Post-Harvest: Farmer Success Survey

Post-Harvest: Factors for a Successful Grain and Fiber Harvest

We care about our soils, our environment, and the health of the plants and people that make it up.

These questions are designed for aid in our ability to consult you and other industrial hemp farmers on the best practices that related to the most successful harvests. This means this data will help us help you make more money while making sure sustainability and efficiency are kept in mind.

Please take the time to provide the most accurate information for the following questions. Thank you for being a part of the legacy of industrial hemp.

Please note, there is a separate survey for farmers to input pre-planting data. This form is for post-harvest data.

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* 1. Please enter your contact information:

Name

Company

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. What industrial hemp cultivar did you grow? If more than one, please repeat these questions with each cultivar.

X59

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Was your hemp field certified organic or conventional?

certified organic

conventional

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Soil Chart

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* 4. Describe the soil types of your in your hemp field(s). Choose all that apply

Clay

Sandy Clay

Silty Clay

Clay Loam

Sandy Clay loam

Loam

Silty Clay Loam

Sandy Loam

Silt Loam

Sand

Loamy Sand

Silt

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* 5. What county or counties were your hemp fields in?

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* 6. When did you plant your hemp?

Date

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* 7. What was your seeding rate? (lbs/acre)

Seeding Rate

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* 8. What was your seeding depth (inches?) Please use decimals where applicable.

Seeding Depth (inches)

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* 9. What was your row spacing (inches)?

Row spacing

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* 10. Approximately, how many inches of rain did you have within 30 days of planting? (numbers only)

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* 11. When did you harvest your hemp?

Date

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* 12. What was your grain yield (lb/acre)?

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* 13. What was your fiber yield (tons/acre)?

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* 14. What is your soil series name? (If you know it.)

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* 15. What is your National Commodity Crop Productivity Index? (if you know it)

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* 16. What is your Commodity Crop Productivity Index (corn)? (if you know it)

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* 17. What is your inherent Yield of Crops (corn)? (if you know it)

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* 18. How many acres did you plant and harvest?

Acres Planted

Acres Harvested

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* 19. Regarding your soil tests, please enter the amount with units

Organic Matter

Phosphorus

Potassium

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* 20. Adjust this meter to indicate your weed pressure prior to your hemp growing season. (0 means almost no weeds)

100

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 21. Adjust this meter to indicate your weed pressure during your hemp growing season. (0 means almost no weeds)

100

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 22. Adjust this meter to indicate your disease pressure (0 means almost no disease)

100

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 23. Describe the types of diseases if applicable.

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* 24. Adjust this meter to indicate your insect pressure (0 means almost no insects).

100

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 25. Describe the types of insects if applicable.

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* 26. Approximate rainfall (in inches)?

between planting and emergence:

within 30 days of planting

through entire growing season:

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* 1. Please enter your contact information:

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* 2. What industrial hemp cultivar did you grow? If more than one, please repeat these questions with each cultivar.

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* 3. Was your hemp field certified organic or conventional?

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Soil Chart

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* 4. Describe the soil types of your in your hemp field(s). Choose all that apply

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* 5. What county or counties were your hemp fields in?

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* 6. When did you plant your hemp?

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* 7. What was your seeding rate? (lbs/acre)

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* 8. What was your seeding depth (inches?) Please use decimals where applicable.

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* 9. What was your row spacing (inches)?

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* 10. Approximately, how many inches of rain did you have within 30 days of planting? (numbers only)

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* 11. When did you harvest your hemp?

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* 12. What was your grain yield (lb/acre)?

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* 13. What was your fiber yield (tons/acre)?

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* 14. What is your soil series name? (If you know it.)

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* 15. What is your National Commodity Crop Productivity Index? (if you know it)

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* 16. What is your Commodity Crop Productivity Index (corn)? (if you know it)

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* 17. What is your inherent Yield of Crops (corn)? (if you know it)

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* 18. How many acres did you plant and harvest?

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* 19. Regarding your soil tests, please enter the amount with units

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* 20. Adjust this meter to indicate your weed pressure prior to your hemp growing season. (0 means almost no weeds)

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* 21. Adjust this meter to indicate your weed pressure during your hemp growing season. (0 means almost no weeds)

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* 22. Adjust this meter to indicate your disease pressure (0 means almost no disease)

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* 23. Describe the types of diseases if applicable.

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* 24. Adjust this meter to indicate your insect pressure (0 means almost no insects).

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* 25. Describe the types of insects if applicable.

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* 26. Approximate rainfall (in inches)?

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* 27. What cash crop did you grow in your field(s) prior to hemp?

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* 28. What cover crop did you use prior to hemp?

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* 29. Please describe the planting equipment that you used.

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* 30. Now please describe the post-planting, growing season equipment that you used (irrigation, sprayers, etc)

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* 31. Please describe the harvest equipment that you used

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* 32. What was your average stand count?

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* 33. What type of fertilizer did you apply? How much per acre?

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* 34. How many days did it take before emergence?

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* 35. What was the seed head length at harvest? (approximate inches)

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* 36. What was the height of the plant at harvest approximate (feet)