Working Farms Fund Farmer Survey

Working Farms Fund Contact & Region

May The Conservation Fund contact you to discuss Working Farms Fund?

If your farm is located in Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, or Chicago, IL we will be in touch. If your farm is serving another metro market, we'll keep your information on file for expansion areas. It is helpful to know which geographies have interested farmers.

Please select your region and closest major market.

Please Describe

Contact Information

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

Email

Address

City

State

Postal Code

Farmland and Farm Business

Name of your affiliated farm or farm business.

The farm or farm business that you own or are employed with. Write "none" if you are not currently affiliated with a farm.

Size of current affiliated farm (in acres).

Farm Street Address

Farm City

Farm State

Farm Postal Code

Farm Country

Do you own a farm business?

How long has the farm business been in operation?

Current Farm Relationship

Number of years farming.

Agricultural Production

What categories of agricultural products do you produce on your farm?

(e.g. livestock, vegetables, fruits, etc.)

What sustainable management practices and principles do you follow, if any?

(e.g. organic, no-till, cover crops, etc.)

Funding

Are you currently enrolled or participating in any of the following USDA programs?
Check all that apply.

NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)FSA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)FSA Beginning Farmer and Rancher LoansFSA Direct Farm Ownership Loan ProgramFSA Direct Operating LoanFSA Direct Microloan ProgramFSA Guaranteed Operating Loan ProgramEQIP Funding Program (Landscape, Air Quality, Organic, Farm Energy, and/or High Tunnel Initiatives)Other Funding (state, non-profit, etc.)
NRCS = Natural Resource Conservation Service
FSA = Farm Service Agency
EQIP = Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Please list other funding sources:

Land Access Needs

If financially viable, would you want to own your own farmland?

Indicate what acreage this farm would fall into?

Do you require housing on your farm?

To house you, your family, house staff, etc.

How important is it that you live within a one-hour drive of a major city?

When considering a future farm location, which county (or counties) and state would best align with your existing markets?

What additional infrastructure needs or other factors are most important to you when considering a potential farm site ? Please describe as concisely as possible.

(e.g. existence of well, fencing, etc.)

Briefly describe your desired timing for entry into the Working Farms Fund Program and for leasing/purchasing land. Please describe as concisely as possible.

(e.g. enter program ASAP, buy land within 10 years; enter program in 1 year, buy land in 5 years; etc.)

Demographic Information

Gender Identity

Which category below includes your age?

How would you identify your race or ethnicity?

Are you a military veteran?

Roadside Stand	Agricultural Cooperative
Grocery	Farmer's Market
CSA	Hospital, School, Large Scale Buyer
Restaurants	Other