Dairy Cows on a Farm

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Number on a Farm

Number on a Farm 1

Estimates

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Estimates 2

Total

Total

None

1 to 24

25 to 49

50 to 99

100 to 199

At least 200

Farms

21,733

1,163

180

531

578

341

24,526

Responses

8,362

547

106

321

300

142

9,778

Size - Turnover (€000s) Standard Output (SO) - a proxy measure to reflect turnover

992,609

76,060

22,686

111,583

222,763

295,213

1,720,914

Size - Profit (€000s) Standard Gross Margins (SGM) - a proxy measure to reflect profit

428,964

39,787

12,005

59,350

120,722

163,689

824,518

Size - FTE Labour Standard Labour Requirement (SLR) - a proxy measure to reflect labour

25,864

1,815

348

1,455

2,646

3,334

35,462

All Land (ha) All land on the farm

1,338,732

93,784

15,232

57,341

87,404

84,568

1,677,061

All Land (ha) All land on the farm

New Grass

Grassland which has been sown within the last 5 years

101,742

7,909

1,591

7,383

17,017

22,137

157,778

Permanent Grass Land covered by grass and which has been so for at least the last 5 years. The distinction between permanent grass and rough grazing is determined by the farmer.

Land covered by grass and which has been so for at least the last 5 years. The distinction between permanent grass and rough grazing is determined by the farmer.

841,765

68,274

11,189

42,472

56,300

45,603

1,065,602

Rough Grazing Grazing land of a lower quality upon which one farm has the sole rights to graze their animals. (ie excluding grazing on Common Land). The distinction between permanent grass and rough grazing is determined by the farmer.

Grazing land of a lower quality upon which one farm has the sole rights to graze their animals. (ie excluding grazing on Common Land). The distinction between permanent grass and rough grazing is determined by the farmer.

242,863

7,898

1,018

2,205

2,452

3,760

260,196

Woods and Others Farm woodland plus all other land not included elsewhere (mainly non-agricultural land)

88,652

5,268

925

2,621

3,210

3,539

104,215

All Crops

Sum of cereals, stockfeed and other crops

63,710

4,435

510

2,660

8,426

9,530

89,270

All Crops

Cereals

37,444

2,397

312

1,342

4,176

3,763

49,435

Stockfeed

All arable crops that are used to produce feed for grazing animals. (Note this does not include grass grown for the same purpose)

14,652

1,262

154

1,127

3,500

4,404

25,098

Other Crops All arable crops other than cereals and stockfeed. (In Wales the main crops are potatoes and oilseed rape)

11,614

776

190

750

1,363

14,737

All Cattle All cattle and calves on the farm

509,350

95,309

20,280

90,955

181,146

237,301

1,134,341

All Cattle All cattle and calves on the farm

Dairy Cows Females aged 2+ years that have calved and used for dairy production

3,982

6,979

38,905

81,690

117,094

248,650

Beef Cows

Females aged 2+ years that have calved and used for producing beef sucklers

141,313

22,337

962

1,450

1,377

649

168,088

Other Cattle All other cattle (uncalved females, males and cattle under 2 years old)

368,037

68,990

12,339

50,600

98,079

119,558

717,603

Total Sheep Breeding ewes, rams, lambs under 1 year and other sheep. Most of the animals (95 per cent) are breeding ewes and lambs (roughly in a 50/50 split)

Breeding ewes, rams, lambs under 1 year and other sheep. Most of the animals (95 per cent) are breeding ewes and lambs (roughly in a 50/50 split)

8,909,574

515,534

57,429

136,958

123,172

67,819

9,810,486

Total Pigs Pigs used for breeding purposes plus those raised for producing meat (approximately 15 per cent used for breeding)

20,046

1,097

630

1,219

130

23,194

Total Poultry Most of these (usually around 90 per cent) are chickens used for meat or egg production. Most of the remainder are turkeys, the rest being ducks, geese and other fowl.

Most of these (usually around 90 per cent) are chickens used for meat or egg production. Most of the remainder are turkeys, the rest being ducks, geese and other fowl.

7,233,667

70,457

899

21,615

152,240

349,798

7,828,676

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Title

Dairy Cows on a Farm

Last update

March 2019

Next update

September 2019

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

June Census of Agriculture and Horticulture, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.agric@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

The survey estimates are based on the responses that we receive, which are then used to represent all farms. For further information, please refer to the methodology from the statistical release in the weblink

Data reference periods

2007 - 2017

Keywords

agriculture; farming; dairy; cattle; livestock

Weblinks

https://gov.wales/disaggregated-welsh-agricultural-statistics-2014

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical release, as per the given weblink.

Name

AGRI0203