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22 Sep 2023 Farmers workshop the bill-busting benefits of renewable energy Farmers from across northern Victoria will come together at a series of free On-Farm Renewables workshops to hear about the benefits that renewable energy, storage and electrification can bring…

19 September 2023 Weather bureau confirms what farmers are already experiencing - it’s getting hot and dry Farmers for Climate Action is calling for urgent action to limit climate change as it emerges farmers are officially facing an El Niño…

24 August 2023 Farmers for Climate Action welcomes new CEO, Natalie Collard   Farmers for Climate Action has appointed Natalie Collard to the position of CEO, following an extensive executive recruitment process.  Ms Collard joins Farmers for Climate Action to…

14 August 2023 Climate change pushes farm insurance through the roof   Farmers for Climate Action, an organisation representing more than 8000 Australian farmers, says two recent insurance reports have laid bare the rising cost of climate change inaction. Research…

10 August 2023 Farmers welcome draft rule changes for transmission projects Farmers for Climate Action has welcomed draft rule changes dealing with how transmission companies interact with farmers. Farmers for Climate Action, representing 8000 farmers across Australia, has long argued…

19 July 2023 Farmers for Climate Action elects new Chair   The Farmers for Climate Action Board has elected long time board member Brett Hall as its new Chair, following the resignation of current Chair Charlie Prell. Mr Prell has…

13 July 2023 Farmers welcome first National Statement on Climate Change and Agriculture Farmers for Climate Action has welcomed the first National Statement on Climate Change and Agriculture, signed by all state and federal agriculture Ministers today. Farmers for Climate…

23 June 2023 Farmers for Climate Action opposes offsets in Nature Repair Market Bill Farmers for Climate Action supports the Federal Government’s Nature Repair Market Bill providing it is amended to not allow biodiversity offsets. The organisation, which now represents…

19 June 2023 Search underway for a new Farmers for Climate Action CEO Farmers for Climate Action CEO Fiona Davis is leaving after five years with the organisation, to pursue another opportunity and spend more time with family. “After five…