Christopher Gerbing
Climate Knowledge Project Leader

Australian climate and forecasting research update, including POAMA - the latest advances in dynamical forecasting

Hear all about POAMA (Predictive Ocean Atmosphere Model for Australia) is a state-of-the-art seasonal to inter-annual seasonal forecast system based on a coupled ocean/atmosphere model and ocean/atmosphere/land observation assimilation systems.

July 2012

Andrew Watkins,
Manager Climate Prediction Services, Bureau of Meteorology

National Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative (NAMI)

DPI Victoria has been investigating practices on-farm that can help reduce N₂O emissions.

Learn about the key drivers of on-farm N₂O emissions and management options available to ensure that more nitrogen ends up in the crop and less in the atmosphere.

April 2012

Ash Wallace and Rob Harris,
NAMI Project Officers, DPI Victoria

Calculating on-farm greenhouse gas emissions using FarmGAS

Get an overview of the climate change components that will affect plant biosecurity. Learn about modelling the effects of climate on pests and diseases. Examine the effects of increased atmospheric CO₂ on wheat disease. Find out about new research on severe weather events and biosecurity.

March 2012

Renelle Jeffrey,
Project Officer, Australian Farm Institute

Climate, water and the future of agriculture in Victoria

In this webinar Julian discusses Victorian agriculture in relation to global water and food security and where he sees Victoria’s role in food production and technology in the future.

February 2012

Julian Cribb,
Science Communicator, Julian Cribb & Associates

Framing the carbon story

Graeme discusses a practical approach for communicating the carbon and agriculture story. Graeme uses the case study of DPI’s extension program that has been developing useful tools to help farmer understanding and decision making.

December 2011

Graeme Anderson,
Climate Specialist, DPI Victoria

Horticultural adaptation to climate variability

Peter talks about historical adaptation in the horticulture industry and new adaptation options for the future.

December 2011

Peter Deuter,
Senior Horticulturalist, Agri-Science Queensland

The evolving role of farming

Steven discusses his journey into manufacturing biodiesel on his farm and shares thoughts on how Australia’s primary producers could diversify and benefit from a number of creative opportunities.

October 2011

Steven Hobbs,
Farmer, Kaniva, Victoria

Australian mixed farming- Part 1

Australian mixed farming - Part 2

Australian mixed farming - Part 3

John talks about the effects of changing CO2, temperature and water availability on Australian mixed farming. He then goes on to discuss yield improvements from plant breeding and crop management.

April 2011

Dr John Angus,
CSIRO

Greenhouse gases in agriculture - Part 1

Greenhouse gases in agriculture - Part 2

Greenhouse gases in agriculture - Part 3

Richard presents a background on the policy of greenhouse gases in agriculture, the drivers for action in this area, and some practical actions to take while maintaining productive and profitable agricultural systems.

March 2011

Dr Richard Eckard,
Melbourne University

The Victorian Bioenergy Network and bioenergy projects in Victoria

An overview of bioenergy plants in Victoria, including a biogas plant, gas turbines, a cogeneration plant, water recycling plant, gassifiers, a thermal biomass boiler and ethanol production plant.

February 2011

Liz Hamilton,
Senior Bioenergy Industry Development Officer, DPI Victoria

Bioenergy and biofuels - Part 1

The fundamentals of bioenergy including examples of biomass; global use of biomass for energy and the breakdown of its use for electricity; heat and biofuels;

Bioenergy and biofuels - Part 2

Examples of biomass and bioenergy plants from Scandinavia, Europe, Sweden, America and Australia.

Bioenergy and biofuels - Part 3

Biodiesel, ethanol and biogas production and a summary of Australian bioelectricity and biofuel.

February 2011

Dr Steve Schuck,
Manager, Bioenergy Australia

Adapting agriculture to climate change and variability - Part 1

Adapting agriculture to climate change and variability - Part 2

Adapting agriculture to climate change and variability - Part 3

The frontiers of science that society need to think about to make science more relevant to the users that struggle with questions such as, ‘What is climate change?’, ‘Is it real?’, ‘What do we do about it?’, and ‘What is the support and information that we can get to help us make better decisions?

November 2010

Dr Mark Howden,
Theme Leader for Adaptive Primary Industries, CSIRO

The Climate Dogs – what rounds up Victoria’s weather?

October 2010

Graeme Anderson,
Climate Specialist, DPI Victoria