News

Science consultancy – applications close 4 March 2011

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Managing Climate Variability is seeking a consultant to manage the science of the program and to further develop and deliver on the program strategy.

Cream of the Crop 2010 – entries are now open

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

We are proud to support Dairy Youth Australia’s Cream of the Crop competition. The competition is a fun tool for New South Wales students of agriculture, primary industry and natural resource management (high-school and tertiary) to document and share their rural story.

CLIMAG issue 19, July 2010

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

CLIMAG 19 is now available for download.

Research to identify impacts of high temperatures on horticulture

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Growers of Australia’s major horticulture crops are set to benefit from a research project that will identify critical temperature thresholds for major horticulture crops around Australia.

The project is aiming to help growers determine the viability of their enterprise under future climate change scenarios.

Improving regional climate forecasts for farmers (Greenhouse 2009)

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Researchers discuss climate drivers, climate models and how farmers can use forecasts to increase their returns by more than $50/hectare.

Farmers beat the dry times (ABARE Outlook conference 2009)

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Farmer Ian McClelland and scientist Dr Peter Hayman talk about farming in the dry at the 2009 ABARE Outlook conference.