Enterprise Suitability Maps (Based on Climate Futures For Tasmania)

Classified land depicting the suitability for growing various agricultural enterprises including Barley, Blueberries, Carrot seed, Carrots, Cherries, Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus nitens, Hazelnuts, Industrial Hemp, Linseed, Olives, Onions, Pinus radiata, Poppies, Potatoes, Pyrethrum, Raspberries, Sparkling wine grapes, Strawberries, Table wine grapes and Wheat. This complements a range of additional pasture crop species including Lucerne, Rye Grass, Cocksfoot Continental, Cocksfoot Mediterranean, Tall Fescue Continental, Tall Fescue Mediterranean, Red Clover, Strawberry Clover, White Clover and Phalaris. All map outputs assume water availability is not a constraint. Suitability is determined from mapped soil and climate parameters guided by established crop rules that allocate the land as either Well suited, Suitable, Moderately suitable or Unsuitable with subclasses incorporated to identify situations where management of limitations can improve crop suitability. Climate Futures Tasmania (CFT) projections were incorporated into the enterprise suitability modelling framework to identify land areas prone to projected climate change impacts according to the RCP 8.5 scenario for years 2030 and 2050.