December 2009 Farm Survey - Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia (Peace)

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

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

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

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

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

Section A grains in storage

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

  • grains harvested in or prior to 2009;
  • grains owned by someone else but stored on your farm;
  • grains purchased for animal feed or seed.

Exclude:

  • brand name feeds that were purchased (feed rations);
  • grains that you own but are stored off your farm (e.g. elevator, another farm, storage ticket, condominium storage).

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

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

  • Yes
  • No (go to section B.)

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

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

Section B federal/provincial agreement to share information

1. Federal/provincial agreement to share information

Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia residents:

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

Do you agree to share this information?

  • Yes
  • No

2. Request for survey results

  • Yes
  • No

3. Total interview time