Survey: Growers & Non-adopters

Status:: Draft
Last updated:: 2026-08-05

Participant information: This form collects information for New England Landcare Network industrial hemp research planning. Personal contact details are optional. Raw responses, contact details and sensitive details will not be published. Information may be combined and anonymised for project summaries and participant feedback. Read the research statement and disclosures on the Industrial Hemp subdomain: industrial-hemp.neln.com.au/03-primary-research/research-disclosure/short-form/.

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1. Baseline Understanding

How would you describe your current understanding of industrial hemp?

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
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1-3 = low understanding; 4-7 = moderate understanding; 8-10 = high understanding.

What has shaped that understanding?

2. Current Enterprise And Land Base

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	[ ]

Property size range:

Under 20 ha	20-99 ha	100-499 ha	500-999 ha	1,000 ha or more	Prefer not to say
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Estimated arable or croppable land:

None / not applicable	Under 10%	10-25%	26-50%	More than 50%	Unsure
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3. Location

Area	Tick	Area	Tick	Area	Tick
Tenterfield district	[ ]	Granite Belt / Stanthorpe district	[ ]	Glen Innes district	[ ]
Inverell / Gwymac district	[ ]	Southern New England district	[ ]	Other New England area	[ ]
Outside New England	[ ]	Prefer not to say	[ ]	Other	[ ]

Other / comments:

4. 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, which product pathway was relevant?

Product pathway	Tick	Product pathway	Tick
Seed / grain food	[ ]	Seed oil / protein / flour	[ ]
Fibre / bast	[ ]	Hurd, bedding, mulch or building materials	[ ]
Biomass or dual-purpose crop	[ ]	Planting seed / genetics	[ ]
Unsure	[ ]	Other	[ ]

5. Current Interest

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

High	Moderate	Low	None	Unsure
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Reason:

6. Reasons To Consider Hemp

Rank the top three reasons, if any. Use 1 for the most important.

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

7. Barriers Or Concerns

Rank the top three barriers or concerns. Use 1 for the most important.

Barrier or concern	Rank	Barrier or concern	Rank
Buyer demand		Processing access
Price uncertainty		Compliance and licensing
Water or irrigation needs		Harvest, drying or storage
Seed supply		Freight distance
Community misunderstanding		Limited information / limited local evidence
Better alternatives already exist		Machinery or contractor access
Other		Unsure

Comments:

8. Evidence Needed Before Considering Hemp

Rank the top three evidence needs. Use 1 for the most important.

Evidence needed	Rank	Evidence needed	Rank
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, service provider or buyer contact pathway		Other

9. 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?

10. Stories, Events Or Examples

Are there important local stories, events, experiences or examples that New England Landcare Network should understand?

Demographic Baseline

These questions are optional. They are used only in combined, anonymised summaries to understand audience patterns and communication needs.

Gender:

Option	Tick	Option	Tick
Woman	[ ]	Man	[ ]
Non-binary / gender diverse	[ ]	Prefer to self-describe	[ ]
Prefer not to say	[ ]

Age group:

Option	Tick	Option	Tick
Under 18	[ ]	18-24	[ ]
25-34	[ ]	35-44	[ ]
45-54	[ ]	55-64	[ ]
65-74	[ ]	75+	[ ]
Prefer not to say	[ ]

Education / training:

Option	Tick	Option	Tick
Secondary school	[ ]	Trade / apprenticeship	[ ]
Certificate / diploma	[ ]	University degree	[ ]
Postgraduate	[ ]	Prefer not to say	[ ]
Other	[ ]

Main work / life stage:

Option	Tick	Option	Tick
Farming / land management	[ ]	Business owner / self-employed	[ ]
Employee	[ ]	Student / trainee	[ ]
Retired	[ ]	Volunteer / community role	[ ]
Other	[ ]	Prefer not to say	[ ]

Location for communication planning:

Field	Response	Field	Response
Postcode or nearest town / district		Prefer not to say	[ ]

Preferred communication channels:

Channel	Tick	Channel	Tick
Email updates	[ ]	Website	[ ]
Printed handouts	[ ]	Field days / site visits	[ ]
Workshops / meetings	[ ]	Phone call	[ ]
Social media	[ ]	Local media	[ ]
Through Landcare group	[ ]	Other	[ ]

Preferred social media platform, if relevant:

Field	Response
Preferred platform(s)

Complete this section at the end of the form. If the participant has not been provided with the research statement, provide it before recording consent.

Tick Yes to confirm each consent item. Leave blank if the participant does not consent.

Research consent item	Yes
The participant has been provided with the research statement.	[ ]
The participant agrees to take part in this research conversation or form.	[ ]
The participant understands the information is being collected for New England Landcare Network industrial hemp research planning.	[ ]
The participant understands raw responses, contact details and sensitive details will not be published.	[ ]
The participant agrees responses may be combined and anonymised for project summaries and feedback to participants.	[ ]
The participant agrees optional demographic responses may be used in combined and anonymised communication-planning summaries.	[ ]

Respondent Details

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

Follow-up Contact And Published Information

Record whether the participant agrees to follow-up contact or receiving published project information.

Follow-up and sharing item	Yes	No
The participant may be contacted for follow-up or clarification.	[ ]	[ ]
The participant would like to receive future project updates or aggregate summaries.	[ ]	[ ]

Participant Signature

Participant signature		Date
Participant name