get feedback on several important questions about the WA sheep 81% of agribusiness are quite or very willing to advise their clients to compare the profitability of sheep and cropping, industry. and to invest in infrastructure to improve sheep management Over November and December 2016, the Industry Business Innovation (SIBI) project invited Western Australian farm Needs of the industry business, sheep and cropping consultants to participate in a survey regarding the sheep industry and sheep management Respondents indicate that the three top barriers to practices. Thirty eight (roughly 50% of) invitees, representing 853 producers increasing their flock or getting back in to sheep combined years’ experience in the agricultural industry, to be the (real or perceived) long-term profitability of the generously contributed their thoughts. Here is an early snapshot sheep enterprise, the labour intensive nature of sheep of the results. enterprise and impact on lifestyle, and the risk of maintaining a higher stocking rate in variable years 2016 Agribusiness Survey - preliminary results Health of the sheep industry 6% of agribusiness have witnessed clients reducing SIBI role in the growth of the industry sheep flock or getting out of sheep, however 50% say that flocks are maintaining and 44% have clients with increasing In reference to the of services that SIBI provide, 95% flocks of respondents believe that supporting producers to improve their production skills is quite or very important. Service delivery of respondents More than 80% of respondents believe that increasing the use of genetic technologies and ASBVs, and improving More than 80% of respondents promote good sheep producers business and benchmarking skills are also quite management processes such as condition scoring, or very important activities for SIBI to be involved in renovating pastures, utilising pasture through high stocking 71% get sheep management information from rates, pregnancy scanning and managing ewes to DAFWA and 74% recommend DAFWA information and nutritional requirements to many or most of their clients tools to clients
get feedback on several important questions about the WA sheep industry. Over November and December 2016, the Industry Business Innovation (SIBI) project invited Western Australian farm business, sheep and cropping consultants to participate in a survey regarding the sheep industry and sheep management practices. Thirty eight (roughly 50% of) invitees, representing 853 combined years’ experience in the agricultural industry, generously contributed their thoughts. Here is an early snapshot of the results. 2016 Agribusiness Survey - preliminary results Health of the sheep industry 6% of agribusiness have witnessed clients reducing sheep flock or getting out of sheep, however 50% say that flocks are maintaining and 44% have clients with increasing flocks Service delivery of respondents More than 80% of respondents promote good sheep management processes such as condition scoring, renovating pastures, utilising pasture through high stocking rates, pregnancy scanning and managing ewes to nutritional requirements to many or most of their clients 81% of agribusiness are quite or very willing to advise their clients to compare the profitability of sheep and cropping, and to invest in infrastructure to improve sheep management Needs of the industry Respondents indicate that the three top barriers to producers increasing their flock or getting back in to sheep to be the (real or perceived) long-term profitability of the sheep enterprise, the labour intensive nature of sheep enterprise and impact on lifestyle, and the risk of maintaining a higher stocking rate in variable years SIBI role in the growth of the industry In reference to the of services that SIBI provide, 95% of respondents believe that supporting producers to improve their production skills is quite or very important. More than 80% of respondents believe that increasing the use of genetic technologies and ASBVs, and improving producers business and benchmarking skills are also quite or very important activities for SIBI to be involved in 71% get sheep management information from DAFWA and 74% recommend DAFWA information and tools to clients
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