Study Purpose: This questionnaire is part of a USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)-funded proposal (SC-2021-07806 DEVELOPING A NATIONAL TEAM TO OPTIMIZE NON-HERBICIDE WEED MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN COLE AND LEAFY GREEN CROPS) to identify grower interest in novel technology for weed management. Novel technology includes vision-guided sprayers/thinners, steam weeding, and precision mechanical, laser, and electric weeders. It may also include drone-based activities such as imaging, mapping, and pesticide application. Specifically, our team would like to know what tools and services are/would be valuable to you and what barriers are in place that would prevent you from adopting specific technologies.

Your participation: We expect the survey questions to take 10 to 15 minutes. Participation is voluntary and we appreciate your time and responses.

Navigation: If you exit the survey before completion, you can come back and finish it using the same link you started with. If you finish the survey, you will not be able to retake it again using the same device.

Questions? For more information about study results or project efforts, contact project manager Matthew Cutulle at mcutull@clemson.edu

Privacy and Confidentiality: We have asked University (Clemson, UC Davis, Florida, Rutgers, Cornell, Michigan State, Arkansas) weed scientists to help design the survey questions, distribute the questionnaire, and analyze the response data. All replies will be de-identified to protect anonymity. Raw data will be accessible to members of the project team, only; grouped/summarized data will be utilized to support future USDA grant submissions and may be published as meeting abstracts and/or a peer-reviewed journal article.

We recommend using a private secured data network (such as an internet connection with password protection) and we will work on our end to make sure that survey responses are not accessed without approval. However, there is always a risk that survey responses could be compromised, and your online responses could be used to identify you. All data will be stored, securely, at Clemson University and will be destroyed after the study is completed, according to Clemson’s Data Policy.