1. Primary Production Landscapes
A Regional Basis for Understanding and Planning Farming Systems in Victoria

2. Primary Production Landscapes
Our Landscapes
Victorian landscapes have diverse vegetation, terrain, soils and climate.
Our Farming Systems
Farming systems in Victoria over the last 50 years have become well tuned to differences in regional climate and soils.
Climate Change
Futures for these farming systems and the distribution of land use in Victoria are uncertain.

3. Key Questions
How might predicted climate change affect the current distribution of land use?
Will practices within a particular land use have to change?
Will some land uses become less competitive or unprofitable?
How will soils and soil management be affected?

4. e.g. We used to have too much water
Tillage practices, sodicity and soil structure
Flooding, nutrient runoff, water erosion
WATERLOGGING
Crop yellowing and losses
Trafficability

5. Lately we have had less water and shorter seasons

6. Changes are not the same everywhere
Extreme
Small

7. Soil is not the same everywhere