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APPENDIX B: AGRICULTURAL CENSUS 2015-16 CONTENT

Note all content listed below is still subject to testing (concepts and question wording) which will be finalised in early 2016. Confirmed final content for the Agricultural Census form as well as the final content for the 2015-16 Land Management Practices Survey will be released as an update to this paper in early 2016.

TOPICS AND MEASURE
LAND USE
Area	Land for conservation/protection Land not used for agricultural production including houses etc. Land for crops Land for grazing – improved pastures Land for grazing – other Land under forestry – native Land under forestry – plantation Land for other agricultural purposes Land sold/leased – including for continued agricultural use, urban development, mining and other or unknown uses
LIVESTOCK
Livestock numbers on holding Eggs (production)	Dairy cattle – including cows in milk and dry, and various age splits Meat cattle – including various age splits Sheep and lambs – including various age splits, lambs marked and ewes mated Pigs Goats Poultry Egg production All other livestock
HAY AND SILAGE
Area Production	Lucerne cut for hay Other pasture cut for hay Cereal cut for hay Other crops cut for hay Pasture (including lucerne), cereal and other crops cut for silage
FRUIT
Trees/area bearing Trees/area not yet bearing Production	Grapefruits Lemons Limes Mandarins Oranges All other citrus fruit Apples Pears (including Nashi) All other pome fruit Peaches Nectarines Cherries Plums All other stone fruit Mangoes Olives Avocados All other orchard fruit Grapes for wine production Grapes for all other uses Strawberries Blueberries Other berries Kiwi fruit Bananas Pineapples All other fruit
NUTS
Trees bearing Trees not yet bearing Production	Almonds Macadamias All other nuts
TOTAL ORCHARD AREA
Area	Orchard fruit trees and nut trees
VEGETABLES
Area Production	Carrots Mushrooms Onions (brown, white, red) Potatoes Tomatoes Lettuces Melons (including rock, bitter and water) Capsicums (excluding chillies) Beans (including french and runner) Broccoli Cauliflowers Sweet corn Peas Pumpkins Cabbages Brussel sprouts All other vegetables for human consumption
CEREALS AND OTHER CROPS
Area Production	Wheat Oats Barley Triticale Sorghum Rice Maize All other cereals for grain Canola Other oilseeds (including safflower, soybeans, sunflowers, sesame, linseed) Peanuts in shell Lentils Lupins for grain or seed Chickpeas Mung beans Faba beans (including tick, horse and broad) Other pulses Sugar cane – cut for crushing Sugar cane – plant or other, not for crushing Cotton lint – irrigated Cotton lint – non-irrigated All other crops (excluding fruit, nuts and vegetables for human consumption)
ORGANICS
	Area of holding certified as organic, bio-dynamic or in-conversion Percentage of fruit and/or nuts certified organic – area and production Percentage of vegetables for human consumption certified organic – area and production
WATER
	Sources – total water volume used from various sources Purchase of extra water on temporary basis – total cost and total volume Purchase of extra water on permanent basis – total cost and total volume Annual irrigation water volumetric or usage charges – total cost Use of water – area watered and volume of water used for various purposes
NURSERIES
	Nurseries (undercover and outdoor) Cut flowers (undercover and outdoor) Cultivated turf (outdoor)
Area
FERTILISER
	Fertilisers containing a nitrification inhibitor – area applied to, tonnes applied, litres applied Slow release fertilisers – area applied to, tonnes applied Nitrogen based and other fertilisers – area applied to, tonnes applied, litres applied, no. of applications Cropping period in which nitrogen based fertilisers were applied – area applied to, tonnes applied, litres applied Crop and pasture types that nitrogen based fertilisers were applied to – area applied to, tonnes applied, litres applied Application methods used for nitrogen based fertilisers – area applied to
CROP AND PASTURE MANAGEMENT
Area	Cultivations – including zero, one, two and three or more cultivations for pasture and cropping Crop stubble and/or trash management – including six crops and eight management practices
DEMOGRAPHICS
	Relationship to business Age Gender Length of time involved in farming
FARM MANAGEMENT
	Sources of income – percentage breakdown