Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys

ARMS 3 questionnaire changes for 2021

These differences are for corn rice and dairy questionnaires.

Section B: there is a specify crop box for “all other crops”

Section E and F are now combined into Section E

Section F is now Accounts Receivable

Section G is now Gov Payments

2c was rearranged. There are now only 4 sub-questions instead of 5

MPP was changed to DMC

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New

This question was removed from 2c and is now 2e.

Added 2d and 2e is now a stand alone question.

Also new to section G

Operating and Capital Exp is now section H and no longer has columns for LL and contractor expenses

#17 is now it’s own question. It used to be a sub question of insurance. Please see difference

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New

LL specific questions

Farm Assets is now Section I

Debt is now Section J and the debt table is different.

Old debt table

New debt table

Old #5

New #5

Old Section L has been divided. The first 6 questions in Section L are now their own section. In the new questionnaire they are in Section M Type of Organization.

Section L #7 has been removed and other questions in Section L are now part of Section K in the new questionnaire. Section K in the new questionnaire is called Personal Characteristics and Farm Management.

#9 in section L is now # 10 in Section K

Demographic questions asked in Section L are now asked in Section K for 4 people

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New

Section L 11 a-e is now in Section K

Section M questions are now in Section K and asked for 4 people.

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New

Also in new Section K

Section N is the same but it is Section L in the new questionnaire and there is a new question 1j