My Climate View is the new name the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO have given their digital products.
Previously known as the Climate Services for Agriculture online platform, it will provide updates to help more farmers make informed decisions now to build climate resilience for decades to come.
My Climate View gives farmers critical data to assess how climate trends – including changes to temperature and rainfall – might impact their business for specific commodities and date ranges in their location, to a five kilometre-square resolution.
Along with the new name, the digital product has been updated with:
* Climate information on new commodities – avocados, cherries and chickpeas.
* Significant improvements to how users access and view their local and commodity-specific climate information, and
* Details on how climate information is calculated.
The Australian Government’s Climate Services for Agriculture program is a collaboration between the Bureau of Meteorology and Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO.
Bureau of Meteorology program director, Climate Services for Agriculture Elizabeth Johnston said My Climate View was a product that had been designed “by farmers for farmers“.
“The Climate Services for Agriculture team has engaged extensively with Australia’s agricultural sector to understand what climate information and services the sector needs and how it is best presented,“ Ms Johnston said.
“It is critical Australian farmers and communities have the locally-relevant and commodity-specific information they need to prepare for the future.
“The product presents past and future climate information, all in one place.“
The program team, which includes agricultural scientists, climate scientists, social scientists, digital product developers and communication and engagement specialists, continues to integrate feedback from farmers and their advisers across Australia into the My Climate View product.
CSIRO’s Drought Resilience Mission lead Dr Graham Bonnett said more than 2000 people who worked in agriculture had been engaged across Australia.
“My Climate View has been developed to help farmers understand the aspects of future climate that are most relevant to them and what they farm,” he said.
The Climate Services for Agriculture program is part of the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund’s investment into the development of better climate information for Australia’s agriculture sector.
Farmers and the agriculture sector are encouraged to explore their local climate information and share their feedback through CSAEnquiries@csiro.au.
