Bison Underground Startup Customer Survey

About You and Your Farm

Thanks for taking our 5 minute survey! We're a new company designing equipment to assist farmers improve the quality of their soil and boost their agricultural yields. Your answers to this survey will allow us to better support you and the health of your soil. If you would like the chance to win a $100 gift card, you can enter at the end of this survey.
1.How long have you been farming?
2.How old are you?
3.About how many acres is the farm that you own or work on?
4.What is your role on this farm?
5.What kind of farm do you work on or own? (Choose all that apply.)
6.What zip code is your farm in?
7.How would you describe the soil on your farm? (Choose all that apply)
8.What is the main water source on your farm?
9.What crops do you grow?
10.How many tons per acre of crop residue (stalks, stems, leaves that are not part of your harvest) does your farm produce?
11.What do you do with the crop residue on your farm? (Select all that apply)
12.How willing are you to grow a cover crop or an additional crop for sale to others as biomass?
13.How would you rate:
Very poor
Poor
Average
Good
Very good
The QUALITY of your harvests in the PAST
The QUANTITY of your harvests in the PAST
The QUALITY of your most RECENT harvest
The QUANTITY of your most RECENT harvest
The QUALITY of the harvest you expect NEXT YEAR
The QUANTITY of the harvest you expect NEXT YEAR
14.How much of a concern is:
A big concern
A small concern
Not a concern
I don't know
Soil compaction
Drainage or flooding
Drought or dry/dusty soil
A lack of organic matter or carbon in your soil
Erosion
The lack of nitrogen in your soil
Pests
The lack of nutrients like phosphorus and magnesium
Weeds
15.About how much would you pay for a machine that would help with your main concerns?
16.How familiar are you with these practices?
Familiar and I do it
Familiar but I DON'T do it
Not familiar but I do it
Not familiar but I DON'T do it
Regenerative agriculture
No-till agriculture
Crop rotation
Cover crops
Soil testing
Composting
17.If you do not do any/some of the practices in Q12, what are some of the barriers you face to doing so?
18.How often do you use equipment or purchase services to address the following issues:
Every year
Every few years
Rarely, just as needed
Never
Soil compaction
Soil drainage and associated flooding
The ability of your soils to retain moisture
Increase soil organic matter
Re-establish phosphorus, magnesium, and/or nitrogen levels
19.What kind of equipment do you or your farm already own? (Choose all that apply)
20.What is the most recent large piece of equipment you have purchased for your farm?
21.Do you maintain your own equipment or pay others to do so?
22.Is there anything else you want to share with us?
23.Would you like to be contacted by a member of our team for a more in-depth interview? If so, please enter your phone number or email address below.
24.Thanks for completing our survey! If you would like the chance to win a $100 gift card, please enter your email below.