Building Capacity for Farmer-led Research

PLEASE COMPLETE BEFORE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23!
Farmer-led research is research conceived and conducted by farmers on their farms. It is a flexible, powerful and practical tool that can be integral to improving operations on your farm. Farmer-led research allows you to evaluate potential solutions to a problem; improve practices or varieties; find more profitable innovations; adapt to a changing climate and farming conditions; and share your outcomes with confidence.
Farms at Work is interested in helping to make connections for you that will provide financial, logistical and scientific support if you have research questions you want to explore. This survey is a preliminary opportunity to voice your interest in and barriers to on-farm research in east-central Ontario. Your responses will be kept confidential, and we will contact you only if we become aware of an opportunity that might interest you.

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* 1. Have you ever documented an on-farm experiment where you compare alternative approaches to solve a problem?

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* 2. If no, what has prevented you from experimenting on your farm? Then please skip ahead to Question 7.

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* 3. If yes, what specifically have you investigated? Check all that apply.

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* 4. What did you learn or change in your operation?

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* 5. Would you be willing to share what you have learned with other farmers?

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* 6. Were or are any of your experiments supported by an agricultural program, university/college or government grant? If yes, which organization(s) assisted you?

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* 7. If you had the time and resources needed, what questions or research ideas would you like to pursue in the future?

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* 8. Contact Information (this information will be kept confidential and would only be used by Farms at Work to contact you directly regarding  eg. project support of interest to you).

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