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Abstract
Considerable uncertainties, especially those relating to the weather, are present among
Australian grazing enterprises. Existing climate prediction tools are not being used
effectively in aiding farmers to decide the optimal stocking rate and the levels of other
management variables on their pastures. The paper aims to link a biophysical climate
simulation model, Aussie GRASS, with an economic model of farm decision making
under uncertainty. This model will be used to analyse farmers’ behaviour with respect to
weather risk, and to derive optimal pasture management options that result in profitable
and sustainable natural resource management on a farm level.