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Where one or more possible answer(s) is/are suggested, please put a cross in the appropriate box(es).

Please align numbers to the right and neatly in the boxes. Please use a black or blue

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Farm Census 2010(incl. horticultural production)

Additional questionnaire autumn 2010

A Information about the farm manager, farm holder and the farm

A1 Farm management Please put a cross in appropriate box(es)

The farm manager is the farm holder, solely or partly within the family (e.g. community of heirs, brothers), “Family business” 8001 Farm manager is not the holder, belongs to owner’s family “Farm transfer within the family” 8002 Farm manager is tenant, not holder, does not belong to owner’s family “Tenant farm” 8003

Farm manager in recognised “collective farming” 8004

Farm manager is employed by the farm 8005 Group holding of which one member is farm manager, without “collective farming” 8006

Farm owner is a private individual 8007

Farm owner is a juristic person 8008

Other types of ownership 8009

A2 Farm manager’s vocational training

Only practical experience 8010 Qualification in basic agricultural training (basic vocational training, basic vocational training at cantonal level) 8011 Further education and training (Federal proficiency certificate, advanced federal PET diploma, institution of higher education) 8012

Other vocational education and continuing education qualifications 8013

Completed training within the past 12 months 8014

Continuing education within the past 12 month 8015

A4 Farm management and accounting

Do you use a computer to manage the farm? 8030

Do you regularly use internet to manage the farm? 8031

Do you keep accounts:

with cost accounting? 8032

with financial accounting? 8033

with simple records (handwritten bookkeeping)? 8034

A5 Continuing operation of the farm: Question to farm managers aged over 50:

Is the continuing operation of the farm by a member of the immediate family or other relative likely?

Yes 8040

No 8041

Not sure 8042

A3 Tenure of utilised agricultural area (UAA) in ares

Utilised agricultural area (UAA) 8020

– of which in ownership 8021

– of which in tenancy 8022

– of which in usufruct 8023

Commune where farm is located 0001

Farm manager’s commune of residence 0003

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B Persons working on the farm in 2010

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On the farm Activities connected to the farm (see C, diversification on the farm)

Number of hours per week

Number of hours per week

Number of hours per week

Number of hours per week

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Manager 8101

Spouse 8102

Family member 8103

Family member 8104

Family member 8105

Family member 8106

Family member 8107

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Number of months per year

Number of months per year

Number of months per year

Number of hours per week

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1st person 8201

2nd person 8202

3rd person 8203

4th person 8204

5th person 8205

6th person 8206

7th person 8207

B3 Persons employed on the farm on an irregular basis (less than one month)

Male Female Total

Number of persons employed on farm per year (e.g. harvest labour)Number of full working days 8271 8272 8270

Average weekly working hours (incl. weekends)

Breakdown of annual working time (in months per year)

Additional forms can be ordered from the FSO for further persons.

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C On-farm diversification in 2010

Does the farm manager or other family members carry out any of the following activities that are directly connected to the farm and that have an economic influence upon it? (Activities for which either the resources land, buildings, machinery etc. or the produce of the farm are used).

1001 Yes 1 please complete the following section

No 2 please go to Section D

C1 Activities (Several answers possible)

Tourism, accommodation or other leisure activities All activities to do with tourism such as accommodation (rooms, camping, sleeping in straw), tours of the farm for tourists and other groups, sport and leisure activities for which the land, buildings or other farm resources are used. 8300

Food and beverage service activities: Restaurant/meals (without accommodation)Running a restaurant, farm café or similar. 8301

HandcraftHandcraft products that are made on the farm by the farm holder or family members or non-family labour, provided that these also carry out agricultural work, regardless of how the products are sold. 8302

Processing of agricultural productsProcessing of a primary agricultural product into a processed secondary product, regardless of whether the raw material was produced on-farm or purchased off-farm. This includes, amongst others, meat processing, the production of cheese, wine, fruit juices etc. 8303

Direct sale of own or bought-in farm productsSale of processed or raw products at the farm to consumers, if the gross yield is more than CHF 2000 per annum. 8304

ForestryTimber from own woodland or woodland belonging to the farm. 8305

Processing and transformation of timberThe processing and transformation of raw wood for marketing purposes (sawing of timber, chopping of firewood etc.) ( further processing, such as the manufacture of furniture etc. comes under the heading “handcraft”). 8306

AquacultureRearing of fish/crabs that are sold or given away by the farm. 8307

Production of renewable energy (with commercialisation)Production of renewable energy for the purpose of commercialisation, sale of agricultural products, straw or wood to energy-producing facilities. Energy produced solely for use by the farm is not included. 8308

Contractual farm work for other farms (wage labour)Labour using machinery from the farm, e.g. agricultural services (combine harvester etc.). 8309

Contractual non-agricultural workLabour using machinery from the farm, i.e. snow clearing, transport, landscape maintenance (outside of the farm), kerb maintenance etc. 8310

Social workSheltered accommodation, care and other. 8311

OtherAll other employment not covered by the above-mentioned categories. 8312

C2 Percentage of turnover from above-mentioned activities in total farm turnover

Total turnover = all receipts of the farm including on-farm diversification activities (excl. direct payments).

up to 10% of total farm turnover 8313

between 10 and 50% of total farm turnover 8314

more than 50 % of total farm turnover 8315

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D Services provided by contractors and others for the farm’s production in the past 12 months

Services provided by contractors and others for the farm’s production in the past 12 months Please note: if a service is carried out more than once on the same area, then the area must be included for each time, e.g. for plant protection

Number Unit

Combine harvester 8281 Ares

Beet harvest 8282 Ares

Potato harvest 8283 Ares

Harvest from greenery/whole plants (e.g. chaff) 8284 Ares

Balers for silage, hay and straw 8285 Ares

Ploughing 8286 Ares

Tillage 8287 Ares

Tillage and seeding (combination) 8288 Ares

Seeding only 8289 Ares

Plant protection 8290 Ares

Fertiliser application 8291 Ares

Application of slurry and manure 8292 Ares

Insemination services (KB), estimate 8293 Hours per year

Hoof care, shearing and other animal care, estimate 8294 Hours per year

Vet, estimate 8295 Hours per year

Other services (e.g. transport and maintenance, others) estimate 8296 Hours per year

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E Facilities for the production of renewable energies in 2010

Are one or more of the following energy sources in operation on the farm? 1002 Yes 1 please complete the following section

No 2 please go to section F

Several answers possible! Applies Application Area

Market Household Farm in m 2

1 2 3 4 5

Wood heating/solid biomass 8351

Biogas plant 8352

Hydroelectric power station (as a sole or joint operator) 8353

Wind energy source 8354

Solar panels for the production of electricity 8355

Solar panels for thot water 8356

Solar panels for hay ventilation/drying 8357

Other renewable energy sources 8358

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F Open field irrigation in the calendar year 2010

In the past 12 months, have you irrigated your outdoor utilised agricultural area?

1003 Yes 1 please complete the following section

No 2 please go to section G1004 but we do have an irrigation system that was not used in 2010.

F1 Irrigated outdoor areas in 2010 In ares

Cereals (excl. corn) 8401

Corn 8402

Potatoes 8403

Sugar beet 8404

Legumes 8405

Colza and beets 8406

Sunflowers 8407

Fibrous plants 8408

Other arable crops 8409

Vegetables and strawberries 8410

Fruit and berry plantations 8411

Vineyards 8412

Artificial and permanent pasture 8413

F5 Origin of irrigation water

Groundwater 8451

Streams, rivers and lakes 8452

Surface irrigation on the farm: Ponds or reservoirs 8453

Supply network 8454

Other 8455

F4 Irrigation methods

Sprinkler 8441

Drip irrigation 8442

Surface irrigation (flooding, furrow irrigation) 8443

F2 Potential and actual irrigation In ares

Farm’s maximum area that can be irrigated with present infrastructure 8431

Average area irrigated in the past 3 years 8432

F3 Volume of irrigation water In m 3

Estimate in m3 of water used to irrigate your farm in 2010 8433

Please cross appropriate box(es)

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G Land cover, tillage and grazing in winter 2009/2010

G1 Winter land coverage until 15 November 2009 In ares

Green manure that was ploughed or processed after this date 8461

G2 Winter land coverage on 1 January 2010 In ares

Annual or perennial artificial pasture 8462

Intermediate crop used as intermediate fodder 8463

Intermediate crop used as intermediate fodder 8464

Main crop sown in autumn (e.g. winter cereals, rape) 8465

Bare fallow (ploughed soil) 8466

Without vegetation (e.g. stubble) 8467

With plant residues 8468

G3 Land tillage in 2010 In ares

Conventinal tillage (with plough) 8471

Spil-friendly tillage (without plough) 8472

Zero tillage (direct seeding) 8473

G4 Grazing on the farm in 2010 (cattle) In ares

Grazed area in 2010 8481

Numbers of animals Average hours grazed per grazing day

Number of grazing month

Cows 8482 8486 8490 ,

Livestock for fattening 8483 8487 8491 ,

Breeding 8484 8488 8492 ,

Fattening calves 8485 8489 8493 ,

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H3 Farm facilities

H2 Non-motorised machinery * by third party = use on own farm of machinery not owned by farm in the past 12 months (contractors, machinery ring, cooperative, other farms)

Number

Forage blower 8581

Metering unit 8582

Intake augers 8583

Gripper system 8584

Silo bales (over 0,4m3) produced in 2010 8585

Hay bales (over 0,4m3) produced in 2010 8586

Feed mixer wagon with …m3 capacity 8587 m3

Ventilated hay loft 8588 m3

Unventilated hay loft 8589 m3

Tower silo for silage fodder 8591 m3

Low (bunker/bag) silo for silage fodder 8592 m3

Concentrate silo 8593 Tonnes

H Mechanisation on the farm 2010

H1 Motorised vehicles and equipment in agriculture * by third party = use on own farm of machinery not owned by farm in the past 12 months (machinery ring, cooperative, other farms) Please note: Not all machinery/equipment are listed!

Own property * by third party Own property * by third party

1 (Number) 2 (Number) 1 (Number) 2 (Number)

Tractors up to 50 HP 8501 Sprayers, self-propelled 8509

Tractors 51–75 HP 8502 Loader, compact and telescopic loader 8510

Tractors 76–100 HP 8503 Transporter 8511

Tractors 101–175 HP 8504 Tandem axle mover (not tractors) 8512

Tractors > 175 HP 8505 Motorised mowers, single axle tractors 8513

Combine harvester, self-propelled 8506

Motorised rotary tillers and hoes (small machines) 8514

Forage harvester, self-propelled 8507 Motorised strimmers and leaf blowers 8515

Sugar beet harvester, self-propelled 8508 Chainsaws 8516

Own property * by third party Own property * by third party

1 (Number) 2 (Number) 1 (Number) 2 (Number)

Irrigation systems 8535 Rotary, disc or bar mowers 8546

Piping systems 8536 Rotary hay tedders 8547

Vacuum and pressure tanks 8537 Rotary hay rakes 8548

Drag hose manure spreaders 8538 Round, square balers 8549

Hay trailers 8539 Silo bale wrappers 8550

Ploughs 8540 Mineral fertiliser spreaders 8551

Tillage equipment without PTO 8541 Manure spreaders 8552

PTO harrows 8542 Sugar beet harvesters 8553

Single grain sowers 8543 Potato harvesters 8554

Other sowers 8544 Plant protection sprayers 8555

Potato planting machinery (automatic, manual) 8545 Forestry winch 8556

Does your farm have forage facilities?1005 Yes 1 please complete following section

No 2 please go to section I

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Do you have stalls for cattle?1006 Yes 1 please complete following section

No 2 please go to section I2

I Stall systems/installations in 2010

I1 Cattle penning systemsTie-stalls: Cows Livestock for fattening Breeding Fattening calves

Number of places 8600 8640 8680 8720

Please cross appropriate box(es)

Solid manure 8601 8641 8681 8721 Slurry and manure 8602 8642 8682 8722 Buildings with forced ventilation 8603 8643 8683 8723 Buildings with natural ventilation 8604 8644 8684 8724 Milking by hand 8605 Milking with bucket milker 8606 Milking with milking pipeline 8607 No exercise yard available 8608 8648 8688 8728

Exercise yard available: in m 2 in m 2 in m 2 in m 2

Unpaved exercise yard surface (e.g: wood chippings) 8609 8649 8689 8729

Impermeable exercise yard surface 8610 8650 8690 8730

Permeable exercise yard surface 8611 8651 8691 8731

Free-stall system: Cows Livestock for fattening Breeding Fattening calves

Number of places 8612 8652 8692 8732

Please cross appropriate box(es)

Solid manure 8613 8653 8693 8733 Slurry and manure 8614 8654 8694 8734 Buildings with forced ventilation 8615 8655 8695 8735 Building with natural ventilation 8616 8656 8696 8736 Closed building, thermally insulated 8617 8657 8697 8737 Open or closed building, not thermally insulated 8618 8658 8698 8738 Lying space with cubicles 8619 8659 8699 8739 Lying space covered with deep bedding or straw 8620 8660 8700 8740 Lying space permeable surface 8621 8661 8701 8741 Walking space/Permeable walkways 8622 8662 8702 8742 Milking with bucket milker 8623 Milking in milking parlour 8624 Milking with milking robots 8625 Computer-controlled feeding 8626 8666 8706 8746 Manure collection from alleys with stationary scraper 8627 8667 8707 8747 Manure collection from alleys with mobile scraper 8628 8668 8708 8748 Manual manure collection from alleys 8629 8669 8709 8749 Manure collection from exercise yard with stationary scraper 8630 8670 8710 8750 Manure collection from exercise yard with mobile equipment 8631 8671 8711 8751 Manual manure collection from exercise yard 8632 8672 8712 8752 No exercise yard available 8633 8673 8713 8753 Exercise yard adjacent to stall 8634 8674 8714 8754 Exercise yard integrated in stall 8635 8675 8715 8755

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Do you have stalls for poultry?1008 Yes 1 please complete following section

No 2 please go to section KPoultry places Laying hens Pullet rearing Broilers

Number of places 8850 8860 8870

Please cross appropriate box(es)

Buildings with forced ventilation 8851 8861 8871

Buildings with air purification 8852 8862 8872

Regular manure collection (e.g. manure band) 8853 8863

Manure collection after (manure pit) 8854 8864

Manure band with air drying 8855 8865

Number of pig spaces Farrowing pens Weaned piglets Gilts, non-lactating sows Fattening pigs and breeding boars

Number of places 8760 8781 8802 8823

Please cross appropriate box(es)

Solid manure 8761 8782 8803 8824 Slurry and manure 8762 8783 8804 8825 Buildings with forced ventilation 8763 8784 8805 8826 Buildings with air purification 8764 8785 8806 8827 Building with natural ventilation 8765 8786 8807 8828 Part slatted floor including multi-surface bays/ compartments/stalls 8766 8787 8808 8829 Fully slatted floor 8767 8788 8809 8830 Solid ground only 8768 8789 8810 8831 Sparse or deep bedding 8769 8790 8811 8832 Other systems: Free range 8770 8791 8812 8833 Other systems: Straw, other 8771 8792 8813 8834 Feed from own farm 8772 8793 8814 8835 Complete feed 8773 8794 8815 8836 Whey feed 8774 8795 8816 8837 Computer-controlled feeding 8775 8796 8817 8838 NP reduced feeding (NPr feed) 8776 8797 8818 8839 Access to outside space 8777 8798 8819 8840

in m 2 in m 2 in m 2 in m 2

Outside space unpaved (e.g. wood chippings) 8778 8799 8820 8841

Impermeable outside space 8779 8800 8821 8842

Permeable outside space 8780 8801 8822 8843

Do you have stalls for pigs?1007 Yes 1 please complete following section

No 2 please go to section I3

(Continue cattle) Cows Livestock for fattening Breeding Fattening calves

Unpaved exercise yard surface (e.g: wood chippings) in m 2 8636 8676 8716 8756

Impermeable exercise yard surface in m 2 8637 8677 8717 8757

Permeable exercise yard surface in m 2 8638 8678 8718 8758

I3 Stall systems for poultry farming

I2 Stall systems for pigs

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K Farmyard manure in 2010

Do you have storage facilities for farmyard manure and do you stil use them?1009 Yes 1 please complete following section

No 2 bplease go to section K2

Do you use farmyard manure on your utilised agricultural area?1010 Ja 1 please complete following section

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* Storage capacity: Number of months during which the storage facilities can store manure generated on the farm without danger of leakage and without intermediate removal of manure.

That’s the end of the questionnaire. Thank you very much for your cooperation!

K1 Total storage facilities and storage capacity Storage capacity by type of cover Storage capacity* innumber of months

Number Closed in m 3

Permeable in m 3

None (open) in m 3

Slurry pit /container 8901 8905 8907 8909 8911

Storage area for solid manure 8902 8906 8908 8910 8912

Incorporation of solid manure into soil Number Unit

application with immediate incorporation 8931 in ares

without immediate incorporation into soil 8932 in ares

Incorporation of slurry into soil

application with immediate incorporation 8933 in ares

without immediate incorporation into soil 8934 in ares

Slurry application method by surface area

applied with drag hose 8935 in ares

applied with manure drill 8936 in ares

applied with splash plate/spreader 8937 in ares

applied by deep injection 8938 in ares

Application methods by total amount of slurry

applied with drag hose 8939 as a % of total slurry

applied with manure drill 8940 as a % of total slurry

applied with splash plate/spreader 8941 as a % of total slurry

Applied by deep injection 8942 as a % of total slurry

Manure dilution

Average dilution of slurry applied 1: ... 8943 1 : Dilution, e.g. 1:1 or 1:2

K3 Supplying farmyard manure %

In the case of solid manure or slurry being given away or sold: what percentage does this make of all your farmyard manure? 8950

K2 Application of farmyard manure on the utilised agricultural area (UAA) 2010

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Farm manager’s remarks:

I confirm that the above information is correct (farm manager):

Town, date: ____________________________________________ Signature: ________________________________

Telephone/mobile telephone: _______________________________