Livestock Survey

Please specify the type of animals you produce with specific breed used (i.e. black angus), and any special production methods employed (i.e. grass-fed, natural). Beef
Hog
Sheep
Goat

I process my animals in: Fall

Winter

Spring

Summer

The distance to the facility I currently use: 10 Miles

25 Miles

50 Miles

75 Miles

More than 100 miles

Do you direct market your animals? Yes

Do you sell to wholesalers and/or marketing companies? If yes, please specify how many animals per month. Beef quantity
Hog quantity
Sheep quantity
Goat quantity
Other quantity

How many do you process per month? Beef
Hog
Sheep
Goat
Other (please specify)

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not Important
USDA Inspected	*What is important to you when you choose a slaughter/processing facility. USDA Inspected Very Important	USDA Inspected Somewhat Important	USDA Inspected Not Important
Organic Certified	Organic Certified Very Important	Organic Certified Somewhat Important	Organic Certified Not Important
Humane Certified	Humane Certified Very Important	Humane Certified Somewhat Important	Humane Certified Not Important
Distance from your farm	Distance from your farm Very Important	Distance from your farm Somewhat Important	Distance from your farm Not Important
Scheduling Dates	Scheduling Dates Very Important	Scheduling Dates Somewhat Important	Scheduling Dates Not Important
Cutting and Fabrication	Cutting and Fabrication Very Important	Cutting and Fabrication Somewhat Important	Cutting and Fabrication Not Important
Method for wrapping	Method for wrapping Very Important	Method for wrapping Somewhat Important	Method for wrapping Not Important
Cost of services	Cost of services Very Important	Cost of services Somewhat Important	Cost of services Not Important

Other (please specify)

How does your farm currently market its livestock products? (Mark all that apply) Yearlings sold to the feedlot

Fed and sold fat

Quarter, halves, or whole carcasses sold direct to consumer

Small cuts boxed/packaged and sold direct to consumer

Other (please specify)

If your farm currently markets its livestock products directly to the consumer, which outlets do you use? (Check all that apply) Farmers market

CSA

Internet/mail order

Word-of-mouth

Other (please specify)

Would you be interested in selling live animals to MaineStock? Yes

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