Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

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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MEDIA RELEASE: Victorian input vital in national soil-knowledge questA survey to understand soil issues, knowledge gaps and opportunities across Australia is now open, with Victorians across ag and NRM sectors encouraged to participate.
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Federal Govt Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell MP dropped by the Vic Hub HQ todaySustainability and its link to profitability; reasons behind understanding current soil health; differing views on soil carbon; getting an agrovoltaic (solar panel) project up; the opportunities for transformational, rather than incremental, change; and the Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub’s role in farmer drought preparedness and resilience … these were among the topics discussed.
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MEDIA RELEASE: As BOM calls El Niño ‘event’, what does this mean for Victorian agriculture?‘Foremost: step back from any hype, the focus needs to remain on preparedness … sensationalism is unhelpful’
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Read all about it! Catch up on the news with the Vic Hub's latest newsletter - published July 2023.
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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
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October 03 2023 • 10:00amDookie Field Day 2023: Redesigning Broadacre Farming SystemsJoin us at The University of Melbourne's Dookie Campus for a field day about redesigning broadacre farming systems. All welcome,…
October 06 2023 • All Day2023 Australian Women in Agriculture national conferenceAustralian Women In Agriculture is the nation's peak organisation for women across all areas in ag since 1994. A network…
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