The Situation of Agricultural Companies

The situation of agricultural companies in the FRG and attitude of
farmers to government subsidies.

Topics: Planned change of areas used agriculturally or livestock
holdings; reasons for doing without company change; holding of milk
animals, meat animals, porkers and breeding sows; knowledge about
agricultural support programs and judgement on these support programs
by respondent and his occupational colleagues; utilization of public
aid and reasons for not doing so; judgement on the usefulness of
government subsidies; sources of information about subsidies; planned
investments depending on subsidies; judgement on company income; family
members helping; retraining intent; contacts with the employment office
and as appropriate prospect of a new job; consultation of external
advisers on the occasion of company conversion; presence of an heir and
age of farm successor; current occupation of farm successor; company
size.

Demography: age; school education; state.