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Agriculture and Food Investigation Team (AFIT)

Publications and Results

Farm Business Surveys

Farm Business Data based on the results of the Farm Business Survey conducted on farms in the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, the Isle of Wight, the metropolitan county of West Midlands, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire [from 2004].

Archive Results:

For 2005 harvest year and subsequent years data from the Farm Business Survey (previously shown in Farm Business Data) may be accessed in the new format of Government Office Region Reports.

Horticultural Business Data is now published on the web as Horticulture Production in England. If you would like a hardcopy please contact us. The cover price is £20.

Poultry Production in England is now available in pdf format for download.

Reports from Consortium Centres are available via the RBR website under publications and cover the following subjects:

  Crop Production in England
  Dairy Farming in England
  Hill Farming in England
  Horticulture in England
  Lowland Grazing Livestock
  Pig Production in England
  Poultry Production in England

Farm Business Survey Government Office Region Reports

www.farmbusinesssurvey.co.uk/regional/index.asp

These reports show the average results of the Farm Business Survey by Defra national farm type, size and Government Office Region. These results have been collated by the Consortium.

Farm Business Benchmarking Online

www.farmbusinessbenchmark.defra.gov.uk

This enables the comparison of your own results with those derived from all the other farms participating in the Farm Business Survey in England. A comprehensive set of instructions are available when using the Farm Business Benchmarking online service. You will be asked to enter the financial results from your farm report, together with a few basic details that best describe your farm so that the most relevant type group can be selected.

Agriculture and Food Investigation Team Publications

To obtain any of the publications below email Christine Bradshaw or
telephone +44 (0)118 3787426 or fax +44 (0)118 3785034

Farm Business Data

Now published in the format of Government Office Region reports.
Formerly published annually, summarising results of all investigations and published research work. Edited by Vaughan, R.L., assisted by Wright, J.
Price: £20

Horticultural Business Data
Published annually, containing national data. Edited jointly by Vaughan, R.L. and Crane, R.T.
Price: £20

Special Studies in Agricultural Economics
(Contributions to a national series)

Hardy Nursery Stock Production in England and Wales
Richard Crane, Andrew Errington and Patrick Woodlock
Special studies in Agricultural Economics, Report No. 23 (1993)

The Economics of Hardy Nursery Stock Production in England
Richard Crane and Carlos Barahona
Special Studies in Agricultural Economics, Report No. 32 (1996)

Machinery, Buildings and Overhead costs and Agricultural Contracting on farms in England and Wales 2000/01
Abigail Tiffin
Special Studies in Agricultural Economics, Report No. 54 (2002)

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Information Provider: h.m.davis@reading.ac.uk
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 6, 2008

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