2018 ARMS Questionnaire Changes for 2018

2018 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS)

Questionnaire Changes for 2018

ARMS III – Cost and Returns Version

Added or Changed

• Section A – Land in Farm / Ranch

  • Questions 13. & 14. acres irrigated,

  • Question 15. types of tillage used,

  • Question 16. conservation management practices,

  • Question 17. pests presence,

  • Question 18. crop insurance

  • Question 19. farm management business strategies used.

• Section E & F Production and Marketing Contracts

  • Two sections were merged into one section for 2019

• Section G – Government Payments & Other Farm Related Income

  • Question 2.c.v. Market Facilitation Program payments,

  • Question 4. receive payments from environmental markets,

  • Question 5. sustainable production practices,

  • Question 6. Which contributed the largest portion to gross sales, crops or livestock?

• Section K – Personal Characteristics and Farm Management

  • Question 16. off farm work by operator and spouse,

  • Question 17. type of off farm work performed,

  • Question 18. type of payment for off farm work (salaried, hourly, owned),

  • Question 19. years of off farm work,

  • Question 20. change in hours worked off farm.

Dropped

• Section I – Operating & Capital Expenditures

  • The majority of the landlord questions were dropped since historically, five items accounted for more than 97% of landlord expenses.

  • All of the Contractor expenses were dropped.

• Section L – Personal Characteristics

  • Questions 2. j. & k. days worked off the farm, operator and partners

  • Question 2. n. served in the Armed Services

  • Question 3. duties individual was hired to do

  • Question 16. direct sales

  • Question 17. local foods

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