The Centre for Landscape Regeneration conducted a survey to collect information on agriculture in the Fens to help represent farmers in future policy making.
The Message to take part:
You are the expert. That is why we would like to hear your voices and this survey provides an opportunity for you to influence the future of the Fens. We are keen to invite you to participate; we only ask for about 45 minutes of your time for us to pop over to chat about the agricultural practices on the farm.
What was in the Survey?
The survey was split into multiple sections covering:
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Cropping Patterns
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Livestock
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Costs
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Payments
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Solar Production
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Water Management
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Employment
What Happened to the Information Collected?
The name and farm address will not be associated with the data. Nothing personal or identifiable with any farm will be shared. All the information provided was averaged with other farm data so as to not be identifiable. All data collected was securely stored in compliance with the data protection regulations.
In Return?
This survey offered farmers representation in the changes, where they are so often overlooked, having the chance to impact future decisions based on responses. We provided a brief summary of the information shared shortly after the survey, and a detailed summary of the averaged out data at the end of the survey round. The survey was live from October until December of 2023.