Agriculture Census 2000 Central Statistics Office, Skehard Rd., Cork, Ireland. The reference date for the Census is June 1st 2000. Approximately every ten years. The CSO is the Government statistical office and has been collecting and publishing a wide range of social, economic and demographic information on Ireland since it was established in 1949. The Census of Agriculture is the most comprehensive source of information on the structure of farming in Ireland and on the activities of our farmers.
Some information is available through administrative schemes.
However it is collected at different times of the year and tends to be less than fully comprehensive. The Census allows an in-depth analysis of all agricultural activities on a farm. The Census of Agriculture will collect information on crops, livestock, labour input, farm machinery and other miscellaneous statistics from every farm in Ireland. The results are widely used at national and local level by Irish organisations interested in agricultural statistics and by the European Commission and the European Statistical Office. Irish farming bodies also make extensive use of the results.