Survey: Growers And Non-adopters

Purpose:	Gather structured feedback from producers, former hemp growers, interested growers and growers who are not interested in adopting industrial hemp.

Privacy: Responses are for research planning. Personal contact details are optional. Do not include confidential commercial information unless explicitly agreed. Raw responses, contact details and commercially sensitive details will not be published.

Respondent Details

Field	Response	Field	Response
Name (optional)		Date
Property / business name (optional)		Locality or district
Contact for follow-up (optional)		Preferred contact method

1. Current Enterprise

Tick any that apply.

Enterprise type	Tick	Enterprise type	Tick	Enterprise type	Tick
Beef grazing	[ ]	Sheep grazing	[ ]	Mixed farming	[ ]
Broadacre cropping	[ ]	Horticulture or specialty crops	[ ]	Forestry or farm trees	[ ]
Lifestyle or small-area landholding	[ ]	Other	[ ]

2. Location

Area	Tick	Area	Tick	Area	Tick
Tenterfield Shire	[ ]	Stanthorpe / Granite Belt	[ ]	Southern Downs	[ ]
New England / Northern Tablelands	[ ]	Other	[ ]	Prefer not to say	[ ]

Other / comments:

3. Hemp Experience

Statement	Tick
I currently grow industrial hemp	[ ]
I previously grew industrial hemp	[ ]
I have considered growing industrial hemp	[ ]
I have not considered it but would like to know more	[ ]
I am not currently interested in growing industrial hemp	[ ]

If you have grown or considered hemp, what product pathway was relevant?

Product pathway	Tick	Product pathway	Tick
Seed / grain food	[ ]	Seed oil	[ ]
Fibre	[ ]	Hurd, bedding or building materials	[ ]
Biomass or dual-purpose crop	[ ]	Unsure	[ ]
Other	[ ]	Not applicable	[ ]

4. Current Interest

What level of interest do you currently have in industrial hemp?

High	Moderate	Low	None	Unsure
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]

Reason:

5. Reasons To Consider Hemp

Tick any that apply.

Reason	Tick	Reason	Tick	Reason	Tick
Gross margin potential	[ ]	Rotation fit or soil cover	[ ]	Diversification	[ ]
Environmental outcomes	[ ]	Market opportunity	[ ]	Curiosity or trial interest	[ ]
Local or regional development	[ ]	Other	[ ]

6. Barriers Or Concerns

Tick the main barriers or concerns. Use the comment box for detail.

Barrier or concern	Tick	Barrier or concern	Tick	Barrier or concern	Tick
Buyer demand	[ ]	Processing access	[ ]	Price uncertainty	[ ]
Compliance and licensing	[ ]	Water or irrigation needs	[ ]	Harvest, drying or storage	[ ]
Seed supply	[ ]	Freight distance	[ ]	Community misunderstanding	[ ]
Better alternatives already exist	[ ]	Machinery or contractor access	[ ]	Other	[ ]

Most important barrier:

7. Evidence Needed Before Considering Hemp

Tick the evidence that would be most useful.

Evidence needed	Tick	Evidence needed	Tick
Contract or buyer terms	[ ]	Gross-margin comparison	[ ]
Local trial results	[ ]	Agronomy advice	[ ]
Machinery, harvest, drying and storage requirements	[ ]	Compliance checklist	[ ]
Environmental comparison	[ ]	Comparable grower case studies	[ ]
Processor or buyer contact pathway	[ ]	Other	[ ]

8. Enterprise Comparison And Go / No-Go Conditions

Which current enterprise would hemp need to compete with?

What would be a clear reason not to adopt industrial hemp?

9. Final Comments

Any other comments, local knowledge or suggested contacts?

Follow-up Permission

Question	Yes	No	Maybe
Would you be willing to participate in a follow-up interview?	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Would you be interested in a field day or information session?	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
May your comments be summarised anonymously in future project reporting?	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]