Improved roots will boost crops
The University of Western Australia Researchers at The University of Western Australia say that “next frontier” of agricultural science is understanding the root system and function of crop plants to...
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Top Paddock climate research factsheets
GRDC Climate Links GRDC’s Top Paddock fact sheets give farmers and advisors clear and concise information on the effects of climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to climate change...
View ArticleJournal article: Assessing costs of soil carbon sequestration by...
by Marit E. Kragt et. al Abstract from Agricultural Systems, Volume 112, Pages 27–37 Carbon sequestration in agricultural soil has been identified as a potential strategy to offset greenhouse gas...
View ArticleWest Australia’s Grain Harvest Seen Dropping 40% on Weather
By Phoebe Sedgman Bloomberg Grain output in Western Australia, the country’s biggest wheat grower, may drop 40 percent as dry weather and frost threaten crops just as a drought in the U.S. pushes...
View ArticleLow Rainfall Could Halve West Australia’s Wheat Crop
Fox Business- Dow Jones Low rainfall could halve the wheat crop in Australia’s largest wheat exporting state in the 2012-13 crop year, according to forecasts by one of Australia’s largest banks,...
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DPI Climate Update – Spring Outlook
Victorian Department of Primary Industries Climate Update Watch these presentations for an update on what has been driving the recent climate in Victoria and Australia. The DPI Monthly climate update...
View ArticleManaging mixed wheat–sheep farms with a seasonal forecast
by Senthold Asseng et al Abstract from Agricultural Systems Seasonal rainfall forecasts have been shown to have significant skill in many parts of the world. In this study, seasonal forecasts were used...
View ArticleWA weather to be more detailed
The Kondinin Group Farmers in Western Australia are expected to be better prepared in the fight against frost, with major upgrades to weather warnings. The Bureau of Meteorology has released upgraded...
View ArticleWorkshop considers climate change adaptable crops
ABC News Agricultural experts from across the Asia-Pacific region are meeting in Western Australia this week in an effort to develop new varieties of crop that are adaptable to climate change....
View ArticleWA Ag science helping developing world as climate changes
By Laura Glistos ScienceNetwrok Western Australia A Murdoch University professor is leading an international project to develop a system of conservation agriculture for small farmers in north-western...
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