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University of Vermont Fruit Team Orchard Productivity and Costs of Production Survey

University of Vermont Plant and Soil Science M.S. student Joseph Leahy is conducting a survey designed to collect important information on apple production in New England and surrounding states. Data collected in this survey will be used to fulfill the objectives or research and outreach projects funded by USDA and Vermont Agriculture Experiment Station. The intent of this survey is to evaluate past and present apple production in Vermont and the surrounding region and to guide future research and outreach programming. All data will be kept confidential and cannot be linked back to any individual operation. This survey complies with Institutional Review Board policies at the University of Vermont, and because no sensitive data are collected nor are responses attributable to individual respondents, it is exempt from increased privacy protocols under certificate CHRBSS: 18-0332. Questions regarding this survey may be directed to: Terence Bradshaw, tbradsha, (802)922-2591. This survey should take 20-30 minutes to complete. Respondents will need to have basic financial information on hand to complete the survey.

https://qualtrics.uvm.edu/jfe/form/SV_6tUEHdvLdAvYfb0

Every respondent will be entered to win a $100 Tractor Supply gift card. Please respond by February 15, 2023