Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub

Message from the Director Droughts are a recurring feature of Australia’s highly variable environment, and are exacerbated by a changing climate. The Vic Hub works to enhance the drought preparedness and resilience of Victoria’s agricultural industries, the environment and regional communities. Read more

Through wide-ranging engagement with industry and community stakeholders, we broker connections between the best available research and community and industry needs. Co-design with farmers, industry and regional communities leads to adoption of innovations to improve economic, environmental and social resilience to drought.

Get in touch through the contact details or by engaging with our projects, grants or many “shopfronts” at our partner organisations.

Prof. Michael Tausz
Director, Vic Drought & Innovation Hub

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Strategies to get through a dry summerDespite the uncertain factor of rainfall, technology has facilitated better decision-making with an enhanced understanding of available soil moisture and improved forecasting models.

Victoria’s final 3 Regional Drought Resilience Plans open for feedbackAll nine of the Regional Drought Resilience Plans (RDRP) for Victoria have now been done. The final three – for the Mallee, Loddon Campaspe and Ovens Murray regions – are currently open for feedback until 10 December 2023.

Read all about it! Catch up on the news with the Vic Hub's latest newsletter - published November 2023.

MEDIA RELEASE: Victorian input vital in national soil-knowledge questWorms don't have teeth, but they can eat their weight in soil every day. A survey to understand soil issues, knowledge gaps and opportunities across Australia is now open, with Victorians across ag and NRM sectors encouraged to participate.

2023 Science to Practice: Stock Containment ProjectDay 2 of the 2023 S2P Forum aired this video, featuring Northern Victorian farmer Don Piper, along with Cam Nicholson and Sophie Hanna from the Vic Hub's SW Node and NE Node.

Podcast "Is there such a thing as an innovation roadmap in farming and agriculture? Probably not... but consider this podcast… Innovation Ag Podcast

ProjectsThe following Vic Hub projects are underway and in different stages of development. If you would like to know more… Vic Drought Hub - Farmland 11

Stages of Drought Vic Drought Hub - Farmland 4

Events

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February 23 2024 • 9:00amBCG Trials Review Day (NW Node Event)Join BCG at the Members’ only BCG Trials Review Day to discuss the latest topics related to your farming business,…

March 20 2024 • 9:00amSFS 2023 Season Annual Results Morning (SW Node)SFS Annual Results Morning is a half day event where we go over the 2023 season trial results and project…

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