Mississippi Ag Report Volume 00-09 Released: June 13, 2000 Featured Statistics: Cotton Chemical Applications, Cotton Acres Treated Cotton Nutrient Applications, Soybean Fertilizer Soybean Pesticide, Soybean Nutrient Applications Soybean Chemical Applications, Soybean Acres Treated Special Chemical Use Report The data for this report were obtained from the 1999 Agricultural Resources Management Survey (ARMS). Data for corn, upland cotton, peanuts, fall potatoes, soybeans, sunflowers, and winter wheat were collected during the months of August through December of 1999. Large screening samples were drawn from the NASS List Sampling Frame. This extensive sampling frame covers all types of farms and accounts for approximately 82% of all land in farms in the U.S. The screening samples were selected in such a way as to insure that all farms on the list had a possibility of being selected. Farms that were more likely to be producers of crops of interest were more likely to be in the screening sample. The sampled farms were screened to determine the presence of all the crops of interest. From this subpopulation of operations identified as producing the crop of interest, a subsample of farms was selected in such a way as to insure that each identified producer had an opportunity to be selected. In general, larger farms were more likely to be selected than smaller farms. Once a farm producing a particular crop of interest was selected, one field containing this crop was randomly selected from all the fields on the farm producing that crop. The operator of the sampled field was personally interviewed to obtain information on chemical applications made to the selected field. The chemical applications data, reported by product name or trade name, are reviewed within State and across States for reasonableness and consistency. This review compares reported data with manufacturers' recommendations and with data from other farm operators using the same product. Following this review, product information is converted to an active ingredient level. The chemical usage estimates in this publication consist of survey estimates of those active ingredients. U.S. Agricultural Chemical Use Survey Coverage, 1998 and 1999 1998 1999 Crop States Reports US States Reports US Surveyed Summarized Acreage Surveyed Summarized Acreage Included Included Number Percent Number Percent Corn 16 2,461 89 15 2,325 88 Cotton, Upland 10 1,502 92 10 1,607 91 Peanuts -- -- -- 4 617 81 Potatoes, Fall 2 287 8 11 1,322 92 Soybeans 16 2,466 91 17 2,525 92 Sunflowers -- -- -- 3 463 82 Wheat, Winter 19 1,804 87 1 177 1 Upland Cotton: Herbicide Applications, Mississippi, 1999 1 Rate Per Agricultural Area Rate Per Crop Total Chemical Applied Applications Application Year Applied Percent Number Pounds Per Acre 1,000 lbs Bromoyxnil 22 1 .5 0 .37 0 .58 153 Clethodim 7 1 .0 0 .11 0 .11 9 Clomazone 6 1 .0 0 .42 0 .42 30 Cyanazine 53 1 .2 0 .70 0 .84 542 Diuron 49 1 .0 0 .40 0 .43 253 Fluazifop-P-Butyl 2 1 .0 0 .11 0 .11 3 Fluometuron 74 1 .4 0 .54 0 .76 673 Glyphosate 36 1 .3 0 .61 0 .84 364 Lactofen 3 1 .0 0 .09 0 .09 3 MSMA 44 1 .4 0 .86 1 .20 635 Metolachlor 13 1 .0 0 .88 0 .88 136 Norflurazon 13 2 .3 0 .80 1 .87 297 Pendimethalin 28 1 .0 0 .77 0 .81 272 Prometryn 22 1 .2 0 .51 0 .64 171 Pyrithiobac-Sodium 46 1 .4 0 .03 0 .05 25 Trifluralin 29 1 .0 0 .68 0 .68 239 1 Planted acres in 1999 for Mississippi were 1.20 million acres. Upland Cotton: Insecticide Applications, Mississippi, 1999 1 Rate Per Agricultural Area Rate Per Crop Total Chemical Applied Applications Application Year Applied Percent Number Pounds Per Acre 1,000 lbs Acephate 51 1 .7 0 .42 0 .72 445 Aldicarb 40 1 .3 0 .54 0 .70 338 Carbofuran 21 1 .0 0 .26 0 .26 65 Cyfluthrin 18 1 .6 0 .03 0 .06 12 Cypermethrin 12 1 .0 0 .06 0 .06 10 Dicrotophos 34 1 .3 0 .29 0 .40 163 Disulfoton 3 1 .1 0 .77 0 .85 26 Esfenvalerate 8 1 .0 0 .03 0 .03 3 Imidacloprid 2 1 .1 0 .02 0 .03 1 Lambda-Cyhalothrin 14 1 .3 0 .03 0 .04 6 Malathion 86 7 .1 0 .69 4 .94 5,103 Methyl Parathion 9 1 .7 0 .37 0 .63 67 Oxamyl 12 1 .2 0 .20 0 .25 36 Phorate 8 1 .0 0 .68 0 .68 65 Profenofos 15 1 .5 0 .60 0 .93 169 Spinosad 13 1 .3 0 .06 0 .09 14 Zeta-Cypermethrin 16 1 .3 0 .04 0 .05 10 1 Planted acres in 1999 for Mississippi were 1.20 million acres. Upland Cotton: Fungicide Applications, Mississippi, 19991 Agricultural Area Rate Per Rate Per Chemical Applied Applications Application Crop Year Total Applied Percent Number Pounds Per Acre 1,000 lbs Etridiazole 6 1 .0 0 .10 0 .10 7 Mefenoxam 2 1 .0 0 .03 0 .03 1 Metalaxyl 7 2 .0 0 .08 0 .16 13 PCNB 14 1 .5 0 .61 0 .95 157 1 Planted acres in 1999 for Mississippi were 1.20 million acres. Upland Cotton: Other Chemicals Applications, Mississippi, 19991 Rate Per Agricultural Area Rate Per Crop Total Chemical Applied Applications Application Year Applied Percent Number Pounds Per Acre 1,000 lbs Bacillus Cereus 2 15 1 .5 Cyclanilide 10 1 .0 0 .09 0 .09 11 Dimethipin 2 1 .0 0 .31 0 .31 9 Ethephon 47 1 .0 0 .92 0 .99 559 Mepiquat Chloride 34 1 .3 0 .02 0 .03 12 Monocarbamide Dihyd. 6 1 .0 2 .67 2 .67 184 Paraquat 12 1 .3 0 .26 0 .35 50 Sodium chlorate 8 1 .0 3 .49 3 .53 324 Thidiazuron 78 1 .0 0 .09 0 .09 85 Tribufos 78 1 .0 0 .76 0 .78 733 1 Planted acres in 1999 for Mississippi were 1.20 million acres. 2 Rates and total applied are not calculated because amounts of active ingredient are not comparable between products. Upland Cotton: Fertilizer Primary Nutrient Applications, States Surveyed and Total, 1999 Primary Planted Area Rate per Rate per Total Nutrient Acreage Applied Applications Application Crop Applied Year 1,000 Acres Percent Number Pounds Per Acre Mil. Lbs Alabama 565 Nitrogen 97 1 .5 55 84 46 .5 Phosphate 94 1 .0 64 69 36 .3 Potash 95 1 .1 74 84 45 .3 Arizona 270 Nitrogen 99 2 .6 56 149 39 .6 Phosphate 22 1 .3 62 84 5 .0 Potash 15 1 .2 14 18 0 .7 Arkansas 970 Nitrogen 97 1 .5 59 93 88 .0 Phosphate 82 1 .0 40 40 31 .8 Potash 85 1 .0 75 77 63 .5 California 610 Nitrogen 99 1 .9 78 154 92 .6 Phosphate 51 1 .0 57 61 19 .1 Potash 19 1 .1 87 97 11 .1 Georgia 1,470 Nitrogen 100 1 .9 45 87 127 .2 Phosphate 98 1 .2 46 57 81 .3 Potash 100 1 .2 87 109 160 .3 Louisiana 615 Nitrogen 100 1 .1 74 85 52 .4 Phosphate 43 1 .1 48 55 14 .7 Potash 45 1 .0 64 68 18 .9 Mississippi 1,200 Nitrogen 100 1 .6 68 111 133 .3 Phosphate 36 1 .0 46 50 21 .2 Potash 65 1 .0 108 109 85 .8 North Carolina 880 Nitrogen 96 2 .0 39 78 66 .3 Phosphate 89 1 .0 43 47 37 .0 Potash 96 1 .3 81 107 90 .3 Tennessee 570 Nitrogen 100 1 .2 70 90 51 .2 Phosphate 99 1 .0 54 54 30 .2 Potash 100 1 .0 88 89 50 .9 Texas 6,150 Nitrogen 71 1 .2 50 64 281 .8 Phosphate 45 1 .0 41 41 112 .8 Potash 23 1 .0 18 18 26 .6 Total 13,300 Nitrogen 86 1 .5 55 85 978 .9 Phosphate 59 1 .0 46 49 389 .4 Potash 52 1 .1 71 80 553 .4 Soybeans: Fertilizer Use by State, 1999 Percent of Acres Treated and Total Amount Applied Percent of Acres Treated and Total Applied State Planted Acreage Nitrogen Phosphate Potash 1,000 Acres Percent Mil. Lbs Percent Mil. Lbs Percent Mil. Lbs Arkansas 3,450 17 17 .3 43 78 .0 40 90 .0 Illinois 10,600 7 16 .2 14 64 .1 28 304 .0 Indiana 5,600 28 33 .6 36 105.3 36 219 .8 Iowa 10,800 7 23 .5 17 103.5 22 173 .7 Kansas 2,850 22 14 .9 22 19 .4 15 7 .6 Kentucky 1,200 17 4 .8 25 18 .3 26 24 .2 Louisiana 1,020 5 1 .4 14 7 .2 11 6 .8 Michigan 1,950 31 9 .5 45 27 .7 65 109 .5 Minnesota 7,000 13 18 .7 13 29 .5 13 54 .5 Mississippi 1,950 10 4 .2 15 14 .1 22 23 .9 Missouri 5,400 15 11 .7 23 54 .8 23 87 .3 Nebraska 4,300 25 17 .8 25 31 .7 16 17 .0 North Carolina 1,400 54 15 .8 71 53 .9 71 85 .0 Ohio 4,600 21 14 .4 35 81 .6 47 205 .6 Pennsylvania 370 37 2 .8 41 7 .5 43 10 .0 South Dakota 4,100 47 41 .3 47 88 .3 19 21 .3 Tennessee 1,250 34 7 .1 46 25 .9 48 38 .4 Total 67,840 18 55 .0 26 810.8 28 1,478.6 Soybeans: Pesticide, Total Acreage, Percent of Area Receiving Applications and Total Applied, States Surveyed and Total, 1999 Area Receiving and Total Applied State Planted Other Acreage Herbicide Insecticide 1 Fungicide 2 Chemicals 2 1,000 Percent 1,000 Percent 1,000 Percent 1,000 Percent 1,000 Acres Lbs Lbs Lbs Lbs Arkansas 3,450 94 3,670 9 17 Illinois 10,600 96 10,290 * 20 Indiana 5,600 89 5,750 Iowa 10,800 99 11,995 Kansas 2,850 97 3,273 * 1 Kentucky 2 1,200 94 1,037 Louisiana 1,020 94 1,123 53 22 Michigan 1,950 97 2,342 Minnesota 7,000 97 6,203 Mississippi 1,950 99 2,967 9 78 Missouri 5,400 97 5,556 Nebraska 4,300 96 4,758 1 10 North Carolina 1,400 88 1,283 3 3 Ohio 4,600 99 4,705 * 3 Pennsylvania 370 99 429 11 20 South Dakota 4,100 98 3,943 Tennessee 1,250 98 1,405 2 19 Total 67,840 96 70,729 2 400 * Amount represents less than 1 percent. 1 Total Applied excludes Bt's (Bacillus thuringiensis). Quantities are not available because amounts of active ingredient are not comparable between products. 2 Insufficient reports to publish data for one or more of the pesticide classes, for one or more of the states surveyed. Soybeans: Fertilizer Primary Nutrient Applications, Selected States and U.S. Total, 1999 Primary Planted Area Rate per Rate per Total Nutrient Acreage Applied Applications Application Crop Applied Year 1,000 Acres Percent Number Pounds per Acre Mil. Lbs Arkansas 3,450 Nitrogen 17 1 .0 27 29 17 .3 Phosphate 43 1 .0 51 52 78 .0 Potash 40 1 .0 64 66 90 .0 Illinois 10,600 Nitrogen 7 1 .1 18 20 16 .2 Phosphate 14 1 .0 45 45 64 .1 Potash 28 1 .0 102 103 304 .0 Indiana 5,600 Nitrogen 28 1 .0 21 21 33 .6 Phosphate 36 1 .0 52 53 105 .3 Potash 36 1 .0 107 110 219 .8 Iowa 10,800 Nitrogen 7 1 .1 27 30 23 .5 Phosphate 17 1 .0 55 55 103 .5 Potash 22 1 .0 72 72 173 .7 Kansas 2,850 Nitrogen 22 1 .0 22 23 14 .9 Phosphate 22 1 .0 30 30 19 .4 Potash 15 1 .0 18 18 7 .6 Kentucky 1,200 Nitrogen 17 1 .0 23 23 4 .8 Phosphate 25 1 .0 60 61 18 .3 Potash 26 1 .0 78 79 24 .2 Louisiana 1,020 Nitrogen 5 1 .0 25 25 1 .4 Phosphate 14 1 .0 52 52 7 .2 Potash 11 1 .0 60 60 6 .8 Michigan 1,950 Nitrogen 31 1 .0 16 16 9 .5 Phosphate 45 1 .0 32 32 27 .7 Potash 65 1 .0 83 87 109 .5 Minnesota 7,000 Nitrogen 13 1 .0 20 20 18 .7 Phosphate 13 1 .0 33 33 29 .5 Potash 13 1 .0 58 58 54 .5 Mississippi 1,950 Nitrogen 10 1 .0 22 22 4 .2 Phosphate 15 1 .0 48 48 14 .1 Potash 22 1 .0 56 56 23 .9 Missouri 5,400 Nitrogen 15 1 .0 15 15 11 .7 Phosphate 23 1 .0 45 45 54 .8 Potash 23 1 .0 70 70 87 .3 Nebraska 4,300 Nitrogen 25 1 .1 15 17 17 .8 Phosphate 25 1 .0 29 29 31 .7 Potash 16 1 .0 23 24 17 .0 North Carolina 1,400 Nitrogen 54 1 .0 21 21 15 .8 Phosphate 71 1 .0 55 55 53 .9 Potash 71 1 .0 85 85 85 .0 Ohio 4,600 Nitrogen 21 1 .0 15 15 14 .4 Phosphate 35 1 .0 50 51 81 .6 Potash 47 1 .0 94 94 205 .6 South Dakota 4,100 Nitrogen 47 1 .0 20 21 41 .3 Phosphate 47 1 .0 45 45 88 .3 Potash 19 1 .0 27 27 21 .3 Tennessee 1,250 Nitrogen 34 1 .0 17 17 7 .1 Phosphate 46 1 .0 45 45 25 .9 Potash 48 1 .0 64 64 38 .4 US Total 67,840 Nitrogen 18 1 .0 20 21 255 .0 Phosphate 26 1 .0 46 46 810 .8 Potash 28 1 .0 78 78 1478 .6 Soybeans: Agricultural Chemical Applications, Mississippi, 19991 Rate Per Agricultural Area Rate Per Crop Total Chemical Applied Applications Application Year Applied Percent Number Pounds Per Acre 1,000 lbs Herbicides 2, 4-D 7 1 .0 0 .45 0 .45 59 Acifluoren 16 1 .2 0 .24 0 .29 88 Bentazon 7 1 .0 0 .61 0 .61 86 Chlorimuron-Ethyl 24 1 .0 0 .02 0 .02 7 Clethodim 6 1 .0 0 .18 0 .18 22 Clomazone 5 1 .0 0 .79 0 .79 77 Cloransulam-Methyl 9 1 .0 0 .01 0 .01 3 Fluazifop-P-Butyl 4 1 .2 0 .12 0 .16 11 Flumetsulam 17 1 .0 0 .03 0 .04 12 Fomesafen 9 1 .0 0 .25 0 .25 43 Glyphosate 55 1 .7 0 .70 1 .24 1,321 Imazaquin 23 1 .1 0 .08 0 .09 39 Metolachlor 15 1 .0 1 .34 1 .34 380 Metribuzin 17 1 .0 0 .31 0 .31 47 Pendimethalin 13 1 .2 0 .70 0 .87 215 Quizalofop-Ethyl 7 1 .0 0 .04 0 .04 6 Sethoxydim 5 1 .0 0 .26 0 .26 28 Trifluralin 22 1 .0 0 .90 0 .90 381 Insecticides Methyl Parathion 2 1 .4 0 .47 0 .66 30 Thiodicarb 2 1 .0 0 .52 0 .52 18 1 Planted acres in 1999 for Mississippi were 1.95 million acres.