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You Could Win $500 for Your Farm!

Are you a tree fruit or grape grower?  Tell us how you'd like to get your farm information! 

With limited time and money available to hold events and put together resources for growers, we want to make sure we are using that time and money wisely.

This survey will take less than 10 minutes to complete.  The answers will be used to guide future efforts when we have information to share with growers.  

At the end of the survey, you may choose to leave your name and email, and we will enter you in the draw for a $500 VISA gift card to help with your farm expenses this year.

The gift card is being sponsored by the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and the survey has been coordinated by the Extension Subcommittee of the Tree Fruit Stabilization Project.

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* 1. How many acres do you farm?

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* 2. What are the main crops that you farm?  Check all that apply.

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* 3. Do you produce your fruit with conventional or organic methods? Check all that apply.

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* 4. How long have you been farming?

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* 5. How old are you?

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* 6. Where do you live?

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* 7. It's been a tough couple of years for farming.  How would you say your business has done over the last few years?

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* 8. Is English your first language?

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* 9. How easy is it for you to use farm information that has been written in English?

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* 10. There is a limited amount of time and money available to get farm information to growers.  Below are some of the events that time and money have been spent on in the past.  Please tell us where to invest the time and money:

  I find it valuable.  Keep spending time and money here. If it was better, I would attend.  Invest time and money here. I don't attend.  Don't invest time and money here. I don't grow this crop, so this doesn't apply to me. I don't know what this is.  Never heard of it.
BC Tree Fruit Horticulture Forum (cherries and apples)
Annual Production Guide Meetings (cherries, apples, other soft fruits)
BCWGC Third Thursday Meetings (Grapes)
BCGA Grower Day (grapes)
Regional Research User Meetings (RRUMs) at Summerland Research Station (all crops)
Research Station Demonstration Days (all crops)
BCCA Annual General Meeting (cherries)
BCGA Workshops and Tailgates (grapes)
Enology and Viticulture Conference (Grapes)
Sustainable Wine Growing BC Educational Events (Grapes)

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* 11. There is a limited amount of time and money available to get farm information to growers.  Below are some of the documents that time and money have been spent on in the past.  Please tell us where to invest the time and money:

  I find it valuable.  Keep spending time and money here. If it was better, I would use it.  Invest time and money here. I don't use it.  Don't invest time and money here. I don't grow this crop, so this doesn't apply to me. I don't know what this is.  Never heard of it.
BC Ministry of Agriculture Fact Sheets (all crops)
Online Production Guide (apples, cherries, other soft fruit)
Production Guide Spray Schedules (all crops)
BC Decision Aid System (apples and cherries)
Friday Files Email (apples and cherries)
Best Practices Guide (grapes)
Weekly Horticulture Update Email from BCTF Field Service (cherries and apples)
BCGA Newsletter
BCCA Newsletter (cherries)
Sustainable Winegrowing BC Guidebooks (grapes)

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* 12. Do you have any in-person horticulture advisors that come to your farm?

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* 13. We've listed some general ways that we could try to get farm information to you.  How would you feel about getting farm information in these ways?

  This is one of my favorite ways to get farm information. This works and is easy for me to get farm information. I will use this, but I won't like it.  I'd rather get information somewhere else. I hate this.  I won't use it. I don't know what this is.
Websites
Industry Newsletters through email
Industry Newsletters by paper mail
Existing industry publications (Good Fruit Grower, Country Life, etc)
YouTube videos
Instagram reels
Podcasts
Production and Best Practice Guides (online)
Production and Best Practice Guides (printed)

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* 14. We've listed some more general ways that we could try to get farm information to you.  How would you feel about getting farm information in these ways?

  This is one of my favorite ways to get farm information. This works and is easy for me to get farm information. I will use this, but I won't like it.  I'd rather get information somewhere else. I hate this.  I won't use it. I don't know what this is.
Tradeshows
In-person conferences
Small group tailgate meetings
Big group on-farm demonstration days
Virtual (online) presentations
In-person visits to my farm by an advisor
Tours of Successful Operations

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* 15. Do you attend in-person grower events? (Tailgates, on-farm field days, symposiums, conference, etc.)

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* 16. How do you usually hear about grower events?  Check all that apply.

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* 17. Pretend we had a valuable in-person event to offer.  For these types of in-person events, how far are you willing to travel?

  Only close by (10 km or less) To the nearest town (25 km or less) To the nearest major city (60 km or less) Anywhere in the valley, but I won't/can't afford to stay over night in a hotel Anywhere in the valley, and I would stay in a hotel if I had to I'm willing to travel outside the valley
One hour small tailgate meeting
Half-day on-farm demonstration
Full-day on-farm demonstration
One hour classroom-type presentation
Half-day of presentations in a conference room
Full day of presentations in a conference room
Multi-day conference

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* 18. What's the ideal length of an in-person event held on a farm?

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* 19. What's the ideal length of an in-person event held in a conference room?

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* 20. Would you watch a recording of a presentation if you were not able to attend it live?

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* 21. How much do the following things matter to you when you decide whether or not to attend an event?

  Yes! This will make me way more likely to attend. This is nice to have, but not a must. This doesn't matter to me at all. This actually makes me less likely to attend.
Door prizes
PAC Points (Pesticide applicators certificate)
Coffee and Treats Supplied
Having lunch served
A chance to socialize with other growers
A live demonstration of the topic or product
A chance to hear directly from an expert
A chance to meet and actually speak directly with the experts.

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* 22. Which months of the year do you prefer for holding in-person meetings?  Check all that are good for you.

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* 23. Which of the following topics would you like to see prioritized for grower education? Select as many as you like.

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* 24. Thank you for completing the survey!  If you would like to be entered in the draw for a $500 gift card provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Foods, please enter your name and email address here.

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