Planting intentions Q1 2014

This is a very brief survey about crop planting in 2013 and 2014. Upon completing the survey we will send you $10 and a coupon valued at $20 for a free soil test from SGS, a leading soil testing service. This is strictly for research and does not involve sales of any kind. Your responses will be combined and results will be reported only in combination with other corn and soybean growers.

Please select your state.

* Are you the decision maker for your farming operation?

Yes (sole or co-decision maker)

No

* Will you plant more than 100 acres of corn this year?

Yes

No

Don't know

* Will you plant more than 100 acres of soybeans this year?

Yes

No

Don't know

ABOUT YOUR 2013 FARMLAND

Please fill in the grid below regarding your 2013 and 2014 farmland.

	2013	2014	Don't know
What was your total farmable acreage? (Please include all the acres on which you raise crops, your fallow, pastureland, CRP, and set aside acres. Do not include woodland, other land unsuitable for raising crops or state or government open land used for pasture or grazing.)

How many total crop acres did/will you plant?

How many acres were/will be in CRP?

For each crop in the grid below, indicate how many acres you planted in 2013, how many you will plant in 2014, and of those 2014 crop acres how many were switched from CRP?

	2013 (Planted)	2014 (Will plant)	Don't know	Switched from CRP in 2014
Corn

Soybeans

Spring or Durum Wheat

All Other Crops

Thinking about all of your winter wheat acres, including both hard and soft winter wheat, how many winter wheat acres did you plant in the following years?

	2012	2013	Don't know
Winter wheat

For how many acres are you undecided on a crop for 2014? (None=0)

If you had to decide today, which crops are you most likely to plant on those undecided acres? (Select all that apply)

COST OF PLANTING CORN & SOYBEANS

The last few questions, are about the cost of planting your corn and soybeans.

In the grid below, please indicate your cost per acre to plant corn and soybeans in 2013 and your budgeted cost to plant corn and soybeans in 2014?

	2013 Cost per acre	2014 Budgeted cost per acre	Don't know
Corn

Soybeans

That concludes our questions Please provide your contact information below so that we can send you $10 and SGS can send you the free soil test certificate.

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