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Irish Farmers Journal UCD survey on multispecies swards
1.
Name
2.
Please tell us what county you are in
3.
Farm system
Beef
Dairy
Sheep
Mixed farm
Other (please specify)
4.
When did you first plant a multispecies sward on your farm?
5.
Did you plant under a scheme or an EIP?
Yes
No
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)
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)
8.
How many hectares of multispecies swards did you plant?
9.
How did you plant?
New reseed ploughed
New reseed minimum-tillage
Stitching in
Other (please specify)
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
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)
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
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)
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?
15.
Do you grass measure?
Yes
No
16.
Is there anything else you would like to add?