Annex

‘ANNEX III

List of farm structure survey characteristics for 2016

Geo-coordinates not to be provided in 2016
Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics
L- less-favoured non-mountainous area; M- less-favoured mountainous area; N- normal area (non-LFA) This classification may be adapted in the future in the light of developments on CAP 2020.
This section to be filled in only if an answer to the previous question was “Yes”
Age bands: (From school leaving age-24 years), (25-34), (35-39), (40-44), (45-54), (55-64), (65 and over).
Annual Work Unit (AWU) percentage band 1: (0), (> 0-< 25), (≥ 25-< 50), (≥ 50-< 75), (≥ 75-< 100), (100).
Annual Work Unit (AWU) percentage band 2: (> 0-< 25), (≥ 25-< 50), (≥ 50-< 75), (≥ 75-< 100), (100).
Training codes: (only practical agricultural experience), (basic agricultural training), (full agricultural training).
M — main activity, S — secondary activity, N — no involvement
Percentage bands: (≥ 0-≤ 10), (> 10-≤ 50), (> 50-< 100).
RD measures according to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487) — these characteristics should be available from administrative sources
Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).
Outdoor arable area under conventional tillage + outdoor arable area under conservation tillage + outdoor arable area under zero tillage + outdoor arable area covered by multiannual plants = total outdoor area of arable land
Outdoor arable area planted with normal winter crop + outdoor arable area planted with cover crop or intermediate crop + outdoor arable area covered with plant residues + outdoor arable area which is bare soil + outdoor arable area covered by multiannual plants = total outdoor area of arable land
Arable area (AA) percentage band: (0), (> 0-< 25), (≥ 25-< 50), (≥ 50-< 75), (≥ 75).
Only to be reported by farms with more than 15 ha of arable land
% of total manure applied with specific application technique: (0), (> 0-< 25), (≥ 25-< 50), (≥ 50-< 75), (≥ 75-< 100), (100)’
CHARACTERISTICS	UNITS/CATEGORIES
I. General characteristics
– Location of the holdingf1
– – NUTSf2 3 region	NUTS 3 code
– – Is the holding in a Less Favoured Area (LFA)?	L/M/Nf3
– Legal personality of the holding
– – Is the holding a common land unit?	Yes/No
– – Is the legal and economic responsibility of the holding assumed by:
– – – a natural person who is a sole holder, where the holding is independent?	Yes/No
– – – – If the answer to the previous question is “yes”, is this person (the holder) also the manager?	Yes/No
– – – – – If this person is not the manager, is the manager a member of the holder's family?	Yes/No
– – – – – If the manager is a member of the holder's family, is the manager the spouse of the holder?	Yes/No
– – – one or more natural persons who is/are a partner, where the holding is a group holding?	Yes/No
– – – a legal person?	Yes/No
– Type of tenure (in relation to the holder) and farming system
– – Utilised agricultural area:
– – – For owner farming	ha
– – – For tenant farming	ha
– – – For share farming or other modes	ha
– – – Common land	ha
– Organic farming
– – Is organic farming practiced on the holding?	Yes/No
– – Detailsf4
– – – Total utilised agricultural area of the holding on which organic farming production methods are applied and certified according to national or European Union rules	ha
– – – Total utilised agricultural area of the holding that is under conversion to organic farming production methods to be certified according to national or European Union rules	ha
– – – Area of the holding on which organic farming production methods according to national or European Union rules are either applied and certified or under conversion to be certified:
– – – – Cereals for the production of grain (including seed)	ha
– – – – Dried pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and mixtures of cereals and pulses)	ha
– – – – Potatoes (including early potatoes and seed potatoes)	ha
– – – – Sugar beet (excluding seed)	ha
– – – – Oil seed crops	ha
– – – – Fresh vegetables, melons and strawberries	ha
– – – – Pasture and meadow, excluding rough grazings	ha
– – – – Fruit and berry plantations	ha
– – – – Citrus plantations	ha
– – – – Olive plantations	ha
– – – – Vineyards	ha
– – – – Other crops (fibre crops, etc.) including rough grazings	ha
– – – Organic production methods applied to animal production and certified according to national or European Union rules:
– – – – Bovine animals	Head
– – – – Pigs	Head
– – – – Sheep and goats	Head
– – – – Poultry	Head
– – – – Other animals	Yes/No
– – Destination of the holding's production:
– – – Household consumes more than 50 % of the value of the final production of the holding	Yes/No
– – – Direct sale to final consumers represents more than 50 % of the total sales of the holding	Yes/No
II. Land
– Arable land
– – Cereals for the production of grain (including seed):
– – – Common wheat and spelt	ha
– – – Durum wheat	ha
– – – Rye	ha
– – – Barley	ha
– – – Oats	ha
– – – Grain maize	ha
– – – Rice	ha
– – – Other cereals for the production of grain	ha
– – Dried pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and mixtures of cereals and pulses)	ha
– – – of which peas, field beans and sweet lupins	ha
– – Potatoes (including early potatoes and seed potatoes)	ha
– – Sugar beet (excluding seed)	ha
– – Fodder roots and brassicas (excluding seed)	ha
– – Industrial crops:
– – – Tobacco	ha
– – – Hops	ha
– – – Cotton	ha
– – – Rape and turnip rape	ha
– – – Sunflower	ha
– – – Soya	ha
– – – Linseed (oil flax)	ha
– – – Other oil seed crops	ha
– – – Flax	ha
– – – Hemp	ha
– – – Other fibre crops	ha
– – – Aromatic plants, medicinal and culinary plants	ha
– – – Other industrial crops not mentioned elsewhere	ha
– – Fresh vegetables, melons and strawberries of which:
– – – Outdoor or under low (not accessible) protective cover	ha
– – – – Open field	ha
– – – – Market gardening	ha
– – – Under glass or other (accessible) protective cover	ha
– – Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries):
– – – Outdoor or under low (not accessible) protective cover	ha
– – – Under glass or other (accessible) protective cover	ha
– – Plants harvested green:
– – – Temporary grass	ha
– – – Other plants harvested green:
– – – – Green maize	ha
– – – – Leguminous plants	ha
– – – – Other plants harvested green not mentioned elsewhere	ha
– – Arable land seed and seedlings	ha
– – Other arable land crops	ha
– – Fallow land	ha
– Kitchen gardens	ha
– Permanent grassland	ha
– – Pasture and meadow, excluding rough grazings	ha
– – Rough grazings	ha
– – Permanent grassland no longer used for production purposes and eligible for the payment of subsidies	ha
– Permanent crops
– – Fruit and berry plantations	ha
– – – Fruit species, of which:	ha
– – – – Fruit of temperate climate zones	ha
– – – – Fruit of subtropical climate zones	ha
– – – Berry species	ha
– – – Nuts	ha
– – Citrus plantations	ha
– – Olive plantations	ha
– – – Normally producing table olives	ha
– – – Normally producing olives for oil production	ha
– – Vineyards, of which normally producing:	ha
– – – Quality wine	ha
– – – Other wines	ha
– – – Table grapes	ha
– – – Raisins	ha
– – Nurseries	ha
– – Other permanent crops	ha
– – Permanent crops under glass	ha
– Other land
– – Unutilised agricultural land	ha
– – Wooded area	ha
– – – of which short rotation coppices	ha
– – Other land (land occupied by buildings, farmyards, tracks, ponds, quarries, infertile land, rock, etc.)	ha
– Mushrooms	ha
– Energy crops	ha
– Irrigation
– – Irrigated area
– – – Total irrigable area	ha
– – – Total cultivated area irrigated at least once during the previous 12 months	ha
– – Irrigation methods employed
– – – Surface irrigation (flooding, furrows)	Yes/No
– – – Sprinkler irrigation	Yes/No
– – – Drop irrigation	Yes/No
– – Source of irrigation water used on the holding
– – – On-farm ground water	Yes/No
– – – On-farm surface water (ponds or dams)	Yes/No
– – – Off-farm surface water from lakes, rivers or watercourses	Yes/No
– – – Off-farm water from common water supply networks	Yes/No
– – – Other sources	Yes/No
III. Livestock
– Equidae	Head
– Bovine animals:
– – Bovine animals, under one year old, male and female	Head
– – Bovine animals, one but less than two years old, male	Head
– – Bovine animals, one but less than two years old, female	Head
– – Male bovine animals, two years old and over	Head
– – Heifers, two years old and over	Head
– – Dairy cows	Head
– – Other cows	Head
– Sheep and goats:
– – Sheep (all ages)	Head
– – – Breeding females	Head
– – – Other sheep	Head
– – Goats (all ages)	Head
– – – Breeding females	Head
– – – Other goats	Head
– Pigs:
– – Piglets having a live weight of under 20 kilograms	Head
– – Breeding sows weighing 50 kilograms and over	Head
– – Other pigs	Head
– Poultry:
– – Broilers	Head
– – Laying hens	Head
– – Other poultry:	Head
– – – Turkeys	Head
– – – Ducks	Head
– – – Geese	Head
– – – Ostriches	Head
– – – Other poultry, not mentioned elsewhere	Head
– Rabbits, breeding females	Head
– Bees	Hives
– Livestock not mentioned elsewhere	Yes/No
IV. Labour force
IV.(i) Farm work on the holding
– Holder
– – Gender	Male/Female
– – Age	Age bandsf5
– – Farm work on the holding (apart from housework)	AWU % band 1f6
– Manager
– – Gender	Male/Female
– – Age	Age bands
– – Farm work on the holding (apart from housework)	AWU % band 2f7
– Training of manager
– – Agricultural training of manager	Training codesf8
– – Vocational training undertaken by the manager during the last 12 months	Yes/No
– Members of sole holder's family carrying out farm work for the holding: male
– – Farm work on the holding (apart from housework)	AWU % band 2
– Members of sole holder's family carrying out farm work for the holding: female
– – Farm work on the holding (apart from housework)	AWU % band 2
– Non-family labour regularly employed: male
– – Farm work on the holding (apart from housework)	AWU % band 2
– Non-family labour regularly employed: female
– – Farm work on the holding (apart from housework)	AWU % band 2
– Non-family labour employed on a non-regular basis: male and female	Full-time working days
IV.(ii) Other gainful activities: Non-farm work on the holding (not directly related to the holding) and work outside the holding
– Other gainful activities of the holder who is also the manager:	M/S/Nf9
– Other gainful activities of the other members of the sole holder's family: main activity	Number of persons
– Other gainful activities of the other members of the sole holder's family: secondary activity	Number of persons
V. Other gainful activities of the holding (directly related to the holding)
V.(i) List of other gainful activities
– Provision of health, social or educational services	Yes/No
– Tourism, accommodation and other leisure activities	Yes/No
– Handicraft	Yes/No
– Processing of farm products	Yes/No
– Production of renewable energy	Yes/No
– Wood processing (e.g. sawing)	Yes/No
– Aquaculture	Yes/No
– Contractual work (using production means of the holding)
– – Agricultural (for other holdings)	Yes/No
– – Non-agricultural	Yes/No
– Forestry	Yes/No
– Other	Yes/No
– Who is involved?
– – Holder who is also the manager	M/S/N
– – Other members of the sole holder's family, as their main activity	Number of persons
– – Other members of the sole holder's family, as their secondary activity	Number of persons
– – Non-family members regularly working on the holding, as their main activity	Number of persons
– – Non-family members regularly working on the holding, as their secondary activity	Number of persons
V.(ii) Importance of the other gainful activities directly related to the holding
– Percentage of the final output of the holding	Percentage bandsf10
VI. Support for rural development
– Holding benefited from one of the rural development measures during the last 3 yearsf11	Yes/No
– – Participation of farmers in food quality schemes	Yes/No
– – Payments linked to Natura 2000 and the Water Framework Directivef12	Yes/No
– – Agri-environment payments — climate payments	Yes/No
– – Organic farming	Yes/No
– – Animal welfare payments	Yes/No
– – Investments in physical assets	Yes/No
– – Prevention and restoration of damage to agricultural production potential by natural disasters and catastrophic events	Yes/No
– – Farm and business development	Yes/No
– – Investments in forest area development and viability of forests	Yes/No
– – Afforestation and creation of woodland	Yes/No
– – Establishment of agro-forestry systems	Yes/No
– – Prevention and restoration of damage to forests	Yes/No
– – Investments improving resilience and environmental value of forests	Yes/No
– – Investments in forestry technologies and in processing in mobilising and in the marketing of forestry products	Yes/No
– – Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints	Yes/No
– – Forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation	Yes/No
– – Risk management	Yes/No
VII. Soil and manure management practices applied in agricultural holdings
– Tillage methodsf13 on outdoor arable land
– – Conventional tillage	ha
– – Conservation tillage	ha
– – Zero tillage (excluding outdoor arable land areas which are covered by multi-annual plants)	ha
– Soil coverf14 on outdoor arable land
– – Normal winter crop	ha
– – Cover crop or intermediate crop	ha
– – Plant residues	ha
– – Bare soil	ha
– – Outdoor arable land areas which are covered by multi-annual plants	ha
– Crop rotation on arable land
– – Share of arable land included in crop rotation	AA % bandf15
– Ecological focus area –total area of field margins, buffer strips, hedges, trees, fallow land, biotopes, afforested area and landscape features	haf16
– Manure application techniques
– – Broadcast
– – – No incorporation	Manure % bandf17
– – – Incorporation within 4 hours	Manure % band
– – – Incorporation after 4 hours	Manure % band
– – Bandspread
– – – Trailing hose	Manure % band
– – – Trailing shoe	Manure % band
– – Injection
– – – Shallow/open-slot	Manure % band
– – – Deep/closed-slot	Manure % band
– Manure import/export from the holding
– – The total produced manure exported from the holding	Tonnes
– – Manure imported to the holding	Tonnes