Fact sheets, Tools, Webinars and Videos
Fact sheets
Northern Downs
- Factsheet 1 – Evaluating grazing management strategies to improve drought resilience – Representative property
- Factsheet 2 – Optimising the age of steer turnoff
- Factsheet 3 – Controlling prickly acacia to improve drought resilience
Mulga Lands
- Factsheet 1 – Evaluating grazing management strategies to improve drought resilience
- Factsheet 2 – Safe carrying capacity, weaner management, pregnancy testing and vaccinations to improve drought resilience
- Factsheet 3 – Optimising the age of steer turnoff and key strategies to improve drought resilience
Northern Gulf
- Factsheet 1 – Evaluating grazing management strategies to improve drought resilience - Representative property
- Factsheet 2 – Evaluating grazing management strategies to improve drought resilience - Improving land condition & P supplementation
- Factsheet 3 – Over-sowing native pasture with stylo and applying adequate phosphorus to deficient soil can improve profitability
Tools
Spreadsheet tools to assess drought response or recovery options
Objective, evidenced-based decisions can be difficult to make, especially when there are many variables outside of our control. To help make sense of it all and weigh up the risks and benefits of all the options, we have developed 13 easy-to-use spreadsheets, including step-by-step online tutorials.
FORAGE
FORAGE combines climate data, satellite image and modelled pasture growth to produce property-scale PDF reports via email, to help decision-making in grazing land and environmental management. Visit FORAGE
Resources
AussieGRASS
The AussieGRASS model monitors key biophysical processes associated with pasture growth (i.e. degradation and recovery) at regional scales (e.g. local government areas or bioregions). AussieGRASS provides long-term time-series of rainfall and pasture growth information, as well as projections for the season ahead. Visit AussieGRASS
- The Northern Australia Climate Program (NACP) has published the Australian Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) on their website.
- NACP have a range of grazing management guides tailored for your region.
- NACP also has a weekly newsletter and climate outlook review you can sign up for.
Webinars and Videos
Northern Australia Climate Program (NACP) videos
Visit the NACP website to see their videos including:
- How can NACP help with decision making?
- What is a Climate Mate?
- La Nina and soils, weeds and pasture management
- A series of videos on understanding your green date
Improving profitability and resilience of beef businesses in northern Australia
- Part 1 – Improving the performance of beef productions systems in northern Australia
- Part 2 – Low cost strategies to build the resilience of beef production systems in northern Australia
- Part 3 – Improving beef business performance with high quality forages
Getting the “Inside Edge” in grazing land management
- The Long Paddock website: what’s new and it’s all free!
- Our rainfall and pasture growth – comparing current seasons with the past
- FORAGE – free property information: Part 1 – currently available information
- FORAGE reports to assist land management decision-making
- Mapping the Future: Updating Queensland’s Phosphorus Landscape
How to assess drought response and recovery options
FORAGE reports for assisting land management decision-making
Understanding Percentiles and Terciles in Climate and Pasture Growth Data
Understanding farm management economics
Climate Mates
‘Climate Mates’ aim to improve the use of weather and climate forecasts through training and engaging with graziers, advisors and supporting the broader extension team across northern Australia. Find your Climate Mate contact details on the NACP website.
Climate Training Course
NACP have developed a free, short Climate Training Course for producers and landholders on important climate drivers for Northern Australia, and effective use of forecasting tools.
Climate Mate case studies
Read about Climate Mate case studies on the NACP website.
