Overall Survey Results:


University of Maine Cooperative Extension Survey


1My interest in the beef industry includes (check all that apply)
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Own or manage over 50 head of cattle
   
74 25.5%
Own or manage 15 to 50 head of cattle
   
104 35.8%
Own or manage less than 15 head of cattle
   
84 28.9%
Purchasing cattle for the first time
   
16 5.5%
Expanding my cattle herd
   
78 26.8%
4-H Youth Beef Project
   
70 24.1%
Home beef production only
   
32 11.0%
Member of Maine Beef Producers Association
   
122 42.0%
Member of the Maine Grass Farmers Network
   
34 11.7%
Agriculture Organization
   
49 16.8%
Other
   
61 21.0%
 Totals290100%
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Topics I am interested in learning about (check all that apply)
2Animal Production
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Basic cow/calf production
   
136 51.1%
Basic feeder cattle production
   
116 43.6%
Back-yard beef for my family
   
47 17.6%
Pasture beef
   
136 51.1%
Reproduction & genetics
   
111 41.7%
Animal health
   
155 58.2%
Beef Quality Assurance
   
28 10.5%
Feeds & feeding
   
140 52.6%
Alternative feeds
   
101 37.9%
Calculating rations
   
76 28.5%
 Totals266100%
3Crop Production
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Pasture management
   
185 79.3%
Hay production
   
169 72.5%
Soils and fertility
   
156 66.9%
 Totals233100%
4Buildings and equipment
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Barns & facilities
   
156 75.3%
Equipment
   
119 57.4%
Manure management
   
139 67.1%
 Totals207100%
5Financial / Marketing
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Farm taxes
   
110 48.4%
Farm & livestock recordkeeping
   
122 53.7%
Selling retail
   
118 51.9%
Wholesale opportunities
   
107 47.1%
Marketing breeding stock
   
96 42.2%
marketing calf crop
   
104 45.8%
 Totals227100%
6Please check off the ways that you prefer to receive information about the above topics.
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Attend educational meetings
   
178 66.1%
On-farm visits or tours of farms of successful beef producers
   
156 57.9%
Hands-on demonstrations
   
138 51.3%
Read a newsletter (paper or electronic)
   
146 54.2%
Read information from a website
   
87 32.3%
Online videos
   
51 18.9%
Online course
   
39 14.4%
DVD course
   
49 18.2%
Other
   
11 4.0%
 Totals269100%
7Please indicate days & times you would attend educational programs
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Sunday afternoon
   
99 42.8%
Sunday evening
   
83 35.9%
Monday morning
   
60 25.9%
Monday afternoon
   
66 28.5%
Monday evening
   
102 44.1%
Tuesday morning
   
61 26.4%
Tuesday afternoon
   
69 29.8%
Tuesday evening
   
102 44.1%
Wednesday morning
   
60 25.9%
Wednesday afternoon
   
69 29.8%
Wednesday evening
   
102 44.1%
Thursday morning
   
61 26.4%
Thursday afternoon
   
67 29.0%
Thursday evening
   
106 45.8%
Friday morning
   
60 25.9%
Friday afternoon
   
74 32.0%
Friday evening
   
105 45.4%
Saturday morning
   
121 52.3%
Saturday afternoon
   
118 51.0%
Saturday evening
   
99 42.8%
 Totals231100%
8How far are you willing to travel (one way) to attend educational programs?
 
Answer
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Number of
Responses		Response
Ratio
Less than 20 miles
   
23 7.8%
20 to 50 miles
   
142 48.4%
50 to 100 miles
   
74 25.2%
Over 100 miles
   
22 7.5%
No Responses
   
3210.9%
 Totals293100%
9Please complete the following statement: I will consider my beef farm to be a success when
 
 Number of
Responses
  203
10What is your biggest challenge in making your fram profitable? Additional Comments:
 
 Number of
Responses
  122
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