Biennial Farm Financial Survey - 2017

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:1

Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed. Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

Legal name

Operating name (if applicable)

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:2

Please verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed. Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.

First name

Last name

Title

Preferred language of communication

Mailing address (number and street)

City

Province, territory or state

Postal code or ZIP code Example: A9A 9A9 or 12345-1234

Country

Email address Example: user@example.gov.ca

Telephone number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234

Extension number (if applicable)

Fax number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3

Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

.

• 1: Operational
• 2: Not currently operational e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership

Why is this business or organization not currently operational?

• 1: Seasonal operations
• 2: Ceased operations
• 3: Sold operations
• 4: Amalgamated with (an) other business(es) or organization(s)
• 5: Temporarily inactive but will re-open
• 6: No longer operating due to other reason(s)

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3a

Seasonal operations

When did this business or organization close for the season?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3b

Ceased operations

When did this business or organization cease operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Why did this business or organization cease operations?

• 1: Bankruptcy
• 2: Liquidation
• 3: Dissolution
• 4: Other reasons - specify:

Why did this business or organization cease operations?
Other reasons - specify:

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3c

Sold operations

When was this business or organization sold?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

What is the legal name of the buyer?

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3d

Amalgamated with (an) other business(es) or organization(s)

When did this business or organization amalgamate?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?

What is (are) the legal name(s) of the other amalgamated business(es) or organization(s)?

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3e

Temporarily inactive but will re-open

When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?

Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3f

No longer operating due to other reason(s)

When did this business or organization cease operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD

Why did this business or organization cease operations?

Main activity - Question identifier:4.

Please verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name.

Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

• 1: This is the current main activity. -- Go to next section
• 2: This is not the current main activity.
  Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity.
  e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity - Question identifier:5.

Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as:___________________________________________________________________________

• 1: Yes
• 2: No -- Go to next section

Main activity - Question identifier:6.

When did the main activity change?

Date: YYYY / MM / DD

Reporting period information - Question identifier:1.

What is the end date of this operation's fiscal year?
- If financial statements are not available, please use your best estimates throughout the survey.

Characteristics of the operators and operation - Question identifier:1.

On this operation's fiscal year-end date, how many operators 18 years of age and over, who participate in the management and/or financial decisions, were responsible for this operation?
An operation may have more than one operator but only one questionnaire is to be completed for each operation.

Exclude:
- accountants, lawyers, crop advisors, veterinarians, herbicide consultants, etc.
- hired labourers who work on the farm but are not responsible for management decisions
- silent partners who own part of the farm assets but do not make management decisions.

Characteristics of the operators and operation - Question identifier:2.

What was the age and gender of the oldest operator on this operation's fiscal year-end date?

• 1: Age
• 2: Gender

Characteristics of the operators and operation - Question identifier:3.

What was the age and gender of the youngest operator (minimum age of 18) on this operation's fiscal year-end date?

• 1: Age
• 2: Gender

Characteristics of the operators and operation - Question identifier:4.

As of this operation's fiscal year-end date, how many years has the most experienced operator on this operation managed a farm business?
Managing refers to controlling the decisions to produce and invest in a farm business.

Characteristics of the operators and operation - Question identifier:5.

On this operation's fiscal year-end date, how many members were in the operator's FAMILY?
The operator's family is defined as an operator, an operator's spouse or common-law partner and children residing in the same dwelling. Children are included regardless of age or martial status as long as they do not have their own spouse, common-law partner or child living in the same dwelling.

Report for one operator and that operator's family.

Include children studying away from home whose main address is still the farm address.

Exclude:
- operator's parents
- operator's siblings
- operator's family members residing in a different dwelling on the farm land.

Legal operating arrangement - Question identifier:6.

On this operation's fiscal year-end date, what was the legal operating arrangement of this operation?

• 1: Sole Proprietorship
• 2: Corporation or Ltd. Co.
  - What was the FAMILY's percent ownership of this operation?
• 3: Partnership
  e.g., husband and wife partnerships
  - What was the FAMILY's percent ownership of this operation?
• 4: Cooperative and communal operations
  e.g., Hutterite colonies even if they are incorporated
• 5: Other legal operating arrangement
  e.g., joint venture, trust

Method of accounting - Question identifier:7.

Which method of accounting does this operation use to report farm revenue and expenses?

• 1: Cash
  - Revenue (income) is reported for the fiscal period in which it is received. Expenses are reported for the fiscal period in which they are paid.
• 2: Accrual
  - Revenue (income) is reported for the fiscal period in which it is earned, no matter when it is received. Expenses are reported for the fiscal period in which they are incurred, whether or not they have been paid.
• 3: Don't know

Major source of gross revenue - Question identifier:8.

In 20XX, which of the following was this operation's major source of gross revenue?
- Major source of gross revenue usually accounts for more than 50% of total revenues.

• 1: Crop production
  e.g., greenhouses, grains and oilseeds, vegetables, fruits, flowers, Christmas trees, vineyards, tobacco, maple syrup, combination crop farming, other crops
• 2: Dairy cattle and milk production
  Exclude goat milk (see Sheep and goat farming), raising dairy herd replacement (see Beef cattle ranching and farming).
• 3: Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
  Include animals owned by the operation, as well as custom and contract feeding.
• 4: Hog and pig farming
  Include animals owned by the operation, as well as custom and contract feeding.
• 5: Poultry and egg production
  Include eggs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, quails, pheasants, emus, ostriches, and guinea fowls.
• 6: Sheep and goat farming
  Include sheep, goats and lamb for meat, feedlots, goat milk production, wool and mohair production.
• 7: Other animal production
  e.g., bee-keeping and honey production, horses and other equine, rabbits and other fur animals, llamas, venison, combination animal farming, other livestock
• 8: Other
  - Specify other source of gross revenue

Major source of gross revenue - Question identifier:9.

In 20XX, which of the following was the main source of gross revenue for crops?
The main source of gross revenue within the crops group may be less than 50% of total revenues.

• 1: Greenhouse
  e.g., vegetables, mushrooms, herbs, nursery and/or floriculture products grown under cover
• 2: Nursery or horticulture products not grown under cover
  Include Christmas trees, flowers and mushrooms grown outdoors.
• 3: Grains and oilseeds
  e.g., wheat, oats, peas, beans, lentils, mustard, flaxseed, canola, grain corn, soybeans, forage seeds, mixed grains
• 4: Potatoes
• 5: Field vegetables and melons
  Exclude greenhouse crops.
• 6: Fruits
  Include tree fruits, citrus groves, grapes, and vineyards.
• 7: Miscellaneous
  e.g., tobacco, maple syrup, herbs and spices, bulbs, hay, alfalfa for hay, ginseng, sugar beets

Major source of gross revenue - Question identifier:10.

In 20XX, what was the major source of beef revenue?

• 1: Custom or contract fed cattle
• 2: Cattle owned by this operation

Major source of gross revenue - Question identifier:11.

In 20XX, which of the following was the main source of gross revenue for cattle owned by this operation?
The main source of gross revenue within the beef group may be less than 50% of total revenues.

• 1: Cow-calf operation
  e.g., calves are sold quickly, usually by fall
• 2: Cow-yearling operation
  e.g., calves kept over winter and sold to another operation or feedlot
• 3: Cow-finish operation
  e.g., calves raised all year, and kept over for another winter, fattened following fall, and sold for slaughter
• 4: Backgrounding and feeder operation
  e.g., cattle confined in paddocks, diet predominantly hay or silage with a little grain as a supplement
• 5: Feedlot operation
  e.g., grain-fed to finished weight; include veal
• 6: Other cattle owned
  e.g., raising of cattle for dairy herd replacements, raising beef cattle herd replacement, grazer operations, other cattle operations

Major source of gross revenue - Question identifier:12.

In 20XX, which of the following was the main source of gross revenue for custom or contract cattle?

• 1: Custom grazer operation
  e.g., cattle are grazed on land operated by this operation
• 2: Custom feeder operation
  e.g., this operation provides feed, receives a fee to feed cattle until they are ready to be finished in a feedlot
• 3: Custom feedlot operation
  e.g., this operation provides feed, receives a fee for finishing animals; include veal
• 4: Custom - other
• 5: Contract feeder operation
  e.g., animals and feed provided by client, this operation paid a fee to feed cattle until they are ready to be finished in a feedlot
• 6: Contract feedlot operation
  e.g., animals and feed provided by client, farm paid a fee to finish animals; include veal
• 7: Contract - other
  e.g., a client provides animals and feed to this operation

Major source of gross revenue - Question identifier:13.

In 20XX, which of the following was the main source of gross revenue for hogs?
The main source of gross revenue within the hogs group may be less than 50% of total revenues.

• 1: Feeder operation
• 2: Farrowing operation
• 3: Farrow to finishing operation
• 4: Feeder to finishing operation
• 5: Finishing operation
• 6: Contract - farrowing operation
• 7: Contract - feeder operation
• 8: Contract - finishing operation
• 9: Other

Major source of gross revenue - Question identifier:14.

In 20XX, which of the following was the main source of gross revenue for poultry?
The main source of gross revenue within the poultry group may be less than 50% of total revenues.

• 1: Layers operation
  e.g., poultry are kept for egg production
• 2: Roasters operation
  e.g., birds weighing about 3.2 kg live weight; sold for meat
• 3: Broilers operation
  e.g., birds weighing about 1.7 to 2.2 kg live weight; sold for meat
• 4: Hatchlings operation
  Include eggs for hatchling.
• 5: Turkeys operation - all categories
• 6: Starter pullets operation
  e.g., small chicks are raised until they are ready to lay eggs and then are sold to layer operations
• 7: Contract - poultry
  e.g., animals and feed provided by a client and this operation paid a fee to raise the animals
• 8: Other poultry
  e.g., geese, ducks, pheasants, quails, ostriches, emus, guinea fowls

Unit of measure - Question identifier:15.

What unit of measure will be used to report land areas?
The unit of measure chosen here will be used in subsequent questions.

• 1: Acres
• 2: Hectares
• 3: Arpents

Land use - Question identifier:16.

In 20XX, of the total area of workable and non-workable land for this operation, how much was:
Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

• a: owned land
  Include all land owned by this operation whether or not it is used for farming.
• b: rented or leased FROM others (with or without a written agreement)
  Include:
  - the approximate area of land on which this operation rented space in barns, storage sheds, greenhouses, etc.
  - all arrangements, whether or not money is exchanged and with or without a written agreement
  - crop sharing agreements
  - land rented or leased from governments
  - rented or leased pasture land.
• c: rented or leased to others (with or without a written agreement)
  Include:
  - the approximate area of land on which this operation rented out space in barns, storage space, greenhouse space, etc.
  - all arrangements, whether or not money is exchanged and with or without a written agreement
  - crop sharing agreements
  - land rented or leased to governments
  - pasture land rented or leased to others.

Land use - Question identifier:17.

In 20XX, how much cropland did this operation operate?
Include:
- cropland rented or leased from others
- tame hay, potatoes, field crops, tree fruits or nuts, berries or grapes, vegetables, seed, sod, greenhouse or nursery products, mushrooms, Christmas trees,
fodder crops, etc.

Exclude:
- cropland rented to others
- summerfallow, improved and unimproved pasture, woodlands.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

Cropland - Question identifier:18.

In 20XX, what was the market value of a(n) acre/hectare/arpent of cropland excluding buildings?
Exclude the value of crops in the fields.

Cropland - Question identifier:19.

In 20XX, did this operation rent any cropland from other?
Exclude land rented for pasture.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No

Cropland - Question identifier:20.

In 20XX, did this operation exchange money for the cropland rented from other?
Include:
- cash
- cheque
- debit card
- credit card
- money order
- electronic transfer.

Exclude:
- trading of goods or services for land use (bartering)
- crop sharing agreements
- the use of land for the maintenance of value (i.e., not letting land lie fallow).

• 1: Yes
  - What was the average rental price per unit of measure selected in question 15 for the cropland this operation rented, excluding buildings?
• 2: No

Capital investments - Question identifier:21.

In 20XX, which of the following types of farm machinery and equipment did this operation purchase or lease?
Include new and used equipment.

Exclude short-term rentals and repairs and replacement parts (these are operating expenses).

Mark all that apply.

• a: Cars used in the farm business
  e.g., coupes, sedans, vans
• b: Trucks used in the farm business
  e.g., pick-up trucks, semi-trailers, dump trucks
• c: Other equipment used for transportation
  e.g., livestock trailers, equipment trailers, ATVs, snowmobiles
• d: Tractors of various types
  e.g., forklifts, Bobcats, payloaders
• e: Harvesting machinery
  e.g., combines, corn pickers, forage harvesters, potato harvesters
• f: Seeding equipment
  e.g., air seeders, seed drills, planters
• g: Other machinery and equipment
  e.g., computers and communication materials, processing equipment, balers, manure and fertilizer spreaders
• h: No investment in machinery made

Capital investments - Question identifier:22.

In 20XX, what was the amount of money invested for the following farm machinery and equipment (purchased or leased)?
Report the full purchase or lease price before trade-in or down payment.

Exclude:
- monthly payments for purchased or leased machinery
- repair and maintenance expenses.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

Cars used in the farm business

• a: New, purchased
• b: New, leased
• c: Used, purchased
• d: Used, leased

Trucks used in the farm business

• e: New, purchased
• f: New, leased
• g: Used, purchased
• h: Used, leased

Other equipment used for transportation

• i: New, purchased
• j: New, leased
• k: Used, purchased
• l: Used, leased

Tractors of various types

• m: New, purchased
• n: New, leased
• o: Used, purchased
• p: Used, leased

Harvesting machinery

• q: New, purchased
• r: New, leased
• s: Used, purchased
• t: Used, leased

Seeding equipment

• u: New, purchased
• v: New, leased
• w: Used, purchased
• x: Used, leased

Other machinery and equipment

• y: New, purchased
• z: New, leased
• aa: Used, purchased
• ab: Used, leased

Capital investments - Question identifier:23.

In 20XX, did this operation invest any money on other capital items or improvements?
Include:
- land and buildings
- construction and/or renovation
- land improvements (including trees and shrubs)
- breeding and replacement livestock
- other farm assets, e.g., land and buildings other than farmland, stocks, bonds, GICs, wheat pool or co-op shares, etc.

Exclude:
- repairs and replacement parts (these are operating expenses)
- personal asset purchases.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No

Capital investments - Question identifier:24.

In 20XX what was the amount of money invested for the following?
Exclude:
- GST, PST, HST, Quebec Sales Tax
- repairs and replacement parts (these are operating expenses).

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

• a: Farm real estate purchased
  Include farmland, farmhouses, other farm buildings, e.g., barns, silos.
  
  Exclude quota (to be reported below in option "i").
• b: House construction or renovation
• c: Manure storage construction or renovation: concrete manure tanks, concrete-walled
  manure storage, composting facilities, biodegraders, etc.
• d: Construction or renovation of a storage facility for pesticides, chemicals or fuel
• e: Other building construction or renovation
  e.g., barns, silos, storage sheds, machine sheds, greenhouses
• f: Environmental protection improvements: shelterbelts, windbreaks, buffer strips or fences for waterway protection
  
  Exclude fees paid to consultants (which are considered operating expenses)
• g: Land improvements: irrigation, orchard planting, draining, clearing of land, fences for purposes other than environmental protection
• h: Breeding and replacement livestock intended to be on the farm for more than one year
  Include bulls, dairy cows, beef cows, boars, sows, bred gilts, rams, ewes, replacement lambs, goats for milk or hair.
  
  Exclude:
  - poultry
  - breeding fees, e.g., artificial insemination - to be reported as operating expenses.
• i: Quota purchased separately from other assets
• j: All other farm assets purchased
  e.g., land and buildings other than farmland, stocks, bonds, wheat pool shares, co-op shares, GICs
  
  Exclude RRSPs and other personal investments.
  
  - Specify all other farm assets purchased

Capital investments - Question identifier:25.

In 20XX, how much money did this operation receive as a government grant for environmental protection purposes to reduce the cost of any capital investments?
Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

Capital sales - Question identifier:26.

In 20XX, did this operation sell or trade-in any capital items?
Include:
- farmland and buildings
- breeding and replacement livestock
- quota
- farm machinery and equipment
- other farm assets, e.g., land and buildings other than farmland, stocks, bonds, wheat pool or co-op shares.

Exclude:
- the sale of crops or animals for slaughter
- the sale of personal assets.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No

Capital sales - Question identifier:27.

In 20XX, what was the amount of capital sales for the following?
Exclude GST, PST, HST, and Quebec Sales Tax.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

• a: Land and buildings
  Include the sale of farmland, farmhouses and any other farm buildings.
  
  Exclude quota (to be reported in option "c" below).
• b: Farm machinery and equipment (traded-in or sold outright)
  Include cars and trucks used in the farm business.
• c: Quota sold separately from other assets
• d: Breeding and replacement livestock
  Exclude culls for slaughter and poultry.
• e: All other farm assets sold
  e.g., land and buildings other than farmland and farm buildings owned by this operation, stocks, bonds, wheat pool or co-op shares
  
  Exclude RRSPs and other personal assets sold.
  
  - Specify all other farm assets sold

Farm assets of this operation - Question identifier:28.

What was the market value of the following assets of this operation on the fiscal year-end date?
Report at market value.

Exclude:
- assets not from this operation
- contract livestock.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

Short-term farm assets (less than one year)

• a: Accounts receivable
  i.e., the amount of money owed to this operation on the fiscal year-end date for crops or livestock previously sold, deferred grain tickets, program payments, custom work
  
  Include only those monies that are to be received within 12 months of this operation's fiscal year-end date.
  --
• b: Cash and short-term investments of this operation (less than one year)
  e.g., stocks, bonds, GICs, wheat pool or co-op shares
  
  Exclude personal assets.
  --
• c: Inventory - Supplies on hand (inputs) such as feed, fertilizer, fuel, seed, chemicals, etc.
  Include any crops which were harvested or purchased that are not destined for market and instead are to be used in the farm business, e.g., silage, straw, hay, grain.
  --
• d: Inventory - Crops for sale
  Include all harvested and stored crops destined for market.
  --
• e: All other short-term farm assets
  Include prepaid expenses (for chemicals, feed, fertilizer, seed, soil, etc.), the short-term portion of notes receivable, value of unsold livestock products, e.g., eggs, milk, pelts.
  
  - Specify all other short-term farm assets

Long-term farm assets (more than one year)

• f: Market value of all farmland and buildings owned
  Include barns, farmhouses, all farmland owned, greenhouses, mushroom houses, grain bins, machine shops, silos, storage sheds, sugar bush, woodlots, farrowing houses, feeding and milking equipment.
  
  Exclude leased farmland and buildings and the value of quota.
  --
• g: Market value of all machinery and equipment owned
  Include cars and trucks used for the farm business, combines, computers and office equipment, cultivators, feeding equipment, moveable irrigation equipment, small tools, tractors, etc.
  
  Exclude leased machinery.
  --
• h: Market value of quota
  --
• i: Long-term investments of this operation (one year or more)
  e.g., stocks, bonds, long-term mutual funds, wheat pool or co-op shares, GICs
  
  Exclude RRSPs and other personal assets.
  --
• j: All other long-term farm assets
  Include:
  - grain condominiums
  - off-farm site warehouses
  - assets of a subsidiary company or shares of another operation
  - house or cottage owned by this operation (not owned personally by an operator)
  - the long-term portion of notes receivable.
  - Specify all other long-term farm assets
  --

Livestock and poultry assets

• k: Breeding, replacement and other livestock not considered market livestock
  i.e., expected to be on the operation for more than one year
  
  Include all livestock and fur animals for breeding or replacement purposes, e.g., bred gilts, bison, boars, bulls, cows, ewes, fur animals, goats for milk or hair, heifers for replacement, honey bees, lambs for replacement, llamas, ostriches, race and riding horses, rams, sows.
  --
• l: Market livestock and poultry
  i.e., expected to be on the operation for less than one year
  
  Include all poultry (including layers and chicks), calves, culls, goats for meat, heifers for slaughter or feeding, lambs for slaughter, pigs (excluding boars and sows), steers, etc.
  --

Farm debt outstanding - Question identifier:29.

On this operation's fiscal year-end date, did this operation owe any money?
Include:
- mortgages
- outstanding loans
- outstanding payments to suppliers
- balance owing on operating lines of credit
- money borrowed from family
- money owed to government agencies or departments.

Exclude:
- personal or other business debt not associated with this farming operation
- leased machinery.
--

• 1: Yes
• 2: No

Farm debt outstanding - Question identifier:30.

On this operation's fiscal year-end date, what was the amount of money owed short-term and long-term to the following?
Short-term debt refers to the balance of an outstanding loan for which the original repayment period was less than 12 months.
Long-term debt refers to the balance of an outstanding loan for which the original repayment period was 12 months or more.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

• a: Banks, caisses populaires, credit unions, trust companies, treasury branches, or credit card debt
  Include balance owing on credit cards and operating lines of credit; not the credit limit.
  - Amount of money owed short-term
  - Amount of money owed long-term
  --
• b: Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
  - Amount of money owed short-term
  - Amount of money owed long-term
  --
• c: Advance Payments Program (APP)
  - Amount of money owed short-term
  - Amount of money owed long-term
  --
• d: Machinery and supply companies or feed companies
  - Amount of money owed short-term
  - Amount of money owed long-term
  e.g., accounts payable, breeder-hatchery operation, heating fuel
  
  --
• e: Family members, shareholders or private individuals
  - Amount of money owed short-term
  - Amount of money owed long-term
  --
• f: Provincial government agencies
  e.g., agriculture credit or lending agencies, farm loan boards
  - Amount of money owed short-term
  - Amount of money owed long-term
  --
• g: All other short-term farm debt
  - Amount of money owed short-term
  - Amount of money owed long-term
  e.g., property taxes, income tax, utility bills, outstanding invoices or accounts payable
  - Specify all other short-term farm debt
  --
• h: All other long-term farm debt
  - Amount of money owed short-term
  - Amount of money owed long-term
  e.g., long-term notes due
  - Specify all other long-term farm debt
  --
• >: Total liabilities
  - Amount of money owed short-term
  - Amount of money owed long-term

Farm debt outstanding - Question identifier:31.

The amount reported in provincial government agencies (Question 30f) may have been obtained through a financial institution, but guaranteed by the provincial government. Please confirm the lender.

• 1: Bank, caisse populaire, credit union, trust company or treasury branch
• 2: Provincial government

AgriInvest - Question identifier:32.

In 20XX, did this operation participate in the AgriInvest program?

• a: Yes
• b: No

AgriInvest - Question identifier:33.

In 20XX, did this operation deposit into and/or withdraw money from AgriInvest?
Please refer to this operation's 20XX AgriInvest Annual Statement of Account.

• a: Yes
• b: No

AgriInvest - Question identifier:34.

In 20XX, what were this operation's total AgriInvest deposits?
Please refer to this operation's 20XX AgriInvest Annual Statement of Account.
Exclude government contributions.

AgriInvest - Question identifier:35.

In 20XX, what were this operation's total AgriInvest withdrawals?
Please refer to this operation's 20XX AgriInvest Annual Statement of Account.

AgriInvest - Question identifier:36.

In 20XX, what were the AgriInvest withdrawals used for?
Mark all that apply.

• a: To account for income declines
  e.g., decreasing revenue or to help cover farm expenses for this operation
  --
• b: To make an on-farm investment
  --
• c: Other
  - Specify all other uses for the withdrawals

AgriInvest - Question identifier:37.

What were the ending balances in this operation's AgriInvest account as of this operation's fiscal year-end date?
Please refer to this operation's 20XX AgriInvest Annual Statement of Account.

• a: Balance in Fund 1 (operator's deposits)
• b: Balance in Fund 2 (government contributions)

AgriInvest - Question identifier:38.

In 20XX, which of the following reasons best describes why this operation did not participate in the AgriInvest program?

• 1: Lack of information
• 2: Complicated process
• 3: Did not see a benefit
• 4: Not eligible
• 5: Other
  - Specify other reason

Program payments and insurance - Question identifier:39.

In 20XX, did this operation participate in the Advance Payments Program (APP)?

• a: Yes
• b: No

Program payments and insurance - Question identifier:40.

In 20XX, did this operation participate in AgriInsurance (also known as provincial crop or production insurance)?
Exclude Assurance stabilisation du revenu agricole (ASRA) and private insurance plans.

• a: Yes
• b: No

Program payments and insurance - Question identifier:41.

In 20XX, did this operation participate in AgriStability?

• a: Yes
• b: No

Program payments and insurance - Question identifier:42.

In 20XX, what was this operation's reference margin for the AgriStability program?
Please refer to this operation's 20XX Calculation of Program Benefits (COB) notice.

Program payments and insurance - Question identifier:43.

In 20XX, which of the following reasons best describes why this operation did not participate in the AgriStability program?

• 1: Lack of information
• 2: Complicated process
• 3: Did not see a benefit
• 4: Not eligible
• 5: Other
  - Specify other reason

Program payments and insurance - Question identifier:44.

Has this operation paid the fee for the 20XX AgriStability program?

• a: Yes
• b: No

Custom or contract feeding - Question identifier:45.

In 20XX, did this operation custom or contract feed any livestock or poultry for others?
Custom or contract feeding is where livestock or poultry are fed and raised by the operation for somebody else.

Include custom or contract grazing.

Exclude animals owned by this operation.

• a: Yes
• b: No

Custom or contract feeding - Question identifier:46.

In 20XX, of the operation's total gross farm revenue, how much was from custom or contract feeding?
Include custom or contract grazing.

Exclude animals owned by this operation.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

Custom or contract feeding - Question identifier:47.

Please indicate the types of livestock and poultry custom or contract fed in 20XX.
Mark all that apply.

• a: Cattle
• b: Hogs
• c: Layers
• d: Broilers or roasters
• e: Turkeys
• f: Horses
• g: Other

Custom or contract feeding - Question identifier:48.

Please indicate the total number of livestock and poultry custom or contract fed in 20XX.
Include all cycles.

Exclude animals owned by the operation.

• a: Cattle
• b: Hogs
• c: Layers
• d: Broilers or roasters
• e: Turkeys
• f: Horses
• g: Other

Marketing contracts - Question identifier:49.

In 20XX, did this operation have any marketing contracts?
A marketing contract is a verbal or written agreement arranged before harvest of a crop or the completion of the livestock production cycle. The contract specifies in advance a fixed price and a delivery date. The producer owns the product until delivery. If the amount received from the contract differs from the amount for which the contract was initially negotiated, please report the amount actually received.

Include:
- forward contracts with processors or buyers
- marketing contracts negotiated through a third party.

Exclude:
- supply-managed commodities (dairy, poultry, eggs)
- futures contracts
- options.

• a: Yes
• b: No

Marketing contracts - Question identifier:50.

What was the gross revenue received from marketing contracts for each of the following commodities?
A marketing contract is a verbal or written agreement arranged before harvest of a crop or the completion of the livestock production cycle. The contract
specifies in advance a fixed price and a delivery date. The producer owns the product until delivery. If the amount received from the contract differs from the
amount for which the contract was initially negotiated, please report the amount actually received.

Include:
- forward contracts with processors or buyers
- marketing contracts negotiated through a third party.

Exclude:
- supply-managed commodities (dairy, poultry, eggs)
- futures contracts
- options.

• a: Beef
• b: Pork
• c: Grain
• d: Horticulture
• e: Other

Wages and salaries - Question identifier:51.

In 20XX, what was this operation's total expense for wages and salaries?
Include:
- wages paid to farm operators
- all employee benefits
- wages paid to family members (including spouse and children)
- room and board expenses
- employer contributions for Worker's Compensation, EI, CPP/QPP.

Exclude dividends paid to shareholders.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

Wages and salaries - Question identifier:52.

Of the total wages and salaries reported in question 51, how much was paid to the following?
Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

• a: Family
  If this operation has more than one operator, report for one operator and that operator's family.
  
  Include:
  - wages and salaries paid to the operator's spouse or common-law partner and to their children residing in the same dwelling
  - employer contributions for Worker's Compensation, Employment Insurance, the Canada Pension Plan, the Quebec Pension Plan.
  
  Exclude wages and salaries paid to hired workers not in the family, family not residing in the same dwelling and any withdrawals from owner's equity.
  --
• b: Hired help
  Include:
  - employer contributions for Worker's Compensation, Employment Insurance, the Canada Pension Plan, the Quebec Pension Plan
  - room and board expenses.
  
  Exclude:
  - wages and salaries paid to operators and members of the operators' family's
  - consultant expenses, e.g., lawyer, agronomist and all other technical expertise
  - accounting expenses
  - custom or contract workers
  - persons (shareholders) who only received dividends from this operation.

IMPORTANT
To reduce the number of questions in this questionnaire, Statistics Canada will use the revenues and expenses data of this operation from tax forms submitted to the Canada Revenue Agency. With your permission, Statistics Canada will share this information from the tax forms with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and your provincial ministry of agriculture. Data shared with provincial ministries of agriculture will be limited to information pertaining to farm operations within the jurisdiction of the respective province. These organizations have agreed to keep the information confidential and to use it only for statistical and research purposes.

Farm operating revenue and expenses - Question identifier:53.

Are you one of the operators or the person providing the revenue and expense data for this farm operation?

• 1: Yes
  - What is your role in this operation?
  1. One of the operators
  2. Operator's spouse
  3. Accountant
  4. Other
  --
• 2: No

IMPORTANT
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and your provincial ministry of agriculture have agreed to keep your information confidential and to use it only for statistical and research purposes. Statistics Canada does not share names, addresses or any other direct identifiers which could identify any person, business or organization.

Farm operating revenue and expenses - Question identifier:54.

Do you give Statistics Canada permission to share this operation's farm revenue and expense data with these organizations?

• 1: Yes
  - Please provide your first and last names which will act as your electronic authorisation signature.
  Note: Statistics Canada will not share your name with external agencies.
• 2: No

Farm operating revenue - Question identifier:55.

In 20XX, what was the total gross farm revenue (before expenses) of this operation?
Include:
- revenues from custom and contract feeding reported previously
- revenue from sales of breeding and replacement livestock
- total program payments
- the sale of agricultural products, custom and contract work
- agri-tourism.

Exclude:
- the sale of land and buildings, machinery, equipment, financial assets, and quota (capital gains)
- the value of inventory adjustments.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

Farm operating revenue - Question identifier:56.

In 20XX, of the total gross revenue reported in question 55, how much was from the following?
The following selected revenue items may not add to the amount reported in the previous question.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

• a: Sale of grains, oilseeds, pulse crops and forage seeds
• b: Sale of horticulture products
  Include potatoes, fruits, vegetables, greenhouse products, nursery products, sod, mushrooms, Christmas trees, vineyard sales, hay, tobacco, maple syrup, herbs and spices, ginseng, sugar beets, flowers for drying, etc.
  
  Exclude products purchased for resale.
• c: Sale of cattle
  Include breeding and replacement livestock.
• d: Sale of pigs
  Include breeding and replacement livestock.
• e: Sale of poultry
  Include eggs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, quails, pheasants, emus, ostriches, and guinea fowls.
• f: Sale of milk, cream and other dairy products
  Exclude goat and sheep milk (to be reported in option "g" below).
• g: All other farm revenue
  e.g., honey, aquaculture, goat products, sheep products, other livestock, boarding, training and sale of horses, fur and wool, sales of wood, land rentals, patronage dividends, agri-tourism
• h: Total amount received for program payments
  Include AgriInsurance (also known as provincial crop or production insurance), AgriStability, other direct program payments, rebates e.g., hail insurance, rebates on fuel and property tax, farm GST / HST refund, subsidies, Assurance stabilisation des revenus agricoles (ASRA), etc.
  
  Exclude AgriInvest.
• i: Agricultural custom or contract work and machine rentals
  Exclude amounts for custom or contract feeding.

Farm operating revenue - Question identifier:57.

In 20XX, what were the total farm operating expenses?
Include wages and salaries previously reported.

Exclude:
- the purchase of capital assets (capital investments)
- depreciation of capital assets (capital cost allowance)
- amortization
- the value of inventory adjustments.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

Farm operating revenue - Question identifier:58.

In 20XX, of the total gross farm expenses reported in question 57, how much was from the following?
The following selected expenses will not necessarily sum to the amount reported in the previous question.

Enter "0", if there is no value to report.

• a: Fertilizer and lime
• b: Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.
• c: Seed and plants
  Exclude materials purchased for resale.
• d: Feed, supplements and hay
• e: Fuel for machinery, trucks and automobiles
  Include only the farm business share of amounts paid.
• f: Total interest paid on farm debt
  Exclude payments on the principal.
• g: Land rentals
  Include money paid to shareholders.

IMPORTANT
The purpose of the following questions is to assess the reliance of farm operators on non-farm activities for income.

When answering these questions, please refer only to off-farm income, assets and debts that are not related to this operation.

Financial information for sources other than this operation - Question identifier:59.

In 20XX, what was the family's income from the following sources?
Refer to the T1 and T4 forms of all members of the operator's family (if possible).

• a: Employment Income from sources other than this operation (before deductions)
  - See T1 lines 101 and 104.
• b: Net self-employment income from sources other than this operation
  Include business (T1 line 135), professional (T1 line 137), commission (T1 line 139), and fishing (T1 line 143) income.
• c: Investment Income from sources other than this operation
  Include interest and other investment income (T1 line 121), taxable capital gains (T1 line 127), dividends received (T1 lines 120 and 122), and net rental income from other real estate (T1 line 126).
• d: Pensions
  Include CPP or QPP (T1 line 114), Old Age Security (OAS) (T1 line 113), RIF's (T1 lines 115 and 116), RRSP withdrawals (T1 line 129), and Registered Pension Plans (RPPs).
• e: Other income from Government programs for families or individuals
  e.g., Canada Child Benefit, GST / HST credits, Employment Insurance (EI) (T1 line 119), Working Income Tax Benefit
  
  Exclude any payments for farm programs.
• f: Other net income not from this operation (after expenses)
  e.g., oil lease rights, income from another farm operation or business not related to this operation, wind turbines, solar panels

Financial information for sources other than this operation - Question identifier:60.

What was the value of assets, not from this operation, owned by the family on December 31, 20XX?
Include:
- cash, stocks, bonds, RRSPs
- assets of another farm or ranch operation
- non-farm business assets, off-farm houses
- the non-farm share of cars and trucks, machinery and equipment solely for personal use of family members, recreational vehicles.

Exclude the assets of this farm operation which were reported in the Farm assets section.

Financial information for sources other than this operation - Question identifier:61.

What was the amount of debt, not from this operation, owed by the family on December 31, 20XX?
Include:
- non-farm mortgages
- personal loans
- personal credit card debts.

Exclude the liabilities of this farm operation which were reported in the Farm debt outstanding section.

Although the following questions are voluntary, your answers are important because they represent other farm operations and will assist in improving policies and programs that foster innovation in the sector. Information on current practices will be very helpful. Innovation means implementing a new or significantly improved product, practice or process on your farming operation. Innovations must be new to your operation but need not be new to the industry.

On-farm innovation - Question identifier:62.

In the last three years, 2015 to 2017, did this operation implement any new or significantly improved

• a: crop products
  Include crop varieties, cultivars or hybrids.
  - Yes
  - No
• b: livestock products
  Include types or breeds raised.
  - Yes
  - No
• c: production practices
  Include:
  - feed management, animal housing, manure storage and treatment, livestock handling, grazing, biosecurity, other animal health, and productivity practices
  - seeding or planting, rotations, fertilizer or manure application, pest management, irrigation, harvesting, crop storage, using GPS technology, other soil, land, or crop improvement practices
  - water management, organic farming, halal, and other production practices.
  
  - Yes
  - No
• d: approaches to marketing
  Include types of contracts, futures/options, direct marketing.
  - Yes
  - No
• e: business management practices
  Include:
  - approaches to labour requirements
  - business ownership or partnerships
  - acquiring inputs
  - new processing activities.
  
  - Yes
  - No

On-farm innovation - Question identifier:63.

In the last three years, 2015 to 2017, how important were the following activities when deciding to try something new on this operation?

• a: Obtaining advice and information from fellow farmers based on their experiences
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• b: Attending demonstration farms and field days to observe the innovation implemented
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• c: Attending workshops, seminars, meetings, or conferences
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• d: Obtaining information from input companies
  e.g., seed and feed dealers
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• e: Seeking information from independent consultants
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• f: Seeking information from regional specialist or extension officers
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• g: Reading detailed technical and financial information
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• h: Relying on own experiences
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• i: Participating in producer associations
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• j: All other activity
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important

On-farm innovation - Question identifier:64.

In the last three years, 2015 to 2017, how important were the following factors when deciding to try something new on this operation?

• a: Cost reduction or increase in production
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• b: Increase in value of product
  e.g., due to superior quality or attributes or novelty of the product
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• c: Environmental benefits
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• d: Benefits for work/family balance
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• e: Level of financial risk of the innovation compared to current practice
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• f: Access to financial resources to implement the innovation
  e.g., loans, venture capital or other financing
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• g: Availability of information to assess the value of the innovation for your operation
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• h: Technical expertise to implement the innovation
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• i: Available time
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• j: Labour requirement
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• k: Worker safety
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important
• l: Other factor
  - Essential
  - Important
  - Somewhat important
  - Not important

On-farm innovation - Question identifier:65.

When it comes to the introduction of new or significantly improved products, processes or practices, does this operation tend to

• 1: be among the first to try something new
• 2: wait until at least a few others have tried it first
• 3: wait until it has been well tested
• 4: be among the last to try something new

Changes and events that affected the business or organization - Question identifier:66.

Please provide a brief but precise description of any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.

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Contact person - Question identifier:67.

Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. If the contact person is the same as on cover page, please go to "Feedback"

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
  Otherwise, who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?
  First name
  
  Last name
  
  Title
  
  Email address
  Example: user@example.gov.ca
  
  Telephone number (including area code)
  Example: 123-123-1234
  
  Extension number (id applicable)
  
  fax number (including area code)
  Example: 123-123-1234

Feedback - Question identifier:68.

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- Hours
- Minutes

Feedback - Question identifier:69.

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