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Statistical data set: Agri-environment indicators

Updated: Updated indicator C4.

These indicators monitor agricultural and environmental change in England and are updated as new information becomes available. The date of the last update for each indicator is shown in brackets after the indicatorâ€™s title.

The indicators are based on proposals from an Environmental Monitoring Baseline Project undertaken in 2006. Each indicator comprises a summary of the basic information and data, along with supporting information on the background and relevance to the framework and statistical and technical details on methodology and data sources. The indicators are divided into four groups. For each group there is an associated spreadsheet that provides the data underlying the charts.

A) Mechanisms

This includes indicators of mechanisms through which the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform provisions, and other drivers such as market conditions, determine the economic environment in which farm businesses operate.

A1 Single Payment Scheme (SPS) uptake (July 2014) (PDF, 205KB, 5 pages) A2 Direct payments made to farmers (June 2015) (PDF, 155KB, 4 pages) A3 Farms in agri-environment schemes (June 2015) (PDF, 156KB, 4 pages) A4 Input costs (March 2015) (PDF, 148KB, 3 pages) A5 Product prices (March 2015) (PDF, 161KB, 5 pages) A Chart data (June 2015) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 262KB) B) Processes: Farm Business

Changes in income and costs affects the viability of the farm business, and hence decisions about changing farm structures and management practices. These indicators allow the monitoring of changes in the structure of the agricultural industry as it responds to policy and market signals.

B1 Farm size (October 2014) (PDF, 240KB, 4 pages) B2 Farm type (October 2014) (PDF, 172KB, 7 pages) B3 Farm sales (no information available) B4 Land prices (no information available) B5 Farm rents (July 2014) (PDF, 177KB, 6 pages) B6 Farm income (November 2014) (PDF, 166KB, 5 pages) B7 Indebtedness (December 2014) (PDF, 152KB, 5 pages) B8 Diversification (February 2015) (PDF, 162KB, 6 pages) B9 Labour profiles (October 2014) (PDF, 236KB, 4 pages) B10 Contracting costs (February 2015) (PDF, 153KB, 4 pages) B11 Crop and milk yields (July 2014) (PDF, 173KB, 5 pages) B12 Livestock numbers (October 2014) (PDF, 241KB, 7 pages) B Chart data (February 2015) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.26MB) C) Processes: Farm Management

These indicators reflect the everyday decisions involved in managing crops and livestock, which may also have implications for the environment. These might be changes in type of crops grown, the level of inputs, or stocking rate and grazing pattern for livestock.

C1 Area of organic farms (July 2014) (PDF, 170KB, 4 pages) C2 Agricultural land use (November 2014) (PDF, 262KB, 8 pages) C3 Pesticide use (March 2014) (PDF, 137KB, 5 pages) C4 Fertiliser use (August 2015) (PDF, 285KB, 6 pages) C5 Pests and diseases in wheat and rape (no information available) C6 Populations of weed species (no information available) C Chart data (August 2015) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 411KB) D) Environmental Impacts

Changes in farm practices are likely to affect a range of environmental variables, including water (DA), soil (DB), air quality (DC), biodiversity (DE) and landscape (DF). These indicators provide information on key environmental variables of policy and public interest.

DA1 Biological quality of rivers (February 2012) (PDF, 139KB, 4 pages) DA2 Chemical quality of rivers (February 2012) (PDF, 135KB, 4 pages) DA3 N and P levels in rivers (February 2012) (PDF, 174KB, 7 pages) DA4 Pesticides in water (February 2012) (PDF, 121KB, 5 pages) DA5 Water abstraction for agriculture (June 2015) (PDF, 159KB, 5 pages) DB1 Soil phospate (no information available) DC1 Ammonia emissions from agriculture (July 2014) (PDF, 160KB, 4 pages) DD1 Methane emissions from agriculture (March 2015) (PDF, 156KB, 5 pages) DD2 Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture (March 2015) (PDF, 157KB, 5 pages) DD3 Energy derived from agricultural biomass (August 2014) (PDF, 161KB, 3 pages) DE1 Status of farmland BAP habitats (January 2013) (PDF, 163KB, 4 pages) DE2 Status of farmland BAP priority species (June 2012) (PDF, 175KB, 4 pages) DE3 Trends in populations of pipistrelles (January 2015) (PDF, 134KB, 3 pages) DE4 Trends in populations of brown hares (October 2013) (PDF, 130KB, 3 pages) DE5 Trends in populations of farmland birds (November 2014) (PDF, 188KB, 7 pages) DE6 Trends in populations of farmland butterflies (December 2014) (PDF, 157KB, 3 pages) DE7 Plant diversity in the wider countryside (January 2012) (PDF, 120KB, 2 pages) DE8 SSSI condition (November 2014) (PDF, 158KB, 4 pages) DE9 Cover abundance of common plants (no information available) DF1 Landscape features (October 2009) (PDF, 36.4KB, 3 pages) DF2 New woodland planting (October 2014) (PDF, 142KB, 2 pages) DF3 Landscape change (December 2012) (PDF, 172KB, 4 pages) D Chart data (June 2015) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.04MB)

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https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/agri-environment-indicators

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