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Thank you very much for participating in this research. Please be assured that this study is for research purposes only and your input will be completely anonymous. You will not be contacted for sales of any kind as a result of your participation in this study. If you complete this survey, we will send you $20 as our way of saying thank you for your time.
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| The following questions are about your farming operation and will be used to route you to questions that apply specifically to you. |
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| * What is your total farmable acreage this year, in 2016? Please include all the acres on which you raise crops, your fallow, pastureland, CRP, and set aside acres. Do not include woodland, other land unsuitable for raising crops or state or government open land used for pasture or grazing. | | |
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* Do you plant any of the following crops?
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| * In what state is your farming operation? |
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| You do qualify for this survey. My first question is... |
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| * How many total CROP acres do you have? | | |
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| * How many total acres of CORN do you have? | | |
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| * How many total acres of SOYBEANS do you have? | | |
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| Of your total crop acres, how many are: |
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| Of your total corn acres, how many are: |
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| Of your total soybean acres, how many are: |
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| * Of your total farmable acres, how many are idle or fallow in 2016? (By Fallow we mean land that has been idle for at least one growing season not including CRP acres or acres which you were prevented from planting for some other reason.) | | |
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| * What is your primary brand of soybean seed? |
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| * How many acres of ${piping_text} soybeans did you plant? | | |
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| * What is your primary brand of corn seed? |
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| * How many total acres of ${piping_text} corn did you plant this past season, in 2016? | | |
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| * Do you see sustainability as an important responsibility for farmers? |
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| How willing would you be to make changes to your farming practices in exchange for the right amount of compensation? Use a scale of 1-10, where 1= not at all willing and 10 = very willing.
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| * Would you prefer cash payments or goods/services in exchange for changing your farming practices? |
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| The next questions are about your conservation practices. |
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When thinking about conservation practices such as Nutrient management, Permanent pasture, Crop Rotations, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops, and Residue management on your farm, please indicate how influential the following groups and individuals are when you make decisions about conservation practices. Use a scale of 1 = Not At All Influential to 5= Very Influential.
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| What impact does the market outlook for future cash crop prices have on your decision to adopt conservation practices? Please use a scale from 1= No Impact to 5 = A Great Deal of Impact.
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Which of the following practices do you use on your farm?
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| * Do you have a nutrient management plan that identifies what sources of Nutrients you apply, when, at what rate and how to optimize nutrient use efficiency? |
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* Do you utilize Advanced Nitrogen Products (eg Environmentally Smart Nitrogen, Agrotain, Nitrification inhibitors)?
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| * To what percent do you apply Advanced Nitrogen Products? | | |
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| * Under what conditions do you apply Advanced Nitrogen Products? | | |
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| What other actions do you take to optimize nutrient use efficiency and minimize nutrient loss? [e.g., timing of application, placement of application] | | |
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| * Do you apply nutrients based on soil tests and lab/CCA recommendations? |
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| Interviewer: ask the next questions for each of the following crops only: |
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Which of the following tillage practices do you use on your corn and/or soybeans?
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On how many acres do you use each of the following tillage practices?
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* For what purpose/operation do you till or disturb the soil?
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| * The next questions are about your CONSERVATION tillage practices. |
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| Interviewer: Ask the next question for the following crops only: |
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For how many years have you been using the following conservation tillage practices?
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| * Do you believe there is a yield advantage, a disadvantage or no difference in acres using conservation tillage compared to conventional tillage? |
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| Interviewer: Ask the next question for the following crops only: |
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| In a normal year, what is your average yield ADVANTAGE on fields that had conservation tillage compared to similar fields that had been conventionally tilled?
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| * What do think are the top benefits of conservation tillage? | | |
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Which of the following do you think represents a benefit of conservation tillage?
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| * What do you think are the top challenges of conservation tillage? | | |
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Which of the following do you think represents a challenge of conservation tillage?
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| The next questions are about your cover crops. |
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| * Have you ever used cover crops on your corn or soybean acres? |
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| * For how many years have you been using cover crops? | | |
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| * How many acres of cover crops did you plant in previous years on average (including corn and soybean fields)? | | |
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| * How many acres of cover crops do you plan to plant this cropping season on average (including corn and soybean fields)? | | |
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* Which cover crop species do you plant?
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Cereal grains and grass (including rye, tritcale, winter barley, and oats)
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Brassicas (including radish, rapeseed, turnips, and canola)
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Legumes (including clover, peas, vetch, and sunnhemp)
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Non-legume summer annuals (including buckwheat, sorghum sudan, and millet)
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* Do you mix cover crop species?
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* What is the primary cover crop termination method you used on your most recent cover crop?
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| * Do you believe there is a yield advantage, disadvantage, or no difference on acres where you are using cover crops? |
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| Interviewer: Ask the next question for the following crops only: |
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| In a normal year, what is your average yield ADVANTAGE on fields that had been planted to cover crops compared to similar fields that had not been cover cropped?
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| * What do you think are the top benefits of cover crops? | | |
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Which of the following do you think represents a benefit of cover crops.
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| * What do you think are the top challenges of cover crops? | | |
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Indicate which of the following you think represents a challenge of cover crops.
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| Interviewer: Ask the next question for the following crops only: |
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| What is your average yield for corn? | | | | What is your average yield for soybeans? | | |
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| The last questions are for classification purposes only. |
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| * In what year were you born? |
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| * What is your last education level completed? |
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| * Would you like to receive more information about the topics covered in this survey? |
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| Please provide your contact information so we can send your honorarium.
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