Access to videos and webinar recordings featuring PICCC projects, researchers, partners and staff are via the links below.
The Bureau of Meteorology has developed and delivered five extremes forecasts products as apartner in the national Forewarned is Forearmed (FWFA) Project. Drs Debbie Hudson and Andrew Watkins provide an overview of those products.
Tom Amey has been a cattle producer for the better part of four decades with experience across the grazing and processing industries. He runs a cow and calf operation west of Casino, NSW, and talks about his use of the FWFA extremes forecasts in his operations.
James Rosenzweig from Rosenvale Vineyards is a wine producer located in the Barossa Valley, South Australia. He has been using the Bureau's long-range forecasting products to help him better prepare for extreme weather. In this video he walks through some of the FWFA products with Nicki Robins who works for Barossa Australia and supports wine producers with resources and information.
A brief introduction to the rainfall burst product. Developed by Dr Tim Cowan, the rainfall burst product aims to provide important information to agricultural producers about meaningful rainfall. This video explains where to find the forecast and how to use it.
A shorter version of this video can be accessed here
In this short video cotton, red meat and sugar producers explain how they are using the rainfall burst product to make smarter management decisions.
A shorter version of this video can be accessed here
A short video explaining deciles and where you find them on the Bureau of Meteorology forecast. The video also discusses how deciles are used in management decisions.
A short video explaining the probability of exceeding forecast and how it is used.
Dr Peter Hayman (SARDI) provides information about new climate forecasting products developed as part of the government-funded and industry-led ‘ForeWarned is ForeArmed’ project (FWFA). The products include forecasts of the chances of the driest or wettest, coldest and warmest two deciles, presented in a range of maps and location-based charts and graphs. He also provides guidance on how to use these and other forecasts to improve user confidence. Following Peter's presentation he is joined by Dr Andrew Watkins (Head of long range forecasting at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology) for a discussion and Q&A session.This session was recorded live on 15 November 2022 and was facilitated by Russell Pattinson (The FWFA Project National Coordinator).
Outlooks and new features on the Bureau of Meteorology's website 2022. This webinar explores the final three of five new tools developed and released as part of the Forewarned is Forearmed project, a partnership of government, research and industry sectors funded through the Australian Government's Rural R&D For-Profit Program. The new features respond to the growing need for information around unseasonal and extreme weather and climate events to build climate resilience and support better-informed decision making. Dale Grey (Agronomist advisor and climate specialist for Agriculture Victoria) joins the Bureau of Meteorology's Dr Andrew Watkins (Head of Long Range Forecasts) and Avijeet Ramchurn (Senior Climatologist) to present and answer questions about the Forewarned is Forearmed outlooks and the new features. Facilitated by Russell Pattinson, National Coordinator of the Forewarned is Forearmed (FWFA) the session was recorded live on 14/07/2022.
Outlooks and new features on the Bureau of Meteorology's website.The first two tools released from the FWFA project enable users to view the chance of unseasonal and extreme temperature and rainfall for the weeks, months, and seasons ahead in their location. The Bureau's Head of Operational Climate Services, Dr Andrew Watkins, is joined by Senior Climatologist Avijeet Ramchurn and Agriculture Victoria's Agronomist Advisor, Dale Grey, to present and answer questions about the new products. The session was facilitated by Prof Richard Eckard, Director of the Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre (PICCC), University of Melbourne and recorded live on 08/11/2021.A pdf of the PowerPoint slide pack is available here.
Forewarned is Forearmed Project update, CoP, extension and partner panel.Kate Finger (BCG), Dale Grey and Graeme Anderson (AgVic) and Russell Pattinson (National Coordinator FWFA) provide an overview of the project's Work Package 4 activities: CoP and extension with an update of the overall FWFA project from Russell Pattinson. Following the short presentations, the Q&A panel includes discussion with FWFA Partners from Work Packages 1&2, Dr's Debbie Hudson and Harry Hendon (BoM) and Work Package 3, Dr Peter Hayman (SARDI) and Prof Richard Eckard (UoM) in this live webinar recording of 10/12/2020.
Managing extreme events in the southern Australian grazing industries. Richard Eckard, Professor of Livestock Systems and Director of the Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, University of Melbourne explores case study work undertaken as part of the FWFA project to consider industry reference group identified extreme event scenarios in a southern grazing system in this live webinar recording of 20/10/2020.
Understanding forecasts and on-farm management of climate and variability. Graeme Anderson, Climate Specialist, Agriculture Victoria shares insights from his multiple engagements (via FWFA and related projects) with rural communities along the modern forecast output spectrum on understanding weather forecasts, seasonal outlooks & climate change projections in this live webinar recording of 23/9/2020.
Climate risk in the grains and wine grape industry – frameworks to support the discussion between climate science and growers? Dr Peter Hayman Principal Scientist, Climate Applications, South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), leader of FWFA Work Package 3 Grains and Wine Grapes industries project component and Barry Mudge, farmer and private consultant from Port Germein, SA, give an overview of Decision Analysis frameworks linking improvements in forecasts to on-farm decision making. Barry Mudge provides examples of his own decision making on a grain farm and Peter Hayman discusses a crop protection example from viticulture in this live webinar recording of 20/8/2020.
Past rainfall changes over Australia and implications for agriculture.Dr Katharina Waha, Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO, leader of the MCV funded research project presents findings on past and future rainfall changes over Australia and implications for agriculture in this live webinar recording of 28/7/2020.
Overview of the Managing Climate Variability R&D Program and Extreme Events Forecasting.
Doug McNicholl, Sustainability Manager, Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) provides an overview of the long-standing cross-sectoral MCV Program and introduces the Forewarned is Forearmed (FWFA) Rural R&D for Profit Project in this live webinar recording of 25/6/2020.
Forewarned is Forearmed Project - Forecasting - The Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
Drs Debbie Hudson and Harry Hendon from the Bureau of Meteorology update progress across Work Packages 1 - "User needs and forecast development" and 2 - "Extreme forecasts development and delivery" in this live webinar recording of 17/2/2020.
This project was supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry as part of its Rural R&D for Profit program in partnership with rural Research and Development Corporations, commercial companies, state departments and universities. Meat &Livestock Australia (MLA) was responsible for the overall management of the project.
