Climb on board and join us for this virtual climate bus tour.

In this episode, we aim to translate climate change data into production impacts on your property with the assistance of Cam Nicholson from Nicon Rural Services.

Find more information:

There's the Climate Change in Australia website. https://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/en/

Look up your location on the climate analogue website: https://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/en/projections-tools/climate-analogues/analogues-explorer/

Agriculture Victoria's climate and weather website. https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/climate-and-weather

Relevant and accurate information on soil moisture monitoring within the Victorian agricultural sector.

https://extensionaus.com.au/soilmoisturemonitoring/

Insights into the Ararat Rural City Council project.

https://www.landcarevic.org.au/assets/Uploads/C299-DELWP-VLCM69-lo-res.pdf

This episode highlights how climate change data in the form of locational differences can assist farmers to understand how to respond to warmer temperatures and more variable rainfall.

Ben Hunt, from Bordertown, South Australia shares some of the things he has done to adapt and deal with climate variability. Ben has learnt from looking at other areas in Australia, where their climate could be a bit more like what they will experiencing in the future.

Climate specialist with Agriculture Victoria, Graeme Anderson then talks about climate analogues, what they are and how a farmer can use then to help in their business.

Look up your location on the climate analogue website: https://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/en/projections-tools/climate-analogues/analogues-explorer/

There's the Climate Change in Australia website. https://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/en/

Agriculture Victoria's climate and weather website. https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/climate-and-weather

Welcome to the Virtual Climate Bus Tour, taking you to visit farmers and advisors who are producing solutions for their regions and businesses in a variable and changing climate.

There's the Climate Change in Australia website. https://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/en/

Look up your location on the climate analogue website: https://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/en/projections-tools/climate-analogues/analogues-explorer/

Agriculture Victoria's climate and weather website. https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/climate-and-weather

No two career journeys are the same, join us to hear from Caylem Roberts, a Youth Employment Scheme (YES) trainee and Russell Adcock, Agriculture Victoria Senior Advisor Aboriginal Employment and Engagement on their experiences finding careers in the agriculture sector.

For more information about the Agriculture Victoria SmartFarms visit: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/about/our-research/our-innovation-ecosystem/our-smartfarms

Want to find out more about seasonal work and how to access training? Call the Jobs Victoria hotline on 1300 208 575.

Twenty years ago Vidura Delpitya (Del) made the choice to leave Sri Lanka and bring his family to Australia. In this episode, Del shares his experience leaving his homeland and making a life for his family in the Victorian agricultural community.

Join the Big Victoria Harvest https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/crops-and-horticulture/the-big-victorian-harvest

Workplace cultural diversity tool: https://culturaldiversity.humanrights.gov.au

Kirsten Diprose lives and farms near Caramut in south west Victoria. She is one of the co-collaborators of ‘Ducks on a Pond’, a podcast series which connects and shares stories and advice of rural women for women on the land.

In this episode, Kirsten shares insights about juggling the mental load. If you ever feel like a human octopus, then this podcast is a must listen for you.

For mental health and wellbeing support, contact your GP or the National Centre for Farmer Health, visit farmerhealth.org.au/

If this podcast has brought up any difficult emotions for you, please reach out to someone you can talk to or call the Beyond Blue support service on 1300 22 46 36, MensLine Australia on 1300 78 99 78 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

For more information: www.beyondblue.org.au/www.lifeline.org.au/mensline.org.au/

Financial literacy tools and training (https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/support-and-resources/elearning/farm-and-business-management-courses)

Rural Womens Network and Mentoring Program (https://extensionaus.com.au/vrwnetwork/home)

Perinatal Emotional Health Program – SouthWest Health Care https://southwesthealthcare.com.au/service/perinatal-emotional-health-program/

PANDA - https://panda.org.au/

No two career journeys are the same, join us to hear from Jasmine Marsh, a PhD student completing her doctorate at the Horsham SmartFarm; and Roy Daykin, a local agronomist who works very closely with the scientists at the SmartFarm, distilling their research into meaningful advice for his clients.

For more information about the Agriculture Victoria SmartFarms visit: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/about/our-research/our-innovation-ecosystem/our-smartfarms

For more information about financial literacy tools and training visit https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/support-and-resources/elearning/farm-and-business-management-courses

Dairy farmer Matt Wilson speaks candidly about the challenges of recognising the signs of depression, seeking help and the great work that is happening in Gippsland to support farmers.

For mental health and wellbeing support, contact your GP or the National Centre for Farmer Health, visit farmerhealth.org.au/.

You can talk to the Lifeline team on 13 11 14. If you, or someone you know needs crisis support, call 000.