We have had the best time at @agfesttas 2021!
Thank you to every single one of you that dropped in for a chat, took a farm gate sign home and supported us over the last few days. You all rock!
Another glorious day at Agfest Field Days, Tasmania.
We are having the best time, meeting so many wonderful farmers that care about climate action.
If you are at AgFest today or tomorrow swing by and say hello!
Another stunning day ☀️ at Agfest Field Days, Tasmania.
Pop in and have a chat!
@agfesttas
We are having a ripper day at Agfest Field Days, Tasmania
The sun is shining and we have been meeting so many great people.
If you are at AgFest, we are on ninth ave, pop in and say hello!
We are all set up and ready to go for Agfest Field Days, Tasmania.
Starting tomorrow, we will be here for the next four days, we are super excited to be here for the first time this year. Pop in and say hello!
@agfesttas
David, Perina, Gordon & Pippa run @glentorriepastures a 178ha Angus Beef farm in North West Tasmania.
Find out more about their story under ‘Farmer in Focus’ on our website.
Join us for politics in the pub! From 3-5 May we are running a series of ‘politics in the pub’ events in Dimboola, Birchip and Red Cliffs. Come along and be a part of the conversation about how rural communities can adapt and prosper in the transition to a low-carbon future.
Link in bio.
Our next 'Farmer in Focus' is Celia Leverton from Tasmania.
Celia has been involved in farming for 45 years and has done a bit of everything, from jillarooing, woolclassing, on-farm rural business management and rural journalism to dairy, sheep and beef farming, pastured poultry and market gardening.
To read her full story go to:
https://farmersforclimateaction.org.au/
Meet our latest Farmer in Focus, Ian Onley.
Ian runs a Biodynamic free range egg farm on 90 acres in Gormandale, Gippsland, Victoria.
Learn more about his story here: https://farmersforclimateaction.org.au/farmer-in-focus/ian-onley/
At 7pm tonight, this webinar will look at how can we make sure farmers and regional communities benefit from the mass investment and build-out of solar and wind energy.
Special guest speaker is Helen Haines MP
#farmersforclimateaction #repowerourcommunities
We have given out hundreds of these postcards over the last few days at Farm World - Lardner Park.
It’s easy to take action! We have plenty more to give out, so pop in and say hello!
#FarmWorld2021 #farmersforclimateaction
We had another ripper day at Farmworld today.
We spoke to lots of wonderful farmers and gave out a heap of farm gate signs.
We will be back tomorrow so if you would like a farm gate sign or to learn more about us and get involved, be sure to pop by, we are in the Baw Baw Pavillon.
Pictured: FCA Vic/Tas Coordinator Ursula Alquier and South Gippsland Beef farmer Fergus O’Connor.
We are having a fantastic time at Farm World - Lardner Park talking to lots of farmers and giving out gate signs.
We are in the Baw Baw Pavillon, come and have a chat!
#farmworld2021 #lardnerpark #farmworldlardnerpark
Mark & Carol Barnett run a beef farm in Westbury, Tasmania. They focus on genetics and pasture management to mitigate the risk of adverse seasonal conditions: climate change.
Learn more about their farm and the practises they use here: https://farmersforclimateaction.org.au/farmer-in-focus/mark-carol-barnett/
#farmersforclimateaction #tasmania #farmer
@barnettangusaus
Join us in the fight to repower our communities through renewable energy.
Follow the link in our bio to get involved 🌞
We are excited to be in Canberra today to support the tabling of legislation that will underpin the Local Power Plan.
We want to ensure regional Australia benefits from renewable energy.
Time for the pollies to get on board and support community renewables 🌞
Our Facebook page has had all of its content removed. Hopefully everything will be back shortly so we continue to share updates on our work. 🐂🐑🐖🌱🌾🌞
Will you join us, in sending a strong message to our federal leaders, that farmers support strong, immediate action on climate change and that includes agriculture being included in a net zero emissions target.
Please take action by taking a photo of yourself saying why you support net zero agriculture and then post it to social media using hashtag #netzerofarming #farmersforclimateaction
Messages from our farmers, making it very clear that Australian agriculture and the economy more broadly stands to benefit from the transition to a low carbon economy.
We can’t afford the price of inaction!
#netzerofarming
Thanks @hallygrammer! “The Australian livestock industry has committed to achieving carbon nuetrality by 2030 (CN30).
To achieve this goal farmers need political action now. We have not created this climate emergency, the fossil fuel industry has. But we recognise that everyone must contribute if we are to limit global warming.
We need a 200 million investment in research, development and adoption to achieve our 2030 goal. The Federal government needs to financially invest in this ambition rather than excluding agriculture from our National net zero emissions target.”
#netzerofarming #farmingforever #farming #climatechange #aussiefarmers #beef #cn30
Thanks @meatyourbeef! #repost
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Farmers cannot be excluded from a national action to climate change. We are part of the change, with actions come responsibility. farming is not just a business, it’s a passion, for the land and for the animals. We cannot exist without acting on climate change.
We want to be part of the solution and we will be part of the solution
We need our national leaders to include our industry in the country’s emission targets and to support our farmers in achieving zero emissions
#netzeroemmisions #agnetzero #netzerofarming #climateaction #farmersforclimateaction
Great message from Anthony Houston, a lettuce farmer from Tasmania who is passionate about climate action!
#netzerofarming
Thanks @echovalleyfarmer! #Repost
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“Hey @m_mccormackmp mate the reality is these girls won’t be here in 30 years either but they’re more than happy to do the heavy lifting for you”.
Strong agriculture practices based on sound agroecological and regenerative ag management principles will get us to a net zero emissions target faster. Don’t leave us out!!!
Our leaders are dreamers and not in a good way folks let them know. Stand with your farmers working to heal the planet. #farmersforclimateaction @farmersforclimateaction @scottmorrisonmp #netzeroemmissions #afsa #netzerofarming @ausfoodsov
1. Take a photo with a message to our leaders stating your support for a strong stance on emissions including agriculture
2.include the hashtag #netzerofarming
3. Post to the socials tagging PM Morrison, Michael McCormack, and farmers for climate action
4. Ask friends and family to do the same.
#community #collectiveconsciousness #collectiveaction #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #agroecology #climatecrisis
In case you missed it, over the weekend Nationals leader Michael McCormack suggested that agriculture could be excluded from our 2050 net zero emissions target, declaring that he is “not worried about what might happen in 30 years’ time”.
It seems Mr McCormack’s missed all of the 2030 emissions targets that the various agricultural sectors have been making AND the National Farmers’ Federation’s 2050 economy-wide target.
Australian agriculture - and the economy more broadly - stands to benefit from the transition to a low carbon economy. And that we can’t afford the price of inaction.
Will you join us in taking action today?
Here's what you can do:
1. Take a selfie (on your farm if you can) with a written message for the Prime Minister and Mr McCormack stating your support for a strong emissions target that includes agriculture.
2. Include the hashtag #NetZeroFarming
3. Post to your socials (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) tagging PM Morrison, Nationals Leader McCormack and Farmers for Climate Action.
4. Ask your family and friends to do the same
Pictured: Ian is a biodynamic free range egg farmer from Gippsland, Victoria.
Here’s Central QLD farmer, Melinee Leather, showing her support for #netzerofarming
We need to send a strong message to our federal leaders, that farmers support strong, immediate action on climate change and that includes agriculture being included in a net zero emissions target.
Please take action by taking a photo of yourself saying why you support net zero ag and then post it to social media using hashtag #netzerofarming
Happy holidays from Farmers for Climate Action! We will be taking a much needed break from today until the new year to spend time with our loved ones. Thank you to everyone who is a part of this movement. We hope you have a safe, healthy and festive holiday season. We’ll be back online from 4 January 2021 - ready to get roaring in the new year!
Join us for the fourth in our series of webinars on understanding soils. Dr Jason Condon from NSW DPI will speak to the impacts of acid soils on building healthy soils, and ultimately soil carbon.
No problem as I was able to chat with Jason Condon this afternoon via LinkedIn. The work continues, thanks again for the great team work of climate positive action. By the way, last week the strong FCA representation at 4 days of Agfest 2021 was an excellent! The network keeps growing!
Great presentation!
Hello Jason Condon, As a producer, user and trader of Biochar and related technologies I would like to know if any research was / is done using high pH Wood-Ash in agriculture? Dissolved wood ash high pH: Lye Water? Applied to surface or injected? This from North Carolina: livingwebfarms.org/waste-not-wood-ashes
Great work in progress! Thank you.
Join us for the Part 4 of our Road to Net Zero: Understanding Soils series, where we will hear from Dr Jason Condon on navigating acid soils.
The webinar will be held at 12pm (AEST) this Thursday.
Register via the link below.
Understandings Soils pt. 4 | Farmers for Climate Action
farmersforclimateaction.org.au
Farmers for climate action represent more than 5000 farmers across Australia. Our supporter base includes over 22,000 Australians committed to climate action for agriculture. Together we are working to ensure farmers are a key part of the solution to climate change.
"The proportion of federal budget spending on environment and climate programs has fallen by nearly a third since the Coalition was elected eight years ago, according to a new conservation group analysis.
"The Australian Conservation Foundation found that for every $100 spent in last year’s budget just 37 cents was spent protecting the environment and 16 cents on addressing the climate crisis.
"That’s down from 50 cents and 25 cents respectively when the Coalition was elected in 2013-14, according to the ACF."
Coalition government spent just 16 cents on climate crisis out of every $100, analysis finds
www.theguardian.com
Australian Conservation Foundation calls for reform to tackle Australia’s declining environment funding ahead of this year’s budgetIt will get to the point where nobody believes that the ice is melting and the land is going under water
"Victoria’s leadership, alongside commitments from other Australian states and territories, stands in stark contrast to the poor climate performance of our federal government.
"But is it enough? Climate scientists are urging Australia to do more to reduce emissions and to do it quicker if we’re going to avert dangerous global warming. In fact, a recent Climate Council report claims achieving net zero emissions by 2050 is at least a decade too late.
"We think the Victorian government has the legal mandate to do more. But we also recognise that ambitious climate action at the state level is hindered by a lack of commitment at the federal level."
theconversation.com
The Victorian Government recently released their Climate Change Strategy and committed to halving greenhouse emissions by 2030. Don't applaud this just yet, there's much more to do.Then I say to farmers. Be very careful who you give your vote to. At the federal level, the LNP does not have your best interests at heart.
Vote for the party that will restore our Oxygen supply the mighty Tree the Lungs of the earth
And that’s a wrap! We have had the best time at Agfest Field Days, Tasmania 2021!
Thank you to every single one of you that dropped in for a chat, took a farm gate sign home and supported us over the last few days. You all rock!
#Agfest2021 #farmersforclimateaction
We’ve switched 180,000L of diesel for #solar.
Thanks to my partner Jon & daughter 4 the free publicity 4 the Conference next month
@sallyjanebryant @dbell2100 @claireo_booth @farmingforever @andypbray @chloerosehicks @FreeAnna1 @RaziaShaik1 @FAotC @simonahac @helenhainesindi
Want to learn more about renewables in agriculture? Then join us in Dubbo for the inaugral Renewables In Agriculture Conference, 19 May to share stories & learn about the latest info on farm renewables and energy efficiency. For more info: https://buff.ly/3o5ccA2 @farmingforever
We're looking forward to the National #Renewables in #Agriculture Conference in Dubbo next Wednesday.
If you haven't registered yet, jump on the website today!
👉 https://www.renewablesinagconference.com.au/
#cleanenergy #energytransition #climateaction
City of Sydney spending $24 million to bring forward its net-zero emissions target to 2035.
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#climatechange #climateaction #NetZero
Sydney to spend $24 million to accelerate net-zero goal by five years
The City of Sydney will bring forward its net-zero emissions goal to 2035, making it the first council in the state to set such an early target.
www.smh.com.au
"if emissions continue to rise unabated, we predict 94% of coral reefs globally will be eroding by 2050" - Christopher Cornwall and Verena Schoepf in @ConversationAU
👉 #climateaction #climatechange
The outlook for coral reefs remains grim unless we cut emissions fast — new research
A study of 183 coral reefs worldwide quantified the impacts of ocean warming and acidification on reef growth rate...
theconversation.com
