Quick Stats is the National Agricultural Statistics Service's (NASS) online, self-service tool to access complete results from the 1997, 2002, 2007, and 2012 Censuses of Agriculture as well as the best source of NASS survey published estimates. The census collects data on all commodities produced on U.S. farms and ranches, as well as detailed information on expenses, income, and operator characteristics. The surveys that NASS conducts collect information on virtually every facet of U.S. agricultural production.

This dataset as reported to the Rural Payments Agency contains data prior to 01/01/2005 is not a complete picture of open farms on the Cattle Tracing System. The Cattle Tracing System. was set up in 1998 when keeper holding data was downloaded from Animal Health Systems. This contained details for cattle and other species (e.g. sheep, goats, pigs etc.). Over the years, several data cleanse exercises have taken place to remove non cattle holdings and to correct any data inaccuracies. Attribution statement:

This dataset consists of soil data for 64 field sites on paired farm sites, with 29 variables measured for soil texture and structural condition, aggregate stability, organic matter content, soil shear strength, fuel consumption, work rate, infiltration rate, water quality and hydrological condition (HOST) data. The study is part of the NERC Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme. A move to organic farming can have significant effects on wildlife, soil and water quality, as well as changing the ways in which food is supplied, the economics of farm business and indeed the attitudes of farmers themselves. Two key questions were addressed in the SCALE project: what causes organic farms to be arranged in clusters at local, regional and national scales, rather than be spread more evenly throughout the landscape; and how do the ecological, hydrological, socio-economic and cultural impacts of organic farming vary due to neighbourhood effects at a variety of scales. The research was undertaken in 2006-2007 in two study sites: one in the English Midlands, and one in southern England. Both are sites in which organic farming has a 'strong' local presence, which we defined as 10 per cent or more organically managed land within a 10 km radius. Potential organic farms were identified through membership lists of organic farmers provided by two certification bodies (the Soil Association and the Organic Farmers and Growers). Most who were currently farming (i.e. their listing was not out of date) agreed to participate. Conventional farms were identified through telephone listings. Respondents' farms ranged in size from 40 to 3000 acres, with the majority farming between 100 and 1000 acres. Most were mixed crop-livestock farmers, with dairy most common in the southern site, and beef and/or sheep mixed with arable in the Midlands. In total, 48 farms were studied, of which 21 were organic farmers. No respondent had converted from organic to conventional production, whereas 17 had converted from conventional to organic farming. Twelve of the conventional farmers defined themselves as practicing low input agriculture. Farmer interview data from this study are available at the UK Data Archive under study number 6761 (see online resources). Further documentation for this study may be found through the RELU Knowledge Portal and the project's ESRC funding award web page (see online resources).

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is conducted annually to collect business information from c.2,400 farms in England and Wales. The FBS provides information on the financial position and physical and economic performance of farm businesses, to inform policy decisions on matters affecting farm businesses and to enable analysis of impacts of policy options. It is intended to serve the needs of farmers, farming and land management interest groups, government (both national and European), government partners, and researchers. The primary objective of survey results is to contrast the performance or other business characteristics of different groupings of farm, such as between regions or other geographical or environmental designations, farm types, farm size, age or education of farmer etc. Up to and including the 2001/02 survey, FBS estimates were based on matching of the sample between two adjacent years. Farm weights were still calculated to present a matched sample however. From the 2002/03 survey onwards, matching between adjacent years was dropped altogether, and weights are now calculated for the full sample. The typology used to determine the FBS farm type classification was revised for 2009 onwards. The FBS typology is now based on standard outputs expressed in euros, with a minimum threshold of 25,000 euro (irrespective of the SLR) for FBS eligibility. Between 2009 and 2011, FBS farm type classification has been based on 2007 standard output (SO) coefficients. From 2012 to 2016, FBS farm type classification was based on 2010 SO coefficients, and from 2017 the FBS farm type classifications are based on 2013 SO coefficients. The change in typology has had an effect on the distribution of farms by farm type and income averages. Further information regarding the change in typology is available from the 'FBS Documents' section on the gov.uk Farm Business Survey – technical notes and guidance webpage. The Farm Business Survey is available under Special Licence access conditions. For further details on how to apply for access to the data, see the Access section below. Users should note that data in Section A that record geographical grid references have been removed to protect the confidentiality of survey participants.The Farm Business Survey, 2012-2013: Special Licence Access study contains data based on both the 2007 and 2010 Standard Output (SO) classifications. This allows researchers to view the results based on either (or both) the 2007 or 2010 SO if they wish to understand and/or quantify the break in the time series as the results either side of the break are not directly comparable. Further information regarding the change in typology is available on the DEFRA webpages about the UK Standard Output Farm Classification, the Standard Output typology and its effect on the FBS sample, the Standard Output typology and its effect on income averages and on the webpage summarizing the details about sampling framework including weighting.For the fourth edition (May 2020), data files based on the 2007 SO classification have been added to the study to address changes in methodology. The study now contains data based on both the 2007 and 2010 SO classifications. Main Topics: Variables cover general and physical farm characteristics, labour, crops (previous and current harvest year, set-aside, by-products, forage and cultivations); miscellaneous receipts, livestock (dairy and beef cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, miscellaneous livestock), variable and fixed costs, assets, investment, liabilities, income from diversified activities (integrated and semi-integrated into the farm business), farmer and spouse off-farm hours and incomes, subsidies. One-stage stratified or systematic random sample Transcription Face-to-face interview Telephone interview 2012 2013 ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS AGE AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL ENTERP... AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AGRICULTURAL YIELDS AGRICULTURE ANCILLARY FARM ENTE... ANIMAL PRODUCTS ASSETS Agriculture Agriculture and rur... Business industrial... CATTLE COMPANIES CONSUMPTION TAX COSTS CROPS DAIRY FARMING DEBTS DEER FARMED DEPRECIATION ECONOMIC VALUE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EGGS FOOD EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES EXPENDITURE FAMILIES FARM VEHICLES FARMERS FARMS FEEDS FERTILIZERS FIBRES FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FIXED COSTS FORAGE FOSSIL FUELS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER GLASSHOUSE CULTIVATION GOATS GRANTS GRASSLANDS GRAZING LAND HANDICRAFTS HORSES HORTICULTURE HOURS OF WORK HOUSES INCOME INSURANCE PREMIUMS INTEREST FINANCE INVESTMENT IRRIGATION Income LABOUR RESOURCE LAND DRAINAGE LAND TENURE LAND USE LIVESTOCK LOANS Land use and planning MAINTENANCE MANAGERS MILK YIELDS ORGANIC FARMING PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS BUSINESS PERFORMANCE PIGS POULTRY PROFITS PURCHASING RATES REFUNDS RENTS SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT SEEDS SET ASIDE LAND SHEEP SIZE SPOUSES SUBSIDIES TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TOURIST ACCOMMODATION UNWAGED WORKERS WAGES WOODLANDS forestry and rural ... property and invest...

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is conducted annually to collect business information from c.2,400 farms in England and Wales. The FBS provides information on the financial position and physical and economic performance of farm businesses, to inform policy decisions on matters affecting farm businesses and to enable analysis of impacts of policy options. It is intended to serve the needs of farmers, farming and land management interest groups, government (both national and European), government partners, and researchers. The primary objective of survey results is to contrast the performance or other business characteristics of different groupings of farm, such as between regions or other geographical or environmental designations, farm types, farm size, age or education of farmer etc. Up to and including the 2001/02 survey, FBS estimates were based on matching of the sample between two adjacent years. Farm weights were still calculated to present a matched sample however. From the 2002/03 survey onwards, matching between adjacent years was dropped altogether, and weights are now calculated for the full sample. The typology used to determine the FBS farm type classification was revised for 2009 onwards. The FBS typology is now based on standard outputs expressed in euros, with a minimum threshold of 25,000 euro (irrespective of the SLR) for FBS eligibility. Between 2009 and 2011, FBS farm type classification has been based on 2007 standard output (SO) coefficients. From 2012 to 2016, FBS farm type classification was based on 2010 SO coefficients, and from 2017 the FBS farm type classifications are based on 2013 SO coefficients. The change in typology has had an effect on the distribution of farms by farm type and income averages. Further information regarding the change in typology is available from the 'FBS Documents' section on the gov.uk Farm Business Survey – technical notes and guidance webpage. The Farm Business Survey is available under Special Licence access conditions. For further details on how to apply for access to the data, see the Access section below. For the second edition (January 2003), data and documentation were resupplied by DEFRA. The new data excludes sections I, J and Y of the questionnaire (noted in the User Guide). Main Topics: Variables cover general characteristics; labour; previous crops - main crops except fodder; current crops - main products (except fodder) and set-aside; by-products, forage and cultivations; miscellaneous output; miscellaneous receipts; cattle and cattle products; sheep, pigs poultry and other livestock; costs; assets and annual investment; liabilities; livestock subsidies; farm cars, utilities, lorries and vans; farmer and spouse off farm hours and incomes. Please see documentation for further details.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is conducted annually to collect business information from c.2,400 farms in England and Wales. The FBS provides information on the financial position and physical and economic performance of farm businesses, to inform policy decisions on matters affecting farm businesses and to enable analysis of impacts of policy options. It is intended to serve the needs of farmers, farming and land management interest groups, government (both national and European), government partners, and researchers. The primary objective of survey results is to contrast the performance or other business characteristics of different groupings of farm, such as between regions or other geographical or environmental designations, farm types, farm size, age or education of farmer etc. Up to and including the 2001/02 survey, FBS estimates were based on matching of the sample between two adjacent years. Farm weights were still calculated to present a matched sample however. From the 2002/03 survey onwards, matching between adjacent years was dropped altogether, and weights are now calculated for the full sample. The typology used to determine the FBS farm type classification was revised for 2009 onwards. The FBS typology is now based on standard outputs expressed in euros, with a minimum threshold of 25,000 euro (irrespective of the SLR) for FBS eligibility. Between 2009 and 2011, FBS farm type classification has been based on 2007 standard output (SO) coefficients. From 2012 to 2016, FBS farm type classification was based on 2010 SO coefficients, and from 2017 the FBS farm type classifications are based on 2013 SO coefficients. The change in typology has had an effect on the distribution of farms by farm type and income averages. Further information regarding the change in typology is available from the 'FBS Documents' section on the gov.uk Farm Business Survey – technical notes and guidance webpage. The Farm Business Survey is available under Special Licence access conditions. For further details on how to apply for access to the data, see the Access section below. August 2008: the UKDA are currently awaiting deposit of section M data for survey years 2004/05 to 2006/07. Although a peripheral analysis of 'Section O' has been published on the Defra statistics website, Defra are not yet in a position to fully release these data. Sections P and R remain unpublished and are still not available for release. Main Topics: Variables cover: general characteristics; labour; previous crops - main crops except fodder; current crops - main products (except fodder) and set-aside; by-products, forage and cultivations; miscellaneous output; miscellaneous receipts; cattle and cattle products; sheep, pigs, poultry and other livestock; costs; assets and annual investment; liabilities; livestock subsidies; farm cars, utilities, lorries and vans; farmer and spouse off-farm hours and incomes. See documentation for further details.

Information on farm household income and farm household composition. Source agency: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Farm Household Income and Household Composition, England

If you require the datasets in a more accessible format, please contact fbs.queries@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Background and guidance on the statistics

Information on farm household income and farm household composition was collected in the Farm Business Survey (FBS) for England for the first time in 2004/05. Collection of household income data is restricted to the household of the principal farmer from each farm business. For practical reasons, data is not collected for the households of any other farmers and partners. Two-thirds of farm businesses have an input only from the principal farmer’s household (see table 5). However, details of household composition are collected for the households of all farmers and partners in the business, but not employed farm workers.

Data on the income of farm households is used in conjunction with other economic information for the agricultural sector (e.g. farm business income) to help inform policy decisions and to help monitor and evaluate current policies relating to agriculture in the United Kingdom by Government. It also informs wider research into the economic performance of the agricultural industry.

This release gives the main results from the income and composition of farm households and the off-farm activities of the farmer and their spouse (Including common law partners) sections of the FBS. These sections include information on the household income of the principal farmer’s household, off-farm income sources for the farmer and spouse and incomes of other members of their household and the number of working age and pensionable adults and children in each of the households on the farm (the information on household composition can be found in Appendix B).

This release provides the main results from the 2013/14 FBS. The results are presented together with confidence intervals.

Survey content and methodology

The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is an annual survey providing information on the financial position and physical and economic performance of farm businesses in England. The sample of around 1,900 farm businesses covers all regions of England and all types of farming with the data being collected by face to face interview with the farmer. Results are weighted to represent the whole population of farm businesses that have at least 25 thousand Euros of standard output as recorded in the annual June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture. In 2013 there were just over 58 thousand farm businesses meeting this criteria.

Since 2009/10 a sub-sample of around 1,000 farms in the FBS has taken part in both the additional surveys on the income and composition of farm households and the off-farm activities of the farmer and their spouse. In previous years, the sub-sample had included over 1,600 farms. As such, caution should be taken when comparing to earlier years.

The farms that responded to the additional survey on household incomes and off-farm activities of the farmer and spouse had similar characteristics to those farms in the main FBS in terms of farm type and geographical location. However, there is a smaller proportion of very large farms in the additional survey than in the main FBS. Full details of the characteristic of responding farms can be found at Appendix A of the notice.

For further information about the Farm Business Survey please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/series/farm-business-survey

Data analysis

The results from the FBS relate to farms which have a standard output of at least 25,000 Euros. Initial weights are applied to the FBS records based on the inverse sampling fraction for each design stratum (farm type by farm size). These weights are then adjusted (calibration weighting) so that they can produce unbiased estimators of a number of different target variables. Completion of the additional survey on household incomes and off-farm activities of the farmer and spouse was voluntary and a sample of around 1,000 farms was achieved. In order to take account of non-response, the results have been reweighted using a method that preserves marginal totals for populations according to farm type and farm size groups. As such, farm population totals for other classifications (e.g. regions) will not be in-line with results using the main FBS weights, nor will any results produced for variables derived from the rest of the FBS (e.g. farm business income).

Accuracy and reliability of the results

We show 95% confidence intervals against the results. These show the range of values that may apply to the figures. They mean that we are 95% confident that this range contains the true value. They are calcula

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is conducted annually to collect business information from c.2,400 farms in England and Wales. The FBS provides information on the financial position and physical and economic performance of farm businesses, to inform policy decisions on matters affecting farm businesses and to enable analysis of impacts of policy options. It is intended to serve the needs of farmers, farming and land management interest groups, government (both national and European), government partners, and researchers. The primary objective of survey results is to contrast the performance or other business characteristics of different groupings of farm, such as between regions or other geographical or environmental designations, farm types, farm size, age or education of farmer etc. Up to and including the 2001/02 survey, FBS estimates were based on matching of the sample between two adjacent years. Farm weights were still calculated to present a matched sample however. From the 2002/03 survey onwards, matching between adjacent years was dropped altogether, and weights are now calculated for the full sample. The typology used to determine the FBS farm type classification was revised for 2009 onwards. The FBS typology is now based on standard outputs expressed in euros, with a minimum threshold of 25,000 euro (irrespective of the SLR) for FBS eligibility. Between 2009 and 2011, FBS farm type classification has been based on 2007 standard output (SO) coefficients. From 2012 to 2016, FBS farm type classification was based on 2010 SO coefficients, and from 2017 the FBS farm type classifications are based on 2013 SO coefficients. The change in typology has had an effect on the distribution of farms by farm type and income averages. Further information regarding the change in typology is available from the 'FBS Documents' section on the gov.uk Farm Business Survey – technical notes and guidance webpage. The Farm Business Survey is available under Special Licence access conditions. For further details on how to apply for access to the data, see the Access section below. This study was deposited in February 2010 as part of a program to compile older data in the FBS series into MS Access databases, to improve both usability of the older data and compatibility with the later FBS waves, that are already available in MS Access format. These years of data were not previously available from the UKDA. Main Topics: Variables cover general and physical farm characteristics, labour, crops (previous and current harvest year, set-aside, by-products, forage and cultivations); miscellaneous receipts, livestock (dairy and beef cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, miscellaneous livestock), variable and fixed costs, assets, investment, liabilities, income from diversified activities (integrated and semi-integrated into the farm business), farmer and spouse off-farm hours and incomes and subsidies.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is conducted annually to collect business information from c.2,400 farms in England and Wales. The FBS provides information on the financial position and physical and economic performance of farm businesses, to inform policy decisions on matters affecting farm businesses and to enable analysis of impacts of policy options. It is intended to serve the needs of farmers, farming and land management interest groups, government (both national and European), government partners, and researchers. The primary objective of survey results is to contrast the performance or other business characteristics of different groupings of farm, such as between regions or other geographical or environmental designations, farm types, farm size, age or education of farmer etc. Up to and including the 2001/02 survey, FBS estimates were based on matching of the sample between two adjacent years. Farm weights were still calculated to present a matched sample however. From the 2002/03 survey onwards, matching between adjacent years was dropped altogether, and weights are now calculated for the full sample. The typology used to determine the FBS farm type classification was revised for 2009 onwards. The FBS typology is now based on standard outputs expressed in euros, with a minimum threshold of 25,000 euro (irrespective of the SLR) for FBS eligibility. Between 2009 and 2011, FBS farm type classification has been based on 2007 standard output (SO) coefficients. From 2012 to 2016, FBS farm type classification was based on 2010 SO coefficients, and from 2017 the FBS farm type classifications are based on 2013 SO coefficients. The change in typology has had an effect on the distribution of farms by farm type and income averages. Further information regarding the change in typology is available from the 'FBS Documents' section on the gov.uk Farm Business Survey – technical notes and guidance webpage. The Farm Business Survey is available under Special Licence access conditions. For further details on how to apply for access to the data, see the Access section below. August 2008: the UKDA are currently awaiting deposit of section M data for survey years 2004/05 to 2006/07. Although a peripheral analysis of 'Section O' has been published on the Defra statistics website, Defra are not yet in a position to fully release these data. Sections P and R remain unpublished and are still not available for release. Main Topics: Variables cover general and physical farm characteristics, labour, crops (previous and current harvest year, set-aside, byproducts, forage and cultivations); miscellaneous receipts, livestock (dairy and beef cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, miscellaneous livestock), variable and fixed costs, assets, investment, liabilities, income from diversified activities (integrated and semi-integrated into the farm business), farmer and spouse off-farm hours and incomes, and subsidies.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is conducted annually to collect business information from c.2,400 farms in England and Wales. The FBS provides information on the financial position and physical and economic performance of farm businesses, to inform policy decisions on matters affecting farm businesses and to enable analysis of impacts of policy options. It is intended to serve the needs of farmers, farming and land management interest groups, government (both national and European), government partners, and researchers. The primary objective of survey results is to contrast the performance or other business characteristics of different groupings of farm, such as between regions or other geographical or environmental designations, farm types, farm size, age or education of farmer etc. Up to and including the 2001/02 survey, FBS estimates were based on matching of the sample between two adjacent years. Farm weights were still calculated to present a matched sample however. From the 2002/03 survey onwards, matching between adjacent years was dropped altogether, and weights are now calculated for the full sample. The typology used to determine the FBS farm type classification was revised for 2009 onwards. The FBS typology is now based on standard outputs expressed in euros, with a minimum threshold of 25,000 euro (irrespective of the SLR) for FBS eligibility. Between 2009 and 2011, FBS farm type classification has been based on 2007 standard output (SO) coefficients. From 2012 to 2016, FBS farm type classification was based on 2010 SO coefficients, and from 2017 the FBS farm type classifications are based on 2013 SO coefficients. The change in typology has had an effect on the distribution of farms by farm type and income averages. Further information regarding the change in typology is available from the 'FBS Documents' section on the gov.uk Farm Business Survey – technical notes and guidance webpage. The Farm Business Survey is available under Special Licence access conditions. For further details on how to apply for access to the data, see the Access section below. For the second edition (February 2010), the data format and documentation have been updated. This study was previously held in the form of SPSS files generated from a SIR database, which covered two survey years. The depositors have recently undergone a program to compile older data in the FBS series into Access databases, both to improve usability of the older data and compatibility with the later FBS waves, that are already available in Access format. Documentation has also been provided in similar format to current FBS surveys. Main Topics: Variables cover general and physical farm characteristics, labour, crops (previous and current harvest year, set-aside, by-products, forage and cultivations); miscellaneous receipts, livestock (dairy and beef cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, miscellaneous livestock), variable and fixed costs, assets, investment, liabilities, income from diversified activities (integrated and semi-integrated into the farm business), farmer and spouse off-farm hours and incomes, subsidies.

Provides information on how farm practices are affected by environmental issues and to assess the impact of agriculture on the environment. Source agency: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Farm Practices

Farm Practices Survey October 2014

Survey methodology
The results provided here are based on responses from approximately 2 500 holdings. Holdings were targeted by farm type and size to ensure a representative sample.

To be included in the sample, holdings had to be considered commercial as detailed below:

Thresholds for the EU Farm Structure Survey
Characteristics Threshold
Utilised agricultural area Arable land, kitchen gardens, permanent grassland, permanent crops >5 ha
Permanent outdoor crops Fruit, berry, citrus and olive plantations, vineyards and nurseries >1 ha
Outdoor intensive production Hops >0.5 ha
Tobacco >0.5 ha
Cotton >0.5 ha
Fresh vegetables, melons and strawberries, which are outdoors or under low (not accessible) protective cover >0.5 ha
Crops under glass or other (accessible) protective cover Fresh vegetables, melons and strawberries >0.1 ha
Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries) >0.1 ha
Bovine animals All >10 Head
Pigs All >50 Head
Breeding sows >10 Head
Sheep All >20 Head
Goats All >20 Head
Poultry All >1,000 Head
Hardy nursery stock >1 ha
Mushrooms All mushroom holdings to be included >0

Farm size
The farm size bands used within these detailed results tables are shown below. Standard Labour Requirement (SLR) is defined as the theoretical numbers of workers required each year to run a holding, based on its cropping and livestock activities.

Farm size Definition
Small <3 SLR Medium >=3 and <5 SLR Large >= 5 SLR

For more details of survey methodology and analysis please refer to the Survey details section within the Statistical Release on the Farm Practices Survey landing page:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/farm-practices-survey

Farm Practices Survey February 2015 - greenhouse gas mitigation practices There are historical datasets not included.

Survey methodology
The latest results provided here are based on approximately 2 600 responses to the 2015 survey. Holdings were targeted by farm type and size to ensure a representative sample.

Thresholds were applied to ensure that very small holdings with little agricultural activity were not included in the survey. To be included in the sample, holdings had to have at least 50 cattle, 100 sheep, 100 pigs, 1,000 poultry or 20 hectares of arable crops or orchards. Therefore results are national estimates that reflect only on the 60 thousand holdings that exceed these thresholds.

For more details of survey methodology and analysis please refer to the Survey details section within the Statistical Release on the Farm Practices Survey webpage:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/farm-practices-survey

Farm size
The farm size bands used within these detailed results tables are shown below. Standard Labour Requirement (SLR) is defined as the theoretical numbers of workers required each year to run a holding, based on its cropping and livestock activities.

    Farm size  Definition     
    Small  <2 SLR     
    Medium >=2 and <3 SLR     
    Large  >= 3 SLR      

Farmed area
The farmed area here is defined as the total area on agricultural holdings on 1 June. This includes all arable and horticultural crops, temporary and permanent grassland, sole right rough grazing, woodland, land used for outdoor pigs and uncropped arable land. The farmed area used in the latest nutrient management section is taken from the 2014 June Survey of Agriculture and Horticuture.

Data revisions
In 2013 the 2012 results by farm size were reproduced for some sections - marked with a footnote. This was due to some holdings previously being classified into the incorrect size band. Although the number of responses used in each size band has changed the changes seen in the survey results have not been statistically significant unless indicated in each table. No revisions have occurred since.

If you require the datasets in a more accessible format, please contact farming-statistics@defra.gsi.gov.uk

This Data Set is derived from the WP4 of the AgriLink project.

It is part of task T4.4 of Work Package (WP) 4 of the H2020 AgriLink project. AgriLink [Agricultural Knowledge: linking farmers, advisors and researchers to boost innovation] aims at better understanding the role of advisory services in farmers’ decision making and at boosting their contribution to innovation for sustainable development of agriculture. WP4 addresses more specifically the governance of farm advisory services. The objective of the research presented in this report is to understand the institutions that influence how farm advisory services function on the ground, and to discuss implications for the support for sustainable development innovation.

Data were collected in seven European countries: the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the UK.

Data were collected for a diversity of types of innovation: Market, Technological, Process, and Social Innovation.

The Data set was built based on interviews with farm advisory suppliers.

In total 170 farm advisory suppliers were interviewed.

The table below provides the distribution of interviews according to countries.

Country

Market innovation (NCRO & RETRO)

Technological innovation (TECH)

Process innovation (BIOP & SOIL)

Social innovation (LABO & COMM)

TOTAL

Czech Republic

4

16

20

France

14

11

25

Greece

11

10

21

Poland

6

18

24

Portugal

11

20

31

Spain

9

29

38

UK

7

4

11

TOTAL

34

28

75

33

170

The data has two aims.

First, to characterise farm advisory suppliers, in terms of (table below):

what do they provide?

Who is in control of the supplier?

    What do they provide
    Farmers
    NGO
    Private
    Public
    semi-public
    Total


    Advice and Bookkeeping
    8

    4
    1

    13


    Advice and Digital tech
    1

    3


    4


    Advice and Education
    2
    4
    3
    5

    14


    Advice and Health services


    1
    2

    3


    Advice and Inputs
    1

    14


    15


    Advice and Inputs and Outputs
    15

    5


    20


    Advice and Machinery


    7


    7


    Advice and Outputs
    8
    1
    8
    2

    19


    Advice and Research
    2
    2
    5
    12
    1
    22


    Only advice and training
    16

    26
    10
    1
    53


    Total
    53
    7
    76
    32
    2
    170

Second, we have set a series of variables to characterise the services they provide. The main variables are:

Number of advisors of the organisation

    Number of advisors
    Number of organisations in that group


    [0:5]
    96


    ]10:50]
    35


    ]5:10]
    16


    >50
    19


    n.a.
    4


    Total
    170

Percentage of advisors in the staff of the organisation

    % of advisors
    Number of organisations


    [0:25[
    43


    [25:50[
    17


    [50:75[
    30


    [75:100]
    70


    n.a.
    10


    Total
    170

Share of back-office activities in the staff of the organisation

    Share of back-office (%)
    Number of organisations


    [0:25[
    41


    [25:50[
    26


    [50:75[
    66


    [75:100]
    24


    n.a.
    13


    Total 
    170

Number of farmers client of the supplier per advisor

    Number of clients per organisation
    Number of organisation


    [0:25[
    31


    [25:75[
    43


    [50:75[
    3


    [75:175[
    28


    >175
    36


    n.a.
    29


    Total 
    170

Main advisory method

    Main Advisory method
    Number of organisations


    Group Advice
    19


    IT tool (app, software…)
    2


    n.a.
    1


    One to One Advice
    129


    Phone or web helpdesk
    15


    Publications
    4


    Total
    170

Main funding source

    Main funding source
    Number of organisations


    EU funds
    15


    Fee-for-advice
    46


    Joint trade
    42


    Membership
    11


    Membership fee
    6


    n.a.
    16


    Public funding
    3


    Public funds
    4


    State budget
    27


    Total
    170

More detailed information about the variables collected can be found in the questionnaire that is available in the appendix of the deliverable D4.2 of AgriLink

Comprehensive dataset of 2,989 Farm shops in United Kingdom as of July, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.