Videos

Farmers for Climate Action facilitated a webinar on "The Future of On-Farm Power with Innovative Battery Solutions" on 22 February 2024

This webinar featured two distinguished guest speakers who are experts in the field. These industry leaders will share their insights, experiences, and the latest advancements in on-farm power solutions, shedding light on the transformative potential of innovative battery technologies.

Our event will go beyond the presentations, offering you a chance to engage directly with our guest speakers and fellow participants through a dedicated Q&A section.

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Showcasing Australian farmers’ climate leadership and calls to action at COP28 in the UAE - this film was showcased at the Australia Pavilion during the climate conference in December 2023.

On this global stage, we are showing the world that Aussie farmers like Jody, Kylie, Peter and Caitlin are leading the way in adopting climate solutions in our farm businesses. We are also saying loudly and clearly that we need strong economy-wide climate policies to protect our farming future.

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Methane and Global Warming Potential (GWP): What’s the latest and why it matters to the livestock industry.

As Australia marks the one-year anniversary of signing the Global Methane Pledge we explore the industry’s increasing focus on Global Warming Potential (GWP) reporting metrics.

GWP* and GWP100 – what do they actually mean? Why is industry looking at a dual reporting metric for methane emissions and how would it impact agriculture policy? Join us for an in-depth conversation with: Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, Richard Eckard, from the University of Melbourne and Director of the Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, and
Professor Mark Howden, Director of the Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions at the Australian National University and Vice Chair of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

In this webinar we discuss all things methane, metrics, the state of play for Australian methane levels, how much we need to reduce them by, and by when – with plenty of time for Q+As.

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Do you need to know more about the El Nino alert and what it will mean for your farm?

Want to find out which indicators you should use for forecasting and what you can be doing now to prepare your farm for the coming conditions?

In this webinar you'll hear from Bureau of Meteorology Senior Climatologist Catherine Ganter, who will take a deep dive to explain why the BOM has declared an El Nino alert and what it will mean for weather patterns across Australia. Catherine will also discuss what indicators farmers should be using for weather and long-range forecasting.

You will also hear from Graeme Hand, a Holistic Management Certified Educator, who will talk us through holistic decision-making processes you can use to prepare your farm for an El Nino.

Fiona Best, CEO of Birchip Cropping Group, will then talk through strategies they are developing to make cropping operations more resilient to drought.

Recorded on 20 July 2023 by Farmers for Climate Action

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Understanding GHG emissions, climate change and climate extremes with Prof. Mark Howden - 11:40 - 58:00
Carbon in farming landscapes with Caitlyn Baljak - 58:37 - 1:26:10
Adaptation options within Australian agriculture with Dr Steven Crimp - 1:26:18 - 1:58:47
Renewable energy in agriculture with Angus Dunne - 1:59:27 - 2:23:12
Enhancing drought resilience at farm, community and regional scales with Prof. David Phelps - 2:23:50 - 2:50:01
Agri-politics and communicating climate change with Dr Bec Colvin - 2:50:33 - 3:21:35

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Chip in now to help protect Australian farmers and our food supply.
Farmers produce food and fibre to feed and clothe us, but climate change makes it harder for them to do their job.

https://farmersforclimateaction.org.au/donate-june-2023/

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Farmers want to increase the biodiversity of their farms and they should be rewarded for it.

The Nature Repair Market Bill is the Federal Government’s proposed solution to increasing biodiversity on-farm.

It is currently making its way through Parliament. What would the bill mean for farmers and is it up to the task of driving investment and increasing biodiversity.

In this webinar you will hear from Professor David Lindenmayer (ANU) and Les White (former adviser to then-Agriculture Minister David Littleproud) who share their insights into how to drive on-farm biodiversity and if this current government’s approach is the right one.

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Iain and Kate Field run Leap Farm, a seasonal goat dairy and beef cattle farm located in Copping, Tasmania. Their farm business's case study features in our report, 'Farming Forever - a national plan for climate change and agriculture'. Read the full report here: https://farmersforclimateaction.org.au/farming-forever

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Olivia Lawson and her husband run Paringa Livestock, a breeder of elite genetics for Australian beef producers, which is based in central Victoria. Their farm business's case study features in our report, 'Farming Forever - a national plan for climate change and agriculture'. Read the full report here: https://farmersforclimateaction.org.au/farming-forever

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