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Title: Climate forecasting and application for the Western Australian grainbelt : a report / prepared by the Climate Risks and Opportunities Project, Department of Agriculture; contributors ... Miles Dracup, Ian Foster, Geraldine Pasqual, David Stephens, David Tennant]
Author: Dracup, M. N. H. (Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth) ; Western Australia. Dept. of Agriculture. ; Stephens, David, (David James), 1965- (Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth) ; Foster, I. J. (Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth) ; Western Australia. Dept. of Agriculture. Climate Risks and Opportunities Project. ; Tennant, D. (Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth) ; Pasqual, G. M. (Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth)
Year: 2003.
Description: xii, 31 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 30 cm.
Subject: Wheatbelt region (W.A.) ; Farm management. ; Weather forecasting. ; Information services. ; Climate. ; Western Australia. ; Farmers. ; Decision making.
Notes: "May 2003" 4 tables, 5 figs.
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Type: Book
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This appraisal examines the value of climate forecasting information for Western Australian farmers. It discusses available and emerging forecasting systems, turning the information into farmer knowledge, and through integration with decision support tools, farm management decisions geared to production and environmental sustainability. These are discussed in relation to the role and direction of the Department of Agriculture's Climate Risks and Opportunities Project (CROP)
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