Farmers' use of weather & forecast information in the Western Australian wheatbelt

Myrtille Elodie Lacoste; Marit Ellen Kragt

doi:10.26182/5d3f8c5101b38

Farmers' use of weather & forecast information in the Western Australian wheatbelt

Myrtille Elodie Lacoste, Marit Ellen Kragt

UWA School of Agriculture and Environment

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Evaluating the economic benefits from investments in weather and forecast information is hindered by a lack of knowledge about how broadacre farmers use this information. It remains unclear which weather and forecast products farmers use, and which features are considered most important. Little is also known about how the available weather and forecast information impacts the management decisions of farmers, for instance how different forecast horizons impact farming practices along the year.
This study is the first to address these gaps. Primary data from 51 farmers was collected using detailed interviews in 3 locations of the Western Australian wheatbelt between July and October 2017.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Australia
Publisher	The University of Western Australia
Commissioning body	Bureau of Meteorology Western Australia
Number of pages	64
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/5d3f8c5101b38
Publication status	Published - 2 Mar 2018

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Lacoste, M. E. (Data Collector) & Kragt, M. (Supervisor), The University of Western Australia, 17 May 2018
DOI: 10.4225/23/5afd07e459ea3
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Estimating the economic benefits from weather radar investments in the Western Australian wheatbelt
Kragt, M. & Nery de Figueiredo, T., 24 Mar 2019, Australia: The University of Western Australia. 46 p.
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