Agricultural survey. Do we really have to fill this in .?

Hugh 2

Been getting this survey for years

Often Just put them to the side but another just arrives in the post

Does every farmer get these and are they really compulsory

Thanks

Kovu

What are they? Can you upload a pic of one?

freedominacup

They gave up waiting on mine.

blue5000

I filled it up with lies after they (CSO) mis-reported what farmer's net income was. I think they said the gross output was net income, now I'm not 100% sure, so don't go misquoting me:D

After a few years of me telling them I grew 600 acres of spuds and had 800 sows, the penny dropped and they gave up sending out the forms.

merryberry

Statistics can b valuable

tanko

merryberry wrote: »

Statistics can b valuable

The only statistic that matters to farmers is becoming less valuable every year.

The phrase "lies, damn lies and statistics" comes to mind with those forms.

merryberry

tanko wrote: »

The only statistic that matters to farmers is becoming less valuable every year.

The phrase "lies, damn lies and statistics" comes to mind with those forms.

What statistic is that...the one that's becoming less valuable

Wanderer78

a lot of researchers, scientists, engineers, etc etc etc require that data for various projects. data collection of this type is extremely important. even though i hate doing surveys myself so i can understand the frustration in doing them

Hugh 2

blue5000 wrote: »

I filled it up with lies after they (CSO) mis-reported what farmer's net income was. I think they said the gross output was net income, now I'm not 100% sure, so don't go misquoting me:D

After a few years of me telling them I grew 600 acres of spuds and had 800 sows, the penny dropped and they gave up sending out the forms.

LOL

A bit guesswork needed questions like land under roadways buildings bog water etc. (I have a few extra lakes at the moment)

Silage cut tons/ acre

Questions about "temporary grassland" silage first second and hay cut etc. whatever temporary grassland is (the explanatory letter does not come with second or third form)

Turf drawn cereals harvested

Suppose it is not that bad.
Initial raging anger at seeing this form in post might have been a overreaction.

blue5000

Wanderer78 wrote: »

a lot of researchers, scientists, engineers, etc etc etc require that data for various projects. data collection of this type is extremely important. even though i hate doing surveys myself so i can understand the frustration in doing them

Why don't they just get it from the dept of ag? Same way as larry is able to get cattle numbers.

alps

blue5000 wrote: »

Why don't they just get it from the dept of ag? Same way as larry is able to get cattle numbers.

Data can only be used for the purpose for which it was collected. The depth of Ag cannot give out this info....

The only breach to this seems to be our profit monitor figures......They seem to be everywhere. ....

Snowfire

After years of filling them, last year I binned it along with multiple reminders. Didn't get one this yr.

tanko

merryberry wrote: »

What statistic is that...the one that's becoming less valuable

Profit (or lack of it).

WheatenBriar

blue5000 wrote: »

After a few years of me telling them I grew 600 acres of spuds and had 800 sows, the penny dropped and they gave up sending out the forms.

whelan2

This thread reminds me that I didnt get get any survey this year

merryberry

tanko wrote: »

Profit (or lack of it).

In the sense that that statistic is becoming less valuable in monetary terms but valuable in sense that it highlights the economic difficulties being experienced in some farming sectors.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Hugh 2 wrote: »

LOL

A bit guesswork needed questions like land under roadways buildings bog water etc. (I have a few extra lakes at the moment)

Silage cut tons/ acre

Questions about "temporary grassland" silage first second and hay cut etc. whatever temporary grassland is (the explanatory letter does not come with second or third form)

Turf drawn cereals harvested

Suppose it is not that bad.
Initial raging anger at seeing this form in post might have been a overreaction.

I was getting that one for years and nobody else round here had even heard of it.

About 5 years ago, I filled it in and wrote in red across the whole 4 pages that I wasn't filling it in any more. They sent one onto me again and I sent it back unfilled.

Never got one again.