Questions Dropped from ARMS III - Costs and Returns Report - 2020 Rev

Questions that will be removed from the 2020 ARMS III

Cost and Returns Report (CRR Version)

Sect A

LAND IN FARM / RANCH

15. For how many acres did this operation use no-till, strip-till, or other conservation tillage practices in 2019?

17. Under which of the following environmental areas was this operation subject to local, state, or federal regulations in 2019? For which environmental areas did this operation receive EQIP or CSP funding to assist with compliance of local, state, or federal regulations in 2019?

a. Water quality, including fertilizer use (excluding manure management)

b. Manure management, application/storage

c. Air quality

d. Wildlife, including threatened or endangered species

e. Water quantity

f. Wetlands Soil, including erosion

h. Land use restrictions

i. other

Technology and Internet Use

Report the type of service that was used to access the internet. Mark all that apply:

Dial-up

DSL

Cable modem

Fiber-optic

Mobile internet service for a cell phone or other device (tablet, iPad, etc.)

Satellite

Don’t know

18. At any time during 2019, did this operation have internet access, either on the operation or at a producer’s residence?

19. Did you use GPS in your on-farm production activities in 2019?

Sect B

ACREAGE, PRODUCTION, and CASH SALES

3. If your operation owned unsold crops and stored them post-harvest at any point in 2019, regardless of storage location, report the following: (Exclude crops produced under a marketing contract).

4. Did this operation purchase any of the following crop or forage insurance policies for the 2019 crop year?

Total Acres Insured

a. Single-peril or named-peril policies that cover a specific activity or event such as replant, crop hail, freeze, etc.

b. Multi-peril revenue or yield protection policies for one or more crops

c. Multi-peril Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP)

d. Multi-peril indexed insurance for grazing lands

5. Please indicate the number of base acres operated by the farm that were enrolled in Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program by commodity for the 2018 and 2019 crop years.

Sect K

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS and FARM MANAGEMENT

FARM PLANNING & SUCCESSION

15. Do you (the principal producer) plan to retire from farm work within the next 5 years?

Yes, No

16. Do you have a succession plan for your farm operation?

Yes, No

16a. If No – Have you attempted to create one?

Yes, No

17. Is the successor in your succession plan:

a. identified?

Yes, No

b. a family member?

Yes, No

c. currently involved in the farming operation?

Yes, No

18. Which one of the following best describes what you plan on doing with your farm operation after you retire?

- Rent the farm or ranchland to someone else.

- Turn management and operation of the farm over to someone else but retain some ownership.

- Sell the farm operation including the farm or ranchland.

- Other