Instructions
Answer questions as they relate to you. For most answers, check the boxes most applicable to you or fill in the blanks.
The purpose of this section is to obtain background information.
1.
Which of the following best describes where your farm is located?
South Florida
Central Florida
North Florida
Other:
2.
What type(s) of agricultural product do you primarily produce?
(Select all that apply.)
Nursery crops
Vegetables
Fruits
3.
Does your income rely primarily on farming?
Yes
No
4.
Would you consider yourself as a:
Part time farmer
Full time farmer
5.
Approximately how many acres do you farm?
less than 1 acre
1 to 9 acres
10 to 49 acres
50 to 179 acres
180 to 499 acres
500 to 999 acres
1000 acres or more
6.
How many years have you been farming in south Florida?
5 years or less
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
Greater than 20 years
7.
Which of the following best describes your property?
Agricultural/residential (farm and live on property)
Agricultural and agricultural/residential (farm and live on one property and farm additional land)
Agricultural only (do not live on farm)
8.
To which age group do you belong?
Under 20 years
21 to 30 years
31 to 40 years
41 to 50 years
51 to 60 years
61 to 70 years
Over 70 years
9.
What is your gender?
Male
Female
10.
What is the size of your farm operation according to your annual gross sales?
Less than $2,500
$2,500 to $4,999
$5,000 to $9,999
$10,000 to $24,999
$25,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $500,000
Over $500,000
The purpose of this part of the survey is to get your opinion on general water quality and water quantity concerns as it relates to your home. Recall that water quality practices help to prevent or reduce pollution and water quantity practices help to prevent or reduce water wastage.
11.
How would you characterize the majority of water you drink?
Bottled water
Municipal tap water
Municipal water that has been filtered by a home filter system (Brita, etc.)
Well water
Well water that has been filtered by a home filter system (Brita, etc.)
12.
Which (if any) of the following water conservation practices do you follow?
Generally not running the water faucet continually while brushing my teeth
Not leaving water hoses on longer than necessary
Not running the dishwasher unless it is full
Not taking exceeding long showers (less than 14 minutes)
None
For questions 13 to 17 please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree or disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
13.
If you were to become aware of other actions that you could practice (similar to those in the previous question) to conserve water, would you be interested in learning about them?
14.
Things that you do to help conserve water will not make a difference in the long run.
15.
Because no one knows what the future holds, there is no reason to change the things we do today.
16.
I believe that there will be a water shortage within south Florida in the next 10 years
17.
I believe that the municipal tap water is clean enough to drink without filtration
The purpose of this section is to obtain information directly related to agricultural water quality and quantity concerns.
18.
Do you think that the agricultural community is interested in implementing practices that conserve water and protect water quality?
19.
Would you implement water quantity and/or water quality management practices if they were shown to provide an economic benefit to your operation?
20.
If the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) offered an incentive that provided a 'Presumption of Compliance' with water quality standards (or a protection for landowners from cost recovery due to water quality standards not being met) to landowners who voluntarily implement BMPs that have been verified to be effective, would you implement the identified BMPs?
21.
Would you implement water quantity and/or water quality management practices if they only cost a modest amount of time and/or money per year to implement, such as:
< $500
$500 to $1,000
$1,000 to $5,000
$2,000 to $10,000
> $10,000
None of the above
22.
In the past 5 years, which (if any) of the following water saving measure(s) were used on your farm:
growing mainly drought tolerant plant species
Irrigating mainly in the early morning or late evening
Monitoring plant growth stages (phenology) and irrigate accordingly
Monitoring container or field soil moisture
Monitoring the weather and only irrigating during periods of dry weather
Based on the water saving measures listed in the question above, please rate the applicability on your farm of each of the following measures using the following scale: 1 = very applicable, 2 = somewhat applicable, 3 = undecided, 4 = not normally applicable, 5 = not applicable.
1
2
3
4
5
23.
Growing mainly drought tolerant plant species
24.
Irrigating mainly in the morning or late evening
25.
Reusing/recycling water
26.
Monitoring plant growth stages(phenology) and irrigate accordingly
27.
28.
Monitoring the weather at your field sites
29.
In the past 5 years, which (if any) of the following water quality protecting measure(s) were used on your farm:
Application of nutrients based on soil sampling
Application of nutrients based on plant tissue analysis
Monitoring local weather so that nutrients and pesticides are less likely to be applied immediately preceding a rainfall event
Application of nutrients or pesticides using a microsprinkler or drip irrigation system and a calibrated chemical injector
Based on the water quality protecting measures listed in the question above, please rate the applicability on your farm of each of the following measures using the following scale: 1 = very applicable, 2 = somewhat applicable, 3 = undecided, 4 = not normally applicable, 5 = not applicable.
30.
Application of nutrients based on soil sampling.
31.
32.
33.
34.
Application of nutrients or pesticides using a microsprinkler or drip irrigation system and calibrated chemical injector
35.
BMP stands for:
Bureau of Marine Protection
Best Monitoring Protocol
Best Management Practice
Better Management Program
Business Management Program
36.
Which of the following practices (if any) are you familiar with?
Soil moisture based irrigation
Nutrient management using soil/plant sampling
Drip irrigation
Microsprinklers
37.
Which of the following methods would provide you with the best information for implementing a water conservation or water quality management practice?
Extension fact sheet on the practice, its benefits, and how to implement it
Field days at a research center or extension center where the practice was demonstrated
A short course (1 to 2 hours) where and Extension Agent or Extension Specialists discussed the practice and its implementation
Local grower implementation of the practice on his/her field with a field day at the site regarding the practice
38.
What is the most important factor that has or would prevent you from implementing a particular water conservation practice?
Cost
Knowledge about the technology
Confidence in the technology working
Time (for understanding and implementing a new technology)
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