DARD E-Newsletter June 2007 Customer Survey

What is your location? Please select from the list below Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

What is your age? Please select from the list below Under 20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Over 60

Which of the following applies to you? Please select from the list below Registered business owner Related business owner Other

If you selected Other, please specify

What is the total area farmed? Please select from the list below Less than 30 hectares which is equivalent to less than 50 acres Between 30 and 39 hectares which is equivalent to between 50 and 99 acres Between 40 and 49 hectares which is equivalent to between 100 and 149 acres Over 50 hectares which is equivalent to over 150 acres

How many beef cows do you have? Please select from the list below I have less than 50 beef cows I have between 50 and 99 beef cows I have between 100 and 149 beef cows I have between 150 and 199 beef cows I have over 200 beef cows

How many dairy cows do you have? Please select from the list below I have less than 50 dairy cows I have between 50 and 99 dairy cows I have between 100 and 149 dairy cows I have between 150 and 199 dairy cows I have over 200 dairy cows

Which of the following farming enterprises applies to you?
Dairy replacements
Suckler cows
Beef finishing
Sheep
Crops
Other

If you selected the category Other, please specify

Are you content to recieve the e-newsletter every month?
Yes
No

Would you prefer to recieve the e-newsletter at a different interval. For example fortnightly, bi-monthly or quarterly

Please state when you read the e-newsletter
On arrival
Within one week of arrival
More than one week

Do you read ...
All of the articles
Only those articles relevant to your business

Do you read articles from ...
A screen
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Do you refer to any of the archived copies?
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No

Please state whether you agree or disagree with the following statements

I find the information in the e-newsletter up-to-date I strongly agree I agree I disagree I strongly disagree

I find the information in the e-newsletter useful I strongly agree I agree I disagree I strongly disagree

I find the information in the e-newsletter well presented and laid out I strongly agree I agree I disagree I strongly disagree

I find the information in the e-newsletter easy to understand I strongly agree I agree I disagree I strongly disagree

I find the information in the e-newsletter relevant to my business I strongly agree I agree I disagree I strongly disagree

Which of the following subjects would you like to see more of in the e-newsletter?
Silage Analysis
Environmental issues
Information technology (ICT)
Current DARD schemes
Marketing information
New innovations
Rotational grazing
Alternative feeds
Alternative forage
Grass management
Estimated breeding values
Relevant to your business
Diet feeding
Dry cow management
Implications of nitrates directives

Please give details of any other subject areas which would be of interest to you.

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