Dairy Network Survey

Dairy Networks Survey

THANK YOU!

By joining this study, you'll help create information for a new map that shows how different groups of actors within Ireland's dairy sector connect and interact when it comes to the country’s sustainability ambitions. We hope this map will be useful to researchers and policymakers in other nations as they develop national action plans for sustainable food systems. We have worked hard on restricting the questions so the Survey Should Only Take about 10 Minutes

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* 1. What is your gender?

Female

Male

Other (specify)

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* 2. Are you Over 18

Yes

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* 3. Are you a Dairy Farmer or Farm Worker

Yes

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* 4. Approximatly how many cows do you have

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* 5. What does sustainability mean to you?

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* 6. What is needed to achieve this kind of sustainability?

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* 7. On a scale from 1 (Completly Unimportant) to 5 ( Completly Important), Please rank the importance of the aspects of sustainability to you

	1 Completly Unimportant	2 Unimportant	3 Neutral/Don't know	4 Important	5 Completely Important
Environmental sustainability (issues like carbon emissions, biodiversity, water quality)	Environmental sustainability (issues like carbon emissions, biodiversity, water quality) 1 Completly Unimportant	Environmental sustainability (issues like carbon emissions, biodiversity, water quality) 2 Unimportant	Environmental sustainability (issues like carbon emissions, biodiversity, water quality) 3 Neutral/Don't know	Environmental sustainability (issues like carbon emissions, biodiversity, water quality) 4 Important	Environmental sustainability (issues like carbon emissions, biodiversity, water quality) 5 Completely Important
Social sustainability (issues like health and wellbeing, community, succession)	Social sustainability (issues like health and wellbeing, community, succession) 1 Completly Unimportant	Social sustainability (issues like health and wellbeing, community, succession) 2 Unimportant	Social sustainability (issues like health and wellbeing, community, succession) 3 Neutral/Don't know	Social sustainability (issues like health and wellbeing, community, succession) 4 Important	Social sustainability (issues like health and wellbeing, community, succession) 5 Completely Important
Economic sustainability (issues like livelihoods, competitiveness, prices)	Economic sustainability (issues like livelihoods, competitiveness, prices) 1 Completly Unimportant	Economic sustainability (issues like livelihoods, competitiveness, prices) 2 Unimportant	Economic sustainability (issues like livelihoods, competitiveness, prices) 3 Neutral/Don't know	Economic sustainability (issues like livelihoods, competitiveness, prices) 4 Important	Economic sustainability (issues like livelihoods, competitiveness, prices) 5 Completely Important

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* 8. What businesses and organisations do you engage with when managing your dairy business?

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* 9. Please score the following stakeholders (1 is the lowest, 10 is the highest) based on their influence on your farm decisions

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	N/A
Tegasc	Tegasc 1	Tegasc 2	Tegasc 3	Tegasc 4	Tegasc 5	Tegasc 6	Tegasc 7	Tegasc 8	Tegasc 9	Tegasc 10	Tegasc N/A
EPA	EPA 1	EPA 2	EPA 3	EPA 4	EPA 5	EPA 6	EPA 7	EPA 8	EPA 9	EPA 10	EPA N/A
Bord Bia	Bord Bia 1	Bord Bia 2	Bord Bia 3	Bord Bia 4	Bord Bia 5	Bord Bia 6	Bord Bia 7	Bord Bia 8	Bord Bia 9	Bord Bia 10	Bord Bia N/A
An Taisce	An Taisce 1	An Taisce 2	An Taisce 3	An Taisce 4	An Taisce 5	An Taisce 6	An Taisce 7	An Taisce 8	An Taisce 9	An Taisce 10	An Taisce N/A
Dairy Co-ops	Dairy Co-ops 1	Dairy Co-ops 2	Dairy Co-ops 3	Dairy Co-ops 4	Dairy Co-ops 5	Dairy Co-ops 6	Dairy Co-ops 7	Dairy Co-ops 8	Dairy Co-ops 9	Dairy Co-ops 10	Dairy Co-ops N/A
Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 1	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 2	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 3	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 4	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 5	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 6	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 7	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 8	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 9	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 10	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine N/A
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 1	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 2	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 3	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 4	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 5	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 6	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 7	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 8	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 9	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 10	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications N/A

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* 10. Where do you typically get your general farming information?

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* 11. Please score the following stakeholders (1 is the lowest, 10 is the highest) based on their knowledge and expertise in regards to sustainability in the dairy sector

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	N/A
Tegasc	Tegasc 1	Tegasc 2	Tegasc 3	Tegasc 4	Tegasc 5	Tegasc 6	Tegasc 7	Tegasc 8	Tegasc 9	Tegasc 10	Tegasc N/A
EPA	EPA 1	EPA 2	EPA 3	EPA 4	EPA 5	EPA 6	EPA 7	EPA 8	EPA 9	EPA 10	EPA N/A
Bord Bia	Bord Bia 1	Bord Bia 2	Bord Bia 3	Bord Bia 4	Bord Bia 5	Bord Bia 6	Bord Bia 7	Bord Bia 8	Bord Bia 9	Bord Bia 10	Bord Bia N/A
An Taisce	An Taisce 1	An Taisce 2	An Taisce 3	An Taisce 4	An Taisce 5	An Taisce 6	An Taisce 7	An Taisce 8	An Taisce 9	An Taisce 10	An Taisce N/A
Dairy Co-ops	Dairy Co-ops 1	Dairy Co-ops 2	Dairy Co-ops 3	Dairy Co-ops 4	Dairy Co-ops 5	Dairy Co-ops 6	Dairy Co-ops 7	Dairy Co-ops 8	Dairy Co-ops 9	Dairy Co-ops 10	Dairy Co-ops N/A
Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 1	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 2	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 3	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 4	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 5	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 6	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 7	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 8	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 9	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 10	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine N/A
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 1	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 2	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 3	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 4	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 5	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 6	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 7	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 8	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 9	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 10	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications N/A

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* 12. Please score the following stakeholders (1 is the lowest, 10 is the highest) based on your trust in their information on sustainability

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	N/A
Tegasc	Tegasc 1	Tegasc 2	Tegasc 3	Tegasc 4	Tegasc 5	Tegasc 6	Tegasc 7	Tegasc 8	Tegasc 9	Tegasc 10	Tegasc N/A
EPA	EPA 1	EPA 2	EPA 3	EPA 4	EPA 5	EPA 6	EPA 7	EPA 8	EPA 9	EPA 10	EPA N/A
Bord Bia	Bord Bia 1	Bord Bia 2	Bord Bia 3	Bord Bia 4	Bord Bia 5	Bord Bia 6	Bord Bia 7	Bord Bia 8	Bord Bia 9	Bord Bia 10	Bord Bia N/A
An Taisce	An Taisce 1	An Taisce 2	An Taisce 3	An Taisce 4	An Taisce 5	An Taisce 6	An Taisce 7	An Taisce 8	An Taisce 9	An Taisce 10	An Taisce N/A
Dairy Co-ops	Dairy Co-ops 1	Dairy Co-ops 2	Dairy Co-ops 3	Dairy Co-ops 4	Dairy Co-ops 5	Dairy Co-ops 6	Dairy Co-ops 7	Dairy Co-ops 8	Dairy Co-ops 9	Dairy Co-ops 10	Dairy Co-ops N/A
Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 1	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 2	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 3	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 4	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 5	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 6	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 7	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 8	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 9	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 10	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine N/A
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 1	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 2	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 3	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 4	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 5	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 6	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 7	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 8	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 9	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 10	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications N/A

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* 13. Please score the follwoing stakeholders (1 is the lowest, 10 is the highest) based on your shared values in regards to sustainability

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	N/A
Tegasc	Tegasc 1	Tegasc 2	Tegasc 3	Tegasc 4	Tegasc 5	Tegasc 6	Tegasc 7	Tegasc 8	Tegasc 9	Tegasc 10	Tegasc N/A
EPA	EPA 1	EPA 2	EPA 3	EPA 4	EPA 5	EPA 6	EPA 7	EPA 8	EPA 9	EPA 10	EPA N/A
Bord Bia	Bord Bia 1	Bord Bia 2	Bord Bia 3	Bord Bia 4	Bord Bia 5	Bord Bia 6	Bord Bia 7	Bord Bia 8	Bord Bia 9	Bord Bia 10	Bord Bia N/A
An Taisce	An Taisce 1	An Taisce 2	An Taisce 3	An Taisce 4	An Taisce 5	An Taisce 6	An Taisce 7	An Taisce 8	An Taisce 9	An Taisce 10	An Taisce N/A
Dairy Co-ops	Dairy Co-ops 1	Dairy Co-ops 2	Dairy Co-ops 3	Dairy Co-ops 4	Dairy Co-ops 5	Dairy Co-ops 6	Dairy Co-ops 7	Dairy Co-ops 8	Dairy Co-ops 9	Dairy Co-ops 10	Dairy Co-ops N/A
Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 1	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 2	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 3	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 4	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 5	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 6	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 7	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 8	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 9	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine 10	Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine N/A
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 1	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 2	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 3	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 4	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 5	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 6	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 7	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 8	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 9	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 10	Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications N/A

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* 14. Where do you get your news on what's happening in the agricultural sector in regards to sustainability?

Famring news organisations and media

Social media

Mainstream news papers (Irish Times, Independent etc)

Press Releases from Stakholders (DAFM, DECC, EPA etc)

ICMSA, IFA etc

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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