Guidance

Calibration Weighting for the Farm Business Survey (FBS) in England – November 2025 update

Technical information on the 2025 update of calibration weighting methodology to the Farm Business Survey (FBS) in England

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 17 November 2025

Applies to England

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Calibration Weighting for the Farm Business Survey (FBS) in England – November 2025 update

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The Farm Business Survey provides information on the financial position and physical and economic performance of farm businesses in England. As the FBS is a sample survey, the sample data needs to be weighted to produce estimates of the FBS population. This paper contains information on the changes made to the FBS weighting methodology.

Published 17 November 2025