Webinar date: 1pm AEDT, Thursday 2 December 2021.

Join this 30 minute discussion and meet four ABARES economists as they explain how their research and analysis drives better decisions for Australia's farms and natural resource sectors.
Register for the seminar, ask questions and network with industry professionals. To register follow this link.

Meet the ABARES Panelists
Stephanie Black (webinar MC) is the Program Lead for the Natural Resource Economics section. She has 15 years’ experience working across the public and private sectors providing economic analysis and advice.

Dr Neal Hughes - Senior Economist, will discuss the findings of his recent research on the impacts of drought and climate change on Australian farms, outlining how ABARES combines rich data sets, with economic thinking and modern analysis methods to generate new policy insights.

Dale Ashton - Senior Economist and Director of the Farm Analysis program will provide insight into how ABARES runs national farm survey programs, including the recent Natural resource management and drought resilience survey. Dale will discuss how they design and implement surveys, and communicate the findings while closely engaging with the agricultural sector.

Fred Litchfield - Economist, will walk you through recent work on agricultural labour issues, which have become a hot topic particularly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This work has included changing the way that ABARES' presents their data analysis, moving into the space of interactive dashboards to support evidence based policy.

The panellists will be ready to answer your questions and continue the discussion. Have questions already? Email the organisers to kick-start the discussion.