Climate change will affect livestock production in the agricultural areas of Western Australia (South West WA) in different ways, with some regions and enterprises benefiting and some not.
Climate change in south-west Western Australia (WA) is a reality – temperatures have increased, annual rainfall has decreased, and climate variability has increased. The projections are that these changes will increase in most areas.
WA Livestock Disease Outlook - for producers - April 2016
Australia’s ability to sell livestock and livestock products depends on evidence from our surveillance systems that we are free of livestock diseases that are reportable or which affect trade. To gather this proof of freedom, the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA)...
Wednesday, 6 April 2016 (All day) to Thursday, 7 April 2016 (All day)
On the 6 and 7 April 2016, Partners in Grain WA are hosting the INSPIRE Summit, an advanced farm business skills summit for up to 100 women from WA farm businesses.
All agricultural industries in Western Australia will need to deal with some level of climate change in the coming decades. The effects of climate change will vary regionally and by enterprise, with some regions benefiting and some not.
Climate change is putting pressure on wheat yields in the south-west of Western Australia in several ways: lower annual and autumn and spring rainfall; later starts to the growing season; higher temperatures during the growing season.
Climate change will affect soil and water resources directly and indirectly, and the impacts will be determined by the three primary drivers: local climate, land characteristics and land management.
Annual Reports for each Recognised Biosecurity Group in Western Australia are provided below.
Climate projections for Western Australia (WA) are that average annual temperature will increase by 1.1–2.7°C in a medium-emission scenario, and 2.6–5.1°C in a high-emission scenario by the end of the century.
