The Hovells Creek Landcare Group (HCLG) will be hosting "Understanding Dry Times", a workshop to explore current and future strategies to manage climate variability this Friday, August 30 in Frogmore.
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The forum will take place between 12pm and 4.30pm at the Frogmore Hall.
Discussion topics on the day will include:
- Understanding how the climate is changing
- How climate variability is driving changes in agriculture
- What does this mean for farm enterprises towards 2030
- Impact on pasture and livestock production
- How to assess and respond to the changes in our region and our community
There will be three speakers - Director of the Climate Change Institute at the Australian National University, Professor Mark Howden, Phil Graham previously from NSW DPI and Melinda Hillery, Climate Change Adaptation regional team member working for the NSW Government.
Professor Howden has worked on climate variability, climate change, innovation and adoption issues for over 30 years in partnership with many industry, community and policy groups via both research and science-policy roles.
He is an expert on how climate variability and climate change will impact on food production and food security and how to adapt to those impacts.
Mr Graham will talk about adapting future livestock enterprises in NSW to discuss how they can still be productive and profitable, with change initiated over time in response to constraints forced by climate.
It will focus on two parts - looking at weather changes since the 1950s and how it affects pasture production and then looking to potential weather patterns in 2030.
Ms Hillery will present information about how climate change affects me: NSW government tools to help you know, assess and respond; how to find local climate projections for your farm; the regional vulnerabilities to climate change and transition pathways that NSW government has identified for the SE and Tablelands (particularly those relating to agriculture, emergency management, water and settlements), and our early thinking around a climate change risk assessment tool for farmers.
Discussion session to be hosted by HCLG chairperson Dr Gordon Refshauge.
Stallholders and resource tables to provide information and support on Tackling Tough Times.
This event is free and includes lunch and afternoon tea.
This event is funded by Stockland Care Foundation through the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal.
