2024 Flax Fiber SurveyThe North American Linen Association (NALA) is collecting baseline data to publish a report on the status of flax fiber in North America. The survey should take ~ 15 minutes & is invaluable to our work. Thanks for your support!

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* 1. Please provide your information for our data tracking records.

Name

Company

State/Province

Country

Email Address

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* 2. If you planted flax in 2024, how much did you plant?

100 square feet or less

1 acre or less

1-5 acres

5-10 acres

10-50 acres

50-100 acres

over 100 acres

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* 3. What is your main reason for growing flax?

For Fiber

For Oilseed

As a dual crop (oilseed and fiber.) Please specify how much was planted for each type.

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* 4. What varieties of flax are you growing?

Linore

Marilyn

Natalie

Avian

Felice

Lisette

Please list any additional varieties you are growing

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* 5. How are you harvesting your crop?

Hand pulling

Flax pulling machine

Combining / cutting

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How are you retting your fiber?

Dew retting

Water retting

Enzyme retting

Chemical retting

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What method of decortication are you using?

Hand scutching

Small machine scutching (Throughput 1-10 kg/hr)

Commercial scale machine scutching (Throughput 200-1200+ kg/hr)

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What was the yield of your 2024 harvest? (please include unit of measure (lbs/kg) and volume for clarity)

Pounds/kilos per acre of fiber

Pounds/kilos per acre of seed

Other- please specify yield.

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* 9. How many years have you grown flax?

1st year

5 years

over 10 years

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

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* 10. If you have grown flax multiple years, please describe how 2024 yield compares to previous years / average and any relevant reasons for why it’s higher/lower.

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* 11. How many plantings have you planted in the past year?

Spring

Fall

Spring and Fall

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Are you a member of a local fibershed or flax/linen organization? If so, which one?

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* 13. May we contact you with survey related follow up questions if necessary?

Yes

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* 14. Would you like to share any additional information or data regarding flax fiber growing or production that would be helpful for this initial report?

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* 15. We’d love to hear more about your story or the story of flax fiber in your region. Are you willing to be interviewed by NALA for our report?

Yes, by phone

Yes, by email

No, thank you

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* 16. Do you give permission for NALA to include your name/company's name as a contributor to the report?

Yes

Other (please specify)