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Farmers' guide to managing climate risk

Course details

Name: The farmers guide to managing climate risk
Description: This workshop if primarily for farmers and graziers, but can be tailored to any land managers who are interested in understanding weather and climate and managing risk.
Cost: With support from NSW Greenhouse Office, course is free (includes publication The farmers' guide to managing climate risk).
Course aims:
  • To help farmers reduce risk by allowing them to monitor and effectively incorporate weather and climate information into their decision making.
Learning outcomes:
  • understand how weather works
  • read and interpret weather maps
  • analyse local and regional climate history
  • examine the relevance of seasonal influences
  • use forecasts for practical decisions
  • discover where to find weather and climate information
  • manage climate risk.
Length: 1 day
Course program/structure:
  • Welcome and introduction
  • Using history to set the boundaries
  • How the weather works
  • The major seasonal drivers
  • So what – making decisions
  • Where to find current information
  • Skills audit
  • What weather forecasts really mean
  • Evaluation and close
Resources and method of delivery: Participants receive the course manual The farmer's guide to managing climate risk.

This course is delivered indoors.
Accreditation: This course has been mapped to the national unit of competency, RTE5523A - Develop climate risk management strategies.

Upcoming dates

There are currently no registered dates for this course. Please register your interest using the link below.

Contact

MRSC Short Course enquiry officer
Ph: 1800 628 422
or 02 6951 2775
Fax: 02 6951 2620
mrsc@dpi.nsw.gov.au

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