{"id":4985,"date":"2021-03-29T14:34:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T18:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/?page_id=4985"},"modified":"2021-04-09T08:50:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T12:50:34","slug":"farmer-survey-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/covid-19\/farmer-survey-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Results from the second COVID-19 Farmer Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Maine farm community was faced with endless uncertainty. Questions about the stability of markets for the season, how much product to plant and plan for, the safety of farm families and crews, and availability of supplies for packaging products and keeping workers safe were all unanswerable and causing significant stress. In an attempt to quantify the shifts that were happening among Maine Farms, to gather data on market trends from the farm gate perspective, and to gather data related to hurdles and stressors of Maine farms, a sub-committee of the Maine Farmer Resource Network formed to develop, distribute, and analyze the Maine Farmer COVID-19 Impacts Survey. Three rounds of this survey were released to gauge trends throughout the season, in early April, early May, and late September. Those results are summarized here.<\/p>\n

April 21 to May 7, 2020: 79 Farms<\/h3>\n

The following is the data analysis from the second <\/b>Covid-19 Maine Farmer Survey<\/b>, hosted by the Beginning Farmer Resource Network of Maine, which received 79 responses from April 21 – May 7, 2020. Some of these farmers responded to the previous survey while some are first-time respondents. <\/b>(See <\/em>FIRST COVID-19 Maine Farmer Survey Data Analysis<\/a> (179 responses) and THIRD COVID-19 Maine farmer Survey Data Analysis<\/a> (69 responses)<\/em> for additional data results.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Data was analyzed for themes by Bo Dennis of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners
\nAssociation, Jason Lilley of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Catherine Durkin of Maine Farmland Trust.<\/p>\n

They can be contacted at:<\/p>\n

Bdennis@mofga.org<\/a>
\njason.lilley@maine.edu<\/a>
\ncatherine@mainefarmlandtrust.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Who Responded<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Survey results from April 21 – May 7, 2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/caption>\n

County<\/th>\nNumber of Respondents per County<\/th>\nNumber of Respondents per Region<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Androscoggin<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nS. Maine
\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cumberland<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
York<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sagadahoc<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Franklin<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nW. Mountains
\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oxford<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Somerset<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kennebec<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nCentral \/ Mid-Coast
\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Knox<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lincoln<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waldo<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hancock<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nDown East
\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aroostook<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nCentral \/ Northern
\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Penobscot<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Piscataquis<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/strong><\/td>\n79<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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