Iowa Cover Crop User Survey

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* 1. Name of applicant

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* 2. What best describes your farm operation?

Row crop production (corn/soybeans) - no livestock

Row crops with Hogs

Row crops with Cattle

Row crops with Dairy

Row crops with Poultry/Turkey

Row crops with Sheep/Goats

Row crops with multiple livestock enterprises

3 or more crops in rotation (corn, soy, small grains, alfalfa, etc)

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which of the following best describes the area(s) you seeded to cover crops?

I own and operate the fields seeded to cover crops.

I'm the tenant/operator on the fields seeded to cover crops, the landowner requested cover crops be added to their fields.

I'm the tenant/operator on the fields seeded to cover crops, the landowner did not request cover crops be added to their fields.

I'm the landowner, but do not operate the fields seeded to cover crops (cash rental agreement)

I'm the farm manager of the fields seeded to cover crops

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What is your experience in using cover crops?

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* 5. Thinking about your cover crops in 2021, what was the timing of termination? (check all that apply)

15+ days before planting

8-14 days before planting

0-7 days before planting

At planting

After planting

I did not plant cover crops that year

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* 6. What crop(s) did you seed cover crops into in 2021 (check all that apply)?:

Corn (grain)

Soybeans

Corn (silage)

Corn (seed)

Small Grains (oats, rye, wheat, etc)

Horticultural crops

Prevent plant, hail damage, flooded acres, etc.

Did not seed cover crops this year

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What best describes your approach to using cover crops? (check all that apply)

Start on a small amount of acres and add more acres every year.

I seed cover crops on land with more erosive potential

I use cover crops to add a supplemental feed source for livestock.

I seed cover crops on the majority of acres in my operation.

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Some producers may seed more acres of cover crops than they receive financial assistance for. Please indicate the total acres of cover crops seeded and the acres cost-shared.

Total estimated acres seeded in cover crops (cost-shared + non cost-shared):

Acres of cover crops partially funded with NRCS/IDALS funding:

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* 9. When did you seed your cover crop?

Pre-harvest (at crop maturity)

Pre-harvest (prior to canopy closure)

Post-harvest

Prevent plant/other failed acres

Did not seed cover crops this year

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What method(s) did you use to seed cover crops?

Aerial (airplane/helicopter)

Broadcast (into standing crop)

Broadcast (after harvest or failed acres)

Drill

Did not seed cover crops this year

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What crop(s) do you plan to plant after your cover crop?:

Corn (grain)

Soybeans

Corn (silage)

Corn (seed)

Small Grains (oats, rye, wheat, etc)

Horticultural crops

Other (please specify)

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* 12. How do you plan to manage the cover crop in the spring?

Terminate with herbicide and no-till/strip-till plant subsequent crop

Herbicide and tillage prior to planting

Tillage only prior to planting

Roller/crimper

Roller/crimper w/ herbicide

Harvest for forage (hay/silage) and no-till plant

Harvest for forage (hay/silage) with tillage

Did not seed cover crop this year

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What type of cover crop did you seed?

Winter-hardy grass (cereal rye, triticale, wheat)

Non-winter hardy grass (oats, spring wheat)

Brassica (turnip, radish, rapeseed, etc)

Legume (clover, vetch, peas, etc)

Annual ryegrass

Mix of several species

Did not seed cover crops this year

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What was your cover crops seeding rate for this year? (check all that apply)

below 15 lbs/ac

15-30 lbs/ac

31-45 lbs/ac

46-60 lbs/ac

61-75 lbs/ac

76+ lbs/ac

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* 15. Based on your experience, do you plan to use cover crops next year?

Yes

Not sure

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* 16. What motivates you to use cover crops?

Improve/protect water quality

Prevent soil erosion

Improve yields/profitability

Reduce nitrogen loss

Build soil organic matter

Reduce weed pressure

Improve soil health

Reduce compaction

Provide forage for livestock

Potential regulations

Manage soil moisture

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Name of applicant

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* 2. What best describes your farm operation?

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* 3. Which of the following best describes the area(s) you seeded to cover crops?

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* 4. What is your experience in using cover crops?

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* 5. Thinking about your cover crops in 2021, what was the timing of termination? (check all that apply)

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* 6. What crop(s) did you seed cover crops into in 2021 (check all that apply)?:

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* 7. What best describes your approach to using cover crops? (check all that apply)

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* 8. Some producers may seed more acres of cover crops than they receive financial assistance for. Please indicate the total acres of cover crops seeded and the acres cost-shared.

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* 9. When did you seed your cover crop?

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* 10. What method(s) did you use to seed cover crops?

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* 11. What crop(s) do you plan to plant after your cover crop?:

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* 12. How do you plan to manage the cover crop in the spring?

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* 13. What type of cover crop did you seed?

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* 14. What was your cover crops seeding rate for this year? (check all that apply)

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* 15. Based on your experience, do you plan to use cover crops next year?

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* 16. What motivates you to use cover crops?

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* 17. Please, provide any additional comments you'd like to make regarding cover crops.