Phillips Group is researching Queensland farmers’ experiences with farm management planning.

Queensland primary producers can earn $200 by joining us for a 60-90-minute one-on-one phone or video chat to share their ideas on the advantages, barriers, and areas for improvement when it comes to creating farm management plans.

We want to hear from primary producers who have and have not created farm management plans.

We have already spoken to 35 primary producers and are seeking another 35 farmers for interviews.

To register your interest, complete the below research nomination form or SMS your name and phone number to 0448 952 441 followed by the words “farm plan research”.  We will then be in touch to discuss the next steps.

Frequently Asked Questions

Phillips Group is keen to understand the experiences of primary producers who have and have not written a farm management plan for drought. During the interview, you will be asked about your views on:

  • How you plan for drought now and in the past
  • The benefits of creating a farm business resilience plan
  • The process of creating a plan
  • How the process of creating a plan can be improved
  • The barriers to creating a plan
  • Other ideas on drought planning you find work for you

Your experiences and views on farm management plans are important and will help shape future support services for drought and climate resilience and farm management planning. Increasing drought resilience puts primary producers in a stronger position to achieve their business and lifestyle goals and strengthens the whole industry.


If you’re one of the 70 people chosen to participate in the interviews, you will receive $200 for your time and efforts.

We’re looking for primary producers from across Queensland who have a plan for drought, whether it’s written down or not, and producers who may not have a plan at all.

If Phillips Group receives more than 70 nominations, an online survey will be released to capture the additional feedback.

The Queensland Government through the Department of Environment and Science is funding Phillips Group to conduct this research as part of the Drought and Climate Adaptation Program (DCAP). This is to monitor and evaluate the program, including its impact, participation and ways to improve.

DCAP’s major partners include the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) , the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) and Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).

Phillips Group will be conducting interviews during September and October 2024.

Phillips Group will come to you. Interviews will be held in a location convenient for participants.


The interviews will be scheduled for 90 minutes.

We understand you may not be able to participate in the interview given the length of time required and the time of year. We encourage you to still nominate and we may be able to identify an alternative way to get your input.

Phillips Group takes information privacy seriously. The cumulative findings of this research will be shared with the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation as reports - no personal details or individual responses will be provided.

We will only use your information for the purpose of this research. It will otherwise not be used or disclosed unless authorised or required by law. Your personal information will be handled in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009.


For more information on the farm business resilience plans, you can visit the Long Paddock website
or the Farm Business Resilience Plan website.


PRIVACY

Privacy and personal information protection notice

This research and related personal details are being gathered by an independent firm – your feedback is confidential.


We will not be directly sharing your details or comments to the Queensland Government. Any comments or feedback that we gather will be grouped with other comments to provide back as an overall report.


Information relating to you location and industry will be used to ensure that we capture the feedback from all relevant impacted businesses across a range of locations in Queensland.


We will only use your information for the purpose of this research. It will otherwise not be used or disclosed unless authorised or required by law. Your personal information will be handled in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009.

ABOUT US

Phillips Group

Phillips Group is an independent strategic communications firm with extensive experience working with the agricultural industry and conducting social research.


For more information about Phillips Group and the work we deliver, visit our website.