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Drought perception needs a shake-up

Drought should not be perceived as a natural disaster, a conference of rural industry leaders was told in Canberra today.

Mr Ken Moore, Manager of the Social and Institutional Research Program for Land & Water Australia, told delegates at the Farming in the Dry session of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics Outlook conference that drought is realistically a long-term component of Australia’s climate.

Integrating NRM Implications into a Production-Based Seasonal Climate Risk Management System

Project objectives were to integrate prediction of NRM implications of crop management decisions into the Yield Prophet system. The project incorporated NRM elements around the themes of water impacts and stubble management into Yield Prophet allowing more integrated farm reporting. Next Steps: Principle Investigator presented at July PMC meeting on future directions for decision support tools (more)...

Yield Prophet – Expanding Capabilities for Farmers’ Risk Management

Project has delivered the increased functionality to Yield Prophet including links to POAMA, growth phases and additional cereals covered. A meeting was convened with the project team in early 08 to discuss further enhancements and opportunities for further R&D. Next Steps: team needs to demonstrate likely RoI of further R&D investment in the agreed areas of enhancement. The first stage in the team’s proposed investment is partially (more)...

Understanding frost risk in a variable and changing climate

Project objective is to improve understanding the changing nature of frost risk at both seasonal and decadal scales for the southern regions of Australia and implications for resident wine and grain industries.

Managing risk in a changing climate: making tactical decisions in the Wimmera-Mallee

Communicating Climate Change - Module 16

Farming under increased climate variability and climate change continues to challenge Australia’s farmers. While tactical decisions are often presented in a framework of best management practice, this framework often only looks at the current situation. The tactical decisions that farmers face are influenced by both the immediacy of the current situation, the lessons learnt from previous decisions, and factors such as family, debt, health and issues outside the best management (more)...

Dryland salinity in Australia

key findings (Dec 2000 revised Jan 2001)

Scoping northern Australia seasonal climate knowledge

We need a step change in forecasting capability if we are to meet the challenge of Australia’s increasingly variable weather in our changing climate. The monsoon-affected area of northern Australia has potential to benefit from improved predictions. This scoping study brings scientific rigour to the process of identifying potential research and development projects in this region.

Insights into mixed farming in Australia

stories of successes and challenges