Post completion Survey

As a graduate of the SC New and Beginning Farmers Program, we would like to hear from you and get updated as to how your business has developed.

Please take a few minutes to complete the short survey to let us know how you are doing.

The information collected in this survey will be reported to USDA and will be used to determine the success of the New and Beginning Farmers Program and ways to improve the program for future years.

Name

Address

City

Zip

E-mail

Website

In what year did you complete the program?

2011

2012

2013

Since completing the program, have you: (please check all that apply)

Did not start farming

Started farming

Continued farming, was farming prior to program

Stopped farming

If you did not start farming or stopped farming following the program, please explain the reason(s) or circumstances which caused you to make this decision.

Since completing the program, have you: (please check all that apply)

Please describe the changes selected in the previous question.

Since completing the program, have you: (please check all that apply)

Adapted practices that increased crop or livestock productivity

Adapted practices that increased environmental sustainability

Please describe the practices that were adapted to increase productivity and/or environmental sustainability.

Since completing the program, have you: (please check all that apply)

Collaborated with other SCNBFP graduates

Developed significant business collaborations with other businesses

Became involved in an agriculture support organization at the state level

Became involved in an agriculture support organization at the local level

Please describe your collaborations with others and involvement with agriculture support organizations.

Have you entered your business information into MarketMaker?

Please share the biggest challenges you have encountered establishing your farming business.

Please tell about the area(s) you have experienced the most success with your farming business.

In what areas would you be interested in receiving additional training? (check all that apply)

The following section does not apply to 2011 or 2012 SCNBFP graduates. We will be asking you this question in the future. We provide it here so that you can be thinking about these things as you set your vision and goals for the future.

If you completed the program 3 years ago, please select all that apply:

Participating in farmer collaborative networks

Participating as a mentor for other beginning farmers

Seen an increase in farm revenue

Seen an increase in the amount of food produced by the farm

Seen an increase in local food sales

Please describe any collaborative networks, mentoring, and increase in farm revenue/amount of food produced/local food sales.