Grazing
This social monitoring data presents the opinions of graziers engaged in practice change projects to reduce sediment, nutrients and pesticides being lost to local waterways.
During 2019–2020, many graziers engaged in practice change projects, with over 200 producers responding to surveys about their practice change journey.
The below graphs present data from projects that provided surveys at the start and at the end of a project in 2019–2020.
Not all graziers completed both surveys, so the graphs may represent different respondents and are not directly comparable.
Attitudes
“I think this farming practice is a positive thing to do on my farm.”
Before
Response | Number of responses |
---|---|
Strongly agree | 47 |
Agree | 27 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 0 |
Disagree | 0 |
Strongly disagree | 1 |
Don't know | 0 |
No response | 1 |
76 graziers answered this question at the start of their project, in relation to their particular practice (e.g. changing my pasture management, changing the way I manage streambanks and gullies).
After
Response | Number of responses |
---|---|
Strongly agree | 76 |
Agree | 54 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 4 |
Disagree | 5 |
Strongly disagree | 0 |
Don't know | 0 |
No response | 2 |
141 graziers answered this question at the end of their project, in relation to their particular practice (e.g. changing my pasture management, changing the way I manage streambanks and gullies).
Confidence
“I feel that this farming practice is easy to do on my farm.”
Before
Response | Number of responses |
---|---|
Strongly agree | 11 |
Agree | 40 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 14 |
Disagree | 8 |
Strongly disagree | 3 |
Don't know | 0 |
No response | 0 |
76 graziers answered this question at the start of their project, in relation to their particular practice (e.g. changing my pasture management, changing the way I manage streambanks and gullies).
After
Response | Number of responses |
---|---|
Strongly agree | 16 |
Agree | 87 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 19 |
Disagree | 16 |
Strongly disagree | 1 |
Don't know | 0 |
No response | 2 |
141 graziers answered this question at the end of their project, in relation to their particular practice (e.g. changing my pasture management, changing the way I manage streambanks and gullies).
Motivations
“What were your main reason/s for implementing this farming practice?”
Before
76 graziers answered this question at the start of their project, in relation to their particular practice (e.g. changing my pasture management, changing the way I manage streambanks and gullies). Respondents were asked to choose up to three options.
After
141 graziers answered this question at the end of their project, in relation to their particular practice (e.g. changing my pasture management, changing the way I manage streambanks and gullies). Respondents were asked to choose up to three options.
Barriers
“What where your main challenge/s in relation to implementing this farming practice?”
Before
76 graziers answered this question at the start of the project, in relation to their particular practice (e.g. changing my pasture management, changing the way I manage streambanks and gullies). Respondents were asked to choose up to three options.
After
141 graziers answered this question at the end of their engagement, in relation to their particular practice (e.g. changing my pasture management, changing the way I manage streambanks and gullies). Respondents were asked to choose up to three options.
- Last reviewed
- 5 June 2023
- Last updated
- 8 April 2022