Survey Results
2010 Apple Grower Survey
The 2010 Washington apple grower and manager pest management survey went out in January of 2011 to survey practices used during the 2010 crop season. Out of 2,155 eligible participants recieving surveys, about 25% choose to participate. Those surveyed made pest management descisions on a mean of 235 acres of apples. Summary results of this survey were analyzed Fall of 2011 and are now available to view online or download here.
Grower Survey Results
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Note on data interpretation: Some data tables include a field for "missing". "Missing" indicates that respondents chose not to answer that particular question in its entirety. Some tables include the additional field, "skipped". "Skipped" data can occur on questions where an answer was not applicable for the respondent, given their response to the preceding question.
F1: How many total apple orchard acres did you own, operate, or manage in 2010?
| Mean Acres |
Non-responses |
| 234.5 |
29 |
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F2: Of the total apple orchard acres you owned, operated, or managed in 2010, how many acres were in the following categories?
| Category |
Mean Acres |
Non-responses |
| Certified organic apple acres |
10.4 |
37 |
| Transition to certified organic apple acres |
0.8 |
38 |
| Conventional apples with some use of OP insecticides |
140.0 |
35 |
| Conventional apples with no use of OP insecticides |
81.1 |
42 |
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F3: In what region(s) is/are the apple orchard(s) you own or manage located?
| Region |
Frequency |
Percent |
Lower Yakima Valley
(Union Gap to Benton City) |
105 |
19.4 |
| Upper Yakima Valley |
95 |
17.6 |
| Okanogan |
92 |
17.0 |
| Columbia Basin |
87 |
16.1 |
| Wenatchee |
82 |
15.2 |
| Chelan/Manson |
68 |
12.6 |
| Tri-Cities |
34 |
6.3 |
| Columbia Gorge |
7 |
1.3 |
| Ellensburg |
6 |
1.1 |
| Other |
16 |
3.0 |
| Missing = 5 |
|
Other
• Blue Mountain foothills
• Douglas Co
• Grant Co
• Milton-Freewater, OR
• Skagit Valley
• Spokane-Greenbluff
• Walla Walla
• Western WA |
F4: Which of the following categories best represents the 2010 gross farm income from all the apple orchard(s) you own or manage?
| Gross income |
Frequency |
Percent |
| Less than $25,000 |
61 |
12.4 |
| $25,000 - $49,999 |
56 |
11.4 |
| $50,000 - $99,999 |
70 |
14.3 |
| $100,000 - $249,999 |
96 |
19.6 |
| $250,000 - $499,999 |
69 |
14.1 |
| $500,000 - $999,999 |
45 |
9.2 |
| $1 M - $2.4 M |
53 |
10.8 |
| $2.5 M - $5 M |
21 |
4.3 |
| More than $5 M |
20 |
4.1 |
| Total |
491 |
100 |
| Missing = 55 |
|
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F5: How many acres of the following other tree fruit crops did you own or manage?
| Crop |
Mean
conventional
acres with
some use
of OPs |
Mean
conventional
acres with no
use of OPs |
Mean
transitional
acres |
Mean
certified
organic
acres |
Total |
| Cherry |
31.5 |
10.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
43.9 |
| Pear |
12.2 |
7.0 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
22.7 |
| Apricot |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
| Peach |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
| Nectarine |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
| Prune |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Other |
4.8 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Other
• None (8)
• Grapes (4)
• Apples (4)
• Plums (3)
• Pluots (2)
• Hay (1) |
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