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The Floods and Agriculture Risk Matrix

Floods and Agriculture Risk Matrix (FARM)

The Floods and Agriculture Risk Matrix (FARM) is a DSM designed to help assess the risk of flooding from farm land and to explore options for reducing flood risk.

The goal is to allow farmers to compare their current land use practice within the wider context of alternative land management options.

Two flooding DSMs have been developed to date: Arable FARM for arable farming and Animal FARM for livestock farming. The first conceptual model for the FARM consists of a square matrix with risk axes associated with 1) Flow Connectivity and 2) Soil infiltration, storage and tillage regime as shown in the diagram

Animal FARM

The FARM tool shown below is designed for livestock farming. The interactive (spreadsheet) version of Animal FARM has two sets of questions associated with the risk of increased runoff due to (1) the soil infiltration, storage and tillage Regime and (2) flow connectivity.

medium risk medium risk medium-high risk high risk high risk high risk high risk very high risk very high risk very high risk
medium risk medium risk medium risk medium-high risk high risk high risk high risk high risk Very high risk: High flow-connectivity, poor soil management very high risk
medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium-high risk high risk high risk high risk high risk very high risk
medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium-high risk high risk high risk high risk high risk
medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium-high risk high risk high risk high risk
low-medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium-high risk high risk high risk
low-medium risk low-medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium-high risk high risk
low risk low risk low-medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium-high risk
very low risk Low risk: Low flow-connectivity, good soil management low risk low-medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk
very low risk very low risk low risk low-medium risk low-medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk medium risk

Examples
Click on coloured squares for examples

Very high risk: High flow-connectivity, poor soil management

High flow-connectivity risk, poor soil management

Low risk: Low flow-connectivity, good soil management

Low flow-connectivity risk, good soil management
If you would like to trial the pilot version of Animal FARM or Arable FARM contact Paul Quinn

© Caspar Hewett and Paul Quinn

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