Talking in Adelaide at a Rural Media of South Australia luncheon last week, senior CSIRO climate change researcher Dr Mark Howden said that a first step in adapting to climate change was acknowledging the situation was real.

"Adapting to climate change will involve everything from changes to crop varieties, through to improved seasonal forecasting and up to revised national policies and programs," he said.

"We've applied the latest climate change projections to build a picture of the challenges that will affect all types of agriculture in all corners of the nation."

* Extract from a full report in Stock Journal, SA, July 3 issue.