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Measurement of projects to support achievement of goals 1 and 2 Target audience Desired impact Baseline measure as at 2014/2015 Target measure 2018 Collection methodology Date of collection Producers To implement labour saving or quality control technology that allows them to increase their flock value, profitability, flock size or turnoff From 2014 producer survey: 8% using automatic drafting equipment, 4% are using electronic ear tags, 2% are using a paddock based ‘Walk over weighing’ system and 1% use Pedigree Matchmaker New levels to be determined by December 2015 (F) Entry and exit surveys backed up by WA producer survey (G) (F) June 2015 to July 2018 (G) March 2018 Agribusiness To promote the value of implementing electronic flock management technologies 73%, 32%, 66% and 45% of agribusiness is willing or already advising clients to use automatic drafting equipment, electronic ear tags, paddock based ‘Walk over weighing’ system and Pedigree Matchmaker respectively New levels to be determined by December 2015 (M) Agribusiness survey (M) Anne Jones, Mandy Curnow July 2018 Research and development organisations To integrate the new information on hard to measure traits (eg Lean Meat Yield and Eating Quality) into their activities New research unavailable Positive key messages relating to this research published in the MLA annual report (O) Audit of MLA Annual Reports (O) Ken Hart, Anne Jones November 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 SILC To actively communication the needs of the industry to DAFWA To feel confident that issues affecting the industry are being addressed by R, D and E organisations To feedback to industry on progress of R, D and E organisations activities such that confidence in the industry is increased Communication methods and means of verification to be determined Target measures to be determined by December 2015 (G) WA producer survey (M) Agribusiness survey SILC survey? (G) 2018 (M) Anne Jones, Mandy Curnow July 2018
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