SDSASP Agricultural Spraying Survey

1. South Dakota State Aviation System Plan 2010

The South Dakota Department of Transportation recently launched a study to measure the value of South Dakota airports to their communities and to the State. An important part of this study involves surveying airport users. This Agricultural Spraying Survey is intended to gain an understanding of how agricultural sprayers use the airports of the State, and the economic benefit that agricultural spraying contributes to South Dakota.

Your participation is appreciated and crucial to the success of this study. Your answers to these questions will be held in strict confidence.

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* 1. Please list your contact information below:

Name:

Company:

Address:

City/Town:

ZIP:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

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* 2. How many people do you employ to conduct crop spraying in South Dakota (including yourself)?

Full-Time Employees

Part-Time Employees

Contractors

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* 3. Please list the approximate total wages paid to all emplyees shown in Question 2 above.

Full-time

Part-time

Contractors

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* 4. Please identify the primary airport your operations are based at (if out of state, also list)

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* 5. Please name the airports in South Dakota where you may operate while providing agricultural spraying activities. If you use more than one airport, please list the percentage of use by each airport.

	South Dakota Airport(s) Used	Percent of Airport Use for South Dakota Crop Spraying Operations
1	1 South Dakota Airport(s) Used menu	1 Percent of Airport Use for South Dakota Crop Spraying Operations menu
2	2 South Dakota Airport(s) Used menu	2 Percent of Airport Use for South Dakota Crop Spraying Operations menu
3	3 South Dakota Airport(s) Used menu	3 Percent of Airport Use for South Dakota Crop Spraying Operations menu
4	4 South Dakota Airport(s) Used menu	4 Percent of Airport Use for South Dakota Crop Spraying Operations menu
5	5 South Dakota Airport(s) Used menu	5 Percent of Airport Use for South Dakota Crop Spraying Operations menu

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Please list the percentage of your business that is dependent upon the agricultural spraying industry in 2009:

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* 7. Please list approximately how much your company paid in taxes in 2009:

Federal taxes $

State taxes $

Local taxes $

Other taxes $

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* 8. Please list any capital expenditures made by your company in 2009:

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* 9. Please list approximate operating and maintenance expenses in 2009:

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* 10. Please use this space to include any additional comments you may wish to bring to our attention

Thank you for your participation!

If you have any questions regarding this survey, please contact Regan Massey at (517) 321-8334 or by email at regan.massey@meadhunt.com