Industry Survey

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* 1. Which of the following do you identify with? Select all that apply.

Grower

Processor

Shipper

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What area of agriculture do you work in? Select all that apply

Livestock & Poultry

Dairy & Milk Products

Fruits

Tree Nuts

Row Crops

Leafy Greens

Herbs and Spices

Flowering Plants

Nursery

Field Crops

Seed Crops

Apiary Products

Vineyards

Other (please specify)

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* 3. In what county are you located? Select all that apply

Merced

Madera

Fresno

Tulare

Kings

None of the above

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* 4. How many employees do you employ through direct hire?

1-20 employees

21- 100 employees

101-500 employees

500+ employees

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* 5. In addition to your direct hires, how many employees do you hire via an FLC

1-20 employees

21- 100 employees

101-500 employees

500+ employees

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* 6. What is your current labor shortage?

0%- 33%

34%-65%

66%- 100%

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* 7. Please list the top three jobs for which you have the highest labor shortage.

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* 8. Do you need your employees to have additional education/training for the jobs you listed?

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* 9. Do you currently provide any of the following services to your employees?

Education/Training

Transportation

Child Care

Healthcare

Housing

Meals

Wellness Programs

Retirement Benefits

PTO

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What are your busiest seasons? Select all that apply

Jan- Mar

Apr-Jun

Jul- Sep

Oct- Dec

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* 11. Rank the most important skills for your labor needs from most important to least important.

	Not Important	Somewhat Important	Neutral	Important	Extremely Important
Basic Applied Math	Basic Applied Math Not Important	Basic Applied Math Somewhat Important	Basic Applied Math Neutral	Basic Applied Math Important	Basic Applied Math Extremely Important
Basic Computer/Technology Skills	Basic Computer/Technology Skills Not Important	Basic Computer/Technology Skills Somewhat Important	Basic Computer/Technology Skills Neutral	Basic Computer/Technology Skills Important	Basic Computer/Technology Skills Extremely Important
Communication	Communication Not Important	Communication Somewhat Important	Communication Neutral	Communication Important	Communication Extremely Important
English	English Not Important	English Somewhat Important	English Neutral	English Important	English Extremely Important
General Ag terminology	General Ag terminology Not Important	General Ag terminology Somewhat Important	General Ag terminology Neutral	General Ag terminology Important	General Ag terminology Extremely Important
Workplace safety preparedness	Workplace safety preparedness Not Important	Workplace safety preparedness Somewhat Important	Workplace safety preparedness Neutral	Workplace safety preparedness Important	Workplace safety preparedness Extremely Important

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* 12. Looking at the technology needs you currently have and those which you will have in the future. What are the most important fields in which you need your employees trained?

Irrigation & Pumping (Water Delivery & Control with fertigation)

Robotics - Drones, Sensors and Controls

Data gathering/input/ analytics

Processing Automation e.g. grader

Operations Lead/ Management

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* 13. Would you be interested in informing a skills based training program over the next year? Opportunities to participate will range from focus groups to faculty site visits to understand your needs.

Yes

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* 14. Please provide your best contact information.

Name *

Company *

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

Industry Survey

F3 Industry Survey

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* 1. Which of the following do you identify with? Select all that apply.

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* 2. What area of agriculture do you work in? Select all that apply

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* 3. In what county are you located? Select all that apply

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* 4. How many employees do you employ through direct hire?

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* 5. In addition to your direct hires, how many employees do you hire via an FLC

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* 6. What is your current labor shortage?

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* 7. Please list the top three jobs for which you have the highest labor shortage.

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* 8. Do you need your employees to have additional education/training for the jobs you listed?

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* 9. Do you currently provide any of the following services to your employees?

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* 10. What are your busiest seasons? Select all that apply

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* 11. Rank the most important skills for your labor needs from most important to least important.

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* 12. Looking at the technology needs you currently have and those which you will have in the future. What are the most important fields in which you need your employees trained?

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* 13. Would you be interested in informing a skills based training program over the next year? Opportunities to participate will range from focus groups to faculty site visits to understand your needs.

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* 14. Please provide your best contact information.