2019 ARMS Questionnaire Changes for 2019

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2019 ARMS Questionnaire Changes for 2019

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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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