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Crop management principles
Before you plant

Climate/SOI

Improving Prediction of the Northern Australian Wet Season
Project to produce probabilistic prediction of October to April rainfall, based on knowledge of ENSO, SSTs and Pacific Warm Water Volume. These forecasts could then be updated monthly until the beginning of the wet season.

Managing for dry times
Aspects for consideration when planning/managing broadacre field crops during dry seasons.

Regional Commodity Forecasting System
Integrate existing crop modelling and climate forecasting systems on regional and national scales and create an operational commodity forecasting system.

Weather stations - Aid to irrigation management
Weather stations provide site-specific atmospheric information that irrigators can use to aid in irrigation scheduling decisions. Information on selecting and using weather stations on farm.

 

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