2016 ARMS Phase II Home Study Quiz Enumerator: The following quiz relates directly to information needed to complete the 2016 ARMS Phase II PPCR/PPR questionnaire (s). Mark the box next to all correct answers or fill in the correct information using the ARMS Phase II Interviewer's Manual. For some questions, there are multiple correct answers. Please also provide the page number where you find your answers. 1. Information from the ARMS will be used to: a. understand factors in producing food and fiber products while maintaining the long term viability of the natural resource base. b. determine harvested acres and yield for major crops across the country. c. determine what it costs to produce various crop and livestock commodities. d. determine net farm income e. provide the farm sector portion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the Nation. 2. What is the name and release date of the NASS publication where the results of the National ARMS Phase II survey will be released? Release Name: Release Date: 3. The respondent burden statement is printed on which data collection material. a. Questionnaire b. respondent booklet c. field operations supplement d. pesticide supplement 4. A screening supplement must be completed if the screening box (cell 0006) on the Face Page is coded with a 1.
5. When conducting an interview, which of the following practices should always be followed: a. interview the first willing person that seems knowledgeable with the operation b. read the questions as they are worded the first time it is asked. c. ask questions in the order they appear, skipping questions only if a skip instruction with the question instructs you to do so. d. be sure to keep any appointment and be on time. 6. The reference period for reporting ARMS Phase II data is: a. for field operations, the period immediately after harvest of the 2015 crop ending with the harvest and hauling of the 2016 crop. b. for fertilizer data, the period immediately after harvest of the most recent crop and continue through all applications made for the 2016 crop. c. for pesticide data, the period following harvest of the 2016 target crop. d. all production practices used and cost for expense items associated with the 2016 crop. 7. You begin recording the starting interview time when: a. you begin talking with anyone associated with the farm operation. b. the respondent agrees to cooperate and you start the interview. c. you begin to actually ask for questions from the questionnaire. d. you start your vehicle to leave and go meet with the target name. 8. In Section A, the total number of acres planted to the target commodity, include: a. acres planted of the target commodity, even if they were abandoned or cut for hay or forage. b. all acres planted to the target commodity, even if they were grazed off. c. acres planted to the target commodity which were later replanted to a second crop for harvest. d. acres planted on land operated by someone else. 9. If an operation has only 1 field of the target commodity, then the random field selection process is skipped by entering a 1 in Section A, Item 2 then go to Item 4. - 2 -
10. Which procedure for listing fields is recommended when the operator is unable to name, provide a number, or describe his fields? a. Describe the location b. Use identifying names c. Draw a sketch using the grid supplement d. Use FSA field numbers 11. An operator has 300 acres in 15 fields of the target commodity this year. These 300 acres are planted in 15 fields. Using the random field label below, which field number will be chosen for this operation to collect data in in this interview? Circle the correct pair. Target Commodity FLD: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SEL: 1 2 2 4 1 5 7 6 2 FLD: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 SEL: 5 6 10 9 10 14 11 8 16 12. The degree of accuracy in collecting the total number of fields is essential. The total number of fields will be used to expand the field level data to the whole commodity enterprise. 13. In Section B, all the questions you ask will pertain to the: a. respondent s total acres operated, regardless of ownership. b. respondent s total acres owned. c. respondent s total acres planted to the target commodity. d. respondent s total acres in the selected field planted to the target commodity. 14. Certified organic means the item has been grown according to strict uniform standards that are verified by independent state or private organizations. - 3 -
15. Sharing costs is more common with share-rented land, but it can happen in cash or rent-free rental arrangements. 16. If part of the field is owned, and part is rented, enter the earliest of either the year of the lease arrangement or when the part of the field was purchased, when recording the year the operator began operating the field. 17. Complete the table below which reflects the crops planted in previous years with the following information. In the spring the last three years, Farmer Joe planted 50 acres of Corn (6). The corn was also harvested once matured. He transitioned this field from soybeans (26), which he had been planting. The field was no tilled while in soybean production and was irrigated for both crops. Additionally, no crops planted (318) in the field in the fall. 1/ Soil and previous crop residue left undisturbed from harvest to planting. 18. Use code 318 if the selected field had no crop planted in 2015. - 4 -
19. The USDA Office of Risk Management offers several different types of Federal crop insurance. 20. If the nutrient or fertilizer materials are expressed as a percent analysis, generally, its sum will not exceed 85. However, for some fertilizers, the sum may exceed 85 if sulfur is included. 21. Which commercial nutrient or fertilizer application(s) should not be recorded in the table: a. nutrients or fertilizers applied by custom applicators. b. commercially prepared manure products. c. nutrients or fertilizers applied to previous crops planted in the selected field. d. all commercial nutrient or fertilizer materials applied specifically for the 2016 crop. e. nutrients or fertilizers applied in the fall of 2015. 22. Biocontrol or Pesticide applications as a part of Section D include: a. herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides applied to the selected field. b. a mixed application of liquid fertilizer and herbicide. c. sprayed application to kill all weeds before and after emergence. d. chemical applications to fence rows and ditch banks e. seed pesticide treatments prior to planting. 23. Which condition(s) must be met in order to record multiple applications of the same product and formulation on one line in the pesticide table: a. the same product is applied more than once at the same rate. b. the same product is applied more than once in the same time period before, at, or after planting. c. the same product is applied more than once using the same method of application. d. the same product is applied more than once covering the same area. e. all of the above must be met. - 5 -
24. An attempt should be made to collect acres treated for spot treatments. 25. For the purpose of Section E, which of the following are not considered pests. a. Weeds b. Insects c. Diseases d. Neem 26. In Section E, the level of pest infestation question refers to a comparison of the current situation for the 2016 crop to what the normal situation would be for the pest(s) discovered. a. True b. False 27. The term that best fits the following definition, a deliberate effort to assess the pest situation in a whole field, not just in the edge, center, high or low areas, is: a. pest development model. b. Bacillus Thuringiensis (Bt). c. yield monitor. d. scouting. e. pest protection patrol (PPP). 28. Eliminating habitat where pests can breed and grow by chopping, mowing, tilling, or burning is an important pest management strategy. 29. Field operations performed by custom operators are excluded from the field operations table. - 6 -
30. A crop was grown (and harvested) in the selected field during 2016. The first entry in the Field Operations table will be: a. the first tillage operation after the previous crop was harvested (after residue was removed if straw or stalks were baled, burned, etc.). b. the first field operation of calendar year 2015. c. the field operations associated with the harvest of the previous crop. 31. The selected field was fallow in 2015. The first entry in the Field Operations table will be: a. the first field operation after the 2014 crop was harvested (after residue was removed if straw or stalks were baled, burned, etc.). b. the first field operation of calendar year 2016. c. the first field operation beginning in the fall of 2015. 32. Fertilizer and Pesticide applications must be included in the Field Operations table. List three other applications that must be included. 1. 2. 3. 33. If the selected field was abandoned, record all field operations and chemical operations up to the time the decision was made to abandon the field. 34. For land forming and hauling operations, record both the acres covered (column 9) and the total hours spent on the activity (column 10). 35. The Labor Table, Item 4, is the only place where labor hours spent on the selected field for scouting, irrigating, and other work performed by hand activities other than operating machines is collected. - 7 -
36. Contract or custom labor provided must be reported in the labor table as long as they performed scouting, irrigating, or other work performed by hand duties. 37. In October 2012, the operator plowed the 20 acre field after harvesting the previous crop using a subsoiler chisel with a 20 foot swath. This operation used a 48 HP John Deere 620 tractor which uses LP gas. Also in October, the operator cultivated the field using a regular digger with a 24 foot swath using the same tractor. In April, his partner used a spring tooth harrow with a 20 foot swath to plow the field a second time using his 63 HP Long 660 which uses diesel fuel. The operator applied non-commercial fertilizer just before planting, using a 20 foot swath self propelled applicator. In May, the operator used the same John Deere tractor to plant the field using a conventional 6 row crop planter. By July 2016, the field was abandoned due to drought conditions in the field. Complete the field operations table below. 38. Include as irrigated acres in the selected field, land that: a. could have been but was not irrigated 2015. b. was irrigated before planting. c. is in irrigation ditches and skip rows. d. was irrigated at least once during the growing season. - 8 -