Alan Blackburn and Associates Consulting has maintained an active input into the drought policy debate and provide group training and individual assistance to farmers in their strategic and tactical drought planning management. We continue to offer drought management services to government agencies, farmer organisations and individual farmers.
As an indication of our capability and experience in this area we list below some contributions:
- Alan Blackburn and Associates ran a statewide series of regional workshops for DPI staff on Strategic Drought Management.
- Alan Blackburn and Associates ran a series of workshops across the Mallee which targeted farmers. These were also on Strategic Drought Management.
- Alan Blackburn was principal author of the report “Characteristics of Self Reliant and Efficient Drought Management” prepared for the Bureau of Rural Resources.
Alan Blackburn and Associates wrote the booklet “Managing Drought Risks in the Mallee”. This booklet was distributed to farmers across the Mallee.
Alan Blackburn and Associates prepared and ran a series of Farmer Workshops “Strategic Drought Management” as part of a DPI policy.
Alan Blackburn and Associates assisted over 100 farmers on their properties, in two day individual training “Farm Planning for Drought and Bushfire Recovery”. This project was managed by the VFF and delivered by Alan Blackburn and Associates Consulting.
