De-risking the seeding program Survey

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* 2. Are you a:
NB: if you are not a primary producer, please reflect on the farming practices that you most commonly deal with.

Farmer

Agronomist

Consultant

Researcher

Extension Officer

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How would you describe your farming system?

Cropping

Livestock

Mixed cropping/livestock

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Do you irrigate?

Yes

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* 5. How confident are you with seeding into dry soils?

1. Not confident at all

5. Very confident

1. Not confident at all

5. Very confident

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* 6. Do you sow into dry soils?

Yes

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* 7. If no in question 6, what stops you from making the decision to sow into dry soils?

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* 8. If you answered yes in question 6, what percentage of your program would you be willing to sow dry?

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* 9. What is your level of understanding of the following topics for dry seeding?

	1. Low	2.	3. Medium	4.	5. High
Variety selection	Variety selection 1. Low	Variety selection 2.	Variety selection 3. Medium	Variety selection 4.	Variety selection 5. High
Long coleoptile wheats	Long coleoptile wheats 1. Low	Long coleoptile wheats 2.	Long coleoptile wheats 3. Medium	Long coleoptile wheats 4.	Long coleoptile wheats 5. High
Seed placement/optimised sowing depth	Seed placement/optimised sowing depth 1. Low	Seed placement/optimised sowing depth 2.	Seed placement/optimised sowing depth 3. Medium	Seed placement/optimised sowing depth 4.	Seed placement/optimised sowing depth 5. High
Seeding rates	Seeding rates 1. Low	Seeding rates 2.	Seeding rates 3. Medium	Seeding rates 4.	Seeding rates 5. High
Seed priming	Seed priming 1. Low	Seed priming 2.	Seed priming 3. Medium	Seed priming 4.	Seed priming 5. High
Fertiliser placement	Fertiliser placement 1. Low	Fertiliser placement 2.	Fertiliser placement 3. Medium	Fertiliser placement 4.	Fertiliser placement 5. High
Post emergent herbicide selection and/or timing	Post emergent herbicide selection and/or timing 1. Low	Post emergent herbicide selection and/or timing 2.	Post emergent herbicide selection and/or timing 3. Medium	Post emergent herbicide selection and/or timing 4.	Post emergent herbicide selection and/or timing 5. High
Optimal soil moisture and nutrient levels	Optimal soil moisture and nutrient levels 1. Low	Optimal soil moisture and nutrient levels 2.	Optimal soil moisture and nutrient levels 3. Medium	Optimal soil moisture and nutrient levels 4.	Optimal soil moisture and nutrient levels 5. High
The benefits of early ground cover	The benefits of early ground cover 1. Low	The benefits of early ground cover 2.	The benefits of early ground cover 3. Medium	The benefits of early ground cover 4.	The benefits of early ground cover 5. High

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* 10. What is most important to you when considering the success of dry seeding? (Please choose 1 option)

Increased productivity - Dry matter

Increased productivity - Grain

Improved early ground cover

Improved water use efficiency

Mitigate frost risk

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What is your main driver for your decision to dry seed? (Please choose 1 option)

It allows time to fit in the seeding program

Making the most of sub-soil moisture

To avoid hot dry finishes

Early ground cover

Early stock feed

Better crop establishment

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What are your triggers for dry seeding? (Please choose 1 option)

Knowing your soil moisture

Soil types

Timing - calendar sowing (sowing to a specific date)

Seasonal climate forecasts

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What crop types and varieties are more likely to be seeded dry?

Canola

Barley

Wheat

Oats

Lentils

Peas

Beans

Pasture species - Legumes

Pasture species - Grasses

Other (please specify)

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* 14. How do you prepare the paddock for dry seeding? (Please select all relevant options)

Knowledge of previous seasons residual herbicides and plant back

Weed control - Summer

Weed control - Pre seeding

Weed control - Post seeding

Stubble - Retained/standing

Stubble - Grazed

Stubble - Slashed/mulched

Stubble - Burning windrows

Stubble - Burning whole paddock

Pest management - Seed treatment

Pest management - Post seeding / early emergence

Disease Mangement - Seed treatment

Disease Management - Post seeding - early emergence

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Do you modify your seeding method when dry seeding?

Yes

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* 16. If yes, what adjustments do you make? (Please select all relevant options)

Fertiliser placement

Seeding depth

Seeding rate

Seeding row width

Seeding equipment - Disc

Seeding equipment - Tyne

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Please discuss how and why you make these adjustments

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* 18. What would you like to know more about dry seeding? (Please select all relevant options)

Improved variety selection

Log coleoptile wheats (and other)

Seed placement/sowing depth

Seeding rates

Fertiliser placement

Pre and post emergent herbicide selection and/or timing

Optimal soil moisture and nutrient levels

Best crop rotations to prepare a paddock for dry seeding

Other (please specify)

De-risking the seeding program

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* 1. What is your local government area?

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* 2. Are you a:
NB: if you are not a primary producer, please reflect on the farming practices that you most commonly deal with.

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* 3. How would you describe your farming system?

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* 4. Do you irrigate?

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* 5. How confident are you with seeding into dry soils?

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* 6. Do you sow into dry soils?

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* 7. If no in question 6, what stops you from making the decision to sow into dry soils?

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* 8. If you answered yes in question 6, what percentage of your program would you be willing to sow dry?

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* 9. What is your level of understanding of the following topics for dry seeding?

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* 10. What is most important to you when considering the success of dry seeding? (Please choose 1 option)

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* 11. What is your main driver for your decision to dry seed? (Please choose 1 option)

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* 12. What are your triggers for dry seeding? (Please choose 1 option)

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* 13. What crop types and varieties are more likely to be seeded dry?

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* 14. How do you prepare the paddock for dry seeding? (Please select all relevant options)

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* 15. Do you modify your seeding method when dry seeding?

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* 16. If yes, what adjustments do you make? (Please select all relevant options)

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* 17. Please discuss how and why you make these adjustments

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* 18. What would you like to know more about dry seeding? (Please select all relevant options)

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* 19. Please comment on anything else you would like to share.

De-risking the seeding program

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* 1. What is your local government area?

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* 2. Are you a:NB: if you are not a primary producer, please reflect on the farming practices that you most commonly deal with.

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* 3. How would you describe your farming system?

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* 4. Do you irrigate?

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* 5. How confident are you with seeding into dry soils?

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* 6. Do you sow into dry soils?

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* 7. If no in question 6, what stops you from making the decision to sow into dry soils?

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* 8. If you answered yes in question 6, what percentage of your program would you be willing to sow dry?

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* 9. What is your level of understanding of the following topics for dry seeding?

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* 10. What is most important to you when considering the success of dry seeding? (Please choose 1 option)

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* 11. What is your main driver for your decision to dry seed? (Please choose 1 option)

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* 12. What are your triggers for dry seeding? (Please choose 1 option)

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* 13. What crop types and varieties are more likely to be seeded dry?

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* 14. How do you prepare the paddock for dry seeding? (Please select all relevant options)

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* 15. Do you modify your seeding method when dry seeding?

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* 16. If yes, what adjustments do you make? (Please select all relevant options)

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* 17. Please discuss how and why you make these adjustments

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* 18. What would you like to know more about dry seeding? (Please select all relevant options)

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* 19. Please comment on anything else you would like to share.

* 2. Are you a:
NB: if you are not a primary producer, please reflect on the farming practices that you most commonly deal with.