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2017 ACES SURVEY

GREAT LAKES REGION

INDIANA  MICHIGAN  OHIO

A C E S Agricultural Coverage Evaluation Survey

PURPOSE OF ACES

 Benefits/Utility of June Area Survey

 ACES is an extension of Area

 Key supplemental information for Census.

 Every 5

Years preceding the Census Mail out.

CML: Census Mail List

PURPOSE OF ACES

ACES Survey

OPERATOR WILL RECEIVE A CENSUS

AREA V. ACES

SEGMENT COUNT

IN: 229 MI: 169 OH: 240 IN: 40 MI: 98 OH: 41

SAMPLE

Designed to cover major crops, livestock, and farm numbers.

Focused on minority

• perators, specialty farms,

agri-urban land use strata.

PHOTOS

Photos boundaries are

• utlined in RED.

Photos boundaries are

• utlined in BLUE.

SEGMENT ID

Starts with: 12 13  14  15  16 Starts with: 97

SEGMENT STATUS

No new Segments ALL New Segments

AREA V. ACES

DIFFERENT USES OF DATA Measures the Incompleteness of the List Frame.

Provides data for those operations not

• n the CML.

Data IS used for mid-year estimates. Data NOT used for mid-year estimates.

SAME USES OF DATA

Combined AREA & ACES segments are used to measure of completeness of Census Mail List (CML) coverage. Not on Mail List (NML): Will receive a Census.

ACES WILL FEEL LIKE HOME

ACES SCREENING: SIMILAR TO JUNE AREA

 Identify all tract farm operators or non-ag land utilization

within the segment

 Outline tracts in blue, assign a letter to each tract  Record information in screening form

 VITAL to get complete name and address info

 Just need tract level information

 NO field level data will be collected

 All other June Area screening rules apply

ACES QUESTIONNAIRE: CONDENSED VERSION OF JUNE AREA

Face Page Section A: Op Description /Partners/Other Names Section E: Acres Operated, Cropland, CRP, WRP Section N: Economic Data Section P: Op Characteristics Section R: Conclusion

QUESTIONNAIRES: AREA V. ACES

Section June Area Tract Questionnaire Item(s) or Form Location Agricultural Coverage Evaluation Survey (ACES) Face Page Operator Name/Address No Changes A Item 1 - Operation Description No Changes A Item 2-3 Partner Name/Address No Changes A Items 4 & 5 Other Mailing Addresses, Other Names Associated with the Operation No Changes C Crops Stocks Box Screening Removed D Field Level Data Table Removed D Items 54, 55 Cropland Irrigated, Wild Hay Removed E Acres Operated, Cropland, CRP, WRP No Changes E Items 7-12 Removed E.1 GM Crops Removed F Grain Stocks Removed G Hogs & Pigs Removed H Cattle & Calves Removed I Sheep & Lambs Removed J Goats & Kids Removed K Equine Removed L Other Farm Information Removed M Land Values & Cash Rents Removed N Economic Data No Changes O Computer Use Removed P Operator Characteristics No Changes R Conclusion No Changes

TWO IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS:

 VITAL to get complete name and address info.  Section N (Economic Data & Points Sheet)

must be completed for every ag tract.

ACES QUESTIONNAIRE: CONDENSED VERSION OF JUNE AREA

ACES CONCLUSION

QUESTIONS? TWO VOLUNTEERS?