RAIN Infrastructure Need Assessment Survey

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* 1. What infrastructure projects are priorities for your on-farm operations? (Check all that apply)

Storage

Drainage

Processing

Energy

Land Clearing

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Rank the following types of storage in order of priority for your farm operation.

grain storage eg. silo, bin

cold storage

dry storage eg. hay, barn

freezer storage

equipment storage

processing facility,equipment eg. cleaning, sorting, drying

other

centralized storage facility

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* 3. Do you anticipate any difficulty securing a financial loan for your infrastructure project?

Yes.

No.

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* 4. Would you participate in a grant program offering a 15% no-repayable grant and 35% low-interest repayable loan for your infrastructure project?

Yes.

No. I would prefer a higher cost share percentage.

No.

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* 5. What is the lowest cost share percentage (i.e. a financial contribution from a third party funding agency source) would you find most ideal? Please consider that financial contributions especially in the form of a government grant do not typically exceed 50%.

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* 6. Are you interested in investing in renewable energy such as solar panels?

Yes.

No.

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* 7. Would you prefer to invest in solar if:

You can sell to a grid and make a long-term return on investment.

It can supply power for daily consumption.

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* 8. Answer the following....

	Yes	No
Does your farmland have drainage issues?	Does your farmland have drainage issues? Yes	Does your farmland have drainage issues? No
If yes, would you invest in a tile drainage system?	If yes, would you invest in a tile drainage system? Yes	If yes, would you invest in a tile drainage system? No

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* 9. Answer the following...

	Yes	No
Do you own agricultural land that requires clearing to make crop production viable?	Do you own agricultural land that requires clearing to make crop production viable? Yes	Do you own agricultural land that requires clearing to make crop production viable? No

If yes, approximately how many acres?

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* 10. Would you like to be contacted about any of our programs?

Yes.

No.

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* 11. Please leave your name and contact information if you would like more information about any of our infrastructure projects. Your information will not be disclosed to any third parties.