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. 2021 Feb 3;190:103082. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103082

Table 4.

Questions included in the INRAE online survey.

Introduction Gender – Age – Legal status of the farm – Utilized agricultural area (UAA) – Herd size – Percentage of corn in the UAA – Date of conversion to organic – Presence of on-farm processing of milk – If yes, percentage of total production processed on the farm
Impacts of the pandemic and crisis management
  • Has the pandemic resulted in a decrease in your turnover (compared to previous years)? If yes, how high are your economic losses?

  • Did you receive any incentive related to the Covid-19 context to reduce the volumes of milk delivered to your dairy? If yes, in what proportions? Who asked for it?

  • If you had not been encouraged to reduce the volumes of milk produced, would you still have chosen to reduce your production?

  • Have you had any communication from your dairy or farmers' association on the evolution of the Covid-19 crisis?

Farmers' risk perceptions
  • How fearful are you of the following risks to your operation? On a scale of 1 (very little fear) to 5 (very fearful)

  • What is the likelihood of these risks occurring on your farm? On a scale of 1 (very low probability) to 5 (very high probability)

  • Climate hazards and change – Health problems (animal disease outbreak) – Health problems (others) – Technical problems – Drop in milk prices – Reduction in public subsidies – Raising and tightening of organic standards – Increase in feed costs – Increase in production costs – Adverse governmental actions – Changes in consumer preferences – Indebtedness, cash flow problems – Excessive workload – Sickness or disability of the person(s) working on the holding on a daily basis – Difficulties finding a replacement at work – Lack of local labor – Degradation of relationships among associates – Degradation of relationships among family members – Difficult access to land – Difficulties with the transitioning of the farm

Opportunities created by the pandemic
  • Are you considering implementing adaptations on your farm following the Covid-19 pandemic?

  • Are you considering implementing collective adaptations following the Covid-19 pandemic?

Concluding remarks Would you like to add more information on the impact of this pandemic on organic dairy farms or what strategies do you think would help to mitigate the current and future impacts of this pandemic?