Questionnaire on Managing Soilborne Diseases in Strawberries
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In what capacity do you work with strawberries? Check all that apply. *
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Do you work with conventional or organic systems? *
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How many acres of strawberries do you manage/advise? *
For berries you grow or advise, how are they sold? *
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In what county/counties do you work? *
How many years have you been working in strawberries? *
How many years have you been working in agriculture? *
Did you fumigate in 2013? *
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Without soil fumigant chemicals, what is needed to improve disease management and berry production, at the industry, reserach and/or individual farm level? *
To manage soilborne diseases, what practices have you adopted or recommended?   *
Always
Sometimes
Rarely
Never, but interested
Never, not interested
Chemical fumigants
Crop rotation
Anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD)
Steam application (>3ac/day)
Mustard seed meal application
Routine cleaning of farm equipment
Reduce sharing of farm equipment
To manage soilborne diseases, what practices have you adopted or recommended (continued)?   *
Always
Somtimes
Rarely
Never, but interested
Never, not interested
More selective land leases
Avoid lettuce and spinach rotations
Grow a broccoli rotation
Shift acreage to non-fumigant reliant crops, like blackberry
Increase production of organic acreage
Sample soil for pathogens
More selective of cultivars based on disease resistance
From where do you get most of your production knowledge? *
Please RANK your sources. SCROLL TO THE RIGHT for all options. 1=most used resource, 5=least used resource
Fellow growers
In-house Company meetings and personnel
UC Researchers and cooperative extension
Private crop/pest advisors
Public meetings
Other agricultural consultants
Books
Pamphlets
Online resources
#1 most-used resource (most)
2nd most-used resource
3rd most-used resource
4th most-used resource
5th most-used resource (least)
Please name up to 5 people who you most commonly consult for advice on strawberry production. *
Person #1
What is person #1's profession? *
Please check all that apply
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Please name up to 5 people who you most commonly consult for advice on strawberry production.
Person #2
What is person #2's profession
Please check all that apply
Please name up to 5 people who you most commonly consult for advice on strawberry production.
Person #3
What is person #3's profession
Please check all that apply
Please name up to 5 people who you most commonly consult for advice on strawberry production.
Person #4
What is person #4's profession?
Please check all that apply
Please name up to 5 people who you most commonly consult for advice on strawberry production.
Person #5
What is person #5's profession?
Please check all that apply
In the absence of chemical fumigants, what would alleviate the added risks and/or challenges to growing strawberries using new disease management strategies? *
Please RANK in order of most influential to least. SCROLL TO THE RIGHT  1=most influential.  
Crop insurance
Cash incentives
Higher price paid per flat
Fellow grower adoption
Evidence from research (written, presentations)
On-farm field trials and demonstrations
One-on-one advising & consulting with expert
New technology, describe
#1 most influential (most)
2nd most influential
3rd most influential
4th  most influential
5th most influential
6th most influential
7th most influential (least)
New technology, describe here . . .  or other comments
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