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Name, Age, Gender, County, Years of experience
Main agricultural products (check all that apply):
Wheat/Barely
Pulse (Lentils, Peas, ...)
Cattle and Calves
Potato
Sugarbeet
Others
Level of Education
Less than high school
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Some College/College Graduate
Graduate or Professional Degree
Prefer not to answer
Do you have any related areas of expertise in addition to agricultural production (e.g., agronomy, plant diseases, machinery and equipment, agricultural retail sales or service?)
Yes
No
Please complete the table for each crop you grow.
Please complete the table for each crop you grow.
Crop name
Total Planted Acres
Yield Goals
Planting Method (Manual/Mechanical)
Harvesting method (Manual/Mechanical)
1
Crop name
Crop name
Crop name
Crop name
Crop name
2
Total Planted Acres
Total Planted Acres
Total Planted Acres
Total Planted Acres
Total Planted Acres
3
Yield Goals
Yield Goals
Yield Goals
Yield Goals
Yield Goals
4
Planting Method (Manual/Mechanical)
Planting Method (Manual/Mechanical)
Planting Method (Manual/Mechanical)
Planting Method (Manual/Mechanical)
Planting Method (Manual/Mechanical)
5
Do you use an irrigation system?
No (Please proceed to Q8)
Yes
Do you use the following irrigation techniques (select all that apply)
Surface
Sprinkler
Drip/Trickle
Subsurface
Microjet
Others
Do you use or plan to use precision agriculture technologies?
Use
Plan to Use
No (Please proceed to Q12)
Precision agriculture technology…..(check all that apply)
Precision agriculture technology…..(check all that apply)
0%
1-2%
3-5%
10-20%
More than 20%
Increases yield by
0%
1-2%
3-5%
10-20%
More than 20%
Reduces cost by
0%
1-2%
3-5%
10-20%
More than 20%
Increases Efficiency by
0%
1-2%
3-5%
10-20%
More than 20%
Others
0%
1-2%
3-5%
10-20%
More than 20%
Which of the following technologies, if any, do you currently use or plan to adopt? (Please complete the table below.)
Which of the following technologies, if any, do you currently use or plan to adopt? (Please complete the table below.)
Use/Plan to Use
Yield Mapping (e.g., GOAT yield monitoring system)
Use/Plan to Use
GPS Receiver (e.g., boundary mapping, ear tags, ...)
Use/Plan to Use
Pest Scouting and Mapping (e.g., “EntoNet”)
Use/Plan to Use
Weed Scouting and Mapping
Use/Plan to Use
Soil Variability Mapping (e.g., Veris mapping)
Use/Plan to Use
Soil properties mapping (for N, P, K or soil organic matter, using e.g., precision soil sampling)
Use/Plan to Use
Sensor based variable applicator (e.g., “Tree-See”)
Use/Plan to Use
Prescription Map based variable applicator (e.g., variable rate fertilization)Remote Sensing (e.g., UAV-drones, aerial of satellite imagery)
Use/Plan to Use
Machinery Auto-Guidance Self-Steering
Use/Plan to Use
Water Table Monitoring (e.g., moisture sensor used to automate irrigation scheduling)
Use/Plan to Use
Harvesting Logistic (e.g., mapping brix, acid and sugar levels to determine peak harvest time)
Use/Plan to Use
Plant tissue sampling
Use/Plan to Use
Equipment for side dressing input applications
Use/Plan to Use
Equipment for variable rate irrigation
Use/Plan to Use
Protin Measurement sensors
Use/Plan to Use
Prefer not to answer
Use/Plan to Use
How useful are the following in making management decisions in your operation? (Check one for each mapping system.)
How useful are the following in making management decisions in your operation? (Check one for each mapping system.)
Not at all useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
Do not know
Yield map
Not at all useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
Do not know
Soil sampling
Not at all useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
Do not know
Irrigation scheduling
Not at all useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
Do not know
Protin Measurement
Not at all useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
Do not know
Other
Not at all useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
Do not know
What are the main reasons for NOT using precision agriculture technology? (Please check all that apply.)
What are the main reasons for NOT using precision agriculture technology? (Please check all that apply.)
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Yield Mapping (e.g., GOAT yield monitoring system)
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
GPS Receiver (e.g., boundary mapping)
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Pest Scouting and Mapping (e.g., “EntoNet”)
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Weed Scouting and Mapping
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Soil Variability Mapping (e.g., Veris mapping)
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Soil properties mapping (for N, P, K or soil organic matter, using e.g., precision soil sampling)
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Sensor based variable applicator (e.g., “Tree-See”)
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Prescription Map based variable applicator (e.g., variable rate fertilization)
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Technology
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Machinery Auto-Guidance Self-Steering
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Water Table Monitoring (e.g., moisture sensor used to automate irrigation scheduling)
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Harvesting Logistic (e.g., mapping brix, acid and sugar levels to determine peak harvest time)
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Plant tissue sampling
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Equipment for side dressing input applications
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Equipment for variable rate irrigation
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
UAV-based tools
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
Protin measurement
Not enough information
Not profitable
Lack of capital
Equipment/Process not reliable
Equipment/Process too complex
Satisfied with current method
Other
What are the main problems or limitations with using precision agriculture technology? (Check all that apply)
Expensive Equipment required
No benefit from Precision Agriculture technology
Too Time Consuming
Lack of Technical Knowledge
Lack of Agronomic Knowledge
Use of Software Package
Data Transfer
Precision Agriculture technology provides no meaningful yield benefit
Precision Agriculture technology provides no meaningful reductions in production costs
I don’t want my farm data collected and saved.
Other (please specify)
Are you enrolled in a precision agriculture cost-share program?
No
Yes
Prefer not to answer
Which of the following BEST describes how you start using new technology.
I am always the first to try new technologies and production methods
I am one of the first to try new technologies and production methods
I normally wait to see others success with new technologies and production methods
I am one of the last to try new technologies and production methods
I never try new technologies or production methods
Prefer not to answer
You get precision agriculture information from… (Check all that apply):
Agriculture retailers
Extension agents
Custom service providers
Crop consultants
Other
You use internet and email to… (Check all that apply):
Communicate with other farmers
Communicate with consultant or co-ops
Subscribe to Agricultural websites
Communicate with fertilizer dealers/wholesalers• Seek information from commercial companies
Private correspondence
I do not use email
Other
Which of the following computer applications do you use? (Check all that apply)
Financial/Accounting record Keeping Software
Computer-Based Weather Network
GIS-Geographic Information System
Expert Decision System
None
Would you share data collected from sensors in common-based databases of a company or crop consultancy company?
Yes
Maybe
No
What kind of learning style do you prefer?
Video, Image, Picture, Newsletter
Radio talk, Audiobook, Podcast
In-person workshop and training
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