1. 4. Farm Structure Survey 2013/2016 (Hilda McCarthy) Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

2. FSS 2013, FSS2016, COA2020. FSS 2013 (existing Regulation 1166/2008) FSS 2016 & beyond (new regulation) Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

3. FSS 2013 June 1 st 2013 Sample Survey (approx 75-80k forms) 8 page questionnaire Variables mostly as for COA 2010 (Regulation 1166/2008) Admin Data (Cereals & Cattle) Postal questionnaire (all other data including Area Farmed, Other Livestock, Organic Farming, Labour, Mgmt & Training, Rural Development, Machinery) No requirement for Survey Agricultural Production Methods in 2013 Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

4. FSS 2016 & beyond Regulation 1166/2008 under review New regulation to cover FSS2016, COA2020, FSS2023 & FSS2026. Task Force Meetings (Sept 2011, March 2012, Sept 2012) Difficult to reach consensus amongst Member States. Need for new data vs. need to reduce burden. Farm Structure Survey (old) =  Farm Survey System (new) Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

5. Farm Survey System Farm Survey System =Core +Module + Satellite CORE -e.g. Area Farmed, Location, Livestock, Crops, Labour -always collected in FSS year MODULE -e.g. Machinery & Equipment, Other Gainful Activity (OGA) -collected with Core data but smaller sample and lower frequency SATELLITE -e.g. SAPM, Fertiliser, Water-Use, Competitiveness -reserved for specific, newly emerging data needs -collected in a separate survey, smaller sample and lower frequency -linked to Core data Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

6. Ireland’s Position Flexibility re:collection periods NUTS1 (state level only) for some variables e.g., Fertiliser NUTS2 is acceptable for Core Data. Retain existing transmission deadlines for FSS & COA Reduction in Variables (Machinery & Equipment, OGA of Labour, Organic) Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

7. Proposed Machinery Variables for FSS 2013- from Regulation 1166/2008 IV. machinery and equipment (i) Machinery – Belonging exclusively to the holding – – Four-wheel tractors, track-laying tractors, tool carriers (Number) – – Cultivators, hoeing machines, rotary hoes and motor mowers (Number) – – Combine harvesters (Number) – – Other fully mechanised harvesters (Number) – Machinery used by several holdings – – Four-wheel tractors, track-laying tractors, tool carriers (Yes/No) – – Cultivators, hoeing machines, rotary hoes and motor mowers (Yes/No) – – Combine harvesters (Yes/No) – – Other fully mechanised harvesters (Yes/No) Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

8. IV. machinery and equipment (cont’d) (ii) Equipment – Equipment used for renewable energy production by type of energy source: – – Wind (Yes/No) – – Biomass (Yes/No) – – – of which bio-methane (Yes/No) – – Solar (Yes/No) – – Hydro-energy (Yes/No) – – Other types of renewable energy sources (Yes/No) Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012

9. Thank you. Any Questions/Comments? Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group April 24th 2012