This book interprets the predicament faced by Australia's regional people from their own
perspective and proposes a means by which they can act together to find a secure future …

Abstract Seasonal Climate Forecasts (SCFs) have been proposed as a method of reducing
the risk associated with agricultural production. As such, their use should improve the …

The on-farm benefits of agricultural research or extension often depend in complex ways on
the way that the new technology or information affects the farming system. The existence of …

There has been a rapid evolution in drought policy over recent years. There is now much
more emphasis on management capacity and preparedness building. A further step was …

Each culture ranks particular risks as normal and others as special (Douglas and Wildavsky
1982). Given the low and erratic rainfall across much of Australia, drought could reasonably …

Australia's rural communities have traditionally exhibited characteristics of community and,
at times, communion as their members have united in collective action. However, community …

Attitudes to the Australian rangelands have changed markedly over the last 20 years in
response to a variety of changes in societal attitudes to the environment in general and …

The value of a climate forecasting system based on phases of the Southern Oscillation was
estimated for a representative dryland wheat grower in the vicinity of Goondiwindi. In …

Australian agriculture has suffered from a long-term decline in its terms of trade and a
persistent cost-price squeeze. The effects on farm viability have led to declining and aging …