Climate Services for Ag

Climate Services for Agriculture Project Management

Project Partners: Bureau of Meterology, CSIRO, FarmLink
Project Funder: The project is funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund
Project Code: 169-2020-21
Project Duration: 2021-2025
Project Location: National

Background

FarmLink has been engaged to conduct the stakeholder engagement component of the Climate Services for Agriculture program – one of the foundational programs under the Future Drought Fund.

The Australian Government is investing $10 million through the program to help farm businesses anticipate and plan for the impacts of a variable and changing climate.

The resulting tool, My Climate View, is a collaboration between Australia's national science agency CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology, and has been designed together with Australian farmers as part of the Climate Services for Agriculture program thanks to funding from the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund. It is designed to give farmers a strong awareness of future climate when making decisions for their enterprise.

My Climate View uses historical data and future projections to assist growers and producers with medium-to-longer term business planning. It enables them to explore climate information relevant to their location and commodity, anywhere in Australia.

 My Climate View presents climate information at a local scale – farmers anywhere in Australia can access local climate information at a 5km2 grid around or across their properties. Commodity-specific climate information is currently available for more than 20 commodities – with more to come.  

 FarmLink’s role is to connect the broader Bureau and CSIRO teams with growers and producers, and representatives from the agriculture sector more broadly. The project is due to finish mid-2024, however the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry have recently announced further funding to 30th June 2025.

Visit My Climate View here: https://myclimateview.com.au/