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About Neil Barr
Neil Barr is a social researcher with DPI based in Bendigo. During a research career spanning the last
quarter century he has pursued his interest in the restructuring of agriculture and the adoption of
conservation innovations in agriculture. His interest has been targeted on the northern irrigation regions
in particular.
His Masters and PhD work were both based on studies of irrigation farm adjustment to
salinity and water trade.
He is the author of two books. “Greening a Brown Land” was an environmental history of resource conservation innovation in Australian agriculture. “The House on the Hill” is a
personal account of the social transformation of Australian farming over the past quarter century. It is due for release in December.
View symposium presentation: Joining the Dots: Climate Change, Supply Chains, Rural Restructuring and Rural Practice Change
Abstract
The relatively complex and systemic nature of conservation farming innovations carries implications for the nature of the social contract between farm advisors and farmers. Neil joins some dots linking research into extension social contracts, farm management decision-making processes and the contemporary context of climate change, tightening food supply chains and rural restructuring.
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