Workshop Topics for Farmer Field School 2017 2.0

Michigan Farmer Field School - Farmer Survey

Dear Farmer,

The Michigan Farmer Field School at the MSU Student Organic Farm would like your help identifying workshops for 2017 that would be the most help to you in your farm business.

If you are a new/beginning Michigan farmer (in your first 10 years of farming) primarily focused on vegetable production, please help us help you by taking a few minutes to fill out the following survey.

Please forward the link for this survey to farmers you know.

Thank You

The Michigan Farmer Field School Team

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* 1. Have you heard of or attended a Michigan Farmer Field School workshop?

I have never heard about Farmer Field School workshops

I went to the Farmer Field School web page and looked at the upcoming workshops

I am interested in the Farmer Field School workshops but need more lead time to be able to attend

I have attended one or more Farmer Field School workshops

I think that the topics offered in 2016 were appropriate for me

I don't think that the Farmer Field School workshops would be much help to me.

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* 2. How many years has your farm business been in operation?

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* 3. Please provide the first 3 digits of your zipcode

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* 4. Which of the following possible workshop topics would you be most likely to attend in the first half of 2017?

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Making and Using a Great Record-Keeping System	Making and Using a Great Record-Keeping System Very Likely to Attend	Making and Using a Great Record-Keeping System Somewhat Likely to Attend	Making and Using a Great Record-Keeping System Not Likely to Attend	Making and Using a Great Record-Keeping System	Making and Using a Great Record-Keeping System	Making and Using a Great Record-Keeping System N/A
The Super Efficient Greenhouse	The Super Efficient Greenhouse Very Likely to Attend	The Super Efficient Greenhouse Somewhat Likely to Attend	The Super Efficient Greenhouse Not Likely to Attend	The Super Efficient Greenhouse	The Super Efficient Greenhouse	The Super Efficient Greenhouse N/A
Winter & Spring Crops for the High Tunnel	Winter & Spring Crops for the High Tunnel Very Likely to Attend	Winter & Spring Crops for the High Tunnel Somewhat Likely to Attend	Winter & Spring Crops for the High Tunnel Not Likely to Attend	Winter & Spring Crops for the High Tunnel	Winter & Spring Crops for the High Tunnel	Winter & Spring Crops for the High Tunnel N/A
The Super Efficient Wash/Pack House	The Super Efficient Wash/Pack House Very Likely to Attend	The Super Efficient Wash/Pack House Somewhat Likely to Attend	The Super Efficient Wash/Pack House Not Likely to Attend	The Super Efficient Wash/Pack House	The Super Efficient Wash/Pack House	The Super Efficient Wash/Pack House N/A
Growing and Diversifying a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Operation	Growing and Diversifying a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Operation Very Likely to Attend	Growing and Diversifying a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Operation Somewhat Likely to Attend	Growing and Diversifying a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Operation Not Likely to Attend	Growing and Diversifying a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Operation	Growing and Diversifying a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Operation	Growing and Diversifying a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Operation N/A
High Dollar Farming Tips for the Small and Large Farm	High Dollar Farming Tips for the Small and Large Farm Very Likely to Attend	High Dollar Farming Tips for the Small and Large Farm Somewhat Likely to Attend	High Dollar Farming Tips for the Small and Large Farm Not Likely to Attend	High Dollar Farming Tips for the Small and Large Farm	High Dollar Farming Tips for the Small and Large Farm	High Dollar Farming Tips for the Small and Large Farm N/A
Collaborating with other farms to reach Regional Markets	Collaborating with other farms to reach Regional Markets Very Likely to Attend	Collaborating with other farms to reach Regional Markets Somewhat Likely to Attend	Collaborating with other farms to reach Regional Markets Not Likely to Attend	Collaborating with other farms to reach Regional Markets	Collaborating with other farms to reach Regional Markets	Collaborating with other farms to reach Regional Markets N/A
Adding Season Extension or Year-Round Vegetable Production to your Farm Business	Adding Season Extension or Year-Round Vegetable Production to your Farm Business Very Likely to Attend	Adding Season Extension or Year-Round Vegetable Production to your Farm Business Somewhat Likely to Attend	Adding Season Extension or Year-Round Vegetable Production to your Farm Business Not Likely to Attend	Adding Season Extension or Year-Round Vegetable Production to your Farm Business	Adding Season Extension or Year-Round Vegetable Production to your Farm Business	Adding Season Extension or Year-Round Vegetable Production to your Farm Business N/A
Improving Production and Sales by crop type (e.g. Brassicas, Cutting Greens, Solonaceous crops etc)	Improving Production and Sales by crop type (e.g. Brassicas, Cutting Greens, Solonaceous crops etc) Very Likely to Attend	Improving Production and Sales by crop type (e.g. Brassicas, Cutting Greens, Solonaceous crops etc) Somewhat Likely to Attend	Improving Production and Sales by crop type (e.g. Brassicas, Cutting Greens, Solonaceous crops etc) Not Likely to Attend	Improving Production and Sales by crop type (e.g. Brassicas, Cutting Greens, Solonaceous crops etc)	Improving Production and Sales by crop type (e.g. Brassicas, Cutting Greens, Solonaceous crops etc)	Improving Production and Sales by crop type (e.g. Brassicas, Cutting Greens, Solonaceous crops etc) N/A
Understanding your farm's financial health using cash flow, balance sheets, and other financial measurement tools	Understanding your farm's financial health using cash flow, balance sheets, and other financial measurement tools Very Likely to Attend	Understanding your farm's financial health using cash flow, balance sheets, and other financial measurement tools Somewhat Likely to Attend	Understanding your farm's financial health using cash flow, balance sheets, and other financial measurement tools Not Likely to Attend	Understanding your farm's financial health using cash flow, balance sheets, and other financial measurement tools	Understanding your farm's financial health using cash flow, balance sheets, and other financial measurement tools	Understanding your farm's financial health using cash flow, balance sheets, and other financial measurement tools N/A
Marketing & Selling All the Food You Grow	Marketing & Selling All the Food You Grow Very Likely to Attend	Marketing & Selling All the Food You Grow Somewhat Likely to Attend	Marketing & Selling All the Food You Grow Not Likely to Attend	Marketing & Selling All the Food You Grow	Marketing & Selling All the Food You Grow	Marketing & Selling All the Food You Grow N/A
Farm record keeping software and apps (probably with another business topic(s))	Farm record keeping software and apps (probably with another business topic(s)) Very Likely to Attend	Farm record keeping software and apps (probably with another business topic(s)) Somewhat Likely to Attend	Farm record keeping software and apps (probably with another business topic(s)) Not Likely to Attend	Farm record keeping software and apps (probably with another business topic(s))	Farm record keeping software and apps (probably with another business topic(s))	Farm record keeping software and apps (probably with another business topic(s)) N/A
Strategies for Accessing Alternative and Flexible Capital	Strategies for Accessing Alternative and Flexible Capital Very Likely to Attend	Strategies for Accessing Alternative and Flexible Capital Somewhat Likely to Attend	Strategies for Accessing Alternative and Flexible Capital Not Likely to Attend	Strategies for Accessing Alternative and Flexible Capital	Strategies for Accessing Alternative and Flexible Capital	Strategies for Accessing Alternative and Flexible Capital N/A
Tractor and Small Engine Maintenance & Repair	Tractor and Small Engine Maintenance & Repair Very Likely to Attend	Tractor and Small Engine Maintenance & Repair Somewhat Likely to Attend	Tractor and Small Engine Maintenance & Repair Not Likely to Attend	Tractor and Small Engine Maintenance & Repair	Tractor and Small Engine Maintenance & Repair	Tractor and Small Engine Maintenance & Repair N/A
Understanding and Utilizing Food Hubs and Regional Distributors	Understanding and Utilizing Food Hubs and Regional Distributors Very Likely to Attend	Understanding and Utilizing Food Hubs and Regional Distributors Somewhat Likely to Attend	Understanding and Utilizing Food Hubs and Regional Distributors Not Likely to Attend	Understanding and Utilizing Food Hubs and Regional Distributors	Understanding and Utilizing Food Hubs and Regional Distributors	Understanding and Utilizing Food Hubs and Regional Distributors N/A
Transitioning to Sustainable/Organic Production Profitably	Transitioning to Sustainable/Organic Production Profitably Very Likely to Attend	Transitioning to Sustainable/Organic Production Profitably Somewhat Likely to Attend	Transitioning to Sustainable/Organic Production Profitably Not Likely to Attend	Transitioning to Sustainable/Organic Production Profitably	Transitioning to Sustainable/Organic Production Profitably	Transitioning to Sustainable/Organic Production Profitably N/A
Legal, Financial and Alternative Strategies for Land Access and Retention	Legal, Financial and Alternative Strategies for Land Access and Retention Very Likely to Attend	Legal, Financial and Alternative Strategies for Land Access and Retention Somewhat Likely to Attend	Legal, Financial and Alternative Strategies for Land Access and Retention Not Likely to Attend	Legal, Financial and Alternative Strategies for Land Access and Retention	Legal, Financial and Alternative Strategies for Land Access and Retention	Legal, Financial and Alternative Strategies for Land Access and Retention N/A
Planning, Designing and Maintaining Farm Infrastructure	Planning, Designing and Maintaining Farm Infrastructure Very Likely to Attend	Planning, Designing and Maintaining Farm Infrastructure Somewhat Likely to Attend	Planning, Designing and Maintaining Farm Infrastructure Not Likely to Attend	Planning, Designing and Maintaining Farm Infrastructure	Planning, Designing and Maintaining Farm Infrastructure	Planning, Designing and Maintaining Farm Infrastructure N/A
Incorporating Food Safety into Your Farm System	Incorporating Food Safety into Your Farm System Very Likely to Attend	Incorporating Food Safety into Your Farm System Somewhat Likely to Attend	Incorporating Food Safety into Your Farm System Not Likely to Attend	Incorporating Food Safety into Your Farm System	Incorporating Food Safety into Your Farm System	Incorporating Food Safety into Your Farm System N/A
Building Local Farmer Networks and Support Systems	Building Local Farmer Networks and Support Systems Very Likely to Attend	Building Local Farmer Networks and Support Systems Somewhat Likely to Attend	Building Local Farmer Networks and Support Systems Not Likely to Attend	Building Local Farmer Networks and Support Systems	Building Local Farmer Networks and Support Systems	Building Local Farmer Networks and Support Systems N/A

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* 5. Farmer Field School is working to develop a farmer learning community in in Michigan. If you would you be willing, please share below the name, phone and email of new/beginning farmers (in their first 10 years of farming) you think would benefit from some or many of the potential workshop topics listed above.

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* 6. Farmer Field School is also working to develop a network of farmer mentor/experts to both help develop and host future workshops but also to become a resource base for farmer-to-farmer learning in Michigan. If you would you be willing, please share below the name, phone and email of farmers, extension agents or other resource people who have made a difference in the success of your farm business.

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