Improving Climate Risky Decision Making

Explore NEW climate forecast products and more importantly how we can use them to make better on-farm decisions. We are really pleased to be able to bring you this comprehensive update on what’s new in weather and climate information.

With a practical element…

Guest presenters Peter Hayman (Climate Applications Scientiest, SARDI) and Barry Mudge (Low Rainfall Farmer & Consultant) are also going to spend time looking at local historical data and predictions, and give you some tools that help use that information to aid on-farm decision making in the short, medium and longer term.

The workshop will cover:

Short term weather forecasts – interpreting the BoM chance of rainfall

Weather apps – tell us your favourites and Peter will share his too

Understanding climate drivers – historical information with a focus on local data

Using weather & climate data for on-farm decision making:

• operational (<7 days)
• tactical (1-6 months)
• strategic (years – decades)

Super computers – what’s new and what can they tell us?

Climate change – what are the predictions?

Bring a laptop or tablet to participate in workshop exercises