2019 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS)
Questionnaire Changes for 2019
ARMS III – Barley Version
Added or Changed
In the Marketing and Production Contracts the two sections were merged into one section and an indicator was added to identify each line of data as either a production or marketing contract.
In the Government Payments and Other Income – added a new question for Market Facilitation Program payments.
In the Operating and Capital Expenditures – added a new question for landlord’s expenses for how much of the agricultural chemicals that were paid for where done by custom applications.
In the Personal Characteristics and Farm Management – added three new questions for the amount of total work hours done by the operator, spouse, and other household members were unpaid hours worked.
In the Conclusion it asks for the person who completed the survey for their email address, name, telephone number and date of completion.
Dropped
The majority of the detailed questions for operating and capital expenditures paid by the landlord or contractors were removed.
In the Farm Debt section the column in the table asking for the primary purpose for a loan was removed.
In the Farm Debt section the question relating to the amount of total debt was associated with the operators dwelling was dropped.
In the Personal Characteristics section
the question for days worked off the farm was dropped
did this person live on the operation was dropped
in what year did this person begin to operate this farm was dropped
has this person ever served on active duty in the Armed Services was dropped
was this person hired and paid a salary to manage the operation was dropped
was this person involved in day to day decisions
was this person involved in land use or crop decisions
was this person involved in livestock decisions
was this person involved in record keeping
was this person involved in estate planning
ARMS III – Cotton Version
Added or Changed
In the Marketing and Production Contracts the two sections were merged into one section and an indicator was added to identify each line of data as either a production or marketing contract.
In the Government Payments and Other Income – added a new question for Market Facilitation Program payments.
In the Operating and Capital Expenditures – added a new question for landlord’s expenses for how much of the agricultural chemicals that were paid for where done by custom applications.
In the Personal Characteristics and Farm Management – added three new questions for the amount of total work hours done by the operator, spouse, and other household members were unpaid hours worked.
In the Conclusion it asks for the person who completed the survey for their email address, name, telephone number and date of completion.
Dropped
The majority of the detailed questions for operating and capital expenditures paid by the landlord or contractors were removed.
In the Operating and Capital Expenditures section, the two questions involving the use of electricity to dry the crop were dropped.
In the Farm Debt section the column in the table asking for the primary purpose for a loan was removed.
In the Farm Debt section the question relating to the amount of total debt was associated with the operators dwelling was dropped.
In the Personal Characteristics section
the question for days worked off the farm was dropped
did this person live on the operation was dropped
in what year did this person begin to operate this farm was dropped
has this person ever served on active duty in the Armed Services was dropped
was this person hired and paid a salary to manage the operation was dropped
was this person involved in day to day decisions
was this person involved in land use or crop decisions
was this person involved in livestock decisions
was this person involved in record keeping
was this person involved in estate planning
ARMS III – Sorghum Version
Added or Changed
In the Marketing and Production Contracts the two sections were merged into one section and an indicator was added to identify each line of data as either a production or marketing contract.
In the Government Payments and Other Income – added a new question for Market Facilitation Program payments.
In the Operating and Capital Expenditures – added a new question for landlord’s expenses for how much of the agricultural chemicals that were paid for where done by custom applications.
In the Personal Characteristics and Farm Management – added three new questions for the amount of total work hours done by the operator, spouse, and other household members were unpaid hours worked.
In the Conclusion it asks for the person who completed the survey for their email address, name, telephone number and date of completion.
Dropped
The majority of the detailed questions for operating and capital expenditures paid by the landlord or contractors were removed.
In the Operating and Capital Expenditures section, the two questions involving the use of electricity to dry the crop were dropped.
In the Farm Debt section the column in the table asking for the primary purpose for a loan was removed.
In the In the Farm Debt section the question relating to the amount of total debt was associated with the operators dwelling was dropped.
Personal Characteristics section
the question for days worked off the farm was dropped
did this person live on the operation was dropped
in what year did this person begin to operate this farm was dropped
has this person ever served on active duty in the Armed Services was dropped
was this person hired and paid a salary to manage the operation was dropped
was this person involved in day to day decisions
was this person involved in land use or crop decisions
was this person involved in livestock decisions
was this person involved in record keeping
was this person involved in estate planning
ARMS III – Cost and Returns Version
Added or Changed
Section A – Land in Farm /Ranch – Three new questions were added.
17. Under which of the following environmental areas was the operation subject to local, state, or federal regulations in 2019?
18. Technology and Internet Use
19. Did you use GPS in your farm operation?
Section B – Acreage, Production and Cash Sales – Two new questions were added.
3. If your operations owned unsold crops and stored them postharvest complete the following…
5. List base acres enrolled in Agricultural Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage.
In question 4 the multi-peril revenue and multi-peril yield protection questions were combined into one question.
Section E – Marketing and Production Contracts and Direct Sales – Two new questions.
3. The direct sales questions were returned to the questionnaire.
4. The local sales questions were returned to the questionnaire.
Section K – Personal Characteristics and Farm Management – Four new questions were added.
Farm planning and succession questions were added.
Dropped
Section A – Land in Farm/Ranch
15. The screening question.
17. The pest pressure questions.
18. b. Multi-peril catastrophic policy.
19. Management business strategies used (sales).
Section G – Government Payments and Other Farm Related Income
4. Payments from environmental markets.
5. Were producers encouraged to use sustainable production practices?
Section J – Farm Debt
3. Column 9 – Primary purpose for farm loan.
5. Total farm debt attributed to dwelling.
Section K – Personal Characteristics and Farm Management
12. Average number of full-time workers for each quarter.
13. Total number of hours worked per quarter by part time employees.
17. Type of off farm work performed by operator and spouse (business code and occupational code).
18. Salaried, hourly, or owned business.
19. Years working off farm.
20. Change in hours worked off farm.
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| Author | Hancock, David - NASS |
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| File Created | 2021-01-15 |