Hops Survey - Growers

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* 1. Where are you from?

Massachusetts

Vermont

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What is your total farm acreage (all crops, including hops)?

Arable land (acres)

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* 3. Hop growing status

Currently growing

Will start this season

Just gathering more information

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* 4. Are you

Organic

Conventional

I have two hopyards, one conventional, one organic

I don't currently use pesticides, but could potentially in the future if pest pressure gets too great

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* 5. What does your hopyard look like (current or planned)?

Trellis height (ft)

Rhizome spacing (ft)

Number of rhizomes

Area in production (sq ft)

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* 6. What is the predominate soil type in your hopyard?

Clay

Loam

Silt

Sand

Stony

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Is the soil drainage in your hopyard

Excessive (droughty)

Well-drained

Moderately well-drained

Poorly drained

Actually, it's a swamp

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Do you use supplemental irrigation?

Yes

What kind? (i.e. drip tape, hose, bucket, overhead, etc.)

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* 9. What varieties do you grow?

Amarillo

Apollo

Brewer's Gold

Cascade

Centennial

Chinook

Columbus

Fuggles

Galena

Glacier

Golding

Hallertau

Magnum

Mount Hood

Northern Brewer

Nugget

Perle

Saaz

Santiam

Simcoe

Sterling

Tettnang

Willamette

Zeus

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you fertilize with

Synthetic fertilizer

Compost

Manure

Cover crops/green manure

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What are your primary weed control methods?

Cover/Smother crop

Flame weeder

Hand weeding

Herbicides

Mowers

Mulch (organic matter)

Mulch (plastic)

Nothing

Tillage

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What are the primary disease issues in your hopyard?

Powdery mildew

Downy mildew

Rust

Black root rot

Gray/Sooty mold

Wilt

No diseases

Not sure what the problem is, but I have something

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What are your primary insect pests?

Aphids

Spider mites

Japanese beetles

Not sure what the problem is, but I have something

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What are the primary limiting agronomic factors for your hop production system?

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* 15. How do you harvest your hops?

By hand

With ladders

Cutting the bine and removing from the field

Machinery

Please describe any mechanics

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* 16. How much time does it take to harvest your hops?

Man-hours

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* 17. Please describe your oast. How do you dry your hops, and at what temperature?

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* 18. How do you package your hops?

Vacuum pack

Freezer

Other (please specify)

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* 19. In level of importance, please rank the impact the following could have on your hop operation's success.

	Essential	Very Important	Pretty Important	Somewhat Important	Not Important	N/A
Mechanical harvesting equipment	Mechanical harvesting equipment Essential	Mechanical harvesting equipment Very Important	Mechanical harvesting equipment Pretty Important	Mechanical harvesting equipment Somewhat Important	Mechanical harvesting equipment Not Important	Mechanical harvesting equipment N/A
Help figuring out how to construct a hopyard	Help figuring out how to construct a hopyard Essential	Help figuring out how to construct a hopyard Very Important	Help figuring out how to construct a hopyard Pretty Important	Help figuring out how to construct a hopyard Somewhat Important	Help figuring out how to construct a hopyard Not Important	Help figuring out how to construct a hopyard N/A
Finding markets	Finding markets Essential	Finding markets Very Important	Finding markets Pretty Important	Finding markets Somewhat Important	Finding markets Not Important	Finding markets N/A
Networking opportunities with other growers	Networking opportunities with other growers Essential	Networking opportunities with other growers Very Important	Networking opportunities with other growers Pretty Important	Networking opportunities with other growers Somewhat Important	Networking opportunities with other growers Not Important	Networking opportunities with other growers N/A
Information on soil fertility management	Information on soil fertility management Essential	Information on soil fertility management Very Important	Information on soil fertility management Pretty Important	Information on soil fertility management Somewhat Important	Information on soil fertility management Not Important	Information on soil fertility management N/A
Weed, insect, and/or disease control strategies	Weed, insect, and/or disease control strategies Essential	Weed, insect, and/or disease control strategies Very Important	Weed, insect, and/or disease control strategies Pretty Important	Weed, insect, and/or disease control strategies Somewhat Important	Weed, insect, and/or disease control strategies Not Important	Weed, insect, and/or disease control strategies N/A
Capital to get started	Capital to get started Essential	Capital to get started Very Important	Capital to get started Pretty Important	Capital to get started Somewhat Important	Capital to get started Not Important	Capital to get started N/A
Need to get a better price for my hops	Need to get a better price for my hops Essential	Need to get a better price for my hops Very Important	Need to get a better price for my hops Pretty Important	Need to get a better price for my hops Somewhat Important	Need to get a better price for my hops Not Important	Need to get a better price for my hops N/A
Help with budgeting tools or business planning	Help with budgeting tools or business planning Essential	Help with budgeting tools or business planning Very Important	Help with budgeting tools or business planning Pretty Important	Help with budgeting tools or business planning Somewhat Important	Help with budgeting tools or business planning Not Important	Help with budgeting tools or business planning N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 20. Where do you sell your hops?

I use them myself

Home brewers

Local breweries

Brew shops

Just can't seem to sell the darn things

Other (please specify)

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* 21. What do you think is an acceptable price per pound for your hops?

	Wet	Dry
$0 - 5	$0 - 5 Wet	$0 - 5 Dry
$5 - 10	$5 - 10 Wet	$5 - 10 Dry
$10 - 15	$10 - 15 Wet	$10 - 15 Dry
$15 - 20	$15 - 20 Wet	$15 - 20 Dry
$20 - 25	$20 - 25 Wet	$20 - 25 Dry
$25 - 30	$25 - 30 Wet	$25 - 30 Dry
> $30	> $30 Wet	> $30 Dry

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* 22. What are the limiting infrastructural factors for your hop production system?

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* 23. How can we help you grow hops?

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* 24. What is the best way for our group to communicate? (Please check all that apply)

Yearly face-to-face meeting

Email exchanges

Blog

Social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Workshops and outreach events at farms or breweries

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Where are you from?

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* 2. What is your total farm acreage (all crops, including hops)?

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* 3. Hop growing status

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* 4. Are you

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* 5. What does your hopyard look like (current or planned)?

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* 6. What is the predominate soil type in your hopyard?

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* 7. Is the soil drainage in your hopyard

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* 8. Do you use supplemental irrigation?

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* 9. What varieties do you grow?

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* 10. Do you fertilize with

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* 11. What are your primary weed control methods?

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* 12. What are the primary disease issues in your hopyard?

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* 13. What are your primary insect pests?

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* 14. What are the primary limiting agronomic factors for your hop production system?

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* 15. How do you harvest your hops?

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* 16. How much time does it take to harvest your hops?

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* 17. Please describe your oast. How do you dry your hops, and at what temperature?

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* 18. How do you package your hops?

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* 19. In level of importance, please rank the impact the following could have on your hop operation's success.

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* 20. Where do you sell your hops?

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* 21. What do you think is an acceptable price per pound for your hops?

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* 22. What are the limiting infrastructural factors for your hop production system?

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* 23. How can we help you grow hops?

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* 24. What is the best way for our group to communicate? (Please check all that apply)

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* 25. Other comments/questions/suggestions