Data Collection Challenges in Agriculture

The video discusses the challenges of obtaining detailed spending data from farmers, emphasizing the importance of specific data for accurate economic impact analysis. It highlights the role of Cornell Cooperative Extension in collecting data and the significant difference specific data can make compared to secondary data. The video also underscores the importance of accurate data for organizations like the New York Apple Association and policymakers in Albany.

What is a challenge in understanding how farmers spend their earnings from apple sales?

• Farmers do not keep records.

• The data is too expensive to access.

• Farmers refuse to share their spending habits.

• The data is not available online.

What organization helps collect data specific to apple growers in New York?

• Lake Ontario Fruit Team

• New York Apple Association

• Albany Agricultural Bureau

• New York Farmers Union

What is the impact of using secondary data instead of primary data in analysis?

• It has no significant impact on the results.

• It provides more accurate results.

• It overstates the total impacts by 20%.

• It understates the total impacts by nearly 20%.

Why is specific data important for the New York Apple Association?

• To reduce data collection costs.

• To compare with other fruit industries.

• To understand their contribution to the economy.

• To increase apple sales.

What is a major challenge of primary data collection?

• It is not accepted by organizations.

• It is not specific enough.

• It is time-consuming and costly.

• It is not reliable.

Why is accurate data important for people in Albany?

• To compare with other states.

• To reduce the cost of apple sales.

• To increase apple production.

• To understand the generative effects of industries.