2024 Pasa Community Survey

Thank you for taking a few moments to complete this survey. Whether you are an established or beginning farmer, or a new or longtime supporter of Pasa, your feedback, opinions, and personal experiences are powerful and impactful.

Help us best serve sustainable agriculture farmers by advancing this important work together.

Are you a farmer?

Yes, I am farming as a farm business ownerYes, I am currently farming as an employee or apprentice as part of someone else's farm businessYes, I am a retired farmerYes, I am a farmer but currently unaffiliated with a farm business (looking for work)No, I am not a farmer

As an expression of our appreciation, we will draw the names of five survey respondents to receive a $25 Visa gift card. Do you wish to be entered into the drawing for a gift card?

YesNo

How should we contact you if you are selected to recieve a gift card?

I prefer to remain anonymous.

First Name

Last Name

What is your occupation?

Please specify

I am located outside the United States

State

Country

General information

What is your preferred/primary language?

EnglishSpanishAnother language

Please specify:

When was your first year of farming?

How would you describe your level of expertise in farming?

BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced

Challenges and barriers

What challenges and barriers do you face in terms of your farm’s viability and/or your ability to keep farming?

	Significant	Minor	None
Business strategy & planning

Please describe

	Significant	Minor	None
Earning a living wage

Please describe

	Significant	Minor	None
Market access

Please describe

	Significant	Minor	None
Knowledge of or access to financial resources (loans/grants/government incentive programs)

Please describe

	Significant	Minor	None
Equitable access to resources

Please describe

	Significant	Minor	None
Navigating rules/regulations/legal issues

Please describe

	Significant	Minor	None
Labor (in-field or at market, etc.)

Please describe

	Significant	Minor	None
Wellness/quality of life/community connections and acceptance/mental and physical health

Please describe

	Significant	Minor	None
Farm succession/land access

Please describe

	Significant	Minor	None
Environmental challenges

Please describe

	Significant	Minor	None
Other

Please describe

How helpful do you find Pasa’s programs, services, and support in terms of helping you overcome the challenges you noted above?

	Very helpful	Somewhat helpful	Not helpful	I don't know
Pasa's educational services and support (e.g. conferences, webinars, workshops, and field days)
Pasa’s equity work
Pasa’s network and ability to connect farmers
Pasa’s policy work (raising farmer concerns with legislators)
Pasa’s research programs
Pasa’s sharing of funding opportunities
Pasa’s technical support services
Pasa's workforce development services (apprenticeships and certificate programs)

Please describe

Farming practices

Which of the following practices do you currently implement on your farm?

	Currently Practicing	Want to Adopt	No Interest
Agroecological approaches (balancing plants, animals, humans, and environment)
Agroforestry (alley cropping, forest farming, silvopasture, riparian buffers, windbreaks)
Biological nitrogen fixing (green manure, legumes, etc., instead of synthetic fertilizers)
Certified Organic farming
Cover cropping
Crop rotation
Integrated pest management
Managed/Rotational grazing
Precision agriculture (GPS, soil sensors, data analytics)
Renewable energy
Soil health management
Water management (drip irrigation, water catchment)

Please describe any sustainable agriculture practices not described above that you practice on your farm.

Have you observed changes in climate or weather patterns that have affected your farming operations?

YesNo

What are your main concerns about the future of farming?

What inspires you about Pasa?

Is there anything else we should know that could help us better support farmers like you?

Dairy	Fiber
Fruit	Hay/Forage
Livestock	Row Crops
Small Grains	Vegetable
Other