Regional ‘Climate Guides’ to inform on-farm risk management

Climate variability is one of the biggest challenges in agriculture. One season too dry; the next too wet. From frost to heatwaves, each extreme has its own risk. While it is impossible to control the weather, a better understanding of climate risk can help primary producers minimise its potential to impact on their business. 

The Climate Guides are being prepared in consultation
 with local stakeholder across the 56 Australia’s Natural
Resource Management regions.

A new series of region-specific Climate Guides are being developed to give producers the information they need to understand their environmental assets and reduce business risk.

The guides are being developed by the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO in collaboration with local stakeholders around the country. They will provide information on the local climate and its variability for each of the 56 Natural Resource Management regions across Australia. 

Each guide will give primary producers and regional communities facts about the likelihood, severity and duration of key weather variables that affect the resilience of their businesses and communities. 

Read the story from the Climate Kelpie Blog - “Regional ‘Climate Guides’ to inform on-farm risk management.”