Northeast Cider Apple Program Survey

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* 1. 1. Are you presently growing cider apples on your farm?

Yes

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* 2. 1. Are you considering growing or increasing plantings of cider apples on your farm?

Yes

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* 3. Please list acres of all apples grown

200

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* 4. Please list acres of all cider apples grown

100

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

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* 5. 1. Please list cider apple cultivars and amount of each grown on your farm. If cider apples are easier counted in trees than acres, please do so and indicate that by placing a T next to the count for number of trees or an A to indicate number of acres.

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* 6. On how many acres of cider apples do you use the following management practices

	0-1	1-3	3-5	5-7	7-10
Reduced disease management inputs	Reduced disease management inputs 0-1	Reduced disease management inputs 1-3	Reduced disease management inputs 3-5	Reduced disease management inputs 5-7	Reduced disease management inputs 7-10
Reduced insect management inputs	Reduced insect management inputs 0-1	Reduced insect management inputs 1-3	Reduced insect management inputs 3-5	Reduced insect management inputs 5-7	Reduced insect management inputs 7-10
Hedging	Hedging 0-1	Hedging 1-3	Hedging 3-5	Hedging 5-7	Hedging 7-10
Fruit spur removal	Fruit spur removal 0-1	Fruit spur removal 1-3	Fruit spur removal 3-5	Fruit spur removal 5-7	Fruit spur removal 7-10
PGRs for return bloom	PGRs for return bloom 0-1	PGRs for return bloom 1-3	PGRs for return bloom 3-5	PGRs for return bloom 5-7	PGRs for return bloom 7-10

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* 7. What is the overall value of cider apples sold from your farm:
(Please do not count cull fruit from dessert cultivars that were intended for the fresh market. If you only make your own cider, please cite the price for raw materials you would charge the cidery from the orchard)

Total dollars

Dollars per acre

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* 8. Please rate the following issues for your perception of their effect on difficulty in producing cider apples on your farm:

	Not a problem at all	Slight problem	Neutral	Manageable problem	Major problem
Cultivar Selection	Cultivar Selection Not a problem at all	Cultivar Selection Slight problem	Cultivar Selection Neutral	Cultivar Selection Manageable problem	Cultivar Selection Major problem
Canopy management: pruning	Canopy management: pruning Not a problem at all	Canopy management: pruning Slight problem	Canopy management: pruning Neutral	Canopy management: pruning Manageable problem	Canopy management: pruning Major problem
Canopy management: training	Canopy management: training Not a problem at all	Canopy management: training Slight problem	Canopy management: training Neutral	Canopy management: training Manageable problem	Canopy management: training Major problem
Biennial bearing	Biennial bearing Not a problem at all	Biennial bearing Slight problem	Biennial bearing Neutral	Biennial bearing Manageable problem	Biennial bearing Major problem
Fireblight	Fireblight Not a problem at all	Fireblight Slight problem	Fireblight Neutral	Fireblight Manageable problem	Fireblight Major problem
Other disease issues	Other disease issues Not a problem at all	Other disease issues Slight problem	Other disease issues Neutral	Other disease issues Manageable problem	Other disease issues Major problem
Insect management	Insect management Not a problem at all	Insect management Slight problem	Insect management Neutral	Insect management Manageable problem	Insect management Major problem
Pruning	Pruning Not a problem at all	Pruning Slight problem	Pruning Neutral	Pruning Manageable problem	Pruning Major problem
Sunburn	Sunburn Not a problem at all	Sunburn Slight problem	Sunburn Neutral	Sunburn Manageable problem	Sunburn Major problem
Harvest labor	Harvest labor Not a problem at all	Harvest labor Slight problem	Harvest labor Neutral	Harvest labor Manageable problem	Harvest labor Major problem
Sourcing nursery trees	Sourcing nursery trees Not a problem at all	Sourcing nursery trees Slight problem	Sourcing nursery trees Neutral	Sourcing nursery trees Manageable problem	Sourcing nursery trees Major problem
Quality of nursery trees	Quality of nursery trees Not a problem at all	Quality of nursery trees Slight problem	Quality of nursery trees Neutral	Quality of nursery trees Manageable problem	Quality of nursery trees Major problem
Cold hardiness	Cold hardiness Not a problem at all	Cold hardiness Slight problem	Cold hardiness Neutral	Cold hardiness Manageable problem	Cold hardiness Major problem
Rootstock selection	Rootstock selection Not a problem at all	Rootstock selection Slight problem	Rootstock selection Neutral	Rootstock selection Manageable problem	Rootstock selection Major problem

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* 9. Please rate your comfort with the following characteristics of cider apple management

	Not comfortable at all	Slightly comfortable	Neutral	Generally comfortable	Very comfortable
Cultivar evaluation	Cultivar evaluation Not comfortable at all	Cultivar evaluation Slightly comfortable	Cultivar evaluation Neutral	Cultivar evaluation Generally comfortable	Cultivar evaluation Very comfortable
Canopy management; hedging	Canopy management; hedging Not comfortable at all	Canopy management; hedging Slightly comfortable	Canopy management; hedging Neutral	Canopy management; hedging Generally comfortable	Canopy management; hedging Very comfortable
Training systems (low/high density)	Training systems (low/high density) Not comfortable at all	Training systems (low/high density) Slightly comfortable	Training systems (low/high density) Neutral	Training systems (low/high density) Generally comfortable	Training systems (low/high density) Very comfortable
Fireblight and other disease modeling and management	Fireblight and other disease modeling and management Not comfortable at all	Fireblight and other disease modeling and management Slightly comfortable	Fireblight and other disease modeling and management Neutral	Fireblight and other disease modeling and management Generally comfortable	Fireblight and other disease modeling and management Very comfortable
Specific cider IPM programs	Specific cider IPM programs Not comfortable at all	Specific cider IPM programs Slightly comfortable	Specific cider IPM programs Neutral	Specific cider IPM programs Generally comfortable	Specific cider IPM programs Very comfortable
Managing biennialism with plant growth regulators	Managing biennialism with plant growth regulators Not comfortable at all	Managing biennialism with plant growth regulators Slightly comfortable	Managing biennialism with plant growth regulators Neutral	Managing biennialism with plant growth regulators Generally comfortable	Managing biennialism with plant growth regulators Very comfortable
Harvest mechanization	Harvest mechanization Not comfortable at all	Harvest mechanization Slightly comfortable	Harvest mechanization Neutral	Harvest mechanization Generally comfortable	Harvest mechanization Very comfortable

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* 10. How many applications of each of the following groups of pesticides were applied this year in your orchard

Herbicides

Fungicides

Bactericides (fireblight, etc.)

Insecticides

Plant growth regulators

Northeast Cider Apple Program

Grower Survey

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* 1. 1. Are you presently growing cider apples on your farm?

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* 2. 1. Are you considering growing or increasing plantings of cider apples on your farm?

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* 3. Please list acres of all apples grown

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* 4. Please list acres of all cider apples grown

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* 5. 1. Please list cider apple cultivars and amount of each grown on your farm. If cider apples are easier counted in trees than acres, please do so and indicate that by placing a T next to the count for number of trees or an A to indicate number of acres.

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* 6. On how many acres of cider apples do you use the following management practices

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* 7. What is the overall value of cider apples sold from your farm: (Please do not count cull fruit from dessert cultivars that were intended for the fresh market. If you only make your own cider, please cite the price for raw materials you would charge the cidery from the orchard)

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* 8. Please rate the following issues for your perception of their effect on difficulty in producing cider apples on your farm:

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* 9. Please rate your comfort with the following characteristics of cider apple management

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* 10. How many applications of each of the following groups of pesticides were applied this year in your orchard

* 7. What is the overall value of cider apples sold from your farm:
(Please do not count cull fruit from dessert cultivars that were intended for the fresh market. If you only make your own cider, please cite the price for raw materials you would charge the cidery from the orchard)