Data to Serve 21 st Century Agriculture: Expanding ARMS St. Louis, Mo. Dec. 4-5 ARMS Conference Participant Survey

Did you know about ARMS before being invited to this workshop? 38 Total Responses “Yes” - 31 Responses, 82 Percent “No” - 7 Responses, 18%

What current ARMS information/products do you find most useful? Costs and Returns Estimates Costs of Production Chemical Use Farm Typology/Structure Household/Wealth Data Although a few respondents indicated that ARMS data was not useful to them, most respondents indicated several useful ARMS data products. One response noted, “I probably make use of all the ARMS data in one form or another.”

List ways you think ARMS data can help you do your job. Make Comparisons by State, Community or Farm Level Target Education Programs Farm Finance and Management Research/Extension Analyze Effects of Farm Programs/Policy Changes Provide More Detailed State-level Data Legislative or Financial Institution Decision Making Issues Which Are Not Currently Addressed by ERS One response noted, “It would be helpful to have direct access to survey information and to be able to create special runs.”

What other data on agriculture and the food system do you use in your work? Census of Agriculture NASS/ERS Products Farm Business Association BEA-REIS INPLAN AELOS Environmental Working Group Remote Sensing Products University Developed Products

Reinforced the Variety (Even Within States) of Agriculture Difficult to Develop Public Policy for States from Generalized National Data. Federal Reserve Bank’s use of ARMS Data. Federal Agencies are Looking to Work Together with Users. How the ARMS Data is Collected. List what you learned about U.S. Agriculture today.