FW: Chestnut growers survey by University of Missouri

[Coville, Robbie]

Please forward this around to your networks that can speak to Chestnut Production, thanks:

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SURVEY INVITATION

 

Greetings!  

 

My name is Tanner Rankin, and I am a PhD student at the University of Missouri, School of Natural Resources. I am working on a project to understand and test common or innovative establishment and management practices used by chestnut growers. As part of this project, I am conducting surveys with chestnut growers to understand and describe the practices they are using on-farm for establishment and management of their orchards and, importantly, their perceptions of these practices.  

 

I am contacting you to invite you to participate in a survey. This survey aims to improve my understanding of practices being used on-farm to establish and maintain chestnut orchards, and I am interested in hearing your perspective on the effectiveness and accessibility of the practices you use. The survey will take approximately 10-20 minutes. 

 

I understand that you’ll be taking time out of your operation to speak with me, but I hope you can benefit from the research too. The information I get from this survey will be used to create innovative treatments that will be tested in various settings to gather data on their effectiveness. As part of my work, I hope to further develop grower recommendations for establishment practices that are effective and accessible for chestnut growers throughout the Eastern and Midwestern U.S.    

 

Please follow this link to access the survey: https://missouri.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3IVgwh376Cko8jc

 

Or you can scan this QR code and complete the survey on a mobile device:

 

Best,  

Tanner Rankin 

  

P.S. You may contact the University of Missouri Institutional Review Board (IRB) if you have any questions about your rights as a study participant, want to report any problems or complaints, or feel under any pressure to take part or stay in this study. The IRB is a group of people who review research studies to make sure the rights of participants are protected. You can reach them at 573- 882-3181 or murese...@missouri.edu. You can reach me, Tanner Rankin, at tr...@missouri.edu or on phone at (610) 334-3384. 

 

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