B.FUP.2020 - B.FUP.2020 - BeefUp Coordination 2020-2022

Summary

The purpose of the project is to support MLA in the coordination, planning, promotion, delivery and evaluation of twenty-one BeefUp Forums across Queensland, the Northern Territory and the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia, from 01-Oct-2020 to 31-Aug-2023. This project was terminated.

Objectives

Promotion

• Promotion of BeefUp Forums coordinated by the BeefUp Coordinator.

• Participation at the twenty-one BeefUp’s totals >2100 attendees. The Value for MLA

• Increased producer awareness of what MLA does and the relevant RD&A it funds (reinforced by all presentations having a linkage to MLA).

• R&D, Adoption and Marketing incorporated into each BeefUp Forum booklet. Pathway to Adoption

• Producers agree they were exposed to practical information and tools they could use on farm immediately to assist them improve the productivity and profitability of their business.

• All events facilitate a clear pathway for producers to attend an EDGE, Profitable GrazingSystems and/or other relevant extension and adoption events (which have an MLA linkage). Regional Consultation

• An increased awareness of the opportunity for producer participants have their say on MLAs on farm investment priorities via the RBRC.

• Producers agree MLA is consulting with them in relation to regional RD&A priorities.

• Producers understand what MLA is doing to address their regional RD&A priorities. Monitoring and Evaluation

• Overall participant satisfaction, value levels and intent to change match or exceed 2018 and 2019 evaluation outcomes.

• Post event surveys conducted using the agreed template provided by MLA.

• Event survey data provided to MLA in excel spreadsheet form using the agreed template provided by MLA.

• Event survey data to be provided to MLA (as outlined above) within three weeks from the date of the BeefUp event. Quarterly and annual reporting of M&E data from events to be provided in the agreed template supplied by MLA.

Key findings

This project is to support the coordination of the BeefUp forums from 2020-2022. Due to this there was no key findings.

Benefits to industry

MLA's BeefUp Forums present clear and practical / take home messages and encourage producers to implement practice change on-farm, assisting northern beef producers lift productivity and profitability. BeefUp’s encourage producers to register their interest in delivery programs such as EDGENetwork, Producer Demonstration Sites and Profitable Grazing Systems.

MLA BeefUp Forums also:

• Allow producer input into regional R&D priority setting.

• Create awareness of MLA services and the role and responsibilities of the local RBRC

MLA action

This project is to support the coordination of the BeefUp forums from 2020-2022. Due to this there was no further MLA action is required.

Future research

This project is to support the coordination of the BeefUp forums from 2020-2022. Due to this, no future research is required.