Questions Added to ARMS III - Hogs 2020 Rev

Questions that will be added to the 2020 ARMS III

Cost and Returns Report (Hog Version)

Sect A

IRRIGATED CROPLAND ACRES

13. During 2019, considering the acres irrigated by sprinklers, flooding, ditches or furrows, drip or trickle irrigation, etc. on this operation –

a. How many acres of harvested cropland were irrigated?

b. How many acres of pastureland, rangeland, abandoned cropland, and other

14. How many acres on this operation were irrigated at least once in the past five years (2015-2019)?

CONSERVATION PRACTICES

15. Has your operation ever received financial assistance from EQIP or CSP?

16. Has your operation ever received technical assistance from NRCS?

Sect G

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS & OTHER FARM RELATED INCOME

2. d. Did you apply for any COVID-19 related loans or grants for this farm business?

(i) Paycheck Protection Program

Applied Yes, No

Received Yes, No

As of December 31, 2020 how much was still owed?

(ii) Economic Injury Disaster Loan

Applied Yes, No (Please include any emergency advance and the loan itself.)

Received Yes, No

As of December 31, 2020 how much was still owed?

(iii) Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)

Applied Yes, No

Received Yes, No

(iv) Other federal, state, or local coronavirus related assistance

Applied Yes, No

Received Yes, No

As of December 31, 2020 how much was still owed?

Sect. H

OPERATING & CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

8. medical supplies, veterinary and custom services for livestock?

(Exclude custom grain, livestock, milk, manure, and other custom hauling.)

a. Of the (Item 8) dollars, how much was for the HOG enterprise?

i. Of the (item 8a) dollars, how much was for expenses associated with euthanizing livestock for depopulation?

Sect. J

FARM DEBT

3. To estimate the financial position of farms correctly and their ability to service debt and to categorize debt by types, we need to list loans this operation had on December 31, 2019, including any line of credit. (Include farm/ranch loans, debt on the producer’s house if owned by the operation, and multi-purpose loans used for both farm and non-farm purposes. Exclude PPP and any government sponsored COVID-19 loans, CCC commodity loans and any loans used exclusively for non-farm purposes.)

Sect. K

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS and FARM MANAGEMENT

12. Did the principal producer, principal producer’s spouse, or any other member of the household work off the farm in 2020?

Yes, No

13. Over the past year, how many hours per week did each of the following people spend working outside of this farm or ranch? (Include time spent working for a wage or salary, or for a non-farm business. Exclude time spent working at another farm/ranch and time spent commuting.)

a. You (the principal producer)

b. Your spouse (the principal producer’s spouse)

c. All other members of the household (Example: If two adult children live in the household and work off-farm, one for 40 hours/week and one for 20 hours/week, report 60 hours/week total.)

14. Loss of off-farm employment and unemployment compensation

Since March 13, 2020 did the principal producer, principal producer’s spouse, or any other member of the household lose an off-farm job or were furloughed?

Yes, No

a. You (the principal producer)

b. Your spouse (the principal producer's spouse)

c. All other members of the household

(Did you receive unemployment, if so how much?)

15. Of the people who lived in your (the principal operator’s) household on December 31, 2020, how many were...

a. younger than 6 years old?

b. from 6 through 17 years old?

c. from 18 through 64 years old?

d. 65 years or older?

e. Total persons in household

In each age category?

Number covered by health insurance prior to March 13, 2020

Number who lost coverage sometime after March 13, 2020

Did you file for Unemployment?

Yes, No

Amount of assistance received?

17. For either another farm business or a non-farm business owned by you or anyone in your household, did you apply for one of the Coronavirus relief programs below?

1. Please indicate whether anyone in the household applied for and/or received any Covid-related assistance for another farm business.

Paycheck protection Program (PPP)

Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)

Other programs TBD

2. Please indicate whether anyone in the household applied for and/or received any Covid-related assistance for a non-farm business.

Paycheck protection Program (PPP)

Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)

Other programs TBD

Sect. M

FARM PRODUCER HOUSEHOLD – INCOME, ASSETS, & DEBT

1. COVID-19 related stimulus payments?

1. amount of out of pocket expenses related to COVID-19 (testing, treatment, medication)

Sect. O

ACCESS TO VETERINARY SERVICES

1. In 2020, did you produce hogs under a production contract? YES NO

2. In 2020, did you have a veterinarian on staff, retainer, or ad hoc services?

1Staff 2 Retainer 3 Ad hoc 4 Did not use a veterinarian - Skip to item 4

3. In 2020, did you obtain one or more Veterinary Feed Directives (VFDs) from a treatment of disease in your hogs?

3.a. What fee, if any, does your veterinarian charge for a Veterinary Feed

Directive?

3.b. In 2020, what were the other expenses associated with veterinary visits or

fees related to complying with the Veterinary Feed Directive?

4. Did you establish a new relationship with a veterinarian (Veterinary-Client Patient Relationship, VCPR) as a result of US Food and Drug Administration guidance implemented in January 2017?

5. How many times per year, on average, does a veterinarian visit your farm or ranch?

6. What distance does your veterinarian have to travel from their home office to your farm?

Sect. Q

HOG and PIG PURCHASES, CONTRACT PLACEMENTS and FARROWINGS

4. Of the total weaned pigs that were born on this operation, purchased, or placed under contract, how many died in 2020 before they reached market weight?

Weaned pigs born, purchased, or placed

X Death Loss Rate % ÷ 100

= Total Weaned Pigs Died under contract

Note: During 2020, the spread of coronavirus led to reduced production at meatpacking plants, which in turn led to depopulation of swine herds at some farms, and to reduced placements of pigs on farms.

1. How many of these were euthanized due to COVID-19 related depopulation?

5. During 2020, did this operation place fewer pigs or receive placements of fewer pigs than were expected at the beginning of the year?

1. How many pigs were you expecting be placed on this operation in 2020?

Sect. R

HOG SALES and CONTRACT REMOVALS

2. If this operation suffered depopulation losses due to COVID-19 issues, was this operation compensated by the contractor or processor for the loss of income that would have been received for the depopulated hogs?

1. If yes, how much was this operation compensated for each euthanized hog?

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