Survey: Crop Choices

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Researchers in the Departments of Entomology at Purdue University and Penn State received a USDA-funded grant to study the influence of vegetable crop diversity in space and time on insect-pest populations. As part of this effort, we would like to gather some feedback from commercial vegetable growers to understand the reasoning behind current practices. Specifically, we want to know what factors commercial vegetable growers consider when organizing or laying out crop species across a farm within a year (i.e., diversity in space) or in a rotation across years (i.e., diversity in time).

Thank you for responding to our survey. If you have any questions for us, please send a note to Angela at amc604@psu.edu.

Farm location: state *

Farm location: county *

Farm size (estimated number of acres) *

Approximately how many years have you been farming crops? *

10 or less

11-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

51 or more

How did you learn the basics of farming? (please check all that apply) *

I grew up on a farm

From mentors who had similar farms

I taught myself

Other:

Required

If you grew up on a farm, did that farm produce similar crops to your current farm? *

Yes

I didn't grow up on a farm

Did Extension personnel or materials provide significant input that influences your farming practices? *

Yes

If you have been influenced by Extension, please characterize the extension input (check all that apply) *

Extension meetings

In-person, phone, or email interactions with extension personnel

Phone or email communication form

Online or printed extension materials

I was not significantly influenced by extension

Required

Which farming practice do you employ? *

Conventional farming

Organic farming

Both

What type of crops do you produce? (please check all that apply) *

Fresh market vegetables

Fresh market fruits

Processing fruits

Processing vegetables

Grain crops

Forage crops

Other:

Required

Do you practice any of the following on your farm regularly? (please check all that apply) *

Cover crops

Crop rotation

N/A

Required

If you practice crop rotation, what is a typical length of your rotation? *

1 year

2 year

3 year

4 year

5 year

6 year

I don't practice rotation

Other:

Do you practice integrated pest management (IPM)? *

Yes

What tactics do you use in your IPM program? (please check all that apply) *

Crop rotation

Intercropping

Cover crops

Scouting for pests

Economic thresholds

Rescue applications of insecticides

Preventative applications of insecticides

I don't practice IPM

Other:

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What factors most strongly influence the location of different crop species on your farm? (please check all that apply) *

Soil type

Irrigation

Timing of management (including planting, harvesting or weeding)

Topography (hills, slopes, drainage, etc)

Order within a rotation

Other:

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What factors most strongly influence the sequence of your crop rotation? (please check all that apply) *

Soil nutrients

Weed control

Timing of planting/harvesting

Bed preparation

Relatedness of previous crop species

Availability of farming equipment

Economy: yield benefits vs costs

N/A, I do not practice crop rotation

Other:

Required

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