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Farm practices survey February 2025

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · 2026

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Summary

This Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs statistical release presents a cross-sectional survey documenting the prevalence of farming practice adoption across English farms in February 2025. The survey establishes a descriptive baseline intended to support temporal trend analysis and policy evaluation. As a prevalence study, it characterises current practice distribution without inferring causal relationships between practice adoption and agronomic or environmental outcomes.

Regional applicability

This study is conducted in the United Kingdom (England specifically) and directly reflects English farming conditions and practice adoption at the time of survey. The findings are directly applicable to United Kingdom agricultural policy and baseline monitoring of farm management practices.

Key measures

Prevalence rates of farming practices; practice adoption distribution across English farms

Outcomes reported

The survey documents the prevalence and distribution of farming practices adopted across English farms as of February 2025. It establishes a descriptive baseline of current practice adoption intended to support trend analysis and policy evaluation.

Theme
Farming systems, soils & land use
Subject
Arable cropping systems
Study type
Policy
Study design
Cross-sectional survey
Source type
Industry/policy report
Status
Published
Geography
United Kingdom
System type
Mixed farming
Catalogue ID
IRmqggqh5z-02549a

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