Farm Business Survey, 2004-2005

UKDA study number:5447

Principal Investigators

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
National Assembly for Wales

Distributed by

UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

August 2006

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and National Assembly for Wales, Farm Business Survey, 2004-2005 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], August 2006. SN: 5447 , http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-5447-1

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5447 . Farm Business Survey, 2004-2005

Depositor:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Principal Investigators:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Assembly for Wales

Other Acknowledgements:

From 2007-2008, Duchy College, Exeter became the FBS database custodian. They will deposit and update data on behalf of DEFRA and have also re-deposited older studies in the series in MS Access format.

Abstract:

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 and 2010. The FBS typology is based on standard outputs expressed in Euros, with a minimum threshold of 25,000 Euros (irrespective of the Standard Labour Requirement (SLR)) for FBS eligibility. The 2009 FBS farm type classification was previously based on Standard Gross Margins (SGM), with the minimum threshold for eligibility based on 0.5 SLR. 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 in the DEFRA documents UK Standard Output Farm Classification, Farming Statistics Note on the Revised EC Classification of Farm Types, covering Standard Output typology and its effect on the FBS sample (2009 analysis), Note on the Revised Classification of Farm Types, covering the effect on income averages (2009 analysis) and Farm Business Survey - Statistical information covering the sampling framework including weighting.

Further information on the FBS series may be found on the DEFRA Farm Business Survey webpages.
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.

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: 2004 - 2005
Country: England and Wales
Spatial Units: Government Office Regions (GORs)
Observation Units: Farms

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: All full-time farms in England and Wales and those part-time farms with a certain minimum level of agricultural activity.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study
Sampling Procedures: One-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Method of Data Collection: Self-completion
Weighting: Weighting used. See documentation for details.

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

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Date of First Release:

21 August 2006

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File last updated:

5 June 2013