ID: 9041 Minnesota Best Management Practices Survey - CY 2025 Enu

Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys

0273 - Best Management Practices Survey - Minnesota Only - Crop Year 2025 - Enumerated 2026

Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys

OMB: 0535-0273

Document [docx]
Download: docx | pdf

MINNESOTA BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SURVEY - 2025


OMB No. 0535-0273

Approval Expires: xx/xx/20xx Project Code: 9778

Survey ID: 9084

Version 27


United States Department of Agriculture

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE


U.S. Department of Agriculture National Operations Division 9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400 St . Louis, MO 63132-1547 Phone: 1888-424-7828

Fax: 855-415-3678

E-mail: nass@usda.gov


Please make corrections to name, address, and ZIP Code, if necessary.

Shape1
The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your response will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both. This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018, Title III of Pub. L. No. 115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35 and other applicable Federal laws. For more information on how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response is voluntary. Response is voluntary.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0273. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

Shape2

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), will conduct periodic surveys of major crop producers that collect information on pesticide and fertilizer use. Survey respondents are randomly selected, and the reported results are based on advanced standardized statistical analyses conducted by Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Your response is necessary to help provide the best statistics possible. If there are any questions, contact the Minnesota Department of Agriculture at 651-201-6336.

Shape3


  1. Shape4

    Acres

    101

    102


    How many acres of [Crop1] and [Crop2] did you plant in 2025 on your operation?



    1. [Crop1]: ...................................................................................................................................................

    2. [Crop2]: ...........................................................................................................................................


  1. 201 Did you have any acres of [Crop1] in 2025 that were planted to [Crop2] in 2024?

1 Yes 3 No (Go to question 4)

  1. Shape5

    202

    [Crop1] on [Crop2] acres. What was the AVERAGE nitrogen rate (units per acre) that was applied across all acres of [Crop1] planted in 2025, that were planted to [Crop2] in 2024? Please include any nitrogen from phosphorus sources such as MAP/DAP/MEZ, sulfur sources such as thiosulfate and ammonium sulfate, and nitrogen in the starter in addition to the main source of nitrogen such as UAN solutions, urea, or anhydrous ammonia.


Total units (actual nitrogen) applied per acre (average per acre) ..................................................................


  1. 203 Did you have any acres of [Crop1] in 2025 that were planted to [Crop1] in 2024?

1 Yes 3 No (Go to question 6)


  1. Shape6 [Crop1] on [Crop1] acres. What was the AVERAGE nitrogen rate (units per acre) that was applied across all acres of [Crop1] planted in 2025, that were also planted to [Crop1] in 2024? Please include any nitrogen from phosphorus sources such as MAP/DAP/MEZ, sulfur sources such as thiosulfate and ammonium sulfate, and nitrogen in the stater in addition to the main source of nitrogen such as UAN solutions, urea, or anhydrous ammonia?...............................................................


  1. Which of the following precision agriculture tools do you use on the farm? (Check all that apply).

    1. 205 Auto Steer

    2. 206 Precision planting

    3. 207 Variable rate fertilizer applications

    4. 208 Precision spraying, such as auto boom shutoff

    5. 209 Nitrogen applications based on zone management

    6. 210 Nitrogen applications based on aerial imagery

    7. 211 Nitrogen applications based on in field variables such as in season soil tests

    8. 212 Nitrogen applications based on other in season variables not mentioned above

  2. Shape7


    Acres

    214

    215


    213 How many acres of cover crops were planted in or grown after your [Crop1] or [Crop2] fields were harvested in 2025?


    1. Cover crop on [Crop1] acres: ............................................................................................................


    1. Cover crop on [Crop2] acres: ......................................................................................................


If you did not grow [Crop1] in 2025, go to question 16


  1. 216 With the higher price of fertilizer, did you reduce your N rate on your [Crop1] acres?

1 Yes 3 No 5 Don’t Know

  1. 217 Was manure used on any of your [Crop1] acres in 2025?

1 Yes 3 No

218 If yes, was the manure tested within the last five years before application in 2025?

1 Yes 3 No

  1. Which of the following factors determine the nitrogen rate calculation in the University of Minnesota nitrogen guidelines. – list factors?

    1. 219 Soil organic matter

Shape8

b.

220 Price of nitrogen

Shape9

c.

221 Yield goal

Shape10

d.

222 Previous crop

Shape11

e.

223 Variable rate

Shape12

f.

224 Price of [Crop1]

Shape13

g.

225 Cation exchange capacity (CEC)

f. 226 Don’t know




  1. Shape14 The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has a vulnerable groundwater area map on its website that shows areas where fall nitrogen fertilizer applications are restricted:

    1. How many [Crop1] acres do you have in a vulnerable groundwater area or a drinking water supply management area as defined by the MDA vulnerable

groundwater area map?................................................................................. 233 Don't Know OR


    1. 227 When was the last time you reviewed the MDA’s Fall Nitrogen Fertilizer Restrictions map on the MDA website?

1 Date:

3 Don't Know

7 Never

  1. 228 Do you use a nitrogen inhibitor on any of your [Crop1] acres?

1 Yes

3 No

5 Don't Know

  1. 229 Do you side dress any nitrogen on your [Crop1] acres, including top dress or irrigation?

1 Yes

3 No

5 Don't Know

  1. 230 Do you use a slow-release product such as ESN, Super U or other such product?

1 Yes

3 No

5 Don't Know

  1. 231 How important are yields in determining your nitrogen rate on [Crop1]? 1 very important. 5 not important [Select one]

1 2 3 4 5

Herbicide Best Management Practices (BMP) Adoption Survey 2025


  1. On your 2025 [Crop1] and/or [Crop2] acres, did you (choose one from the list for each crop) If only one crop, check only in that column.

[Crop1] [Crop2]

    1. Apply herbicides yourself....................................................................................... 301 302

    2. Have herbicides custom applied?........................................................................... 303 304

    3. Apply some myself and some custom applied....................................................... 305 306

    4. Don’t use herbicides 307 308

CONCLUDE interview if you did not use any herbicides on [Crop1] or [Crop2] in 2025.



For all the following questions, check the box if you did that practice and you planted that crop in 2025.


  1. Who scouted your [Crop1] and/or [Crop2] fields for weeds in 2025? (Check all that apply.) If only one crop check only in that column.

[Crop1] [Crop2]

    1. Myself, family members, or an employee............................................................. 309 310

    2. Dealer/coop........................................................................................................... 311 312

    3. Crop consultant...................................................................................................... 313 314

    4. None of my fields were scouted............................................................................. 315 316

(two questions dropped and removed here)

  1. What type of tillage did you use before planting on the majority of your [Crop1] and [Crop2] fields in 2025 (Fall of 2024 and Spring of 2025)? [Check one for each crop. If only one crop check only in that column.]

[Crop1] [Crop2]

    1. Conventional < 15% residue................................................................................... 331 332

    2. Reduced Tillage 15% 30% residue....................................................................... 333 334

    3. Conservation Tillage > 30% residue........................................................................ 335 336

    4. Strip Tillage............................................................................................................. 337 338

    5. No Till..................................................................................................................... 339 340


(one question dropped and removed here)

If no [Crop1] acres, go to question 20

  1. On your [Crop1] acres applied with herbicides, did you use more than one mode of action (group). This could be from two or more products with different modes of action or a premix with two or more different modes of action?

342 All [Crop1] acres

343 Some [Crop1] acres

344 None of my [Crop1] acres

345 Don't Know

(New Questions Added)

  1. Do you have surface water, such as a river, stream (intermittent or continuous), lake, or pond, in the field or within 50 feet of the outside border of any of your [Crop1] or [Crop2] fields?


346 Yes [Go to next question]

347 No [Go to question 23]

  1. Do you have non-crop vegetative buffers, such as grass or other permanent vegetation, next to the surface water?


348 YesAll [Go to next question]

349 Yes – Some [Go to next question]

350 No [Go to question 23]


  1. How many feet is the average width of the non-crop vegetative buffer next to the surface water?

351 _____ft


  1. Do you have a well or sinkhole in the field or within 50 feet outside the border of any of your [Crop1] or [Crop2] fields?


352 Yes – All [Go to next question]

353 Yes – Some [Go to next question]

354 No [Go to question 26]

  1. Do you maintain a setback (no herbicide application) or non-crop vegetative buffer for the areas around the well or sinkhole?


355 Yes All [Go to next question]

356Yes – Some [Go to next question]

357 No [Go to question 28]


  1. How many feet is the average width of the setback or non-crop vegetative buffer to the well or sinkhole?

358 _____ft

  1. Do you mix or load herbicides in any of your [Crop1] or [Crop2] fields?

359 Yes

360 No

361 Don’t Know


Atrazine Use in [Crop1]


  1. 401 Was atrazine applied on any of your [Crop1] acres in 2025, premixes included?

1 Yes - Go to question 29.

3 No - Go to question 33.

5 Don't Know Go to next question.

7 No [Crop1] acres in 2025 Go to question 38.




  1. Were any of the following atrazine products applied to your [Crop1] fields? [Check the box if the product was applied]

  1. 402 Acruron

  2. 403 Callisto Xtra

  3. 404 Atrazine 4L or 90DF

  4. 405 Keystone LA NXT

  5. 406 Harness Xtra

  6. 407 Aatrex

  7. 408 Breakfree NXT ATZ

  8. 409 Cadence ATZ or LA NXT

  9. 410 Lumax E

  10. 411 Volley NXT


If you have selected one or more of these atrazine products, then go to then next question. If not, skip to question 33.


  1. 412 When did you apply atrazine on the majority of your [Crop1] acres? [Only check one]

1 Crop preplant or preemergence

2 Crop post emergence - Go to question to 31

3 Split application (both pre and post on the same field)

  1. 413 Was atrazine incorporated though tillage?

1 All [Crop1] acres

3 Some [Crop1] acres

4 None

5 Don't Know


  1. 414 Did you apply one pound or less per acre of the active ingredient (atrazine) on the majority your [Crop1] acres in the 2025 crop year?

1 Yes

3 No

5 Don't Know

  1. Which of the following factors were considered when choosing the rate of atrazine on your [Crop1] fields in 2025 besides cost? (Select all that apply)

  1. 415 Soil Texture

  2. 416 Soil Organic Matter

  3. 417 Weed Species

  4. 418 Weed Pressure

  5. 419 Effectiveness

  6. 420 Other

  7. 421 Don’t Know


Acetochlor Use in [Crop1]

  1. 501 Was acetochlor applied on any of your [Crop1] acres in 2025, premixes included?

1 Yes - Go to question 35

3 No - Go to question 38

5 Don't Know Go to next question


  1. Were any of the following acetochlor products applied to your [Crop1] fields? [Check the box if the product was applied.]

    1. 502 Resicore

    2. 503 Tripleflex

    3. 504 Surestart

    4. 505 Harness

    5. 506 Staunch

    6. 507 Surpass

    7. 508 Volley or Volley NXT

    8. 509 Keystone

    9. 510 Warrant


If you have selected one or more of these acetochlor products, then go to then next question. If not, skip to question 38


  1. 511 When did you apply acetochlor on the majority of your [Crop1] acres? [Only check one]

1 Crop preplant or preemergence

2 Crop post emergence - Go to question 37

3 Split application (both pre and post on the same field)


  1. 512 Was acetochlor incorporated through tillage?

1 All [Crop1] acres

3 Some [Crop1] acres

4 None

5 Don't Know


  1. Which of the following factors were considered when choosing the rate of acetochlor on your [Crop1] fields in 2025 besides cost? (Select all that apply)

    1. 513 Soil Texture

    2. 514 Soil Organic Matter

    3. 515 Weed Species

    4. 516 Weed Pressure

    5. 517 Effectiveness

    6. 518 Other

    7. 519 Don’t Know

Acetochlor Use in [Crop2]

  1. 601 Was Warrant or Warrant Ultra applied to your [Crop2] fields?

1 Yes Go to next question

3 No - Conclude survey

5 Don't Know - Conclude survey

  1. 602 When did you apply acetochlor on the majority of your [Crop2] acres? [Only choose one]

1 Crop preplant or preemergence

2 Crop post emergence - Go to question to 41

3 Split application (both pre and post on the same field)


  1. 603 Was acetochlor incorporated through tillage?

1 All [Crop2] acres

2 Some [Crop2] acres

3 None

5 Don’t Know

  1. Which of the following factors were considered when choosing the rate of acetochlor on your [Crop2] fields in 2025 besides cost? (Select all that apply)


  1. 604 Soil Texture

  2. 605 Soil Organic Matter

  3. 606 Weed Species

  4. 607 Weed Pressure

  5. 608 Effectiveness

  6. 609 Other

  7. 610 Don’t Know




Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change

Office Use for POID

1-Comp 2-R

3-Inac

4-Office Hold 5-R -- Est

6-Inac --Est

7-Off Hold --Est

9901

1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp

3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner

9-Oth

9902

  1. PASI (Mail)

  2. PATI (Tel)

  3. PAPI (Face-to- Face)

6-Email 7-Fax

19-Other

9903

9998

9900

9985

9989


- -

Optional Use

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name:





File Typeapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
AuthorDenton Bruening
File Modified0000-00-00
File Created2025-05-24

© 2025 OMB.report | Privacy Policy