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New Data Insight compares structure of farming and non-farming households in Wales
A new ADR Wales Data Insight presents data on the structure of farming households in Wales and compares them to other non-farming rural households. The work was carried out by…
ADR UK invests further funding in AD|ARC
ADR UK is providing a second phase of funding for the Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection (AD|ARC) programme. This four-nation project will increase understanding of farmer and farm household…
Farming and farmers in Northern Ireland: Working in partnership to create a data linking project
In this latest edition of the AD|ARC blog series, Orla Bateson from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) discusses the development of the Census Agricultural Research Study (CARS) and the next steps…
AD|ARC – Forging and strengthening a UK-wide administrative data research network
Nicholas Webster is a Senior Analyst for the Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection. Here he discusses how the project is forging new connections across government, academia and the agricultural sector…
AD|ARC: ADR Scotland working in partnership to deliver a UK-wide data linking project
Dave Grzybowski, Team Leader of the Scottish Government Data Acquisition Team in ADR Scotland, discusses how colleagues in Scotland are supporting the Administrative Data|Agricultural Research Collection (AD|ARC) project, its impact and building on…
How can data linking support the delivery of a new agricultural policy in England? A Defra perspective
Dave Fernall, statistician in the Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Farming Statistics team and lead for the Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection (AD|ARC) project in England, shares his personal views on how…
AD|ARC: Linking Government data to support Farming in Scotland
Alastair McAlpine is a Senior Statistician in the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environmental Sciences and Analytical Services division and is also an ADR UK Ambassador. Here he discusses how the AD|ARC (Administrative…
How can data linking help to strengthen farmers across the UK? A public health perspective
In the latest in the AD|ARC blog series, Alisha Davies from Public Health Wales discusses the importance of linked administrative data for improving the lives of farmers and farming communities across the UK. Agriculture…
AD|ARC: Understanding the people who live and work on farms
Paul Caskie, Principal Investigator for Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection (AD|ARC), discusses how the project started and how it’s going. What prompted AD|ARC, and what’s it about? We know that…
ADR UK funds innovative data research project to improve the lives and productivity of farmers across the UK
ADR UK has today (6 October 2020) announced a grant of almost £600,000 to harness the potential of administrative data to better understand the characteristics of farm households with a view to improving…