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: With El Niño climate models steady, now is the time to review drought resiliencePutting farm businesses under a ‘drought microscope’ is step one in being prepared

Innovation AG podcast: Ep9 dropped 6am 24 May! Episode 9: Tapping into circular economies; Can you heat a hospital with wheat stubble? Or use chipped almond trees to improve your soil? We look at very different types of solutions in circular economies.

See our latest media coverage!'Australian Dairy Foods' magazine, April/May 2023 edition, pp36-40

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

A snapshot of the Vic Hub's impact areas over six months to December 2022It's exciting to document what we've achieved.

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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June 15 2023 • 8:00amLivestock Electronic ID Technology & Stock Management Area DemonstrationThe Vic Hub's North-East Node is hosting a field day on the role of EID technology for livestock traceability and biosecurity. …

June 21 2023 • 11:00aminvitation only – Vic Hub Innovation ShowcaseThis invitation-only event will bring together a community of innovators in agriculture across Victoria, to showcase the activities of the…

Hub Partners

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