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BCG farmer decision-making survey
1.
Farmers make a number of important decisions throughout the year. Which of the following decisions do you make and at what time of the year are you making them? If a critical decision is not represented here, please specify.
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Crop and variety choice
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Harvest logistics
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Summer weed management (spraying)
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Addressing soil quality (gypsum/lime/micronutrients
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Projecting seasonal input requirements
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Pest baiting
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Sowing (timing)
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Sowing (logistics)
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Herbicide applications
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Phosphorus applications
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Nitrogen applications (crop growth and health)
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Nitrogen applications (protein)
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Fungicide applications
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Insecticide applications
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Haying off
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Desiccation
Previous Harvest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Other (please specify)
2.
Which decisions could benefit the most from the development of apps, dashboards, traffic lights or other decision support tools? (Please assign a score of 1-10, with 1 being the lowest priority and 10 being the highest).
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Crop and variety choice
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Harvest logistics
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Summer weed management (spraying)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Addressing soil quality (gypsum/lime/micronutrients)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Projecting seasonal input requirements
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Pest baiting
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Sowing (timing)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Sowing (logistics)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Herbicide applications
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Phosphorus applications
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Nitrogen applications (crop health and growth)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Nitrogen applications (protein)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fungicide applications
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Insecticide applications
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Haying off
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Desiccation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Other (please specify)
3.
What decision support tools do you think would make the most difference to your farm business (list up to three).
First choice
Second choice
Third choice