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1. Which of these categories best describes you? (check all that apply)

Which of these categories best describes you? (check all that apply) Aspiring Farmer/Rancher

Farmer/Rancher

Farm Intern/Apprentice

Gardener

Academic Researcher

Graduate Student

Undergraduate Student

Teacher (K-12)

Student (K-12)

College/University Administrator

Extension Agent/Educator

Elected Official/Policy Maker (or representative therof)

Federal Government Organization Employee/Administrator

State Government Organization Employee/Administrator

Local Government Organization Employee/Administrator

Non-Profit Organization Employee/Administrator

Beginning Farmer Development/Education Program Employee/Administrator

Food/Farm Website Administrator

Food/Farm Job Seeker

Food/Farm Policy Activist

Other (please specify)

2. What are the most useful/important features of Beginningfarmers.org? (Please rank each in terms of importance).

	Not Useful/Important	Somewhat Useful/Important	Fairly Useful/Important	Very Useful/Important	Extremely Useful/Important	Don't Know
Regular Blog Updates	*What are the most useful/important features of Beginningfarmers.org? (Please rank each in terms of importance). Regular Blog Updates Not Useful/Important	Regular Blog Updates Somewhat Useful/Important	Regular Blog Updates Fairly Useful/Important	Regular Blog Updates Very Useful/Important	Regular Blog Updates Extremely Useful/Important	Regular Blog Updates Don't Know
Event Announcements	Event Announcements Not Useful/Important	Event Announcements Somewhat Useful/Important	Event Announcements Fairly Useful/Important	Event Announcements Very Useful/Important	Event Announcements Extremely Useful/Important	Event Announcements Don't Know
Job Announcements	Job Announcements Not Useful/Important	Job Announcements Somewhat Useful/Important	Job Announcements Fairly Useful/Important	Job Announcements Very Useful/Important	Job Announcements Extremely Useful/Important	Job Announcements Don't Know
Agricultural News/Policy Updates	Agricultural News/Policy Updates Not Useful/Important	Agricultural News/Policy Updates Somewhat Useful/Important	Agricultural News/Policy Updates Fairly Useful/Important	Agricultural News/Policy Updates Very Useful/Important	Agricultural News/Policy Updates Extremely Useful/Important	Agricultural News/Policy Updates Don't Know
Articles/Research Information	Articles/Research Information Not Useful/Important	Articles/Research Information Somewhat Useful/Important	Articles/Research Information Fairly Useful/Important	Articles/Research Information Very Useful/Important	Articles/Research Information Extremely Useful/Important	Articles/Research Information Don't Know
Information about Financing (loans/grants)	Information about Financing (loans/grants) Not Useful/Important	Information about Financing (loans/grants) Somewhat Useful/Important	Information about Financing (loans/grants) Fairly Useful/Important	Information about Financing (loans/grants) Very Useful/Important	Information about Financing (loans/grants) Extremely Useful/Important	Information about Financing (loans/grants) Don't Know
Information about Finding Land	Information about Finding Land Not Useful/Important	Information about Finding Land Somewhat Useful/Important	Information about Finding Land Fairly Useful/Important	Information about Finding Land Very Useful/Important	Information about Finding Land Extremely Useful/Important	Information about Finding Land Don't Know
Business Planning Information	Business Planning Information Not Useful/Important	Business Planning Information Somewhat Useful/Important	Business Planning Information Fairly Useful/Important	Business Planning Information Very Useful/Important	Business Planning Information Extremely Useful/Important	Business Planning Information Don't Know
Training Resources	Training Resources Not Useful/Important	Training Resources Somewhat Useful/Important	Training Resources Fairly Useful/Important	Training Resources Very Useful/Important	Training Resources Extremely Useful/Important	Training Resources Don't Know
Information about Production (of any crop/animal/product)	Information about Production (of any crop/animal/product) Not Useful/Important	Information about Production (of any crop/animal/product) Somewhat Useful/Important	Information about Production (of any crop/animal/product) Fairly Useful/Important	Information about Production (of any crop/animal/product) Very Useful/Important	Information about Production (of any crop/animal/product) Extremely Useful/Important	Information about Production (of any crop/animal/product) Don't Know
Information about Markets	Information about Markets Not Useful/Important	Information about Markets Somewhat Useful/Important	Information about Markets Fairly Useful/Important	Information about Markets Very Useful/Important	Information about Markets Extremely Useful/Important	Information about Markets Don't Know
Links to Other Websites	Links to Other Websites Not Useful/Important	Links to Other Websites Somewhat Useful/Important	Links to Other Websites Fairly Useful/Important	Links to Other Websites Very Useful/Important	Links to Other Websites Extremely Useful/Important	Links to Other Websites Don't Know
Links to Other Information Sources	Links to Other Information Sources Not Useful/Important	Links to Other Information Sources Somewhat Useful/Important	Links to Other Information Sources Fairly Useful/Important	Links to Other Information Sources Very Useful/Important	Links to Other Information Sources Extremely Useful/Important	Links to Other Information Sources Don't Know
Urban Farming Information	Urban Farming Information Not Useful/Important	Urban Farming Information Somewhat Useful/Important	Urban Farming Information Fairly Useful/Important	Urban Farming Information Very Useful/Important	Urban Farming Information Extremely Useful/Important	Urban Farming Information Don't Know
Permaculture Information	Permaculture Information Not Useful/Important	Permaculture Information Somewhat Useful/Important	Permaculture Information Fairly Useful/Important	Permaculture Information Very Useful/Important	Permaculture Information Extremely Useful/Important	Permaculture Information Don't Know

Other Useful/Important Features (please specify and rank)

3. What other kinds of information/features (if any), would be useful to you? What is BeginningFarmers.org missing?

What other kinds of information/features (if any), would be useful to you? What is BeginningFarmers.org missing?

4. What are the biggest barriers to new farmer entry and development in your opinion? (Please rate each on a scale of 1-5)

	Not a Barrier	Somewhat Important Barrier	Fairly Important Barrier	Very Important Barrier	Extremely Important Barrier	Don't Know
Business Knowledge/Planning Skills	*What are the biggest barriers to new farmer entry and development in your opinion? (Please rate each on a scale of 1-5) Business Knowledge/Planning Skills Not a Barrier	Business Knowledge/Planning Skills Somewhat Important Barrier	Business Knowledge/Planning Skills Fairly Important Barrier	Business Knowledge/Planning Skills Very Important Barrier	Business Knowledge/Planning Skills Extremely Important Barrier	Business Knowledge/Planning Skills Don't Know
Production Knowledge	Production Knowledge Not a Barrier	Production Knowledge Somewhat Important Barrier	Production Knowledge Fairly Important Barrier	Production Knowledge Very Important Barrier	Production Knowledge Extremely Important Barrier	Production Knowledge Don't Know
Access to Markets	Access to Markets Not a Barrier	Access to Markets Somewhat Important Barrier	Access to Markets Fairly Important Barrier	Access to Markets Very Important Barrier	Access to Markets Extremely Important Barrier	Access to Markets Don't Know
Access to Government Programs	Access to Government Programs Not a Barrier	Access to Government Programs Somewhat Important Barrier	Access to Government Programs Fairly Important Barrier	Access to Government Programs Very Important Barrier	Access to Government Programs Extremely Important Barrier	Access to Government Programs Don't Know
Access to Health Insurance	Access to Health Insurance Not a Barrier	Access to Health Insurance Somewhat Important Barrier	Access to Health Insurance Fairly Important Barrier	Access to Health Insurance Very Important Barrier	Access to Health Insurance Extremely Important Barrier	Access to Health Insurance Don't Know
Access to Land	Access to Land Not a Barrier	Access to Land Somewhat Important Barrier	Access to Land Fairly Important Barrier	Access to Land Very Important Barrier	Access to Land Extremely Important Barrier	Access to Land Don't Know
Access to Adequate Training/Information	Access to Adequate Training/Information Not a Barrier	Access to Adequate Training/Information Somewhat Important Barrier	Access to Adequate Training/Information Fairly Important Barrier	Access to Adequate Training/Information Very Important Barrier	Access to Adequate Training/Information Extremely Important Barrier	Access to Adequate Training/Information Don't Know
Risk Assessment/Management	Risk Assessment/Management Not a Barrier	Risk Assessment/Management Somewhat Important Barrier	Risk Assessment/Management Fairly Important Barrier	Risk Assessment/Management Very Important Barrier	Risk Assessment/Management Extremely Important Barrier	Risk Assessment/Management Don't Know
Access to Capital (loans, grants, investments, startup funds)	Access to Capital (loans, grants, investments, startup funds) Not a Barrier	Access to Capital (loans, grants, investments, startup funds) Somewhat Important Barrier	Access to Capital (loans, grants, investments, startup funds) Fairly Important Barrier	Access to Capital (loans, grants, investments, startup funds) Very Important Barrier	Access to Capital (loans, grants, investments, startup funds) Extremely Important Barrier	Access to Capital (loans, grants, investments, startup funds) Don't Know

Other(s) (please specify and rank)

5. (OPTIONAL) How might BeginningFarmers.org best assist in overcoming these barriers?

(OPTIONAL) How might BeginningFarmers.org best assist in overcoming these barriers?

6. (OPTIONAL) How might other resources/programs best assist in overcoming these barriers

(OPTIONAL) How might other resources/programs best assist in overcoming these barriers

7. If you are a farmer/rancher please indicate your experience level.

If you are a farmer/rancher please indicate your experience level. Less than 5 years experience as farm/ranch operator

5-10 years experience as farm/ranch operator

More than 10 years experience as farm/ranch operator

Not Applicable

8. If you are a farmer/rancher, please indicate the size of your operation

If you are a farmer/rancher, please indicate the size of your operation Less than 5 acres

5-10 Acres

10-25 Acres

25-50 Acres

50-100 Acres

100-250 Acres

250-500 Acres

500-1000 Acres

More than 1000 Acres

Not Applicable

9. (OPTIONAL) Please indicate the type of production system(s) you are most interested in (check all that apply)

(OPTIONAL) Please indicate the type of production system(s) you are most interested in (check all that apply) Dairy Production

Beef Cattle Production

Hog Production

Milk Goat Production

Meat Goat Production

Lamb/Seep Production

Poultry Production (meat)

Poultry Production (eggs)

Commodity (Field/Fiber) Crop Production

Hay/Forage Crop Production

Processing Vegetable Production (including potato)

Fresh Vegetable Production

Tree Fruit Production

Small Fruit Production

Table/Wine Grape Production

Melon Production

Transplant Production

Fuel Crop/Biomass Production

Forest Products (wood)

Maple Syrup Production

Mushroom Production

Cut Flower Production

Horticultural Production (annuals)

Horticultural Production (perennials)

Herb Production

Medicinal Plant Production

Horse Farming

Aquaculture

Urban Farming

Permaculture

Organic Production

Rotational Grazing

Biodynamic Farming

Agritourism

Hydroponics

Hoophouse/High Tunnel (season extension)

Horticultural Therapy

Community Gardens

Home Gardening

Other (please specify)

10. (OPTIONAL) Please indicate the marketing practices of most interest to you (check all that apply).

(OPTIONAL) Please indicate the marketing practices of most interest to you (check all that apply). Wholesale (to processors, elevators, packers, distributors, farmer cooperatives)

Wholesale (to supermarkets, health food stores, food co-ops, buying clubs)

Direct Sales to Other Farmers

Direct Sales to Restaurants

Auctions

Farmers Markets

Community Supported Agriculture

Roadside Stands

U-Pick

Value Added Products

Internet Sales

Cow Shares

Farm to School/Institution

Other (please specify)

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