Farm Management Survey (FMS)

Environmental protection activity of farm, category

Environmental protection activity refers to the types of actions an establishment takes to monitor and reduce its environmental impact.

Farm refers to an agricultural operation that produces at least one of the following products intended for sale: crops (hay, field crops, tree fruits or nuts, berries or grapes, vegetables, seed); livestock (cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, game animals, other livestock); poultry (hens, chickens, turkeys, chicks, game birds, other poultry); animal products (milk or cream, eggs, wool, furs, meat); or other agricultural products (Christmas trees, greenhouse or nursery products, mushrooms, sod, honey, maple products).

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Formal Environmental Farm Plan
• Reason for not having environmental farm plan