Survey for Ram Buyers

Thank you for taking part in the RamSelect app user survey.

This survey will take approximately 15 minutes of your time and your input will be central to Sheep CRC research and therefore greatly valued.

The survey is voluntary and you will remain anonymous when the data collected from this survey, unless you indicate otherwise.
Let’s begin with your consent…

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* 1. Do you agree to participate in this activity, realising that you may withdraw at any time?

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* 2. Do you agree that the data gathered from the survey may be shared with post-graduate students for research purposes?

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* 3. Do you agree that research data gathered for the study may be quoted and published using a pseudonym?

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* 4. Do you agree to be identified in this research?

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* 5. Are you older than 18 years of age?

General questions about you and your farm business

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* 6. Please describe your role in the Australian sheep industry. If you are solely a service provider or other (i.e. you do not have a sheep enterprise), please go straight to Question 14.

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* 7. If you are a breeder or producer, to what breed type are you predominantly aligned?

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* 8. What best describes your breeding program?

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* 9. What is the size of your sheep enterprise?

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* 10. Do you have a mixed farm? If so what other enterprises do you have? (tick all that apply)

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* 11. In what state or territory is your farm located?

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* 12. What is your average rainfall zone?

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* 13. How would you describe your role in the farm business?

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* 14. Please indicate the age bracket that best describes you:

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* 15. Gender

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* 16. Do you participate, or have you recently participated, in a farmer group or network? (e.g. local Ag Bureau, Lifetime Ewe Management group, sheep production focus group, local field trips run by farmers in your area )

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* 17. Do you currently use a farm advisor?

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* 18. Do you own a smartphone or tablet?

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* 19. Do you use your smartphone or tablet to access the internet?

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* 20. Do you use mobile applications (apps that you can download onto your mobile devices)?

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* 21. Do you use agricultural mobile apps?

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* 22. Do you use any agricultural software on your desktop or office computer for farm purposes?

Questions about the RamSelect app

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* 23. How many times have you used the RamSelect app?

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* 24. Before using the RamSelect app, had you attended a RamSelect or Bred Well Fed Well workshop?

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* 25. How did you find out about the RamSelect app?

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* 26. What was the key reason you first used the RamSelect app? (please type answer)

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* 27. How do you currently (or prior to using the RamSelect app) select your rams? (please select all that apply)

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* 28. Would you say that genetics and/or ram selection is a topic that generally interests you?

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* 29. On a scale of 1 – 10, how would you rate your current level of knowledge of genetics or skill in ram selection?

1 (very low level of knowledge/skill) 10 (very high level of knowledge/skill)
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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 30. On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the ease of use of the RamSelect app?

1 (very hard) 10 (very easy)
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* 31. What is it about the RamSelect app that makes it easy to use?

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* 32. What is it about RamSelect app that makes it hard to use?

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* 33. On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the usefulness of the RamSelect app?

1 (not very useful) 10 (very useful)
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* 34. What features have you used? (tick all that apply)

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* 35. What features do you find most useful?

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* 36. What features or functions in RamSelect do you find least useful?

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* 37. Is there a feature or function that you would change or take out of RamSelect?

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* 38. Did the RamSelect app: (tick all that apply)

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* 39. After using the RamSelect app, did it do what you thought?

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* 40. Do you think the RamSelect app may help your sheep enterprise to be more profitable/successful in the future?

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* 41. On a scale of 1-10, how complex is the RamSelect app to use?

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* 42. Is there anyone or anything (eg. technology or software) that provides you with similar information and assistance as the RamSelect app?

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* 43. How did you learn how to use the app?

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* 44. Would you like more help on how to use the RamSelect app?

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* 45. If yes, in what form would you prefer that assistance? (tick all that apply)

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* 46. Overall, how would you rate your satisfaction with RamSelect?

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* 47. How likely would you be to recommend the RamSelect app to others?

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* 48. How likely are you to continue using the RamSelect app for your sheep enterprise?

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* 49. Sheep CRC is considering various options for funding RamSelect and its future development. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements:

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A free search and print function is provided to users visiting the site
Breeders can pay to advertise their stud/rams on the RamSelect homepage
Third parties, namely agribusinesses, can pay to place advertising on the homepage
Buyers are charged $50 per annum to create an account and save information such as breeding objectives, search results, ram team and genomic profile data
I support a user pays system to ensure RamSelect app and services continue

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* 50. If you had to pay to use an app like RamSelect, what do you think you would you be willing to pay for an annual subscription?

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* 51. How likely would you continue to use RamSelect to list your rams when it moves to a user pays system?

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* 52. Any comments about adopting a user pays system to keep RamSelect going?

General questions about agricultural app use

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* 53. Do you use any other agriculture related apps or online tools?

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* 54. What would be some reasons why you would use an agricultural app? (please tick all that apply)

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* 55. What are some attributes of apps that are important in deciding whether you are going use them? 

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* 56. What would be some reasons why you wouldn’t use an agricultural app? (please tick all that apply)

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* 57. Where do you see the role of mobile applications in relation to agricultural extension and training?

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* 58. Where do you see the role of agricultural apps in relation to on-farm decision making?

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* 59. What areas of your sheep enterprise do you think an app could be useful? (please tick all that apply)

Finish

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* 60. Are you willing to be contacted at a later date for a follow up interview on your use of the RamSelect app?

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* 61. If yes, please provide your contact details…… Name, phone, email

Thank you very much for your time

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