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Testheadline bar **ARS-HOSTED SURVEY** Please complete the survey form below to track corn farming and management practices in Illinois to help improve our mycotoxin risk models. ***Note*** If you are willing to allow USDA scientists to take soil, plant, and debris samples from your farm, please email us at Joseph.Opoku@usda.gov. OMB 0518-0032 (01/2025)   1) What county or counties are your farms located in? 2) How many acres of corn do you plan to plant in 2023?3) What crop rotation practices do you use? 
Corn/SoyCorn/Soy/WheatCorn/Other
4) Do you plant cover crops?
  Yes
  No
If yes, what is the composition of your cover crop "mix" (i.e., kinds of cover crop plants and percentages)?5) How would you describe your tillage practice in preparation for the corn 2023 crop?
Conventional Tillage
  Low TillageNo Tillage

6) Was the previous crop terminated with a "burn down" product?
  Yes
  No
If so, what product was used?7) How would you describe the landscape surrounding your farm (select all that apply): 
  Corn/soybean fieldsWheat FieldsOther cropsPasturelandTrees/ForestFallow landWaterwaysConservation Reserve Program AcresUrban/Suburban homes   According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency cannot 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 control number for this information collection is 0518-0032.  The time required to complete this information is estimated to vary from one to five minutes with an average of three minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.  Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Department of Agriculture, Clearance Officer, OIRM, Room 404-W, Washington, DC  20250, and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.


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