Survey: Landcare Leadership

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 Raw responses, contact details and sensitive details will not be published.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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! Are you comfortable with audio recording for note-taking only? [ ] Yes [ ] No

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. Landcare Connection

Tick any that apply.

Connection	Tick	Connection	Tick
New England Landcare Network board / leadership	[ ]	Member organisation leadership	[ ]
Staff or coordinator role	[ ]	Committee member	[ ]
Project partner or adviser	[ ]	Other	[ ]

3. Strategic Fit

Does industrial hemp research align with New England Landcare Network objectives?

Strongly yes	Somewhat yes	Unsure	Somewhat no	Strongly no
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Brief reason:

4. Preferred Organisational Role

Rank the top three roles, if any. Use 1 for the most preferred.

Role option	Rank	Role option	Rank
No - Landcare organisations should not have a role		No active role; monitor only
Publish neutral decision-support material		Host discussion or education sessions
Provide a neutral referral or information point		Partner in a funded research project
Convene a regional validation program		Lead funded primary research and extension
Other		Unsure

5. Opportunity And Threats For Landcare Organisations

Rank the opportunities and threats independently. Use 1, 2 and 3 for the top three opportunities, if any, and separately use 1, 2 and 3 for the top three threats, if any.

Opportunity	Rank	Threats	Rank
Support evidence-based decision making for members		Reputational risk
Improve community understanding of industrial hemp		Risk of appearing promotional
Test environmental claims against local alternatives		Cannabis or medicinal-cannabis confusion
Support regional economic development discussion		Member disagreement or community concern
Build partnerships with producers, researchers or industry		Weak commercial evidence
Identify useful extension or demonstration activities		Weak environmental evidence
Strengthen Landcare's role as a neutral convenor		Staff or volunteer workload
Attract funding for practical, independent research		Funding or governance risk
Other		Other
Unsure		Unsure

Would a separate project identity help protect the broader Landcare brand while still allowing useful work to proceed? For example, a project identity such as "Murray Industrial Hemp" could separate the research activity from the broader Landcare brand.

Yes	No	Unsure	Depends on role
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Comments on opportunities, threats or project identity:

6. Evidence Thresholds

Mark each evidence gap as High, Medium, Low or Not required.

Evidence gap	High	Medium	Low	Not required
Buyer demand, prices and specifications	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Processor access and service terms	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Producer gross margins	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Local agronomic suitability	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Environmental benefits compared with existing land uses	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Compliance and regulatory burden	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Community understanding and stigma	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Organisational capacity and funding	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]

7. Conditions For Involvement

What would make you more comfortable with involvement?

What would make you less comfortable with involvement?

8. Stories, Events Or Examples

Are there important governance, community, reputational or Landcare examples that should inform this work?

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)
Organisation / Landcare group (optional)		Role (optional)
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