Irish Farmers Journal UCD survey on multispecies swards Question Title * 1. Name Question Title * 2. Please tell us what county you are in Question Title * 3. Farm system Beef Dairy Sheep Mixed farm Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. When did you first plant a multispecies sward on your farm? Question Title * 5. Did you plant under a scheme or an EIP? Yes No Question Title * 6. What was your motivation for planting a multispecies sward? Reduce fertiliser nitrogen use Improve soil health Improve animal performance Enhance biodiversity Increase sward production Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. How do you think the multispecies sward has benefited your farm? Reduced fertiliser nitrogen use Improved soil health Improved animal performance Enhanced biodiversity Increased sward production Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. How many hectares of multispecies swards did you plant? Question Title * 9. How did you plant? New reseed ploughed New reseed minimum-tillage Stitching in Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being extremely unhappy and 5 being extremely happy, how would you rate the establishment of your multispecies sward(s)? 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 11. Which of the following have posed the most challenges with multispecies swards on your farm? Establishment Weed control Persistency Conservation Grazing Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. How likely would you be to plant multispecies swards again, with 1 being extremely unlikely to plant again and 5 being extremely likely to plant again? 1 2 3 4 5 Question Title * 13. Where did or do you source information on multispecies swards? Advisor Salesperson Farming press Social media Discussion groups Open days Research providers/universities Other (please specify) Question Title * 14. Would you like to be contacted by the Irish Farmers Journal or UCD so that we can learn more about your experience with multispecies swards? If so can you please leave a contact phone number? Question Title * 15. Do you grass measure? Yes No Question Title * 16. Is there anything else you would like to add? Done