Questionnaire

For the farm level data collection a standardised questionnaire is used in all participating countries that presently covers 11 different languages. The content of the questionnaire (covering all enterprises presently covered) looks as follows:

1 Whole Farm Data

1.1 Overview
1.2 Machinery and Equipment
1.3 Buildings and Facilities
1.4 Labour input and wages
1.5 Liabilities and Interest Rates
1.6 Profit and Capital Structure
1.7 Information on Farm-Ownership (Taxes, Consumption, Private drawings)
1.8 Fixed Costs and Other Revenues of the Farm

2 Data on Crop and Forage Production

2.1 Available Acreage and Prices
2.2 Land use, Yields, Prices and direct payments
2.3 Variable Costs of Crop and Forage Production
2.4 Mineral balance and fertilizer input
2.5 Prices for feed and dry matter content

3 Data for the Dairy Enterprise

3.1 Inventory and Performance data
3.2 Prices received in the Dairy Enterprise
3.3 Data on Milk-Quota
3.4 Variable and Fixed Costs of the Dairy Enterprise
3.5 Rations for Dairy Cows
3.6 Rations for young cattle

4 Data for the Beef finishing Enterprise

4.1 Inventory and Performance data
4.2 Finishing periods, yields and losses
4.3 Prices paid, received and payments in the beef enterprise
4.4 Feeding periods and rations
4.5 Non-feed variable cost of the beef enterprise

5 Data for the Cow Calf Enterprise

5.1 Inventory and Performance data
5.2 Prices and direct payments received in the Cow Calf Enterprise
5.3 Data on Cow Calf Quota
5.4 Variable Costs of the Cow Calf Enterprise
5.5 Rations for Suckler Cows and Calves
5.6 Rations for young cattle

6 Data for the Lamb finishing Enterprise

6.1 Inventory and Performance data
6.2 Finishing periods, yields and losses
6.3 Prices paid, received and payments in the lamb enterprise
6.4 Feeding periods and rations
6.5 Non-feed variable cost of the lamb enterprise

7 Data for the Ewe Enterprise

7.1 Inventory and Performance data
7.2 Prices and direct payments received in the Ewe Enterprise
7.3 Wool and skin
7.4 Data on Ewe Quota
7.5 Variable Costs of the Ewe Enterprise
7.6 Rations for Ewe and Lambs
7.7 Rations for young sheep