Another cropping season is behind us and I look forward to another challenging and instructive year in 2004.  Last year, I sent out 30 issues of my Crop Update newsletter addressing crop management and protection needs for your area.  I hope much of the information was timely and useful to you and your business. As I look to the upcoming growing season, I hope to improve on meeting your information needs.  In order to do so, I need to know if the information provided to you was useful and I hope you may provide suggestions for improvement.  Please take a few minutes to fill out the following on-line questionnaire. 

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Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions

In the 2003 newsletter,

Was the information pertinent to your local crop and pest mngt. situation, problems and needs?

   -select One- Yes No

Was the information timely?

    -select One- Yes No

Was the information in a format that was easy to read and understand?

    -select One- Yes No

Did the information help you, your business or your clients save time and money?

    -select One- Yes No

    How much time (hours/day)?         
    How much money?                       
    Please explain.                              .

If you provide services to customers, did the information help you better serve your clientele?

    -select One- Yes No

Do your customers read the newsletter?

    -select One- Yes No

Did you find the Growing Degree-Day and corn development stage information useful in making crop and pest management decisions?

    -select One- Yes No

What information did you find most useful?  Check a maximum of 5. 
    (use the "Control" button for multiple selections)

    -Select up to five- Crop Growth Charts and Information Insect Mngt Insect Growing Degree-days Weed Mngt Disease Mngt. Disease occurence Forage Mngt. Nutrient Mngt. Manure Mngt Notification of Ag Events Weather Information Growing degree-day information Web address citations Specialty crop/organic information

    Other .

Did you access the Soybean Aphid web page?

    -select One- Yes No

Did you access the Western Bean Cutworm web page with updates on pheromone and light trap data?

    -select One- Yes No

For the 2004 Newsletter,

Where would you like to see more emphasis?  Please list.

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Additional Comments

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Do you represent...

    -Select One- Ag Service Provider Ag Chem Representative Seed Representative Fertilizer Representative Farm Consultant Farmer Media

    Please provide your zip code

Where do you obtain most of your crop production and protection information

    #1 Source                                    #2 Source
    -Select One- ISU Extension Local Cooperative Ag Chem Representative Seed Representative Fertilizer Representative Farm Consultant Newspaper/Magazine Radio             -Select One- ISU Extension Local Cooperative Ag Chem Representative Seed Representative Fertilizer Representative Farm Consultant Newspaper/Magazine Radio

 

OPTIONAL (BELOW)

 

Soybean Aphid

Did you scout for soybean aphid in your or your customer's fields in 2003?

    -select One- Yes No

Did you treat for soybean aphid in 2003?

    -select One- Yes No

    % of your farm's or your customer base soybean acres  -Select one- 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% %

**For a more in-depth aphid questionaire, See the soybean aphid treated vs. non-treated survey
***Survey Results

How did you first learn about the soybean aphid problem?

    -Select One- ISU Extension Local Cooperative Ag Chem Representative Seed Representative Fertilizer Representative Farm Consultant Newspaper/Magazine Radio Found in field

Do you feel you are adequately informed about the soybean aphid

    -select One- Yes No

Western Bean Cutworm (WBC)

Are you aware that WBC has been a problem in corn in western IA?

    -select One- Yes No

How did you first learn about WBC (select all that apply)?

      -Select One- ISU Extension Local Cooperative Ag Chem Representative Seed Representative Fertilizer Representative Farm Consultant Newspaper/Magazine Radio Found in field

Did you scout for WBC in 2003

    -select One- Yes No

If you scouted, did you find WBC in your corn fields?

    -select One- Yes No

At what % infestation did you find WBC in your fields?

    -Select % of acres- 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% % infestation

Did you apply insecticides to control WBC?

    -select One- Yes No

If so, how many acres did you treat?

    -Select # of acres- 0 - 50 50 - 100 100 - 200 200 - 400 400 - 800 800 - 1600 1600 - 3200 Greater than 3200 Acres       -Select % of acres- 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% % of total farm or customer base acres

Do you feel the insecticide treatment protected yield?

    -select One- Yes No       bu/A saved

Do you feel you had crop loss because you did not apply a control treatment?

    -select One- Yes No           Bu/A lost

Did you use Pheromone or light trap data in 2003?

    -select One- Yes No

Bean Leaf Beetle (BLB)

Do you feel you are adequately informed about the Bean Leaf Beetle (BLB)?

    -select One- Yes No

 Did you apply insecticides to control BLB in 2003?

    -select One- Yes No

What generation did you treat?     

    -Select all that apply- Over-winter (May/June) First (July) Second (August)       

How many acres did you treat one or more times?

    -Select one- 0 - 50 50 - 100 100 - 200 200 - 400 400 - 800 800 - 1600 1600 - 3200 Greater than 3200 # Acres   -Select one- 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% % of total farm or customer base acres

Do you feel the insecticide treatment protected yield?

    -select One- Yes No   Bu/Acre Saved

Do you feel you had crop loss because you did not apply a control treatment?

    -select One- Yes No     Bu/Acre Lost

 

Weed Pests

What is your most troublesome weed (most difficult to control)?      

    In corn  
    In Soybean

 

Thank you very much for your time and input.

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