Resilient Farming Tas - let us know what we can do for your business to be ready for the future

Welcome to Resilient Farming Tas.

The Resilient Farming Tas Program will support farming businesses that want to plan for future challenges and prosper.
The program will work with each farm business to understand risks that are specific to you, understand what you already have in place to address these risks and provide tailored information, skills, tools, and coaching to help you cope with future challenges such as extended dry periods, fires, and floods.

The program will tackle themes around

strategic planning
risk and opportunity management
safe farming
climate sustainable practices
decision-making and implementation.

The program will offer a range of elective ways to participate, including

individual site visits (mandatory)
forums/information days
online learning
webinars
one-on-one coaching.

On completion of the program, you will have a business resilience plan that builds on plans you already have (written or in your head).

Up to 3 members from each business are eligible to participate in the program, with a total cost to the business of $500 plus GST.

For more information you can visit the website.

This survey aims to find out where you and your business are at right now to give you the best support we can to build your business resilience plan.

Following completion of this survey one of the members from our team will give you a call.

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* We may be asked to share information with parties outside the program. This could include understanding the region where farmers are from, what they are interested in learning more about, and why they joined the program. Any information shared would be de-identified to protect your privacy.
Do you consent to us sharing information that does not identify you or your farming business?

Yes

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* Tell us a bit about you and your business

First name

Last name

Farm or business name

Farm business ABN (for invoicing)

Town / locality

Postcode

Mobile

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* If we come to see you and your business, which region of Tasmania would we be heading to?

North

Flinders Island

North West

King Island

West

South

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* Which MAIN commodity/enterprise best describes your business?

cropping

orchard fruit

nuts

berries

grapes

vegetables

sheep and lambs (meat)

sheep (wool)

dairy

beef

pigs

goats

poultry and/or eggs

other livestock

aquaculture

apiculture (bees/honey)

mixed farming

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* What OTHER commodities/enterprises are part of your business?

none

cropping

orchard fruit

nuts

berries

grapes

vegetables

sheep and lambs (meat)

sheep (wool)

dairy

beef

pigs

goats

poultry and/or eggs

other livestock

aquaculture

apiculture (bees/honey)

mixed farming

agritourism

forestry

Other (please specify)

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* .

	yes	no
Do you irrigate?	Do you irrigate? yes	Do you irrigate? no
Farm business registered for GST?	Farm business registered for GST? yes	Farm business registered for GST? no
Has Safe Farms Tasmania visited your farm business?	Has Safe Farms Tasmania visited your farm business? yes	Has Safe Farms Tasmania visited your farm business? no

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* What markets do you sell into?

domestic

export

both

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Approximate size of the business (hectares)

Approximate number of workers including family members who are part of the business (full time equivalents)

Anything else we should know? (E.g. are you a part of a network or grower group?)

Processes and plans to deal with risks in your business

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* Please rate the following according to the stage of development the plans are currently at in your business.

	We haven't got one, but we probably should have	It's in my head	It's in someone else's head	We've started, but it doesn't work for us	We've started, but we just need to finish it	We've got one, but it needs updating	We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	We don't need one / not applicable to us
strategic / business plan	strategic / business plan We haven't got one, but we probably should have	strategic / business plan It's in my head	strategic / business plan It's in someone else's head	strategic / business plan We've started, but it doesn't work for us	strategic / business plan We've started, but we just need to finish it	strategic / business plan We've got one, but it needs updating	strategic / business plan We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	strategic / business plan We don't need one / not applicable to us
property management plan	property management plan We haven't got one, but we probably should have	property management plan It's in my head	property management plan It's in someone else's head	property management plan We've started, but it doesn't work for us	property management plan We've started, but we just need to finish it	property management plan We've got one, but it needs updating	property management plan We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	property management plan We don't need one / not applicable to us
water access plan	water access plan We haven't got one, but we probably should have	water access plan It's in my head	water access plan It's in someone else's head	water access plan We've started, but it doesn't work for us	water access plan We've started, but we just need to finish it	water access plan We've got one, but it needs updating	water access plan We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	water access plan We don't need one / not applicable to us
food safety plan	food safety plan We haven't got one, but we probably should have	food safety plan It's in my head	food safety plan It's in someone else's head	food safety plan We've started, but it doesn't work for us	food safety plan We've started, but we just need to finish it	food safety plan We've got one, but it needs updating	food safety plan We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	food safety plan We don't need one / not applicable to us
succession plan	succession plan We haven't got one, but we probably should have	succession plan It's in my head	succession plan It's in someone else's head	succession plan We've started, but it doesn't work for us	succession plan We've started, but we just need to finish it	succession plan We've got one, but it needs updating	succession plan We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	succession plan We don't need one / not applicable to us
risk management plan	risk management plan We haven't got one, but we probably should have	risk management plan It's in my head	risk management plan It's in someone else's head	risk management plan We've started, but it doesn't work for us	risk management plan We've started, but we just need to finish it	risk management plan We've got one, but it needs updating	risk management plan We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	risk management plan We don't need one / not applicable to us
human resources policies/procedures	human resources policies/procedures We haven't got one, but we probably should have	human resources policies/procedures It's in my head	human resources policies/procedures It's in someone else's head	human resources policies/procedures We've started, but it doesn't work for us	human resources policies/procedures We've started, but we just need to finish it	human resources policies/procedures We've got one, but it needs updating	human resources policies/procedures We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	human resources policies/procedures We don't need one / not applicable to us
farm safety management plan	farm safety management plan We haven't got one, but we probably should have	farm safety management plan It's in my head	farm safety management plan It's in someone else's head	farm safety management plan We've started, but it doesn't work for us	farm safety management plan We've started, but we just need to finish it	farm safety management plan We've got one, but it needs updating	farm safety management plan We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	farm safety management plan We don't need one / not applicable to us
QA system for domestic and/or export markets	QA system for domestic and/or export markets We haven't got one, but we probably should have	QA system for domestic and/or export markets It's in my head	QA system for domestic and/or export markets It's in someone else's head	QA system for domestic and/or export markets We've started, but it doesn't work for us	QA system for domestic and/or export markets We've started, but we just need to finish it	QA system for domestic and/or export markets We've got one, but it needs updating	QA system for domestic and/or export markets We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	QA system for domestic and/or export markets We don't need one / not applicable to us
marketing plan	marketing plan We haven't got one, but we probably should have	marketing plan It's in my head	marketing plan It's in someone else's head	marketing plan We've started, but it doesn't work for us	marketing plan We've started, but we just need to finish it	marketing plan We've got one, but it needs updating	marketing plan We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	marketing plan We don't need one / not applicable to us
plan that addresses being ready for fire	plan that addresses being ready for fire We haven't got one, but we probably should have	plan that addresses being ready for fire It's in my head	plan that addresses being ready for fire It's in someone else's head	plan that addresses being ready for fire We've started, but it doesn't work for us	plan that addresses being ready for fire We've started, but we just need to finish it	plan that addresses being ready for fire We've got one, but it needs updating	plan that addresses being ready for fire We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	plan that addresses being ready for fire We don't need one / not applicable to us
plan that addresses being ready for flood	plan that addresses being ready for flood We haven't got one, but we probably should have	plan that addresses being ready for flood It's in my head	plan that addresses being ready for flood It's in someone else's head	plan that addresses being ready for flood We've started, but it doesn't work for us	plan that addresses being ready for flood We've started, but we just need to finish it	plan that addresses being ready for flood We've got one, but it needs updating	plan that addresses being ready for flood We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	plan that addresses being ready for flood We don't need one / not applicable to us
plan that addresses being ready for drought	plan that addresses being ready for drought We haven't got one, but we probably should have	plan that addresses being ready for drought It's in my head	plan that addresses being ready for drought It's in someone else's head	plan that addresses being ready for drought We've started, but it doesn't work for us	plan that addresses being ready for drought We've started, but we just need to finish it	plan that addresses being ready for drought We've got one, but it needs updating	plan that addresses being ready for drought We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	plan that addresses being ready for drought We don't need one / not applicable to us
biosecurity plan	biosecurity plan We haven't got one, but we probably should have	biosecurity plan It's in my head	biosecurity plan It's in someone else's head	biosecurity plan We've started, but it doesn't work for us	biosecurity plan We've started, but we just need to finish it	biosecurity plan We've got one, but it needs updating	biosecurity plan We've got this in place, it works, and it's up to date	biosecurity plan We don't need one / not applicable to us

Briefly, does your business have any other planning/processes not covered above that address risks to your business? And how well developed are they?

Information for us about how you might interact with the Resilient Farming Tas program

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* Which of these topics do you need or want to know more about to assist your business to meet future challenges, especially those related to a changing climate? (tick all those that are applicable to you)

soil health and management

farm / workplace safety

decision making concepts / frameworks

technology (e.g. artificial intelligence, robotics, drones, sensors, etc.)

markets

quality assurance

business finance

biosecurity (pests and diseases, etc.)

carbon and farming

how to avoid or deal with waste

energy and fuel

native animals and vegetation on your land

water (irrigation, drainage, rainfall, waterways, dams, etc.)

working with people in your business (HR, etc.)

production

mental health and well-being

insurance

business diversification

animal welfare

greenhouse gas emissions

any other topics that you'd like to know more about to assist your business to meet future challenges, especially those related to a changing climate

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* What is your primary reason for wanting to be part of the Resilient Farming Tas program?

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* How do you like to learn and take in information? (tick all those that are applicable to you)

online

attending field days

attending workshops

reading

listening (e.g. podcasts)

watching

words

pictures / graphics

video (e.g. YouTube)

by talking to others

by teaching others

any other method you'd like us to think about

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* How did you hear about the program?

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* Please share any other comments you have about this survey or the program below:

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* Alongside the Resilient Farming Tas program will run another process to see how well the program works for you. This process will be carried out by a team from the University of Tasmania. Would you like to be to part of this process? If 'yes' the only information we will provide to them is your name and the listed mobile number and email address.

Yes

Thank you for letting us know where your business is at and we look forward to working with you to help your business to be well prepared for the uncertainties in the future.

The next stages of the program are an introductory webinar to meet you and start work, and then coming out to see you (and your business) on your farm. We don't know these dates but we will keep you informed.

If you would like more information contact us (ph: 03 5441 4821 or email: bst@rmcg.com.au) or check out the website.

Thanks again,

The Resilient Farming Tas team /// RMCG and Optimum Standard