Horticulture Industry
The Drought and Climate Adaptation Program is helping the horticulture industry across Queensland through research, development and extension activities.
Articles
- Improved forecasts helping our vegetable industry thrive
- Cyclone risk cover – closer than you think
- Using BoM’s forecasts to improve management decisions for the vegetable industry
Tools
Learn about experimental seasonal forecasts for Queensland’s vegetable industry.
Projects
Use of BoM multi-week and seasonal forecasts to improve management decisions in Queensland’s vegetable industry
Queensland’s’ Lockyer Valley and Granite Belt vegetable producers and supply chain managers are testing new experimental forecast tools. Improved forecasts have the capacity to build sustainability through improving farm, business and labour management decisions.
Read more (PDF)Crop insurance
Changes to insurance products will be analysed to develop more affordable insurance products for farmers in the cropping and horticulture industries.
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Last updated: 24 October 2018
