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Drought

AWI drought resources The Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI) website has a section on drought resources.
Beyondblue - the national depression initiative Help for depression in rural areas - Beyondblue (the national depression initiative) have a section with a comprehensive list of phone numbers and websites that you may find helpful, including Centrelink, Relationships Australia and counselling services.
Centrelink Drought Assistance Centrelink Drought Assistance - access information, publications and application forms for help from the Australian Government.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australian Government Drought Assistance Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australian Government Drought Assistance. The Australian Government is supporting drought-affected farmers and rural communities through income support, interest rate relief and free personal and financial counselling. Information regarding the New Drought Package, drought assistance to small business and latest Exceptional Circumstances areas/maps can be located on the DAFF website or on the Centrelink Drought Assistance Line on 13 23 16.
depressioNet depressioNet - information, help and support for people who have depression or are depressed.
DPI Drought Support and Assistance Contacts DPI Drought support and assistance contacts - list of government organisations, counselling services and other assistance services (includes contact names, phone numbers and website links).
MLA drought resources Meat & Livestock Australia drought resources - market information and technical information about stock management in dry times.
Rural Financial Counselling Service Rural Financial Counselling Service - Rural Financial Counsellors provide free, independent financial assessment for farming families and small rural businesses faced with difficult decisions. Your local Rural Financial Counsellor is trained to help you and your family identify and assess the various options available whilst adhering to the strictest of professional confidence. Find a Rural Financial Counsellor close to you.
Rural R&D Corporation Drought Portal Access practical tools and research results for dealing with drought. Pages on climate change, water use efficiency, pasture management and feeding livestock.
www.drought.org.au VFF has a new website (www.drought.org.au) for farmers affected by drought. Access information on all State and Federal Government assistance measures and information about community support services, an online discussion forum and place to exchange feed and employment needs.

Drought

AWI drought resources

The Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI) website has a section on drought resources.

Beyondblue - the national depression initiative

Help for depression in rural areas - Beyondblue (the national depression initiative) have a section with a comprehensive list of phone numbers and websites that you may find helpful, including Centrelink, Relationships Australia and counselling services.

Centrelink Drought Assistance

Centrelink Drought Assistance - access information, publications and application forms for help from the Australian Government.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australian Government Drought Assistance

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australian Government Drought Assistance. The Australian Government is supporting drought-affected farmers and rural communities through income support, interest rate relief and free personal and financial counselling. Information regarding the New Drought Package, drought assistance to small business and latest Exceptional Circumstances areas/maps can be located on the DAFF website or on the Centrelink Drought Assistance Line on 13 23 16.

depressioNet

depressioNet - information, help and support for people who have depression or are depressed.

DPI Drought Support and Assistance Contacts

DPI Drought support and assistance contacts - list of government organisations, counselling services and other assistance services (includes contact names, phone numbers and website links).

MLA drought resources

Meat & Livestock Australia drought resources - market information and technical information about stock management in dry times.

Rural Financial Counselling Service

Rural Financial Counselling Service - Rural Financial Counsellors provide free, independent financial assessment for farming families and small rural businesses faced with difficult decisions. Your local Rural Financial Counsellor is trained to help you and your family identify and assess the various options available whilst adhering to the strictest of professional confidence. Find a Rural Financial Counsellor close to you.

Rural R&D Corporation Drought Portal

Access practical tools and research results for dealing with drought. Pages on climate change, water use efficiency, pasture management and feeding livestock.

www.drought.org.au

VFF has a new website (www.drought.org.au) for farmers affected by drought. Access information on all State and Federal Government assistance measures and information about community support services, an online discussion forum and place to exchange feed and employment needs.

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General

Department of Primary Industries DPI: Growing Victoria's Future. Under this vision, the Department is committed to the sustainable development of primary industries for the benefit of all Victoria.
Efficient Farming Efficient Farming's aim is to provide a rich source of customisable news and information - a one-stop shop for the farming community.
Fluid Fertilisers This website is operated and supported by University of Adelaide and Arris Pty Ltd, as a service to the growers interested in fluid fertiliser technologies.
Integrating Technology Mildura Server and workshop installation, network installation and support, web and application development, broadband internet connections, business telephone systems, technical support and helpdesk, software and hardware sales.
Lucerne Australia Lucerne Australia is a peak representative body for the lucerne industry.
Mallee Catchment Management Authority The aim of the Mallee CMA website is to provide information and resources on all of the projects currently running under their control.
Precision agriculture PrecisionAg is a diversified, independent media enterprise serving the global community using precision agriculture techniques – adjusting production inputs and practices based on in-field variability, typically through use of geographic positioning systems (GPS) and other technologies.
Victorian Climate Change Program The Victorian Government is committed to responding to the challenge of climate change. This website provides information about the comprehensive suite of actions led by the Victorian Government to address climate change and how you can play your part.
Victorian Resources Online Victorian Resources Online (VRO) is your gateway to a wide range of natural resource maps and associated information. You can access this information at both Statewide and Regional levels across Victoria.

General

Department of Primary Industries

DPI: Growing Victoria's Future. Under this vision, the Department is committed to the sustainable development of primary industries for the benefit of all Victoria.

Efficient Farming

Efficient Farming's aim is to provide a rich source of customisable news and information - a one-stop shop for the farming community.

Fluid Fertilisers

This website is operated and supported by University of Adelaide and Arris Pty Ltd, as a service to the growers interested in fluid fertiliser technologies.

Integrating Technology Mildura

Server and workshop installation, network installation and support, web and application development, broadband internet connections, business telephone systems, technical support and helpdesk, software and hardware sales.

Lucerne Australia

Lucerne Australia is a peak representative body for the lucerne industry.

Mallee Catchment Management Authority

The aim of the Mallee CMA website is to provide information and resources on all of the projects currently running under their control.

Precision agriculture

PrecisionAg is a diversified, independent media enterprise serving the global community using precision agriculture techniques – adjusting production inputs and practices based on in-field variability, typically through use of geographic positioning systems (GPS) and other technologies.

Victorian Climate Change Program

The Victorian Government is committed to responding to the challenge of climate change. This website provides information about the comprehensive suite of actions led by the Victorian Government to address climate change and how you can play your part.

Victorian Resources Online

Victorian Resources Online (VRO) is your gateway to a wide range of natural resource maps and associated information. You can access this information at both Statewide and Regional levels across Victoria.

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International

Cropping systems A really interesting site with lots of good cropping information from Kansas State University, including disease identification, insects etc.
Foundation for Arable Research New Zealand The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) is an applied research organisation responsible to New Zealand arable growers and involved in funding of applied arable research and technology transfer.
More cropping info From the government of Saskatchewan.
Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA), founded in 1939, is a non-profit farm organisation whose mission is to communicate and facilitate responsible, economic management of soil, water, air and crops.
The Arable Group, UK TAG is England's largest independent agronomy service. The information generated at over 20 trial locations is used to provide the TAG advisory service. They do not sell seeds, fertilisers, or agrochemicals; their mission is to produce impartial agronomic information on the entire range of crop types, cultivations, spray technology, environmental schemes and agronomic inputs.

International

Cropping systems

A really interesting site with lots of good cropping information from Kansas State University, including disease identification, insects etc.

Foundation for Arable Research New Zealand

The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) is an applied research organisation responsible to New Zealand arable growers and involved in funding of applied arable research and technology transfer.

More cropping info

From the government of Saskatchewan.

Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association

The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA), founded in 1939, is a non-profit farm organisation whose mission is to communicate and facilitate responsible, economic management of soil, water, air and crops.

The Arable Group, UK

TAG is England's largest independent agronomy service. The information generated at over 20 trial locations is used to provide the TAG advisory service. They do not sell seeds, fertilisers, or agrochemicals; their mission is to produce impartial agronomic information on the entire range of crop types, cultivations, spray technology, environmental schemes and agronomic inputs.

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Media

As seen on TV The ABC has a good collection of links and information on their Landline site.

Media

As seen on TV

The ABC has a good collection of links and information on their Landline site.

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National

ABARE The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), located in Canberra, is an Australian government economic research agency noted for its professionally independent research and analysis.
AgLinks - the Australian Agriculture Directory Australian agriculture directory includes links in cropping, livestock, wool, products etc.
Agrifood Awareness Australia Agrifood Awareness Australia Limited (AFAA) is an industry initiative, established to increase public awareness of, and encourage informed debate and decision-making about gene technology. AFAA is committed to providing quality, factual, science-based information on the use of gene technology in agriculture to allow for informed decisions.
Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research The major questions CESAR asks are: how do organisms, and in particular, insects, adapt to environmental stress and, how do you measure responses to environmental stress using these insects? The research is pitched at the genetic, ecological, physiological and biochemical level. Includes links to past editions of PestFacts.
CSIRO CSIRO is Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
Department of Agriculture, WA Read about the climate forecasing system developed by the Dept of Ag. (WA).
Ecosystem Services Project The Ecosystem Services Project is a collaborative natural resource management project studying the services people obtain from their environments, the economic and social values inherent in these services and the opportunities that can arise from considering these services more fully in land management policies and decisions. Our ultimate aim is for scientists and communities to learn together about how to deliver the right information to policy developers and decision makers to move towards more sustainable land management practices.
Grain & Graze program Grain & Graze is an exciting new research program which is working with farmer and catchment groups in Australia's wheat-sheep zone to improve on-farm profitability and productivity while also achieving local catchment management targets.
Grain Growers Association Since 1958 when Premium Wheat Association (later Prime Wheat Association) was formed by a group of dedicated and passionate industry leaders, the Company has played a major role in the evolution of the Australian grains industry.
Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) The Grains Research & Development Corporation is one of the world's leading grains research organisations, responsible for planning, investing and overseeing research and development, delivering improvements in production, sustainability and profitability across the Australian grains industry.
Pulse Australia's Visual Quality Charts for lentils, faba beans and chickpeas Pulse Australia's Visual Quality Charts for lentils, faba beans and chickpeas
Rural Law Online This website is designed to give rural Victorians access to plain language information on areas of law which affect you.
The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation was set up by the Commonwealth Government to work closely with Australian rural industries on the organisation and funding of their R&D needs.
Widcorp - Water in drylands collaborative research program The program will identify emerging opportunities as the Wimmera Mallee pipeline progresses so stakeholders can maximise opportunities to achieve economic and social development and environmental sustainability.
YARN.gov.au Young Australian Rural Network YARN.gov.au is an interactive website designed for young people in rural industries. It is an Australian Government initiative which aims to provide people with a place to interact and share information with others around Australia.

National

ABARE

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), located in Canberra, is an Australian government economic research agency noted for its professionally independent research and analysis.

AgLinks - the Australian Agriculture Directory

Australian agriculture directory includes links in cropping, livestock, wool, products etc.

Agrifood Awareness Australia

Agrifood Awareness Australia Limited (AFAA) is an industry initiative, established to increase public awareness of, and encourage informed debate and decision-making about gene technology. AFAA is committed to providing quality, factual, science-based information on the use of gene technology in agriculture to allow for informed decisions.

Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research

The major questions CESAR asks are: how do organisms, and in particular, insects, adapt to environmental stress and, how do you measure responses to environmental stress using these insects? The research is pitched at the genetic, ecological, physiological and biochemical level. Includes links to past editions of PestFacts.

CSIRO

CSIRO is Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

Department of Agriculture, WA

Read about the climate forecasing system developed by the Dept of Ag. (WA).

Ecosystem Services Project

The Ecosystem Services Project is a collaborative natural resource management project studying the services people obtain from their environments, the economic and social values inherent in these services and the opportunities that can arise from considering these services more fully in land management policies and decisions. Our ultimate aim is for scientists and communities to learn together about how to deliver the right information to policy developers and decision makers to move towards more sustainable land management practices.

Grain & Graze program

Grain & Graze is an exciting new research program which is working with farmer and catchment groups in Australia's wheat-sheep zone to improve on-farm profitability and productivity while also achieving local catchment management targets.

Grain Growers Association

Since 1958 when Premium Wheat Association (later Prime Wheat Association) was formed by a group of dedicated and passionate industry leaders, the Company has played a major role in the evolution of the Australian grains industry.

Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

The Grains Research & Development Corporation is one of the world's leading grains research organisations, responsible for planning, investing and overseeing research and development, delivering improvements in production, sustainability and profitability across the Australian grains industry.

Pulse Australia's Visual Quality Charts for lentils, faba beans and chickpeas

Rural Law Online

This website is designed to give rural Victorians access to plain language information on areas of law which affect you.

The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC)

The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation was set up by the Commonwealth Government to work closely with Australian rural industries on the organisation and funding of their R&D needs.

Widcorp - Water in drylands collaborative research program

The program will identify emerging opportunities as the Wimmera Mallee pipeline progresses so stakeholders can maximise opportunities to achieve economic and social development and environmental sustainability.

YARN.gov.au Young Australian Rural Network

YARN.gov.au is an interactive website designed for young people in rural industries. It is an Australian Government initiative which aims to provide people with a place to interact and share information with others around Australia.

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Other groups

Central Highlands Agribusiness Forum Inc The organisation was established in 2004, after recommendations from a regional capability audit of the Victorian Central Highlands region, The Forum’s activities seek to include all regional shires, commodity and interest groups associated in agribusiness development. The geographical area covered includes the City of Ballarat, and the Shires of Hepburn, Macedon Ranges, Moorabool and Pyrenees.
Central West Farming Systems Log on to the Central West Farming Systems website to read about the NSW research group, their current and past trials, etc.
Conservation Farmers Inc. Conservation Farmers Inc. is a non profit organisation built on the information and experience shared and collected amongst farmers for profitable and sustainable farming and for environmental preservation.
Evergreen Farming Evergreen Farming is a farmer-driven group that aims to achieve sustainable "Green Farms all Year Round" throughout the agricultural regions of Southern Australia.
Hart Field Site Group Inc Hart Field Site Group, SA. Website includes diary dates, research results, etc.
Mallee Sustainable Farming Project Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc. is a community driven project servicing the low rainfall Mallee cropping regions in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. A key to the project achieving success is through providing opportunities for individuals and communities to participate in identifying production, environmental and social issues that impact on the sustainable development of their farming system.
Mid North High Rainfall Zone Trial Site - Results Summary 2007 Mid North High Rainfall Zone Trial Site - Results Summary 2007
Mingenew Irwin Group Promoting and developing economic and environmentally sustainable agriculture through research, planning, monitoring and demonstrating best practice.
Southern Farming Systems Southern Farming Systems Limited is a non-profit, farmer owned and operated group exploring the best use of resources, new techniques and technologies for more profitable agriculture.
Victorian No-Till Farmers Association The Victorian No-Till Farmers Association Mission Statement “Promoting economically viable and environmentally sustainable cropping systems” was developed by the committee based on their confidence and experience with the No-Till cropping system. The VNTFA is aimed at educating farmers on how to develop economically, agronomically and environmentally sound crop production systems through the application of No-Till farming techniques.

Other groups

Central Highlands Agribusiness Forum Inc

The organisation was established in 2004, after recommendations from a regional capability audit of the Victorian Central Highlands region, The Forum’s activities seek to include all regional shires, commodity and interest groups associated in agribusiness development. The geographical area covered includes the City of Ballarat, and the Shires of Hepburn, Macedon Ranges, Moorabool and Pyrenees.

Central West Farming Systems

Log on to the Central West Farming Systems website to read about the NSW research group, their current and past trials, etc.

Conservation Farmers Inc.

Conservation Farmers Inc. is a non profit organisation built on the information and experience shared and collected amongst farmers for profitable and sustainable farming and for environmental preservation.

Evergreen Farming

Evergreen Farming is a farmer-driven group that aims to achieve sustainable "Green Farms all Year Round" throughout the agricultural regions of Southern Australia.

Hart Field Site Group Inc

Hart Field Site Group, SA. Website includes diary dates, research results, etc.

Mallee Sustainable Farming Project

Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc. is a community driven project servicing the low rainfall Mallee cropping regions in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. A key to the project achieving success is through providing opportunities for individuals and communities to participate in identifying production, environmental and social issues that impact on the sustainable development of their farming system.

Mid North High Rainfall Zone Trial Site - Results Summary 2007

Mingenew Irwin Group

Promoting and developing economic and environmentally sustainable agriculture through research, planning, monitoring and demonstrating best practice.

Southern Farming Systems

Southern Farming Systems Limited is a non-profit, farmer owned and operated group exploring the best use of resources, new techniques and technologies for more profitable agriculture.

Victorian No-Till Farmers Association

The Victorian No-Till Farmers Association Mission Statement “Promoting economically viable and environmentally sustainable cropping systems” was developed by the committee based on their confidence and experience with the No-Till cropping system. The VNTFA is aimed at educating farmers on how to develop economically, agronomically and environmentally sound crop production systems through the application of No-Till farming techniques.

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Weather Sites

Air Resources Laboratory Autogram, meteogram, windgram, etc.
AWN 8-day Optimal Consensus Forecasts The tables for each district give estimates of rainfall and temperature for most Bureau weather station locations, and evaporation and sunshine for some.
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia Links to Growing Season Outlook, ENSO Technical Summary and DAFWA's Experimental Analogue Years.
Elders Weather Elders weather site produced by The Weather Co. based on data from the Bureau of Meteorology.
Japanese IOD model May is the time of year when the Indian Dipole (IOD) models begin to have some clarity and forecast skill. The best place to go for IOD information is to the Japanese meteorologists and click on the IOD SST Plumes.
Madden-Julian Oscillation This website follows the movement of the MJO using the BMRC's phases, and shows the corresponding rainfall patterns for each phase.
Rainfall predictions This site in Maryland USA appears to be reasonably accurate, with 7 day and 15 day forecasts for temperature, precipitation and soil moisture. Or go to COLA Weather and Climate Data homepage and follow the links.
Seasonal Climate Seasonal Information by Peter McIntosh
SST phases and Australian rainfall Descriptions of SOI phases, non-linear analogues, SST phases and comparisons of SOI and SST phases.
Stephen H. Schneider - Stanford University Information, links and literature regarding climate change.
The Long Paddock - DPI Qld The Long Paddock website is by the Queensland Government supplies decision-support information services to help clients better manage climatic risks and opportunities particularly those associated with the El Niño - Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon.
Water and the Land - Bureau of Meteorology The Water and the Land pages present an integrated suite of information for people involved in primary production, natural resource management, industry, trade and commerce.
Weatherzone Commercial weather site with information supplied by The Weather Co. based on data from the Bureau of Meteorology and Kattson. Includes access to METEOGRAMS which are easy to read graphs, updated regularly, to show predicted wind speeds and directions and temperature, based on six hour intervals for many different locations.
Wind speed and delta T at a weather station near you View the wind speed and delta T for weather stations around the state.

Weather Sites

Air Resources Laboratory

Autogram, meteogram, windgram, etc.

AWN 8-day Optimal Consensus Forecasts

The tables for each district give estimates of rainfall and temperature for most Bureau weather station locations, and evaporation and sunshine for some.

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

Links to Growing Season Outlook, ENSO Technical Summary and DAFWA's Experimental Analogue Years.

Elders Weather

Elders weather site produced by The Weather Co. based on data from the Bureau of Meteorology.

Japanese IOD model

May is the time of year when the Indian Dipole (IOD) models begin to have some clarity and forecast skill. The best place to go for IOD information is to the Japanese meteorologists and click on the IOD SST Plumes.

Madden-Julian Oscillation

This website follows the movement of the MJO using the BMRC's phases, and shows the corresponding rainfall patterns for each phase.

Rainfall predictions

This site in Maryland USA appears to be reasonably accurate, with 7 day and 15 day forecasts for temperature, precipitation and soil moisture. Or go to COLA Weather and Climate Data homepage and follow the links.

Seasonal Climate

Seasonal Information by Peter McIntosh

SST phases and Australian rainfall

Descriptions of SOI phases, non-linear analogues, SST phases and comparisons of SOI and SST phases.

Stephen H. Schneider - Stanford University

Information, links and literature regarding climate change.

The Long Paddock - DPI Qld

The Long Paddock website is by the Queensland Government supplies decision-support information services to help clients better manage climatic risks and opportunities particularly those associated with the El Niño - Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon.

Water and the Land - Bureau of Meteorology

The Water and the Land pages present an integrated suite of information for people involved in primary production, natural resource management, industry, trade and commerce.

Weatherzone

Commercial weather site with information supplied by The Weather Co. based on data from the Bureau of Meteorology and Kattson. Includes access to METEOGRAMS which are easy to read graphs, updated regularly, to show predicted wind speeds and directions and temperature, based on six hour intervals for many different locations.

Wind speed and delta T at a weather station near you

View the wind speed and delta T for weather stations around the state.

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