ANNEX 4
June Agricultural Census
We will use the land use data you declare on your permanent land data sheet IACS (3) to meet the land use data statistical requirements of the June Agricultural Census ( JAC). We will still send you a JAC form each year but you will have fewer questions to answer because you will not need to give us your land use information again. We will send the shortened JAC to those who submitted a SAF the year before, for example we will send the shortened JAC 2009 to all applicants who submitted a 2008 SAF.
It is crucial for JAC purposes, that you declare all the land you have on your SAF.
Land Rented Out Seasonally
In order to provide comprehensive statistical coverage of all activities on your land, you will need to record land use codes on all the land you rent out seasonally on your IACS (3). We need this because not all land that is rented in seasonally is declared on the IACS (4) (seasonal land data sheet). We will record the activity on the land using the LLO code (Land let out), for example, if Ware Potatoes are being grown on land you have rented out seasonally, you will need to report this as " LLO- WPOT".
Land use
We also have to collect information on specific crops that are required for the JAC. These include:
- Vegetables.
- Fodder crops, including a specific code for Whole Crop Cereals.
- Nursery stoc.
as well as:
- Strawberries.
- Bedding & pot plants.
- Aromatic, medicinal, & culinary plants.
You can see the full list of land use codes in the Notes for Completion IACS (1a) 2009.
Intended land use on 15 May 2009
When you complete your SAF please tell us, as best you can, what the land use will be on 15 May ie the date by which you have to submit your SAF to your SGRPID area office. This applies to land which has not yet been sown or on which a final decision has not yet been taken. For this land, we will accept best intentions for JAC purposes.
Livestock Data
We will not use the data on livestock you tell us about on your SAF for the JAC. This is because there are considerable differences in terms of definitions and reference dates. Also, SAF data is collected at the aggregate business level but we need holding level data for the JAC.
JAC Statistical Database
We will aggregate the SAF data on land use to the holding level using the information you give us on your IACS (3). We will combine this with the other holding level information we will collect on the reduced JAC form, including livestock, labour, rental agreements, glasshouses and total holding areas (including any un-mapped land).
All of this data will be included in the JAC database and used for statistical and research purposes. The SG Agricultural Statistics Unit will treat the data with strict confidence. Occasionally, we will use the JAC database to contact holdings in emergency situations, for example during a disease outbreak, or with information which the Scottish Government considered will be beneficial to holdings.