University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension

2001 Crop Watch
Reader Survey

Dear Subscriber,

We value your opinion and would like to know how you use Crop Watch, what information is most valuable to you and how we might improve it. Please take a few moments to fill out this survey and submit it. To show our thanks we'll enter you in a drawing for more than $250 of prizes. Thank you.

  1. What is your occupation?
      

  2. Please indicate the number of cropland acres that you farm/manage/influence annually.

  3. Have you changed any pest management or crop production practices as a result of Crop Watch?
    Yes      No

    If yes, in what areas? (Please check all that apply.)
    Crop rotation Insect scouting Reduced tillage Planting date
    Pesticide selection Pesticide timing Weed scouting Reduced herbicide rates
    Disease scouting Soil sampling for fertility Reduced pesticide rates Split application of fertilizer
    Nonchemical controls Variety/hybrid selection Soybean inoculation practices Reduced fertilizer rate
    Row spacing Plant population Other (Describe)

  4. What is the estimated value of 1) the knowledge you gained from the newsletter or 2) anticipated practice changes on a per acre basis?

    / acres.

  5. Do you anticipate any changes in management/production practices in the future as a result of information in Crop Watch?
    Yes      No
    If yes, in what areas?
    Will the change potentially reduce Pesticide, Fertilizer, or Irrigation?

  6. What is most valuable about Crop Watch?

  7. Are there subject matter areas you would add or delete?

    ADD

    DELETE

  8. Please rank the importance of the following subject areas to you.
    Agronomic information Low Medium High
    Insect control Low Medium High
    Disease control Low Medium High
    Pesticide updates Low Medium High
    Weather forecasts Low Medium High
    Weed control Low Medium High
    Fertility Low Medium High
    Variety trials Low Medium High
    Tillage issues Low Medium High
    Field reports Low Medium High

    We're still listening eagerly. If you need to skip out here, we'll understand,
    but the answers to the following questions could really help us improve the web version.
  9. Regarding access on the Web, how would you rate the time it takes to download Crop Watch?

  10. What kind of connection do you usually use when downloading Crop Watch?

  11. What browser(s) do you use to access the newsletter?

    Netscape Microsoft Explorer Other (Please specify)

  12. Do you use the
    Search engine Daily ET, GDD and precipitation updates Story index
    Agnews Archived issues from previous years Other services

    If so, are there any changes you would recommend to make them more useful?

  13. Do you also view the print version? Yes      No

    Which version do you prefer, and why?

  14. Do you have or use any of these "new" technologies?
    Yield monitor with GPS or without GPS
    Spray rate controller with GPS or without GPS
    Variable rate controller with GPS or without GPS

If you would like to be entered in a drawing for one of the prizes, please include you name, address, and email (optional).

Name

Mailing Address

Email Address

    

Now that wasn't so hard, was it.
Thanks for taking the time to complete the survey!
We'll notify drawing prize winners in late October.

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