June Atlantic Agricultural Survey, 2010

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.

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The purpose of this survey is to collect information on livestock and crops. The statistics produced from the survey enable those active in the agricultural sector to observe and assess changes in the industry, measure performance and keep the agricultural community and general public informed of developments. The questions in Section C (Cattle and Calves Supplementary) are sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, to aid in the analysis of the cattle sector since BSE.

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

Instructions: When answering the livestock questions, please include as of June 1, 2010 ...

  • all livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, and/or sheep or lambs) on your operation regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others.
  • all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures, and grazing projects.
  • Please Do Not Report livestock (cattle or calves, pigs and/or sheep or lambs) which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.

Section A. Crops Seeded

1. Did you or do you plan to seed any crops in 2010?

  • Yes
  • No (Go to Question 3)

2. Which of the following crops did you seed or will you seed in 2010?  (Report seeded area and Unit Of Measure (UOM).)

  1. Barley
  2. Corn for Grain (include seed corn and exclude sweet corn)
  3. Fodder Corn
  4. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
  5. Oats
  6. Potatoes
  7. Soybeans
  8. Spring Wheat
  9. Other Crops (list in comments)

(Go to Question 3)

3. Did you seed any Winter Wheat in the fall of 2009?

  • Yes (Go to Question 4)
  • No (Go to Question 6)

4. What area of Winter Wheat did you seed in the fall of 2009 (Include UOM)?

(Go to Question 5)

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

(Go to Question 6)

6. Will you have Tame Hay in 2010?

  • Yes
  • No  (Go to Question 8)

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

  • Total Area

(Go to Question 8)

8. What is your total area of Land for pasture or grazing and Other land in 2010? (Report total area and UOM.)

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

(Go to Section B)

Section B. Cattle and/or Calves

1. On June 1, 2010 do you expect to have any cattle or calves on this operation?
  Include grazing projects, community pastures or Crown land.

  • Yes
  • No  (Go to Section D)

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

  • Yes
  • No

3. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on June 1, 2010?

Total Number

  1. Bulls, 1 year and over
  2. Dairy cows
  3. Beef cows
  4. Calves, under 1 year
  5. Heifers, 1 year and over
    1. for Dairy replacement heifers (1 year and over)
    2. for Beef replacement heifers (1 year and over)
    3. for Slaughter or Feeder heifers (1 year and over)
  6. Steers, 1 year and over

4. What will be the total cattle and/or calves inventory on June 1, 2010 on this operation?

Questions on Production

5. On this operation, how many calves do you expect to be born alive between January 1 and June 30, 2010?

6. On this operation, how many cows and heifers do you expect to calve between July 1 and December 31, 2010?

Section C. Cattle and Calves Supplementary

At June 1, 2010

  1. Of the dairy cows reported (section B, question 3), how many are more than 11 years of age? (i.e. cows born before 1999)
  2. Of the beef cows reported (section B, question 3), how many are more than 11 years of age? (i.e. cows born before 1999)
  3. Of the feeder heifers reported (section B, question 3), how many are in the following three weight categories
    1. More than (or equal to) 1100 lbs (500 kg)
    2. Between 900 lbs and 1100 lbs (409-500 kg)
    3. Between 700 lbs and 900 lbs (318-409 kg)
  4. Of the steers (1 year and over) reported (section B, question 3), how many are in the following three weight categories
    1. More than (or equal to) 1250 lbs (568 kg)
    2. Between 1000 lbs and 1250 lbs (455-568 kg)
    3. Between 800 lbs and 1000 lbs (363-455 kg)
  5. Of those feeder heifers (section B, question 3) and/or steers (1 year and over) (section B, question 3) reported as of June 1, how many are being fed a finishing ration (mostly grain)?
  6. Of those feeder heifers (section B, question 3) and/or steers (1 year and over ) (section B, question 3) reported as of June 1, how many are under 21 months of age?

Section D. Pigs

Inventory

1(a)  On June 1, 2010 do you expect to have any pigs on this operation?

  • Yes
  • No (Go to Question 1b)

1(b)  Were there any pigs on this operation during the past quarter (April, May and June 2010)?

  • Yes  (Go to Question 6)
  • No  (Go to Section E)

2. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on June 1, 2010?

Total Number

  1. Sows and gilts kept for breeding
  2. Boars kept for breeding
  3. Suckling pigs
  4. Weanling, nursery, or starter pigs
  5. Market pigs, 50 pounds and over (23 kg and over)

3. What will be the total pig inventory on June 1, 2010 on this operation?

4. Of the sows and gilts for breeding reported in section D, question 2, what percent would have farrowed at least once?

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

  1. over 179 pounds (81 kg)
  2. between 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kg)
  3. under 120 pounds (54 kg)?
    (Exclude weanling, nursery, or starter pigs)

Farrowings

6. During the last quarter (April, May and June 2010) how many sows and bred gilts farrowed? ? (Please report the farrowing rate as a quarterly, monthly, bi-weekly or weekly rate.)

If none, go to question 10

7. Compared with the last quarter, what is the expected percent change to farrowings in:
(Please report the percent change as an increase, decrease or no change.)

  1. July, August and September 2010?
  2. October, November and December 2010?

8. On average, how many pigs were born per litter during the last quarter (April, May and June 2010)?

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

Shipments

10.  In April, May and June 2010, how many market pigs will this operation have shipped to a slaughter facility?

If none, go to question 12

11.  Of those market pigs shipped to slaughter, what number or percent will be shipped to a facility in: (Please report as a number or %)

  1. the United States
  2. another province
  3. within province

12.  In April, May and June 2010, how many weanling, nursery, or starter pigs will this operation have shipped to another operation for feeding purposes?

If none, go to Section E

13.  Of those weanling, nursery, or starter pigs shipped for feeding purposes, what number or percent will be shipped to another operation in: ( Please report as a number or %)

  1. the United States
  2. another province
  3. within province

Section E. Sheep and/or Lambs

1(a)  On June 1, 2010 do you expect to have any sheep or lambs on this operation?
Include grazing projects, community pastures or Crown land.

  • Yes
  • No (Go to Question 1b)

1(b)  Were there any sheep or lambs kept on this operation between January 1 and May 31, 2010?

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

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

  • Yes
  • No

3. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on June 1, 2010?

Total Number

  1. Rams, 1 year and over
  2. Ewes
  3. Replacement lambs
  4. Market lambs

4. What will be the total sheep and lambs inventory on June 1, 2010 on this operation?

Questions on Production

5. On this operation, how many lambs do you expect to be born between January 1 and June 30, 2010?
6. How many sheep and lambs died or will die, including those killed by disease or predators, between January 1 and June 30, 2010?
7. On this operation, how many lambs do you expect to be born between July 1 and December 31, 2010?

Section F. 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

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

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal and provincial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician at the address below. Please specify the name of the survey and the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.

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

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

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

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