A survey of farmers' attitudes, management strategies and use of weather and seasonal climate forecasts for coping with climate variability in the perennial pasture zone of south-east Australia

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 173-183

  Austen, E A ^a   Sale, P W G ^a   Clark, S G ^a   Graetz, B ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE VARIATION; COPING STRATEGY; FARMERS ATTITUDE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTURE;

AUSTRALIA;

OVIS ARIES; VICTORIA;

EID: 0036217985     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA01030     Document Type: Article

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