Red (Red Mexican)
13. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
14. Dry Beans, Other and unknown
15. Fodder Corn
16. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
17. Oats
18. Potatoes
19. Soybeans
20. Spring Rye
21. Sugar Beets
22. Tobacco
23. Wheat, Spring (If Quebec respondent, go to Question 3. Else, go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to Section D.)
24. Other Field Crops (list in comments)
25. Total seeded area (sum of 2a to 2x)

(go to Section D)

Quebec

Quebec respondents only

3. What percentage of your Spring Wheat area 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. Will you have any Tame Hay or Forage Seed in 2009?

• You
• No (go to Section E)

2. Which crops will 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 will be your total area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures? (exclude under-seeded areas.)

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

Other tame hay

4. What will be your total area of all other tame hay? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

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

Forage seed

5. What will be your total area of forage seed? (exclude under-seeded areas.)

(go to next question)

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

• unit of measure

(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 will be your total area of Land for pasture or grazing and Other Land in 2009, using the appropriate UOM ?

1. Land for pasture or grazing
2. Other Land
3. Total Land Balance (sum of E1 to E2)

(go to Section F)

Section F - Total Land Area

What will be the Total Land Area in 2009?

1. Total Land Area
2. Sum of sections B3c + C2y + D6 + E3
3. Difference between F1 and F2 (F1-F2)
   If the difference is substantial, please explain in comments.

(go to Section G)

Section G - 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 (go to question 2)

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 (go to question 3)

3. Total interview time

(end of survey)

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 the crops you have seeded or intend to seed this year as well as 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)
• Family name
• First name and initial
• Number and street name
• Postal code
• City
• Telephone
• E-mail address (if applicable)
• Partner's name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Partner's name (is applicable)
• Telephone
• Corporation name (if applicable)

Section A - Gains in Storage

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

Include

• grains harvested in or prior to 2008;
• 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. Will you have any grains in storage on your farm on July 31, 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to Section B)

2. Please indicate the expected quantity in storage on your farm on July 31, 2009, using the appropriate UOM for the following crops.

• Barley
• Canary Seed
• Canola
• Chick Peas
• Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
• Dry Beans, Coloured, total
• Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
• Dry Field Peas
• Flaxseed
• Lentils
• Linola (solin)
• Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
• Mustard Seed
• Oats
• Rye (Spring and Fall)
• Soybeans
• Sunflower Seeds (include Sunola & other dwarf varieties)
• Wheat, Durum
• Wheat, Winter
• Wheat Spring, Canadian Western Extra Strong (utility)
• Wheat Spring, Hard Red
• Wheat Spring, Prairie (include semi-dwarf varieties but exclude Soft White Spring Wheat)
• Wheat Spring, Soft White (exclude White Prairie Spring Wheat)
• Wheat Spring, Other (unlicensed varieties, including Grandin Wheat)

(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 2008?

• Yes
• No (go to Section C)

2. Which crops did you seed?

• Fall rye
• Winter wheat

(go to next question)

3. Please indicate the area seeded and the area remaining to be harvested as grain, using the appropriate UOM .

1. Fall Rye
2. Winter Wheat
3. Total remaining to harvest as grain area (sum of 3a to 3b)

(go to Section C)

Section C - Seeding Intentions

1. Do you plan to seed any crops in 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to Section D)

2. Please indicate the area you plan to seed using the appropriate UOM for the following crops.

1. Barley
2. Borage Seed
3. Buckwheat
4. Canary Seed, Hairless (Canario)
5. Canary Seed, Regular
6. Canola
7. Caraway Seed
8. Chick Peas, Desi
9. Chick Peas, Kabuli
10. Chick Peas, Other and unknown
11. Coriander Seed
12. Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
13. Dry Beans, Black (Black Turtle, Preto)
14. Dry Beans, Cranberry (Romano)
15. Dry Beans, Dark Red Kidney
16. Dry Beans, Faba (Fava, Broad)
17. Dry Beans, Great Northern
18. Dry Beans, Light Red Kidney
19. Dry Beans, Pinto
20. Dry Beans, Small Red (Red Mexican)
21. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
22. Dry Beans, Other and unknown
23. Dry Field Peas - Green
24. Dry Field Peas - Yellow
25. Dry Field Peas - Other and unknown
26. Flaxseed
27. Fodder Corn
28. Lentils - Large green
29. Lentils - Red
30. Lentils - Small green
31. Lentils - Other and unknown
32. Linola (solin)
33. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
34. Mustard Seed - Brown
35. Mustard Seed - Oriental
36. Mustard Seed - Yellow
37. Mustard Seed - Other and unknown
38. Oats
39. Potatoes
40. Safflower
41. Soybeans
42. Spring Rye
43. Sugar Beets
44. Sunflower Seeds (include Sunola & other dwarf varieties)
45. Triticale
46. Wheat, Durum
47. Wheat Spring, Canadian Western Extra Strong (utility)
48. Wheat Spring, Hard Red
49. Wheat Spring, Red Prairie (semi-dwarf varieties)
50. Wheat Spring, White Prairie (include semi-dwarf varieties but exclude Soft White Spring Wheat)
51. Wheat Spring, Soft White (exclude White Prairie Spring Wheat)
52. Wheat Spring, Other (unlicensed varieties, including Grandin Wheat)
53. Other Field Crops (list in comments)
54. Total seeded area (sum of 2a to 2ba)

(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. Will you have any Tame Hay or Forage Seed in 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to Section E)

2. Which crops will 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 will be your total area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

• Total area and unit of measure

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

Other tame hay

4. What will be your total area of all Other Tame Hay? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

• Total area and unit of measure

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

Forage seed

5. What will be your total area of Forage Seed? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

• Total area and unit of measure

(Go to the next question)

6. Total Tame Hay and Forage Seed areas (sum of C3 to C5)

• UOM ( ac , ha , arp )

(go to Section E)

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 is your total area of Summerfallow, Land for pasture or grazing and Other Land in 2009, using the appropriate UOM ?

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

(go to Section F)

Section F - Total Land Area

What will be the Total Land Area in 2009, using the appropriate UOM ?

1. Total Land Area
2. Sum of sections B3c + C2bb + D6 + E4
3. Difference between F1 and F2 (F1-F2) If the difference is substantial, please explain in comments.

(go to Section G)

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 (go to question 2)

2. Request for survey results

• Yes
• No (go to question 3)

3. Total interview time

• Time (end of survey)

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 the crops you have seeded or intend to seed this year as well as 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)
• Family name
• First name and initial
• Number and street name
• Postal code
• City
• Telephone
• E-mail address (if applicable)
• Partner's name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Partner's name (is 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

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. Please indicate the area seeded and the area remaining to be harvested as grain using the appropriate UOM .

1. Fall Rye
2. Winter Wheat (If Quebec respondent, go to Question 4. Else, go to Section B.)
3. Total remaining to harvest as grain area (sum of 3a to 3b)

Quebec

Quebec respondents only

4. What percentage of your Winter Wheat remaining to be harvested as grain, is intended for human consumption?

(go to Section B)

Section B - Seeded Area

1. Did you or will you seed any crops in 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to Section C)

2. Please indicate what is or will be your seeded area using the appropriate UOM for the following crops.

1. Barley (include Winter Barley seeded in the fall of 2008)
2. Buckwheat
3. Canola (include Winter Canola seeded in the fall of 2008)
4. Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn) (Go to Question 5.)
5. Dry Beans, Black (Black Turtle, Preto)
6. Dry Beans, Cranberry (Romano)
7. Dry Beans, Dark Red Kidney
8. Dry Beans, Faba (Fava, Broad)
9. Dry Beans, Great Northern
10. Dry Beans, Light Red Kidney
11. Dry Beans, Pinto
12. Dry Beans, Small Red (Red Mexican)
13. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
14. Dry Beans, Other and unknown
15. Fodder Corn
16. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
17. Oats
18. Potatoes
19. Soybeans (Go to Question 6.)
20. Spring Rye
21. Sugar Beets
22. Tobacco
23. Wheat, Spring (If Quebec respondent, go to Question 4. Else, go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to Question 3.)
24. Other Field Crops (list in comments)
25. Total seeded area (sum of 2a to 2x)

(go to the next question)

3. Of the total area to be seeded to field crops this spring, what percentagehave you seeded at this time?

Quebec

Quebec respondents only

4. What percentage of your Spring Wheat area is intended forhuman consumption?

Section B - Corn for Grain and Soybeans (continued)

Definitions:

Transgenic: A plant or animal containing one or more new genes introduced by genetic engineering.
Terminator gene: A gene that renders seeds sterile.
Genetically modified seed: A seed whose genetic information has been recently altered by genetic engineering or mutagenesis.
Genetic engineering: A technique involving the transfer of specific genetic information from one organism to another.
Mutagenesis: A process by which the genetic information of an organism is changed in a stable, heritable manner, via the use of chemicals or radiation.
Biotechnology: The application of science and engineering in the use of living organisms.

Other terms used for genetically modified seed:

Soybeans: Roundup Ready
Corn for Grain: Liberty Link, Roundup Ready, H T H,Bt Corn (YieldGard, KnockOut, NatureGuard, Xtra, StarLink and Herculex)

5. Of your acres/hectares/arpents of Corn for Grain reported on page 3, how many areseeded or will be seeded with genetically modified seed?(Exclude varieties produced by traditional cross-breedingtechniques.)

(Go to the next crop on page 3. If this is the last crop, go to question B3.)

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

(Go to the next crop on page 3. If this is the last crop, go to question B3.)

Section C - 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. Will you have any Tame Hay or Forage Seed in 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to section D)

2. Which crops will 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 will be your total area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

Other tame hay

4. What will be your total area of all other tame hay? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

Forage seed

5. What will be your total area of forage seed? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

6. Total tame hay and forage seed areas (sum of C3 to C5)

• UOM ( ac , ha , arp )

Section D - 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 2009, using the appropriate UOM ?

1. Land for pasture or grazing
2. Other Land
3. Total Land Balance (sum of D1 to D2)

(go to Section E)

Section E - Total Land Area

What will be the Total Land Area in 2009, using the appropriate UOM ?

1. Total Land Area
2. Sum of sections A3c + B2y + C6 + D3
3. Difference between E1 and E2 (E1-E2)
   If the difference is substantial, please explain in comments.

(go to Section F)

Section F - 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 (go to question 2.)

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 (go to question 3.)

3. Total interview time

• Time (end of survey)

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 the crops you have seeded or intend to seed this year as well as 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)
• Family name
• First name and initial
• Number and street name
• Postal code
• City
• Telephone
• E-mail address (if applicable)
• Partner's name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Partner's name (is 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

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. Please indicate the area seeded and the area remaining to be harvested as grain using the appropriate UOM .

1. Fall Rye
2. Winter Wheat
3. Total remaining to harvest as grain area (sum of 3a to 3b)

Section B - Seeded Area

1. Did you or will you seed any crops in 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to Section C)

2. Please indicate what is or will be your seeded area using the appropriate UOM for the following crops.

1. Barley
2. Borage Seed
3. Buckwheat
4. Canary Seed, Hairless (Canario)
5. Canary Seed, Regular
6. Canola
7. Caraway Seed
8. Chick Peas, Desi
9. Chick Peas, Kabuli
10. Chick Peas, Other and unknown
11. Coriander Seed
12. Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
13. Dry Beans, Black (Black Turtle, Preto)
14. Dry Beans, Cranberry (Romano)
15. Dry Beans, Dark Red Kidney
16. Dry Beans, Faba (Fava, Broad)
17. Dry Beans, Great Northern
18. Dry Beans, Light Red Kidney
19. Dry Beans, Pinto
20. Dry Beans, Small Red (Red Mexican)
21. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
22. Dry Beans, Other and unknown
23. Dry Field Peas - Green
24. Dry Field Peas - Yellow
25. Dry Field Peas - Other and unknown
26. Flaxseed
27. Fodder Corn
28. Lentils - Large green
29. Lentils - Red
30. Lentils - Small green
31. Lentils - Other and unknown
32. Linola (solin)
33. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
34. Mustard Seed - Brown
35. Mustard Seed - Oriental
36. Mustard Seed - Yellow
37. Mustard Seed - Other and unknown
38. Oats
39. Potatoes
40. Safflower
41. Soybeans
42. Spring Rye
43. Sugar Beets
44. Sunflower Seeds (include Sunola & other dwarf varieties)
45. Triticale
46. Wheat, Durum
47. Wheat Spring, Canadian Western Extra Strong (utility)
48. Wheat Spring, Hard Red
49. Wheat Spring, Red Prairie (semi-dwarf varieties)
50. Wheat Spring, White Prairie (include semi-dwarf varieties but exclude Soft White Spring Wheat)
51. Wheat Spring, Soft White (exclude White Prairie Spring Wheat)
52. Wheat Spring, Other (unlicensed varieties, including Grandin Wheat)
53. Other Field Crops (list in comments)
54. Total seeded area (sum of 2a to 2ba)

(go to the next question)

3. Of the total area to be seeded to field crops this spring, what percentage have you seeded at this time?

Section C - 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. Will you have any Tame Hay or Forage Seed in 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to section D)

2. Which crops will 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 will be your total area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

• Total area and unit of measure

Other tame hay

4. What will be your total area of all other tame hay? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

• Total area and unit of measure

Forage seed

5. What will be your total area of forage seed? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

• Total area and unit of measure

6. Total Tame Hay and Forage Seed areas (sum of C3 to C5)

• UOM ( ac , ha , arp )

Section D - 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 is your total area of Summerfallow, Land for pasture or grazing and Other Land in 2009, using the appropriate UOM ?

1. Summerfallow
2. Land for pasture or grazing
3. Other Land
4. Total Land Balance (sum of D1 to D3)

(go to Section E)

Section E - Total Land Area

What will be the Total Land Area in 2009 using the appropriate UOM ?

1. Total Land Area
2. Sum of sections A3c + B2bb + C6 + D4
3. Difference between E1 and E2 (E1-E2)
   If the difference is substantial, please explain in comments.

(go to Section F)

Section F - Federal/Provincial Agreement to Share Information

1. Federal/provincial agreement to share information

Manitob, 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 (go to question 2.)

2. Request for survey results

• Yes
• No (go to question 3.)

3. Total interview time

• Time (end of survey)

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 the crops you have seeded or intend to seed this year as well as 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)
• Family name
• First name and initial
• Number and street name
• Postal code
• City
• Telephone
• E-mail address (if applicable)
• Partner's name (if applicable)
• Telephone
• Partner's name (is applicable)
• Telephone
• Corporation name (if applicable)

Section A - Grains in Storage

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

Include:

• grains harvested in or prior to 2008;
• 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. Will you have any grains in storage on your farm on March 31, 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to Section B)

2. Please indicate the expected quantity in storage on your farm on March 31, 2009, using the appropriate UOM for the following crops:

1. Barley
2. Canola
3. 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.)
4. Dry Beans, Coloured, total
5. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
6. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
7. Oats
8. Rye (Spring and Fall)
9. Soybeans
10. Wheat, Spring (If Quebec respondent, go to question 6. Else, go to Section B.)
11. Wheat, Winter (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 criop, so 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 2008?

• Yes
• No (go to Section C)

2. Which crops did you seed?

• Fall rye
• Winter wheat

(go to the next question)

3. Please indicate the area seeded and the area remaining to be harvested as grain, using the appropriate UOM .

1. Fall Rye
2. Winter Wheat
3. Total remaining to harvest as grain area (sum of 3a to 3b)

(go to Section C)

Quebec

Quebec respondents only

4. What percentage of your Winter Wheat remaining to be harvested as grain, is intended for human consumption?

(go to Section C)

Section C - Seeding Intentions

1. Do you plan to seed any crops in 2009?

• Yes
• No (go to Section D)

2. Please indicate the area you plan to seed using the appropriate UOM for the following crops.

1. Barley (include Winter Barley seeded in the fall of 2008)
2. Barley (include Winter Barley seeded in the fall of 2008)
3. Canola (include Winter Canola seeded in the fall of 2008)
4. Corn for Grain (include seed corn but exclude sweet corn)
5. Dry Beans, Black (Black Turtle, Preto)
6. Dry Beans, Cranberry (Romano)
7. Dry Beans, Dark Red Kidney
8. Dry Beans, Faba (Fava, Broad)
9. Dry Beans, Great Northern
10. Dry Beans, Light Red Kidney
11. Dry Beans, Pinto
12. Dry Beans, Small Red (Red Mexican)
13. Dry Beans, White Pea (Navy)
14. Dry Beans, Other and unknown
15. Fodder Corn
16. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
17. Oats
18. Potatoes
19. Soybeans
20. Spring Rye
21. Sugar Beets
22. Tobacco
23. Wheat, Spring (If Quebec respondent, go to Question 3. Else, go to the next crop. If this is the last crop, go to Section D.)
24. Other Field Crops (list in comments)
25. Total seeded area (sum of 2a to 2x)

(go to Section D)

Quebec

Quebec respondents only

3. What percentage of your Spring Wheat area 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. Will you have any Tame Hay or Forage Seed in 2009?

• You
• No (go to Section E)

2. Which crops will 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 will be your total area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures? (exclude under-seeded areas.)

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

Other tame hay

4. What will be your total area of all other tame hay? (Exclude under-seeded areas.)

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

Forage seed

5. What will be your total area of forage seed? (exclude under-seeded areas.)

(go to next question)

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

• unit of measure

(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 will be your total area of Land for pasture or grazing and Other Land in 2009, using the appropriate UOM ?

1. Land for pasture or grazing
2. Other Land
3. Total Land Balance (sum of E1 to E2)

(go to Section F)

Section F - Total Land Area

What will be the Total Land Area in 2009?

1. Total Land Area
2. Sum of sections B3c + C2y + D6 + E3
3. Difference between F1 and F2 (F1-F2)
   If the difference is substantial, please explain in comments.

(go to Section G)

Section G - 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 (go to question 2)

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 (go to question 3)

3. Total interview time

(end of survey)

Comments: