NFYFC Future Land Use Survey

There are lots of different, sometimes competing, demands for land. We want to ensure the views of young people help shape future land use policies. This survey is open to any young person living, studying or working in the countryside; and any young person who would like to live or work in a rural area. We’d be very grateful if you could spare a few minutes to answer some short questions.

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* 1. Please tell us your age

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* 2. Are you a member of a Young Farmers' Club?

Yes

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* 3. In which county do you live?

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* 4. Which of the following categories best describes your current situation? Please tick one box

I am a student

I live on a farm / in a farming household

I am a first generation farmer or new entrant with no immediate farming connections

I work in an allied industry

I work for a rural or land-based organisation

I am interested in pursuing a career within farming and the land-based sector

None of the above (please describe)

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* 5. Which of the following categories best describes your personal motivation for thinking about land use? Please tick one box

I am interested in food production

I am interested in land management

I am interested in environmental issues (e.g. climate change, biodiversity)

I am interested in how the countryside can be opened up to more visitors (e.g. tourism, recreation)

I am interested in young people being able to live and work in the countryside (e.g. housing, jobs)

Farming has been changing in England since January 2021 with the phasing out of direct payments and the design of future schemes. This allows farmers to take a fresh look at the land they farm and to decide what works best for their own individual holding.

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* 6. How does the 7-year transition away from EU-based system to England schemes make you feel?

Confident

Opportunity

Uncertainty

Anxious

I need more information about the proposed changes

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* 7. Do you understand proposed policy changes to future land use and the work that is underway?

Yes

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* 8. How do you think the proposed policy changes will affect you?

Positively

Negatively

Don't know

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* 9. Which of the following options is closest to your opinion of what should influence future land use? Please rank on a scale of 1-3 where 1 is the most important influence and 3 is the least important influence.

	1	2	3
Agri-forestry and tree planting	Agri-forestry and tree planting 1	Agri-forestry and tree planting 2	Agri-forestry and tree planting 3
Biodiversity and conservation	Biodiversity and conservation 1	Biodiversity and conservation 2	Biodiversity and conservation 3
Food production	Food production 1	Food production 2	Food production 3
Landscape restoration projects	Landscape restoration projects 1	Landscape restoration projects 2	Landscape restoration projects 3
Leisure	Leisure 1	Leisure 2	Leisure 3
Net zero / carbon capture	Net zero / carbon capture 1	Net zero / carbon capture 2	Net zero / carbon capture 3
Rural housing	Rural housing 1	Rural housing 2	Rural housing 3

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* 10. What do you think can be done to manage land more sustainably? Please rank on a scale of 1-3 where 1 is the most important management option and 3 is the least important option.

	1	2	3
Improve farm productivity	Improve farm productivity 1	Improve farm productivity 2	Improve farm productivity 3
Pay farmers to produce public goods	Pay farmers to produce public goods 1	Pay farmers to produce public goods 2	Pay farmers to produce public goods 3
More money available through schemes and grants	More money available through schemes and grants 1	More money available through schemes and grants 2	More money available through schemes and grants 3
Introduce new regulation and enforcement	Introduce new regulation and enforcement 1	Introduce new regulation and enforcement 2	Introduce new regulation and enforcement 3

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* 11. We’d be grateful if you could spare us a few minutes to answer a final set of short questions. If you provide us with an email address at the end you will be entered into a prize draw to win a pair of Bushgear UBOK or USBOK boots. Would you like to continue to the longer survey?

Yes