Thresholds for the EU Farm Structure Survey 		
Characteristics		Threshold
Utilised agricultural area	Arable land, kitchen gardens, permanent grassland, permanent crops	>5 ha
Permanent outdoor crops	Fruit, berry, citrus and olive plantations, vineyards and nurseries	>1 ha
Outdoor intensive production	Hops	>0.5 ha
	Tobacco	>0.5 ha
	Cotton	>0.5 ha
	Fresh vegetables, melons and 	>0.5 ha
	strawberries, which are outdoors or 	
	under low (not accessible) protective 	
	cover	
Crops under glass or other (accessible) protective cover	Fresh vegetables, melons and 	>0.1 ha
	strawberries	
	Flowers and ornamental plants 	>0.1 ha
	(excluding nurseries)	
Bovine animals	All	>10 Head
Pigs	All	>50 Head
	Breeding sows	>10 Head
Sheep	All	>20 Head
Goats	All	>20 Head
Poultry	All	>1,000 Head
Hardy nursery stock		>1 ha
Mushrooms	All mushroom holdings to be included	>0

The England 2009 June Survey figures were revised on 16 September 2010. 					
The 2009 figures were revised for two reasons. Firstly, the new methodology for 2010 employed thresholds to exclude holdings with very small amounts of activity, so revised 2009 figures were required to permit like-for-like comparisons. Secondly, the 2010 census prompted a register cleaning exercise that removed inactive holdings from the register.  					
					
Further information					
					
Further details on the June Survey methodology are available on the detailed results webpage at: 					
					
https://www.gov.uk/structure-of-the-agricultural-industry-survey-notes-and-guidance					
					
The figures in this workbook are those used to calculate the final UK June estimates as published each year. UK countries may revise their figures. For the most up to date figures or further information for each of the surveys please visit the respective website of each UK country: 					
					
England: 	https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/series/structure-of-the-agricultural-industry				
Scotland: 	http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Agriculture-Fisheries/PubFinalResultsJuneCensus				
Wales: 	www.wales.gov.uk/statistics				
Northern Ireland: 	http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/news/press-releases-statistical/press-release-statistical-current.htm				
					
For further enquiries on this dataset, please contact: Farming Statistics, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Tel: 01904 455332, email: farming-statistics@defra.gsi.gov.uk