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A Doppler weather radar station near Darwin … the QFF is calling for similar radar systems to be built in Queensland’s agricultural areas to improve farming productivity (Photo: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 4, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Radar systems which have improved production in Western Australia’s wheatbelt should be rolled out across all agricultural areas, according to the Queensland Farmers Federation (QFF).<\/p>\n

On Monday, the QFF said in recent years the West Australian and NSW governments had invested in Doppler radar infrastructure to capture locally specific weather and climate data to aid farm decision-making.<\/p>\n

The radar system had improved weather forecasting accuracy by about 5 per cent.<\/p>\n

In the wheatbelt, better forecasting had led to reductions in downgraded wheat, lower crop and sheep losses, and reduced chemical application and spray drift.<\/p>\n

These changes had added an estimated extra $3.4 million a year to wheatbelt production.<\/p>\n

“Agricultural production in Queensland is subject to volatile weather and climatic conditions, so it\u2019s not a matter of if but when farmers will be cursing the weather,” QFF president Stuart Armitage said.<\/p>\n

“The latest events serve to reiterate the need for improved weather infrastructure across the State.<\/p>\n

“Much of Queensland\u2019s prime agricultural areas do not have radar or weather stations.”<\/p>\n

The QFF believes the State Government needs to erect Doppler radar weather stations across agricultural areas – particularly in regions with limited coverage – to improve the granularity of available data.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“With Queensland the most disaster impacted state in Australia and climate projections suggesting more frequent extreme weather events, Doppler radar technology could play a role in providing near real-time critical information,” Mr Armitage said.<\/p>\n

“Benefits would flow to non-farming activities, and importantly, the new information would help the Bureau to make more accurate predictions \u2013 something farmers\u2019 livelihoods often depend upon.”<\/p>\n

The QFF has been calling for greater government investment in weather infrastructure for several years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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