Resources

Microgrid Resources – Full details on this past project here.

Final Project Report

• Final Project Report

Case Studies

• Pioneer Valley Microgrid Case Study
• Pokolbin Microgrid Case Study
• St George Microgrid Case Study
• Wee Waa Microgrid Case Study

Publications

• A brief overview of new energy technology

Energy Savers Resources – Full details on this past project here.

Case Studies

Additional Information

Ag Electricity Tariffs Resources – Full details on this past project here.

Final Report: Charting Farmers’ Experience of Tariff Switching

Renewable Energy on Farm Resources – Full details on this past project here.

Other Energy Resources:

Final Report: Irrigators – the flow-on benefits of regionally embedded generation

NuWater Resources – Full details of this past project here.

Publications

• NuWater project feasibility study volume 1 – preliminary business case
• NuWater project feasibility study volume 2 – appendices
• NuWater community prospectus outline

Rural Planning – Full details on the advocacy page here.

Publications

• Planning for Agriculture Toolkit
• Guide to Planning for Agriculture
• Case Studies in Agricultural Planning
• Legislation Affecting Primary Producers
• Planning for Intensive Horticulture and Production Nurseries
• Resource Activities on Agricultural Land

Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer (IRRO) Program Resources

• IRRO Case Study – Luke Stock
• IRRO Case Study – Kidd Family
• IRRO Program Videos

Farm Business Resilience Resources – are available on the ongoing project page here.

Walking the Wire: Strengthening the Financial Security of Rural Agribusiness Women – Full details are available on the past project page here.

• Online resource:  Walking the Wire eKit
• Printable resource: Walking the Wire eKit

Natural Disaster Planning Resources

• The Disaster Resilience Planning for Agriculture in Queensland (DRPAQ) Report

Insurance Resources 

• Insurance tools for managing crop and financial risk – Final Report
• Parametric solutions for hail damage in agriculture: a pilot
• Parametric risk pooling options for managing drought in the Australian wheat sector
• Project findings summary: co-designing index-based insurance to reduce financial risk and improve income stability on farm

Carbon Farming Resources – Full details on the advocacy page here.

Publications

• Carbon Farming Handbook
• Pre-Project Carbon Farming Checklist
• Carbon Farming Fact Sheet North
• Carbon Farming Fact Sheet South

Webinars

• Government Requirements
• Government Opportunities
• Learn from a Carbon Farmer 
• Useful Resources and Links

Insurance Resources – Full details are available on the project page here.

Parametric Insurance: What is it, and why should I use it?

Case studies

• Yalboroo Sugarcane Farm
• Hampden Sugarcane Farm
• Marian Sugarcane Farm
• Bundaberg Horticulture Farm

Reports

• DCAP Summary Report – Producing Enhanced Agricultural Crop Insurance Systems
• Tropical Cyclone Insurance for Queensland Agriculture Report
• Key Risks for Australian Macadamia Growers and Potential Insurance Options to Manage Financial Losses Report
• Index Insurance Benefits Agricultural Producers Exposed to Excessive Rainfall Ris
• Key Risks for Australian Macadamia Growers and Potential Insurance Options to Manage Financial Losses – Updated
• Managing The Impact of Adverse and Extreme Weather Using Parametric Solutions
• Creating Positive Synergies Between Risk Management and Transfer to Accelerate Food System Climate Resilience
• Integrating El Niño-Southern Oscillation Information and Spatial Diversification to Minimize Risk and Maximize Profit for Australian Grazing Enterprises
• Defining Flood Risk Management Strategies: A Systems Approach
• Copula Statistical Models for Analysing Stochastic Dependencies of Systemic Drought Risk and Potential Adaptation Strategies
• Modelling The Joint Influence of Multiple Synoptic-Scale, Climate Mode Indices on Australian Wheat Yield Using a Vine Copula-Based Approach