One of the Export Expansion Grant projects supported by the WIAE* is a survey of dairy processors to understand the number of, and the barriers facing dairy product exporters. The following is a message from UW-Madison associate professor Dr. Charles (Chuck) Nicholson. If you are a dairy processor, please consider participating. If you know of dairy processors who may not be aware of this survey, please share the information.
From Dr. Nicholson:
With support of the UW-Madison Dairy Innovation Hub and the Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports, we are conducting a research study on the current degree of participation by Wisconsin dairy companies in export markets and the most important barriers to entering or expanding presence in dairy export markets. To address these issues, we have developed an online survey with questions about your company’s current involvement — or lack thereof — in dairy product export markets and the opportunities and challenges associated with it. Sharing your company’s experience with dairy export markets will provide information helpful to the development of future programs to support expansion of Wisconsin’s dairy product exports.
We estimate that this survey should take 10-20 minutes to complete. All information provided will be held in the strictest confidence and will not be made available or reported to any individual or organization other than the researchers, Dr. Chuck Nicholson, and Dr. Mark Stephenson of UW-Madison. No individual company data will be reported in any form, only aggregated survey results. If you have questions or concerns regarding the survey, we would be happy to discuss them.
Thank you for your assistance with this research effort.
Dr. Charles Nicholson
Agricultural & Applied Economics 442 Animal Science Building University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53705
Email: cfnicholson@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 890-0924
Supported by the Dairy Innovation Hub.
