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11 Questions about your Field Rushes (& other biomass)
Complete the survey to WIN half a tonne of renewable and smokeless biofuel for your stove
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1.
What county are you farming in?
Antrim
Armagh
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
Cork
Derry
Donegal
Down
Dublin
Fermanagh
Galway
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
Limerick
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
Tipperary
Tyrone
Waterford
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
2.
Does your farm contain
rushes
and if so, approximately how many hectares?
1-5 hectares
6-10 hectares
11-15 hectares
16-20 hectares
21-25 hectares
26-30 hectares
31-35 hectares
More than 35 hectares
3.
Do you (select more than one if re
qui
red)
spray your rushes
top your rushes
mulch your rushes
harvest your rushes
Other (please specify)
4.
If you harvest your
rushes
, how many bales would you make in a typical year?
Less than 10
10-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50 or more
If you don't harvest, please state why, e.g., wet/inaccessible/conservation reasons
5.
How do you usually store your bales?
In field
In yard
In shed
Other (please specify)
6.
What do you use the
rushes
bales for?
Bedding
Fodder
Other (please specify)
7.
Do you have any
bracken
(fern) and if so, what's the approximate area covered by bracken in hectares?
Less than 0.5 hectares
0.5-1 hectares
2-3 hectares
4-5 hectares
6-10 hectares
More than 10 hectares
8.
Do you have any
furze
(gorse) and if so, what is the approximate area covered by furze in hectares?
Less than 0.5 hectares
0.5-1 hectares
2-3 hectares
4-5 hectares
6-10 hectares
More than 10 hectares
9.
Do you have any
hazel
and if so, what is the approximate area covered by hazel in hectares?
Less than 0.5 hectares
0.5-1 hectares
2-3 hectares
4-5 hectares
6-10 hectares
More than 10 hectares
10.
To harvest
rushes
and keep in dry storage, how much would you expect to get paid per bale?
11.
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