media clippings

Here are some of our highlights so far.

2023:

Here is the list of key feature print articles.
A full media list including TV & Radio can be requested at [email protected]

• Cattle farmers worried about climate change take matters into their own hands – ABC News, 30 April
• Fuel efficiency standards will help regional Australians save money – The Northern Rivers Times, 27 April
• Electric vehicles a way of the future for Australian farmers? – Barossa Leader, April 26
• Electric fleets to hit the road – is Australia ready? – Prime Mover Magazine, 20 April
• Farm battery subsidy benefits farmers, food and climate – The Mirage News, 27 February
• 12 months from northern NSW floods, farmers to build knowledge of climate resilience – The National Tribune, 24 February
• Future of farming – Gippsland Times & Maffra Spectator, 7 February
• Farmers welcome plan – Eurobodalla Shire Independent, 26 January
• Farmers concerned reliance on offsets could erode integrity of safeguard mechanism and Australia’s net zero commitment – The Northern Rivers Times, 19 January
• Farmers urged not to sell carbon credits – The Weekly Times, 18 January
• Full steam ahead for ACCUs – The Land, 12 January
• Have a field day with smart farm power – Gippsland Times & Maffra Spectator, 10 January

Farmers for Climate Action spokespeople are out advocating for agriculture in climate solutions. Here are some examples from 2022.

2022:

Here is the list of key feature print articles.
A full media list including TV & Radio can be requested at [email protected]

• New technology trial – Gippsland Farmer, 13 December
• Race to the top on climate policy is a win for all – The Weekly Times, 30 November
• Fair payment call for transmission lines – Country News, 22 November
• Concerns on emissions – The Longreach Leader, 18 November
• Farmers for Climate Budget Response – The Northern Rivers Times, 03 November
• Dr Anika Molesworth Young Conservationist of the Year – Barrier Truth, 29 October
• Optimism around pledge – Bundaberg Today, 28 October
• New Report Highlights Energy Policy Solutions to Benefit Farmers, Reduce Cost of Living – The Northern Rivers Times, 20 October
• Farmers are already well into the methane battle (Letters) – The Australian, 14 October
• Proper plan required – The Weekly Times, 12 October
• Aussie farmers ‘thumbs up’ for farm biodiversity scheme – Wildlife Australia, 27 September
• Climate change Impacts cost of living – Dubbo Photo News, 15 September
• Farmers Applaud NSW Clean Storage – The Northern Rivers Times, 08 September
• Govts’ lack of climate support leaves farmers stuck in the mud – The Canberra Times, 06 September
• Farmers want more renewables – Country News, 23 August
• Climate damage costs Australian farmers – High Country Herald, 02 August
• Dire Environmental Scorecard Reflects Climate Impacts – The Northern Rivers Times, 28 July
• Environmental decline a ticking time bomb for farmers and food supply – The Courier (syndicated), 26 July
• Interview with Josh Gilbert – ABC News, 24 July
• Action on climate change is growing – The Guardian (Swan Hill), 22 July
• Coalition make emission reduction promise – Stock & Land, 21 July
• TV Interview with Dr Fiona Davis – Studio 10, 20 July
• FCA’s Anika Molesworth says farmers want to be ‘part of the solution’ to tackle climate change – SkyNews, 19 July
• Energy report reveals endless opportunity – The Longreach Leader, 15 July
• Taking action on climate – Riverine Herald, 13 July
• Food supply must come before gas export industry – South Gippsland Sentinel-Times, 12 July
• Erosion contributed to flood heights, says soil scientist – The Northern Rivers Times, 7 July
• Probe into scheme’s integrity – Countryman, 7 July
• Carbon credits review – The Weekly Times, 6 July
• Industry experts urge producers to be cautious about signing up to carbon farming schemes – ABC News, 4 July
• Interview re: Carbon Credits with Charlie Prell – ABC Country Hour, 01 July
• Fellowship deep dives into climate change – Farm Weekly, 30 June
• Interview re: Methane with Lucinda Corrigan – Radio National, June 2022
• Interview re: Methane with Dr Fiona Davis – ABC Radio, June 2022
• Justin Webb, Fergus O’Connor on sustainable food production – The Australian, 29 June
• Interview with Kerrie McMartin – QLD Country Hour, 21 June
• Strong climate policy needed – Stock & Land, 25 May
• A vote for clean energy – The Weekly Times, 25 May
• Farmers deserve certainty on net-zero – The Longreach Leader, 30 Apr
• The Green Issue:  Climate Warriors – The Herald Sun, 23 Apr 2022
• Speaking out on climate crisis – The Guardian, 14 Apr 2022
• Adaption needed now – Stock & Land, 7 Apr 2022
• Farmers welcome investment – The Longreach Leader, 1 Apr 2022
• Rural and remote Australia should be the heart of the nation when it comes to fighting climate change – The Canberra Times, 16 Mar 2022
• Rural sector should be our healthy heart – The Canberra Times, 16 Mar 2022
• Foodies, why you should give a f*** about farming! – ABC RN Science Friction, 20 Mar 2022
• ‘Time to speak up’ on climate – The Rural, 17 Mar 2022
• Climate change forcing up food cost: report – The Canberra Times, 10 Mar 2022
• Farmers ‘relocate’ due to climate change – Sky News Australia, 10 Mar 2022
• Aussies paying more for groceries as climate change disrupts supply chains:  Farmers for Climate Action report – The Land, 9 Mar 2022
• Climate change driving up the price of meat, bread, dairy, and fruit – The Herald Sun, 9 Mar 2022
• Strong climate policy will deliver lasting rewards – The Weekly Times, 9 Mar 2022
• Climate crisis means empty supermarket shelves will be new normal – The Daily Telegraph, 9 Mar 2022
• Farmers for Climate Action report shows reason behind grocery price hike – News.com.au, 9 Mar 2022
• Farmers’ report warns climate crisis puts Australia’s food supply at increasing risk – The Guardian, 9 Mar 2022
• Climate change already pushing up food prices, causing shortages and will get worse, report says – ABC News, 9 Mar 2022
• Climate change driving up food prices with warning bare shelves to become more common, new report warns – The West Australian, 8 Mar 2022
• Farmers fear for flooded crops, livestock – The Canberra Times, 1 March 2022
• IPCC report sparks calls for more urgency on transport, energy emission reductions – Beef Central, 1 Mar 2022
• FCA mentioned in The List 100 Power Players 2022 – The Australian, 25 Feb 2022
• Angus Emmott in Heatwave brings climate fears – Central Queensland Today, 13 Jan 2022
• Angus Emmott in 2021 is the world’s fifth hottest year on record – The Canberra Times, 11 Jan 2022
• Black Summer fire damage’s $5b cost to sector – The Border Mail, 8 Jan 2022

Farmers for Climate Action staff, board and supporters frequently appear in the media drawing attention to the need for climate action. In a year dominated by COVID-19, Farmers for Climate Action was in the media talking about bushfires, gas, net zero emissions targets, Regional Horizons, our many webinars and much more.

2021

• FCA mention on Radio 5MU – Primary focus ad with Brian – mentions FCA report, 31 Oct 2021
• Anika Molesworth on ABC News Radio – Connections with farmers and climate, 30 Oct 2021
• Anthony Houston & Fiona Davis on Nine Hobart & Win TV (Tas) – Farmers For Climate Action’ say the goal is a positive step in the right direction, 29 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis on Radio 5MU – FCA welcomes the recognition of the important role that agriculture complaint transitioning to a lower emissions economy, 29 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis in Gippsland Times – the Nats agreement on net zero ‘significant’, 29 Oct 2021
• Anika Molesworth on ABC Broken Hill AM – Zero emissions by 2050 ahead of international climate change talks in Glasgow local treasure Anika Molesworth says more action is needed. 29 Oct 2021
• Anika Molesworth in The Daily Telegraph – Bush Summit: Good as Gold, 29 Oct 2021
• Anika Molesworth in The Weekly Times – Young farmer and shearer earns big bucks and shapes his character in Australia’s toughest, 29 Oct 2021
• FCA mention in The Australian Financial Review – Methane emissions can’t be excluded from net zero target, 29 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis in the Northern River Times – Strong climate policy win for regions, farmers say, 28 Oct 2021
• Bob Davie interviewed on ABC Gippsland, 28 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis on Radio 5MO (synd) – A review into the economic impact of the plan on the regions will take place every 5 years but Farmers for Climate Action CEO Fiona Davis says a focus on reducing emissions this decade is also needed., 28 Oct 2021
• Charlie Prell in The Fifth Estate – On barely reaching first base and calling it a home run, 28 Oct 2021
• Charlie Prell on Radio 4BC & 2GB (synd) – Farmers for Climate change chairman Charlie Prell, says it’s a step in the right direction and fall short of expectations, 27 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis on Radio 2AD (synd) – The plan on the region will be held every 5 years but farmers for Climate Action CEO Fiona Davis says the focus on reducing emissions this decade is needed, 27 Oct 2021
• Scott Hobbs on ABC West Radio (synd) – with unspecified emerging technologies to reach the target farmers for Climate Action member Steve Hobbs…, 27 Oct 2021
• Charlie Prell in Eden Magnet News – Farmers want more detail on net zero plan, 27 Oct 2021
• Charlie Prell on Radio 981 2NM (synd) – Southern Tablelands sheep producer Charlie Prell says investment needs to be made now in renewables, 27 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis in The Weekly Times – Farmers question federal government’s net zero plans, 27 Oct 2021
• FCA mention in Whyalla News – Nationals policy on climate change ‘don’t reflect key farming organisations’, 27 Oct 2021
• Charlie Prell in Northern Beaches Review – Farmers want more detail on net zero plan, 27 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis in The Weekly Times – Farmers question federal government’s net zero plans, 27 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis on Radio 2PK – FCA CEO Fiona Davis told local news that farmers also welcomes reviews of the economic impacts of the plan on regional and rural communities every 5yrs, 27 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis interviewed on Radio Triple M Great Southern 107.1, 27 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis interviewed on Radio 5CC (synd), 27 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis on Prime 7 Orange – We really welcome this recognition that agriculture can play a key role as part of the solution, 27 Oct 2021
• FCA mention in ProBono Australia – Former fire chief reflects on the award that gave him vindication’ in a time of need, 26 Oct 2021
• Angus Emmott on Triple M Darling Downs Radio (synd) – Western grazier Angus Emmott says it’s great the Nationals have taken a step in the right direction, 26 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis on Triple M Southwest (synd) – Nationals backs a target of net zero emissions by 2050. FCA CEO Fiona Davis says its a step in the right direction, 26 Oct 2021
• FCA mention in Independent Australia – National Farmers Federation needs to embrace climate adaption, 26 Oct 2021
• Steve Hobbs on ABC Goulburn (synd) – Steve Hobbs of Farmers for Climate Action is happy to see agriculture be part of the solution and he says there are many ways farmers can play their part in central Victoria, 26 Oct 2021
• Anika Molesworth in Canberra Times, 7News.com.au (synd) – Farmers wait for detail on Nats deal, 25 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis on Sheep Central – Farmers welcome Nationals in-principle net zero agreement, 25 Oct 2021
• Anika Molesworth on 7 News – Farmers wait for detail on Nats deal, 25 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis in Mirage News – Strong climate policy win for regions, farmers say, 25 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis in Beef Central – Agriculture groups react to Nationals’ net zero resolution, 25 Oct 2021
• Anika Molesworth in The New Daily – Farmers fear that Australian climate inaction could jeopardise future export potential, 25 Oct 2021
• Charlie Prell on ABC Radio (synd), Farmers reaction to the Nationals agreement, 25 Oct 2021
• Anika Molesworth on SkyNews – Farmers ‘well ahead’ of political representative on climate change, 23 Oct 2021
• Mamamia.com.au – Anika Molesworth is a NSW farmer.  She’s sick of Barnaby Joyce speaking for rural Australians, 22 Oct 2021
• Anika Molesworth in The Guardian – Rural Australians are living climate change in real time – an unlike politicians who scapegoat us, we’re taking action, 21 Oct 2021
• FCA mention in The Weekly Times- Australia’s lush carbon negative farm at Wilmot Cattle Company in NSW, 20 Oct 2021
• FCA mention in The Weekly Times – Carbon negative’s all positive, 20 Oct 2021
• FCA mention on ABC Mid North Coast NSW – listing all the members of NFF – proof the ag sector want net-zero by 2050, 20 Oct 2021
• FCA mention on ABC Northern Tasmania – FCA held a conference in Tas and was well attended, a lot of movement in the climate space, 20 Oct 2021
• Josh Gilbert on ABC NSW Radio (syd) – Agriculture business’ being recognised for their work on sustainability, 20 Oct 2021
• Charlie Prell in One Papua New Guinea – Australia’s decision not to boost its 2030 emissions reduction will disappoint key allies, 19 Oct 2021
• The Weekly Times – How these farmers are helping reach net zero, 19 Oct 2021
• The Daily Telegraph – Aussie farmers create lush carbon-negative farm, 19 Oct 2021
• Charlie Prell in The Age [Print version] – Australia set to disappoint key allies on 2030 emissions target, 19 Oct 2021
• Anika Molesworth on ABC Radio (syd) – Ideas on what we can do to avoid the crisis, 19 Oct 2021
• Charlie Prell in The Age – Australia set to disappoint key allies on 2030 emissions target, 18 Oct 2021
• Charlie Prell in The Age – ‘For the love of God, act now’: Church leaders join chorus urging government to boost 2030 climate target, 18 Oct 2021
• Mark Wootton interviewed on ABC Vic FM (synd), 18 Oct 2021
• FCA mention in The Age – How climate change is threatening Australia’s favourite fruits, 17 Oct 2021
• Charlie Prell in The Saturday Paper – Clock ticks for the Nationals on climate, 16 Oct 2021
• Josh Gilbert speaks of hydrogen initiative on ABC NSW Radio (synd), 14 Oct 2021
• Fergus O’Connor interviewed on ABC Vic (synd), 08 Oct 2021
• Jody Brown & Fiona Davis on Ten News, 08 Oct 2021
• Fiona Davis speaking with Kate Aubrey on ABC NSW (synd), 05 Oct 2021
• FCA mention re: Lilydale Field Days in Tas on ABC Hobart, 05 Oct 2021
• Rob Lee interviewed on ABC Radio (synd), 02 Oct 2021
• Ellen Litchfield in Kake.com – Australia’s climate policy is being dictated by a former accountant in a cowboy hat, 01 Oct 2021
• Rob Lee on Radio 2BS 95.1FM, 01 Oct 2021
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• Joe Boyle in Goondiwindi Argus, Farmers ready to lead the charge on climate action, 28 June 2021
• Joe Boyle in Lithgow Mercury, Farmers ready to lead the charge on climate action, 28 June 2021
• Charlie Prell in The Sydney Morning Herald, Emission impossible: Barnaby Joyce’s power play fires up the Nationals, 26 June 2021
• Charlie Prell in Queensland Country Life, Call to recognise value of energy transition, 24 June 2021
• Charlie Prell in The New Daily, Australian farmers line up to demand action on climate change, 22 June 2021
• Ian Onley in Gippsland Times & Maffra Spectator, Gormandale farmer says storms are part of an emerging pattern, 22 June 2021
• Cam Klose in Mirage News, Help set out Climate Change priorities, 21 June 2021
• Fiona Davis in Financial Review, World has changed, farmers tell Joyce, 21 June 2021
• Fiona Davis in Mirage News, Farmers need support, not dress-ups, to reap benefits of climate action, 21 June 2021
• Neil Westcott in Insights Magazine, Local leaders step up as country community calls for action on climate, 21 June 2021
• Charlie Prell in Goulburn Post, Santa Sabina College students visit Goulburn projects as part of retreat, 17 June 2021
• Fiona Davis in Mirage News, Farmers welcome NSW Government’s extra $380 million for Renewable Energy Zones, 17 June 2021
• FCA Mention in Yass Tribune, Why we should get active, not anxious, 7 June 2021
• Ellen Litchfield in Stock Journal, Climate change group urges SA member surge, 3 June 2021
• Fiona Davis in Mirage News, Farmers for Climate Action welcome new CEO, 29 May 2021
• Lucinda Corrigan in The Border Mail, Rare opportunity for community of Landcarers to come together, 27 May 2021
• Neil Westcott in Parkes Champion Post, Eighty turnout for Parkes School Strike 4 Climate, 24 May 2021
• Neil Westcott in Parkes Champion Post, Climate action advocate Neil Westcott speaks at Parkes School Strike 4 Climate, 24 May 2021
• Simon Wallwork & Cindy Stevens in The Guardian, ‘Living climate change now’: how WA farmers are trying to turn the tide, 24 May 2021
• Neil Westcott in Parkes Champion Post, School Strike 4 Climate will take place in Parkes this Friday, 20 May 2021
• Charlie Prell in Sheep Central, Farmers for Climate Action welcome biodiversity and carbon program, 19 May 2021
• Fiona Davis in Mirage News, Farmers welcome biodiversity and carbon program, 18 May 2021
• Fergus O’Connor on ABC Gippsland, 14 May 2021
• Charlie Prell, Radio 2GN, 14 May 2021
• Geoff Anderson & Cr Neil Westcott in The Parkes Phoenix, Massive Climate Action Movement’s First Strike In Parkes, 14 May 2021
• Fiona Davis in Mirage News, Budget 21: Bring forward funding for emissions reductions & climate-smart agriculture, urge farmers, 13 May 2021
• Charlie Prell in Queensland Country Life, Minister declares ag to hit $71b next year thanks to budget splurge, 12 May 2021
• Charlie Prell, Triple M Riverina FM, Climate president Charlie Prell has welcomed a carbon soil initiative, 12 May 2021
• Cam Klose in Dimboola Banner, Farmers talk climate change and politics in the pub, 12 May 2021
• Sunraysia Daily, Anne Webster: I’m not toeing the party line on coal, 6 May 2021
• Have a go News, Preventing further climate change one politician at a time, 5 May2021
• The Horsham Times, Farmers talk climate change and politics in the pub, 5 May 2021
• Charlie Prell & Fiona Davis in The Monoro Post, We want deep and rapid cuts to Australia’s emissions now, farmers tell PM, 5 May 2021
• Fiona Davis, ABC Mildura FM , Interview with Fiona Davis, 4 May2021
• Fiona Davis in Sunraysia Daily, Farmers aim to get climate-smart, 1 May2021
• Brett Hall, 936 ABC Hobart / ABC Northern Tasmania, Mitigating against the impacts of climate change , 30 April2021
• ABC Radio National, FCA mention, 30 April2021
• FCA mention in Mildura Weekly, Farm action in spotlight, 30 April2021
• Charlie Prell in North Queensland Register, Queensland Country Life & The Land Ag climate action supergroup formed, 29 April 2021
• Weekly Times, West Australian growers supplying Heineken with low-carbon barley, 29 April 2021
• ABC Radio National, Identify leadership groups like Farmers for Climate Action, 29 April 2021
• Fiona Davis in Stock & Land, Farmers call for more action after summit, 29 April2021
• Fiona Davis in Dubbo Photo News, Farmers’ group calls for climate action, 29 April2021
• Corey Watts in The Weekly Times, Farmers are not waiting for a dithering government to take action on carbon emissions, 28 April 2021
• Andrew Young in Sunraysia Daily, Sunraysia farmers aim to get climate-smart at Mildura forum, 28 April 2021
• Charlie Prell in Queensland Country Life, International coalition formed to push climate-smart ag research, AIM for Climate Mission, 28 April 2021
• Charlie Prell and Fiona Davis in Yorke Peninsula Country Times, Farmers to PM: We want C02 emissions cut, 28 April 2021
• Charlie Prell in ABC Radio, Australia’s climate credentials set for scrutiny at Biden summit, 23 April 2021
• Fiona Davis on Non Perele, Australian PM Resists New Climate Target as US, UK, EU Pledge Ambitious Emission Cuts, 23 April 2021
• Fiona Davis in Mirage News, Future of Sunraysia agriculture in focus at upcoming forum, 23 April 2021
• Fiona Davis in Kalgoorlie Miner, Minister cool on climate call, 23 April 2021
• Fiona Davis & Charlie Prell in Eativity, Earth Day updates:  action for the planet, 22 April 2021
• Charlie Prell in Mirage News, Farmers tell PM, we want deep and rapid cuts to Australian’s emissions now, 22 April 2021
• Charlie Prell on Yahoo! News, Morrison defiant ahead of climate summit, 22 April 2021
• Fiona Davis on msn.com, Morrison defiant ahead of climate summit, 22 April 2021
• Charlie Prell in The New Daily, No updated climate targets ahead of summit with US President, 22 April 2021
• Mike Hayes in The New Daily, ‘Very juvenile’: Farmers slam PM for suggesting they don’t care about climate change, 20 April 2021
• Fergus O’Connor in 774 ABC Melbourne, Interview with Fergus O’Connor, 20 April 2021
• Peter Holding on ABC West Coast SA AM, Interview with Peter Holding, 20 April 2021
• Lucinda Corrigan in Sydney Morning Herald, ‘A very, very optimistic time’: Once-in-a-generation chance for Australia’s drought-hit beef farmers, 16 April 2021
• Anna Rose in F&P – Fundraising & Philanthropy Magazine, Six ways Philanthropy adapted to a world in crisis, 06 April 2021
• Josh Gilbert, The Beaudesert Times, Banding together in the face of disaster, 29 March 2021
• Deb & Fergus O’Connor, Mirage News, Sharing red meat story at Sydney Royal Easter Show, 26 March 2021
• Robert Quirk, Northern Star, Farmer loses $100,000 in crops during floods, 24 March 2021
• Robert Quirk, ABC North Coast, Interview with Robert Quirk at 2:40, 23 March 2021
• Charlie Prell in Riverine Herald, Goulburn Valley on track to become solar farm heartland, 12 March 2021
• Charlie Prell in The Horsham Times, Cutting energy costs For Victorian farmers, 10 March 2021
• Andrew Young in Sunraysia Daily, Farmers join push for regional share of renewable energy, 7 March 2021
• Charlie Prell in The Weekly Times, Australia’s agricultural emissions jump 8.3 per cent in three months, 6 March 2021
• Corey Watts in The Weekly Times, Australia’s chart-topping agricultural emissions, 3 March 2021
• Mansfield Courier, Give us the power, 3 March 2021
• Gemma Meier, Charlie Prell and Peter Holding in Daily Advertiser, Riverina farmers descend on Canberra to back Local Power Agency Bill, 25 February 2021
• Charlie Prell & Karin Stark in Beagle Weekly, Join the Repower Our Communities campaign, 23 February 2021
• The West (syndicated across from AAP), Ploy for a renewables gold rush in regions , 22 February 2021
• Charlie Prell in Stock & Land (syndicated), Plan to let all farmers invest in nearby renewable projects, 22 February 2021
• Country News, Renewable energy is the future – get used to it, 22 February 2021
• Charlie Prell in The Weekly Times, Farmers’ warning on climate action as more countries flag carbon border taxes, 17 February 2021
• Anika Molesworth, ABC 7.30 Report, 17 February 2021
• The Examiner, Peter Whish-Wilson: Scott Morrison’s all talk on climate change, 16 February 2021
• Charlie Prell in Green Left, Nationals don’t speak for farmers on climate change action, 16 February 2021
• Charlie Prell in Bundaberg Today, Farmers hit back at Deputy PM, 15 February 2021
• Wendy Cohen and Anika Molesworth in Riverine Herald, Farmers bite back at McCormack’s climate comments, 15 February 2021
• Country News , McCormack doesn’t speak for farming future, 14 February 2021
• Charlie Prell in The New Daily, Farmers slam Nationals’ climate change inaction, say it’s already costing them, 13 February 2021
• Radio National, Country Breakfast, 13 February 2021
• Dale Park in Australian Financial Review, The net zero dilemma for Australian farmers, 13 February 2021
• John Ive in The Sydney Morning Herald, From ‘moonscape’ to emission offsets the farmers breaking new ground, 13 February 2021
• Peter Mailler in The Guardian, Australia’s climate policy is a mix of delusion and denial. We need to get real, 11 February 2021
• ABC Rural, Agriculture bosses say lowering carbon emissions is ‘ethically right’, but Nationals call for farm exemptions, 11 February 2021
• The Canberra Times Letter to the Editor: Nationals’ climate stance hard to grasp, 11 February 2021
• Wendy Cohen in The Horsham Times, McCormack’s comments “dumb”, 11 February 2021
• Peter Mailler on ABC, NSW Country Hour (from 4:20), 10 February 2021
• Anika Molesworth on RN Breakfast, Australian farmers central to climate change debate, 10 February 2021
• Anika Molesworth on ABC, Farmers look to carbon capture to tackle emissions, 10 February 2021
• Wendy Cohen and Anika Molesworth on Sheep Central, Farmers For Climate Action support inclusion in emissions target, 10 February 2021
• Anika Molesworth on RenewEconomy, Nationals ready to sell out farmers for coal in push for zero-carbon carve out, 9 February 2021
• Farm Online, Resources needed for agriculture to contribute to net zero target, 9 February 2021
• Anika Molesworth on Bendigo Advertiser, Sceptical response to bid to exclude agriculture from carbon target, 8 February 2021
• Anika Molesworth on The West (syndicated from AAP across ACM and 7News), Nationals want farms exempt from net zero 8 February 2021
• Wendy Cohen on ABC Radio, Statewide Drive, 8 February 2021
• Peter Holding on 7News QLD, Master Plan, 8 February 2021
• Anika Molesworth on The Project, Net Zero Standoff, 8 February 2021
• Anika Molesworth in The Australian, Call to arms on a land worth fighting for, 3 February 2021
• Rob Lee in Central Western Daily, Farmer north of Orange once had windmills, 28 January 2021
• Mike Hayes on Radio 2GB, Extreme nighttime temperatures bring forward wine vintage, 28 January 2021
• Mike Hayes in The Sydney Morning Herald:  Wine industry withers on vine as Queensland records $18b loss, 27 January 2021
• Angus Emmott featured in Mirage News, NEW REPORT: Qld Takes Biggest Financial Hit From Climate Change, 27 January 2021
• Anika Molesworth in Farm Online – Flash droughts’ new climate change effect, 27 January 2021
• Angus Emmott quoted in The Australian, QLD cops $18bn bill due to extreme weather disaster loss, 27 January 2021
• Peter Mailer featured in Farm Weekly, Might be time to empty your worry pool, 26 January 2021
• Karin Stark & Jon Elder in Farm Machinery Sales, The rise of alternative energy sources in agriculture, 12 January 2021
• Simon Wallwork featured in The Sydney Morning Herald, Work, water and worry:  How Wheatbelt farmer handled WA’s hottest two years on record, 12 January 2021
• Anika Molesworth speaking with Girl.com.au, Mitch Orr’s Grilled Lamb, 03 Jan 2021

Farmers for Climate Action staff, board and supporters frequently appear in the media drawing attention to the need for climate action. In a year dominated by COVID-19, Farmers for Climate Action was in the media talking about bushfires, gas, net zero emissions targets, Regional Horizons, our many webinars and much more.

Agriculture-wide climate policy

2020

• Rob Miller on 7news.com.au, A year of fire, floods and plague for many, 26 December 2020
• Anika Molesworth on Daily Mail, MasterChef winner Elena Duggan shares her guide to hosting the ultimate Christmas feast – from her top three-ingredient canapes to turning leftovers into delicious gourmet meals, 21 December 2020
• Anika Molesworth in The Latch, How you can help support sustainable farming this Christmas, 21 December 2020
• Charlie Prell on Hunter FM Radio, (clip unavailable), 17 December 2020
• Charlie Prell on Triple M Radio, (clip unavailable), 17 December 2020
• Charlie Prell in Ararat Advertiser, Farmer for Climate Action calls said parliamentary committee report is ideology over facts, 16 December 2020
• Peter Holding on ABC Central Victoria Radio, (clip unavailable), 15 December 2020
• David Downie in Channel 10, The Conspiracy Virus Part 2: Climate Change, 14 December 2020
• Angus Emmott in the Yass Tribune, United Nations’ Antonio Guterres says nature is retaliating to the actions of mankind, 7 December 2020
• Charlie Prell on River FM 92.9 Radio with Meg Neilsen, (clip unavailable), 1 December 2020
• Anika Molesworth, in Farm Weekly, New festive campaign for lamb feature iconic Aussie chefs, 28 November 2020
• Jim McDonald in Glen Innes Examiner, Armidale member of Doctors for the Environment Australia comments on the latest State of the Climate report released by the CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology, 16 November 2020
• Steve Hobbes on SA Drive Radio (clip unavailable), 13 November 2020
• Rob McCreath on Northern TAS Drive Radio (clip unavailable, 13 November 2020
• Rob Lee on NSW Country Hour Radio with Michael Condon (clip unavailable), 13 November 2020
• Christie Kingston on ABC Radio WA (clip unavailable), 13 November 2020
• Charlie Prell in The Singleton Argus, An increase in extreme fire weather and length of the fire season, declining rainfall in the southeast and southwest of the continent, and rising sea levels, 13 November 2020
• Charlie Prell on The Wire, Australia is already experiencing the effects of climate change, 13 November 2020
• Sid Plant in The Canberra Times, Farmers warned of increasing droughts, 13 November 2020
• Anika Molesworth in Innovators, How do we communicate science better?, 10 November 2020
• Karin Stark speaking to Michael Condon, NSW Country Hour, ABC Radio, 9 November 2020
• Charlie Prell in Adam Morton, NSW unveils $32bn renewable energy plan with focus on pumped hydro, The Guardian, 9 November 2020
• Charlie Prell and Karin Stark in Farmers will harvest benefits of renewable energy Zones, Mirage News, 9 November 2020
• Charlie Prell in Luke Costin, Concern for nation over $32b power plan, Crookwell Gazette, 9 November 2020
• Charlie Prell in Luke Costin, Farmers welcome NSW’s new $32b energy plan, Canberra Times, 9 November 2020
• Peter Holding, Farmers hit by loss after loss due to climate change, The North West Star (syndicated), 8 November 2020
• Charlie Prell in Natalie Kotsios, Climate change: Agriculture charts its own course for emissions reductions, The Weekly Times, 6 November 2020
• Peter Holding on the NSW Country Hour (clip unavailable), ABC Radio, 2 November 2020
• Charlie Prell in David Twomey, Deloitte report warns lack of climate action will cost Australia $3trn and 880,000 jobs, Eco News, 2 November
• Wendy Cohen in Sarah Hudson, Meet 10 of Australia’s top rural environmental champions, The Weekly Times, 2 November 2020
• Charlie Prell in Kathleen Calderwood, Australia will lose more than $3 trillion and 880,000 jobs over 50 years if climate change is not addressed, Deloitte says, ABC News, 2 November 2020
• Charlie Prell speaking to Kathleen Calderwood, Australia’s economy could lose more than $3 trillion in 50 years if climate change isn’t addressed, ABC Radio, 2 November
• Charlie Prell and Anika Molesworth in Daneka Hill, NSW sheep farmers take top jobs on the re-shuffled Farmers for Climate Action board, Country News, 30 October
• Charlie Prell in Terry Sim, Farmers for Climate Action backs ANZ bank on carbon, Sheep Central, 30 October 2020
• Charlie Prell in Jessica McLaughlin, ANZ bank’s new carbon emission policy leaves farmers, builders concerned over cost, time, The Daily Advertiser, 29 October 2020
• Will Graham in Paul Bongiorno, Paul Bongiorno: Poor climate for Australia’s OECD ambitions, The New Daily, 13 October 2020
• In Bec Colvin, Changing the narrative of climate change, The Interpreter, 13 October 2020
• Will Graham in Dea Clark, Graziers join calls for Queensland Government to stop spruiking coal and embrace renewable future, ABC News, 11 October 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Lucy Dean, Who the budget forgot, Yahoo! News, 7 October 2020
• In Alexander Darling, Budget 2020: What farmers had to say about the spending, The Wimmera Mail-Times, 7 October 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Farmers for Climate Action slam Federal Budget, Sheep Central 7 October 2020
• Rob McCreath in Andrew Miller, Farmers for Climate Action. is seeking primary producers to help them adapt, Stock & Land, 5 October 2020
• Steven Hobbs and Wendy Cohen in Chris Michaels, Kaniva farmer calls for clarity on national emissions strategy, The Horsham Times, 28 September 2020
• Wendy Cohen and Brett Hall in Caitlin Jarvis, Farmers for Climate Action slam Australian Government’s technology investment roadmap, The Advocate, 24 September 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Farmers are desperate for a climate plan – this isn’t it, Mirage News, 22 September 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Federal technology plan puts fossil fuel companies ahead of farmers: FCA, Beef Central, 22 September 2020
• John Hamparsum in Mackenzie Scott, Harvest hopes as high as an elephant’s eye, The Australian, 20 September 2020
• Lucinda Corrigan in Max Opray, How Australia’s meat industry could be part of the climate solution, The Guardian, 17 September 2020
• Mike Hayes, Rob Lee and Will Graham in Jamieson Murphy, Nationals out of touch on climate change as farmers bear its brunt, Farm Online, 9 September 2020
• On the Country Hour (39:30), ABC Radio Queensland, 9 September 2020
• In Alice Milson, Letter to Editor: Rural knowledge can help the climate, Northern Daily Leader, 8 September
• In Anthony Burke, Australia’s climate transition policy remains inadequate, The Canberra Times, 3 September 2020
• Nicholas Blandford in Shaping farming future (No online version available), Bairnsdale Advertiser, 2 September 2020
• Fergus O’Connor on ABC Rural Victoria (Clip unavailable), 1 September 2020
• Peter Holding in Tina Perinotto, Farmers have a plan, bad luck about the Feds, The Fifth Estate, 31 August 2020
• Fergus O’Connor in Jamie Salter, Farmers say gas industry needs to take action, Seymour Telegraph, 31 August 2020
• Fergus O’Connor and Wendy Cohen in Farmers hurt while gas industry profits, The National Tribune, 31 August 2020
• Peter Holding talking to Kerry Peck (Clip unavailable), 2BS, 28 August 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Farm Paws Up for Climate Action, Magic 89.9, 27 August 2020
• Wendy Cohen and Peter Holding in Farm dogs put their paws up for climate action this Dog Day, Clarence Valley Independent, 26 August 2020
• Wendy Cohen on NBN News Tamworth (Clip unavailable), 26 August 2020
• Wendy Cohen on ABC Port Pirie (Clip unavailable), 26 August 2020
• Wendy Cohen and Peter Holding in Farm dogs put their paws up for climate action this Dog Day, Mirage News, 26 August 2020
• Wendy Cohen and Peter Holding in Farmers for Climate Action launch Paws4Climate campaign, Western Magazine, 26 August 2020
• Wendy Cohen and Andrew Young in Change game with climate-smart agriculture: Applications open for Victorian Fellowship, Mirage News, 21 August 2020
• Wendy Cohen and Lucinda Corrigan in A good start – Farmers for Climate Action responds to National Farmers Federation’s new carbon neutral policy, Mirage News, 20 August 2020
• Jody Brown on ABC Radio Queensland (clip unavailable), 20 August 2020
• Wendy Cohen on 2SM Radio (clip unavailable), 20 August 2020
• Lucinda Corrigan in Natalie Kotsios, National Farmers’ Federation backs net-zero emissions target by 2050, The Weekly Times, 20 August 2020
• Wendy Cohen and Lucinda Corrigan in NFF calls for net carbon zero by 2050, Beef Central, 20August 2020
• Karin Stark speaking to Libby Price, Powering the farm with solar, ACE Radio, 30 July 2020
• Lucinda Corrigan in Cormac Hanrahan, Strong Foundations, Outback Magazine, 23 July 2020
• Chris McDonnell in Jessica McLaughlin, Australian Bushfire and Climate Plan released in final call to action, Daily Advertiser, 20 July 2020
• Peter Holding in Australia:Farmers pressured by rising insurance premiums, Asia Insurance Review, 17 July 2020
• Russel Mehmet speaking to Libby Price, Is your farm under-insured?, ACE Radio, 16 July 2020
• Peter Holding in Jane McNaughton, Insurance too dear for Aussie farmers as climate change drives up premiums, ABC News, 16 July 2020
• Peter Holding, $5b drought fund only part of the solution, Jimboola Times, 13 July 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Alasdair McDonald, Campaigners back McBain’s promise to be ‘a strong local voice for action on climate change’, Bega District News, 10 July 2020
• Wendy Cohen and Jo Oddie in Michael Mazengarb, Pressure on new member for Eden Monaro Kristy McBain to live up to climate credentials, RenewEconomy, 10 July 2020
• Wendy Cohen and Jo Oddie in Farmers for climate action commend Kristy Mcbain on election win, urges her to be strong voice on climate, Mirage News, 10 July 2020
• Deb and Fergus O’Connor in Rotational grazing: lessons learned, Mirage News, 9 July 2020
• Fergus O’Connor speaking to Libby Price, Farming before gas mining, ACE Radio, 8 July 2020
• In Mary Maher, The lights are on and regional Queensland wants answers, Westender, 8 July 2020
• Jess and Michael Campbell speaking to Brett Mason (available to watch on Twitter), SBS News, 4 July 2020
• Jess Campbell, Eden-Monaro candidates must commit to action on climate change, The Canberra Times, 3 July 2020
• Ned Kater speaking to Sophie Longden, Breakfast (at 2.41.30), ABC South East, 3 July 2020
• Brett Hall speaking to Libby Price, Country Today Show: Livestock Carbon Emissions down 55%, ACE Radio Network, 3 July 2020
• In John Ellicott, Neck and neck in the race for Eden-Monaro, The Land, 2 July 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Climate Change Primary Concern For Eden-Monaro’s Farmers, Mirage News, 1 July 2020
• In Dennis Atkins, Dennis Atkins: Eden-Monaro byelection is a test run for pandemic-era politics, The New Daily, 27 June 2020
• Jo Oddie in Emma Groves, Eden Farmer Letter, Win News Canberra, 25 June 2020
• Jo Oddie in Farmers, bushfire survivors hosting Eden-Monaro candidates forum, Bega District News, 25 June 2020
• Charlie Prell and Gus Whyte in Brooke Littlewood, Climate change project an agricultural jobs winner – report, Sunraysia Daily, 24 June 2020
• Brett Hall, Now is Tasmania’s moment to embrace renewable energy (print only), The Examiner, 21 June 2020
• Sid Plant in Elly Bradfield and Nathan Morris, New Acland Coal operation under investigation after allegations of illegal mining, ABC News, 18 June 2020
• Sam McCardel in Whroo farmer proves the power of pig manure,  Riverine Herald, 13 June 2o20
• In Good Citizen, Tasmania Times, 12 June 2020
• Lucinda Corrigan in Vivienne Jones, Bowna farmer, Farmers for Climate Action chair Lucinda Corrigan calls for climate change policy, The Border Mail, 12 June 2020
• Charlie Prell speaking to Eddie Summerfield, Farmers pushing for climate investment, 3AW, 11 June 2020
• On Michael Condon, NSW Country Hour, ABC Radio, 11 June 2020
• Charlie Prell in Marian McDonald, Farmers for Climate Action call for $1.8b action plan, Stock & Land, 10 June 2020
• Charlie Prell in Natalie Kotsios, Call for $1.8 billion investment in agriculture’s climate future, The Weekly Times, 10 June 2020
• Charlie Prell in Jamie Salter, Farmers’ group calls for climate change funding, The Seymour Telegraph, 10 June 2020
• Charlie Prell speaking to Michael Condon, NSW Country Hour (at 21:30), ABC Radio, 10 June 2020
• Charlie Prell in Farmers Call for Job-Ready $1.8 Billion Package, Magic 89.9, 10 June 2002
• Wendy Cohen in Taylor Jurd, Farmers for Climate Action launch Regional Horizons proposal, Western Magazine, 9 June 2020
• Wendy Cohen in New forum to build Lismore and Northern Rivers community resilience, Clarence Valley Independent, 9 June 2020
• Peter Mailler, Regional Australia needs a renewables framework, Stock & Land, 7 June 2020
• Phil Lang and Wendy Cohen in Spencer Fowler, Shepparton forum to hear from experts on climate change and disaster responses, Shepparton News, 1 June 2020
• Wendy Cohen, Talk about kicking a dog when it’s down!, The Canberra Times, 1 June 2020
• Karin Stark and Rob Lee in Lucy Thackray, Renewable energy projects worth billions predicted as NSW pushes ahead with targeted zones, NSW Country Hour, 31 May 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Michael Mazengrab, Wind, solar and drought drive down emissions, but Australia still lags on targets, RenewEconomy, 29 May 2020
• In On-farm resilience forum today (No digital copy available), Gippsland Times, 26 May 2020
• In Rodney Woods, Shepparton forum to discuss climate change impacts on water resources, Kyabram Free Press, 26 May 2020
• Charlie Prell and Wendy Cohen in Creating a sustainable future without gas, Echo Net Daily, 25 May 2020
• Anika Molesworth in Rodney Woods, Farmer to speak about climate change for Shepparton group, Shepparton News, 23 May 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Alasdair McDonald, Multiple layers of trauma’: Connecting impacted communities with global experts, Bega District News, 21 May 2020
• In Natalie Kotsios, Nationals identity Judy Brewer urges action on climate change, The Weekly Times, 20 May 2020
• Cathy McGowan, Renewables can recharge regional communities, The Weekly Times, 20 May 2020
• Greg Mullins, Government has to learn lessons from South Coast bushfires, The Canberra Times, 18 May 2020
• Phil Ryan, Addressing climate change benefits community, economy as well, Bega District News, 18 May 2020
• In Alasdair McDonald, Disaster relief fund meeting at Cobargo Bushfire Relief Centre, Bega District News, 18 May 2020
• Peter Holding in Dominic Giannini, Farmers call for more climate action following half-a-billion bushfire boost, About Regional, 17 May 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Ian Bushnell, Recovery experts to join online forum for fire-hit South Coast communities, About Regional, 16 May 2020
• Wendy Cohen and Phil Ryan in Alisdair McDonald, Farmers for Climate Action to host online meeting as agriculture sector faces growing pressures, Bega District News, 15 May 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Building climate resilience into farming practices crucial for the Riverina’s future, Get Regional, 14 May 2020
• Anika Molesworth in Rodney Woods, Farmer to speak about climate change for Shepparton group, Country News, 14 May 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Free bushfire resilience forum brings trauma recovery expert to the table, 2EC, 13 May 2020
• On 2EC Radio (clip unavailable), 12 May 2020
• Wendy Cohen in New Forum To Build Community Resilience After The Fires, The Beagle, 12 May 2020
• Peter Holding in Bushfire recovery program must prioritise climate resilience, My Sunshine Coast, 11 May 2020
• Peter Holding in Bushfire recovery program must prioritise climate resilience, urge farmers, Mirage News, 11 May 2020
• On Sally Bryant, Breakfast (clip unavailable), 11 May 2020
• Rob Lee in Tim Fookes, Central West farmers rejoice in huge rainfall totals after years of drought, NSW Country Hour, 11 May 2020
• Caitlin Langley, Caitlin Langley appeals for unity in the face of coronavirus, climate change, The Daily Advertiser, 9 May 2020
• Wendy Cohen, Keith Tulloch, Karin Stark and Jon Elder in Giles Parkinson, Sophie Vorrath & Michael Mazengarb, 10 key mega renewables projects and ideas to lead Covid-19 recovery, RenewEconomy, 8 May 2020
• In McGowan features on podcast (no online version available), Wangaratta Chronicle, 8 May 2020
• Peter Holding speaking to Sally Bryant, Breakfast (3:04:50), ABC Riverina, 8 May 2020
• Peter Holding in Jody Linbeck, Farmers’ climate groups brings expert advice in a time of isolation, The Daily Advertiser, 7 May 2020
• John Hamparsum in Jacinta Dickins, Breeza farmer John Hamparsum reacts to coal mining industry’s water use report, The Northern Daily Leader, 6 May 2020
• Steven Hobbs in Jamieson Murphy, Biofuel could blossom if govt gives industry fertile ground, Farm Online, 5 May 2020
• Simon Gedda speaking to Richard Aedy, Hot Mess – Human Frailties (Simon at 17:10), ABC RN Podcast, 3 May 2020
• Steven Hobbs in Max Opray, Angus Taylor’s bioenergy plans, The Saturday Paper, 2 May 2020
• In Sophie Vorrath, Australian renewables Stimulus Summit adds Palaszczuk as keynote speaker, RenewEconomy, 30 April 2020
• Anika Molesworth speaking to Georgia Roberts (2:58:00), ABC Broken Hill, 23 April 2020
• Angus Emmott on ABC Local Radio across Queensland (clip unavailable), 23 April 2020
• Anika Molesworth in Grace Back, Meet Three Aussie Scientists On The Frontline Of Australia’s Climate Crisis, Marie Claire, 22 April 2020
• Jane Carney, Building agricultural resilience not enough, Canberra Times, 19 April
• Neil Westcott in Tim Fookes and Cara Jeffery, Canola set to bloom again after rain boosts grower confidence in the crop, ABC Rural, 17 April 2020
• Rob Lee in David Fitzsimons, Drought leads farmer Rob Lee to call for climate change action, Central Western Daily, 17 April 2020
• In Rodney Woods, Manure makes soils happier than a pig in mud, Shepp News, 13 April 2020
• Anika Molesworth in Why I avoid ‘clothes without heart’ at all cost, Sunday Life (available in the Sunday Age and Sunday Herald), 4 April 2020
• Fergus O’Connor in Alex Sinnott, Victorian gas moratorium: South Gippsland farmer Fergus O’Connor slams end date decision, The Weekly Times, 26 March 2020
• Dale Park in Mal Gill, Members debate climate change stance, Farm Weekly, 25 March 2020
• Fergus O’Connor, Gas backflip puts national food bowl at risk, Victor Harbor Times, 23 March 2020
• Wendy Cohen and Anika Molesworth in Joanne Crawford, Climate, energy, food, water, minerals – how to grow a sustainable future, Farm Online, 20 March 2020
• Anika Molesworth in Michelle Thomas, Opening the door to innovation and opportunity, 19 March 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Future Focus, 19 March 2020
• Fergus O’Connor in Michelle Slater, Local environment groups will fight plans to lift a moratorium on onshore conventional gas projects in Gippsland, Latrobe Valley Express, 19 March 2020
• Fergus O’Connor speaking to Jack Morgan, Gas Exploration, WIN News Gippsland, 18 March 2020
• Fergus O’Connor in Rio Davis, Gas exploration green light during coronavirus emergency ‘sneaky’, Victorian farmers say, ABC News, 18 March 2020
• Anika Molesworth, Anika Molesworth on transitioning to our future food economy, Sustain, 17 March 2020
• Fergus O’Connor in Benjamin Preiss, Nick Toscano and Miki Perkins, Onshore gas drilling to resume as Victoria scraps years-long ban, The Age, 17 March 2020
• Fergus O’Connor in Benjamin Preiss, Nick Toscano and Miki Perkins, Companies set to ‘mobilise’ after government lifts onshore gas ban, The Age, 17 March 2020
• Lucinda Corrigan in Natalie Kotsios, Time to take stock of the bushfires’ toll on agriculture, The Weekly Times, 11 March 2020
• Anika Molesworth on The Drum, ABC, 10 March 2020
• Anika Molesworth, Sustainable Living With Anika Molesworth, Sheridan Living
• In Lisa Cox, Inside Australia’s climate emergency: the lost harvest, The Guardian, 2 March 2020
• John Hamparsum in Vanessa Hohnke, Breeza Farmers for Climate Change Action member wants action on climate change, Namoi Valley Independent, 22 February 2020
• Peter Holding in Mike Foley, Tax the resources sector to boost firefighting forces, expert says, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 2020
• Anika Molesworth in Marie McInerney, Seven snapshots from the National Climate Emergency Summit, Croakey, 19 February 2020
• Charlie Prell in Peter Brewer, From fire to flood: how one rare weather system lifted the hopes of thousands, The Canberra Times, 15 February 2020
• Kerrie McMartin in Nathan Edwards, Drone footage shows flooding on Sunshine Coast farm, The Courier Mail, 13 February 2020
• In Mark Howden and Carolyn Hendriks, We’re facing a climate crisis but there is good news, The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 February 2020
• Robert Quirk in Bob Anthony, We’re facing a climate crisis but there is good news, Tweed Daily News, 11 February 2020
• Fergus O’Connor in Sustainable farming can be done best in Gippsland, South Gippsland Sentinel-Times, 11 February 2020
• Rob Miller, Yellow, the colour of farmers’ call for action on climate, The Land, 10 February 2020
• In Michael Mazengarb, Independent Zali Steggall eyes end of ‘climate wars’ with zero carbon bill, RenewEconomy, 10 February 2020
• Charlie Prell in Farmers for Climate Action call for rural MPs to back Climate Change Act Bill, Farm Business, 10 February 2020
• Anika Molesworth in Gina Rushton, Australia’s Bushfires Made Everyone Seriously Worried For Their Kids’ Future. Now People Are Getting Organised, Buzzfeed, 8 February 2020
• Rob Miller in Farmers Call for Climate Action, Eyre Peninsula 765-5CC, 7 February 2020
• Rob Miller, Anika Molesworth and Jody Brown in Jamieson Murphy, Farmer-led campaign to Show Our Colours for climate action going viral, Farm Weekly, 6 February 2020
• Alisdair Tulloch in Dom Sweeney, Sustainable ways, Gourmet Traveller Wine, Feb-March 2020
• Anika Molesworth and Jody Brown in Jessie Tu, How female farmers are yellowing social media to highlight climate threat, Women’s Agenda, 4 February 2020
• Peter Holding in Adam Marsters, Canberra’s leadership tussles distract from bushfire tributes, SBS News, 4 February 2020
• Graeme and Bronnie Mason in Jamieson Murphy, Farmers among the thousands at climate rally at Parliament House, Farm Online (syndicated), 4 February 2020
• Anna Rose, The battle against the bushfires should focus our attention on the war against climate inaction, ABC News, 2 February 2020
• Anika Molesworth and Jody Brown speaking with Robert McLean, Hearing about the dilemmas of climate change from the frontlines, Climate Conversations, 1 February 2030
• Charlie Prell in Governments putting water at risk with gas plans, say farmers, Mirage News, 31 January 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Taylor Jurd, Farmers for Climate Action asks PM to stop the political spin, Western Magazine, 30 January 2020
• Rob Lee in Taylor Jurd, PM, government urged to create climate change framework, Western Magazine, 30 January 2020
• Anika Molesworth on The Project, 27 January 2020
• Steven Hobbs in Jim Malo, How farmers can help to reforest Australia and suck carbon from the atmosphere, Domain, 25 January 2020
• In Nick King, Environmental issues | The Mudgee Bee Group is a Watershed Landcare special interest group, Mudgee Guardian, 23 January 2020
• Alisdair Tulloch in Simon Evans, Tyrrell’s loses 80pc of grapes due to bushfires, Australian Financial Review, 22 January 2020
• Charlie Prell in Farmers for Climate Action call for end to political games on climate change, Mirage News, 21 January 2020
• Alisdair Tulloch, Economic impact of bushfires being felt in Huon Valley one year on, ABC Radio National, 21 January 2020
• Alisdair Tulloch in Joanne McCarthy, Alisdair Tulloch says Hunter mine expansion plans need to include the true cost of carbon emissions, Newcastle Herald, 20 January 2020
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt, Mitigate or adapt?: Climate debate shows divide among farmers, ABC Radio, 17 January 2020
• Charlie Prell and Anthony Houston in Adaptation and resilience no longer enough, Winetitles Media, 17 January 2020
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Mike Foley, Drought-breaking rain likely to cause greenhouse emissions to rise, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 January 2020
• Charlie Prell and Anthony Houston in Farmers for Climate Action say climate adaptation and resilience no longer enough, The Armidale Express, 16 January 2020
• John Hamparsum in Sonia Kohlbacher, Bushfires start of climate crisis: expert, Lithgow Mercury, 16 January 2020
• Wendy Cohen and Lucinda Corrigan in Time for farmers to be paid for the ecosystems services they provide, Beef Central, 15 January 2020
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt on ABC National News, 14 January 2020 (clip unavailable)
• Mike Hayes in Matthew Purcell, Adapt or die: Winemaker speaks out after empire’s collapse, The Chronicle, 13 January 2020
• In Nicky Ison, Taking action on climate is hard. Here are five questions to help Australia seize this moment, The Guardian, 13 January 2020
• In John Leary and Lindsay Cobb, Australia’s Wildfires Part of a Vicious Cycle of Food & Fire, Inter Press Service News Agency, 13 January 2020
• Anika Molesworth and Wendy Cohen on Climate Conversations with Robert McLean, Anika Molesworth and Wendy Cohen talk climate change and FCA, 12 January 2020
• John Hamparsum in Jessica Worboys, Breeza farmer says BoM findings point directly to climate change, Northern Daily Leader, 9 January 2020
• Simon Gedda in Sarah Hudson, Farms in drought require innovative thinking, The Weekly Times, 9 January 2020
• Peter Holding in Amanda Yeo, How to help Australia’s unpaid firefighters battle the bushfire crisis, Mashable, 3 January 2020
• Peter Holding in Alexandra Whittaker, How to Help Koalas, Evacuees, and Firefighters as Australia’s “Apocalyptic” Fires Worsen, Cosmopolitan, 3 January 2020
• Alisdair Tulloch in Stephen Burns, Renewable energy a priority for Hunter Valley winery, Good Fruit & Vegetables, 3 January 2020
• Charlie Prell in Brett Mason, The ACT is now running on 100 renewable electricity, SBS News, 2 January 2020
• Wendy Cohen in Sarah Hudson, Farmers for Climate Action CEO Wendy Cohen on her new role, The Weekly Times, 2 January 2020

In 2019, Farmers for Climate Action held major events in Stanthorpe and Orange, launched the Change in the Air report in Canberra, sent a delegation of farmers to parliament, hosted a Victorian climate smart masterclass, campaigned hard in the federal election, fought against extractive industries and continued to advocate for climate action on behalf of farmers across Australia. Here is a selection of the media coverage.

Agriculture-wide climate policy

2019

• Anika Molesworth on The Drum: Climate Special, ABC, 28 December 2019
• Peter Holding in Michael Condon, Olivia Ralph and David Claughton, Volunteer firefighters approaching 100 days away from jobs ask for more financial help, ABC News, 27 December 2019
• Rob Lee in Kate Hook, OPINION | ‘A timely reminder of the important responsibility each of us has when we vote’, Central Western Daily, 27 December 2019
• Peter Holding in Nadine Morton, Carbon emissions, CO2: Biggest contributors revealed, The Young Witness, 21 December 2019
• Charlie Prell in Stephen Burns, Farmer proud to be a climate activist, Northern Daily Leader, 20 December 2019
• In Sally Rugg, We Know You Feel Helpless, But Here’s What You Can Do About The Bushfires, Whimn, 19 December 2019
• In Steve Evans, Is the changing weather changing our minds?, Canberra Times, 19 December 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Blake Atrobus, The staggering cost to farmers of climate change, The Chronicle, 19 December 2019
• In Farming the Eurobodalla Shire, in a NOT-so good time, Bateman’s Bay Post, 18 December 2019
• Charlie Prell in Stephen Burns, Farmer proud to be a climate activist, The Land, 17 December 2019
• In Angela Jackson, Don’t forget farming hardship amid Christmas plenty, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 December 2019
• Mike Hayes in Tom McIlroy, Winemaker ditches grapes to save vines as drought ‘crunch time’ hits, Australian Financial Review, 16 December 2019
• Jim McDonald in Carolyn Millet, Matt Kean’s climate change statements hearten Quirindi district farmer, Namoi Valley Independent, 12 December
• Anika Molesworth in Kari Lydersen, For women on Antarctic trip, a chance to reshape climate research and more, Energy News Network, 11 December 2019
• Peter Holding on AM (No clip available), ABC Radio, 11 December 2019
• Peter Holding on Late News, ABC 24, 11 December 2019 (Clip unavailable)
• Angus Emmott in Rachel Pannett, Wildfires Turn Sydney’s Surroundings Into an Inextinguishable Orange Furnace, Wall Street Journal, 8 December 2019
• Rob Lee in Alex Crowe, Scientist predicts summer danger for Dubbo, Daily Liberal, 8 December 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Mike Foley, Concerns for environment as Morrison merges government departments, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 December 2019
• Rob Lee in Alex Crowe, Phil Donato, Andrew Gee and Reg Kidd weigh in on climate change debate, Central Western Daily, 5 December 2019
• Rob Lee in Alex Crowe, Phil Donato, Andrew Gee and Reg Kidd weigh in on climate change debate, Central Western Daily, 5 December 2019
• Alisdair Tulloch, Vineyard on solar inventory, AgTrader, 5 December 2019
• Alisdair Tulloch in Stephen Burns, Renewable energy a priority for Hunter Valley Winery, The Land, 5 December 2019
• Rob Lee on Statewide Drive, ABC Radio, 3 December 2019
• Rob Lee in Heat records fall in Australia, Climate Council report says, Daily Stock Dish, 3 December 2019
• Rob Lee in Charis Chang, More than 206 heat records broken in just 90 days this year, Climate Council report says, new.com.au, 3 December 2019
• Peter Holding speaking to Michael Condon, NSW Country Hour: Farmer alarmed at long-range weather forecast, ABC Radio, 29 November 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt speaking to Steven Riggall, Drought causes emissions to stabilise, The Wire, 29 November 2019
• In Julian Atchison, Drought Deepens in Australia’s Interior as Spring Bushfires Hit, Climate Scorecard, 30 November 2019
• On Hit 106.9 Newcastle (No clip available), 24 November 2019
• On Mornings on ABC Radio Shepparton, Gippsland, Goulburn Murray and West Victoria (No clip available), 21 November 2019
• Angus Emmott speaking to Sheridan Stewart, Drive (at 1:32:50), ABC Radio Western Queensland, 19 November 2019
• Rob Lee in Nicola Heath, It’s not just city-dwellers, climate change is an issue for my farming family too, SBS, 15 November 2019
• Charlie Prell and Alisdair Tulloch in Stephen Burns, Renewable energy the headline in Wagga Wagga, Queensland Country Life, 15 November 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt speaking to Georgia Roberts, Breakfast (at 2:19:20), ABC Radio Broken Hill, 14 November 2019
• Charlie Prell in Federal government announced $709m drought relief package, Gippsland Times, 14 November 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt on Hit 104.9 The Border/ The Border’s 105.7 Triple M (No clip available), 13 November 2019
• Peter Holding, Bushfires expose how politicians have failed us, The Daily Telegraph (Syndicated), 13 November 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Mark Phelps, Farmers: It’s climate change and we need help, Farm Weekly (Syndicated), 12 November 2019
• In Gabrielle Chan, For farmers climate change is the headline to our lives, but McCormack’s Nationals avert their gaze, The Guardian, 12 November 2019
• On 10 News First Melbourne and Darwin (No clip available), 11 November 2019
• In Call for More Meaningful Drought Action from Farming Movement, PowerFM SA, 8 November 2019
• Anika Molesworth, John Hamparsum and Mike Hayes, It has been heart-wrenching’: Australian farmers on living with drought, The Guardian, 7 November 2019
• Peter Holding and Charlie Prell, Reactionary drought policy not enough: Farmers for Climate Action, Mirage News, 7 November 2019
• Peter Holding and Charlie Prell, Relief welcome, but reactionary policy no longer enough: FCA, First 5000, 7 November 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt on Triple M (clip unavailable), 6 November 2019
• In Nikki Reynolds, COUNTRY CALENDAR: See what’s on in southern NSW, The Rural, 5 November 2019
• Anna Rose, Covering Climate at ANTIDOTE 2019, Ideas at the House Podcast, 1 November 2019
• Charlie Prell in Tim Fookes, Wind farm rejection leaves clean energy advocates baffled, ABC News, 1 November 2019
• Peter Holding in Andrew Fisher, Farmers talk tackling climate change during forum organised by Harden man, The Harden Murrumburrah Express, 31 October 2019
• Peter Holding in Andrew Fisher, Hilltops hosts virtual meeting on tackling climate change, The Young Witness, 30 October 2019
• Peter Holding in Emma Horn, Farmers for Climate Action Riverina videolink a climate change event from Hilltops Council area, The Daily Advertiser, 29 October 2019
• In Nikki Reynolds, COUNTRY CALENDAR: See what is coming up in southern NSW, The Rural, 29 October 2019
• Anika Molesworth speaking to Michael Condon on NSW Country Hour, Former Young Farmer of the Year travels from Broken Hill to Sydney to lobby politicians, ABC Radio, 29 October 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt on Creative Responders Podcast, Episode 3: The Tin Sitters Club: Farming, Creativity, Connection, 24 October 2019
• Lucinda Corrigan speaking to Geraldine Doogue on Drought-affected farmers to receive new lump sum payments on RN Breakfast, ABC RN, 18 October 2019
• Tess Herbert, Karin Stark, Nikki Thompson and Natalie Summerville on the Country Hour (42.25), ABC Radio, 15 October 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt and Charlie Prell in Anthony Bunn, Independent member for Indi Helen Haines lays out plan for government to help farmers tackle climate change, The Border Mail, 14 October 2019
• Gregie Dennis in Larraine Sathiq, Business leaders meet at Beaudesert to declare a climate emergency, Beaudesert Times, 12 October 2019
• Charlie Prell in Emma Breeze, Goulburn hosts Citizens Climate Change wind farm talk, Crookwell Gazette, 11 October 2019
• Rachel Sheppard, LETTER: Health professional advocates climate action, Port Macquarie News, 10 October 2019
• Anna Rose on WARDROBE CRISIS with Claire Press Podcast, 10 October 2019
• Jody Brown on Breakfast with Ollie Wykeham (at 2:20), ABC Western Queensland, 9 October 2019
• Peter Mailler and Mike Hayes in Tom McIlroy, Drought steals lives of a generation crying for action, Financial Review, 4 October 2019
• Kerrie McMartin, If Australians want to eat, farmers need a real climate plan, The Courier Mail, 3 October 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt on Country Breakfast, ABC Radio National, 28 September 2019
• Lucinda Corrigan in Bob Hillier, Letter: Nationals have ditched their farm fan base, Sunraysia Daily, 27 September 2019
• In Daniel Kemp, Agri investors have a big role to play in the climate fight, Agri Invest, 25 September 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt speaking to Olivia Ralph on the Rural Report, ABC Radio, 24 September 2019
• In Anthony Marsico, On the land, and staring down the barrel of climate change, The Citizen, 23 September 2019
• Jody Brown, Anika Molesworth and Brett Hall on Country Breakfast, ABC Radio National, 21 September 2019
• Anika Molesworth and Alisdair Tulloch in Sam Langford, The Time is Now: The kids of climate change find their voice, Junkee, 20 September 2019
• Charlie Prell in Hannah Sparks, Yass March Against Climate Change draws crowd of 200, Yass Tribune, 20 September 2019
• Jody Brown and Lucinda Corrigan in Leading animal farmers admit production is set to drastically fall, Totally Vegan Buzz, 19 September 2019
• In J Matthew Pryor, Australia’s place at the Global Table, Agthentic, 19 September 2019
• In Cilla Kinross, EARTH FIRST | ‘Risks and rewards’: Farmers and climate, we’re all in this together, Central Western Daily, 19 September 2019
• Lucinda Corrigan in Lucy Knight, New report points to more extreme weather events impacting agriculture in the next decade, The Weekly Times, 19 September 2019
• In Shahni Wellington, Pressure is building on the federal government for more action on climate change, NITV News, 18 September 2019
• Lucinda Corrigan on Statewide Drive with Fiona Wyllie, ABC Radio, 17 September 2019
• Jody Brown on Mornings, ABC Radio North Queensland, 17 September 2019
• In David Twomey, Study: world must transform food production; farmers call for climate plan, Eco News, 17 September 2019
• Lucinda Corrigan in The Briefing, The Saturday Paper, 17 September 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt, Lucinda Corrigan, Angus Emmott and Christie Kingston in Mike Foley, Policy black hole will drag ag down as the climate changes, Farm Online, 17 September 2019
• Anika Molesworth on Hack with Tom Tilley (from 14 minutes), Triple J, 16 September 2019
• On Patricia Karvelas and Kath Sullivan, Country Drive – Farmers for Climate Action, small grain crop projection and new garden regulations proposed, ABC RN, 16 September 2019
• In Shana Morgan, Hotter climate ‘is making our kids sick’, warns Indi MP Helen Haines, The Border Mail, 16 September
• Charlie Prell in Colin Brisden and Finbar O’Mallon, Doctors lobby on climate health risk, Western Magazine, 16 September 2019
• Lucinda Corrigan on Breakfast with Dan Bourchier, ABC Radio Canberra, 16 September 2019
• Lucinda Corrigan and Jody Brown in Sarah Martin, Nationals MPs snub launch of farming group’s climate change report, The Guardian, 16 September 2019
• In Scott Hanaford, Australian Farm Institute report warns of catastrophic climate consequences without comprehensive plan, The Canberra Times, 16 September 2019
• In Scott Hanaford, Farmers and conservative voters adding to calls for federal government to declare climate emergency (subscriber only), The Canberra Times, 16 September 2019
• In Olivia Caisley, Politics Now: Farmers call for climate strategy, The Australian, 16 September 2019 (10:30am)
• In Nick Baker, Beyond time for action’: Australian farmers call for climate change plan, SBS News, 16 September 2019
• Rick Humphreys in Anne Davies, Ben Smee and Lorena Allam, ‘I don’t know how we come back from this’: Australia’s big dry sucks life from once-proud towns, The Guardian, 14 September 2019
• Peter Holding and Rob Lee on Talking Overnight with Gary Stewart (clip unavailable), 2SM Supernetwork, 14 September 2019
• Marg Applebee, Looking at Landcare | The measures of change, Forbes Advocate, 13 September 2019
• In Lorraine Gordon, Let the era of Carbon Farming commence, The Land, 12 September 2019
• Rob Lee and Peter Holding in Tim Fookes, Fear of drought, flood and fires leads farmers to plea for urgent action on climate change, ABC News, 12 September 2019
• In Daniel Pedersen, PHOTOS: Australian Farm Institute chief Richard Heath says all-of-agriculture climate effort needed, Western Magazine, 11 September 2019
• Charlie Prell in Jamie Smyth, Australia’s sheep flock falls to 100-year lows as drought bites, Financial Times, 11 September 2019
• Rob Lee on Brekky with Pecky (clip unavailable), 2BS 95.1, 11 September 2019
• Rob Lee and Charlie Prell on Connor McGoverne, Farmers Climate Forum, 9 News Central West, 10 September 2019
• In David Fitzsimons, Drought, climate change hotter temperatures and extreme weather to confront farmers, Central Western Daily, 10 September 2019
• Peter Holding speaking to Tim Fookes on New South Wales Country Hour, ABC Radio, 10 September 2019
• Rob Lee, Our Future || Accept climate change and move forward, The Advocate (syndicated), 9 September 2019
• Anika Molesworth and Anna Rose, Women of Influence 2019, Australian Financial Review, 9 September 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt on SBS Radio (clip unavailable), 9 September 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt on 2NZ 1188 Radio (clip unavailable), 9 September 2019
• Angus Emmott in Lisa Cox, ‘Dead things everywhere’: is Australia facing the summer from hell?, The Guardian, 7 September 2019
• Rachel Sheppard, No farmers, no food, Port News, 2 September 2019
• Rob Lee on Central West and Western Plains Rural Report, ABC Western Plains, 27 August 2019
• Jane Carney, Border Mail letters to the editor: Climate change challenge, The Border Mail, 25 August 2019
• Alisdair Tulloch in Climate change is souring the Australian wine industry, LADbible, 22 August 2019
• Alisdair Tulloch in Abbie O’Brien, Climate change is forcing Australia’s struggling winemakers to adapt, SBS News, 17 August 2019
• In Hugh Wareham, Where are our Australian Climate Crisis Leaders?, Leadership Victoria, 16 August 2019
• Andrew Young, Letter: Climate change is all our problem to address, Sunraysia Daily, 15 August 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt on Triple M Darling Downs (clip unavailable), 14 August 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Rich Bowden, Australian farmers’ group calls for an urgent national strategy, The Rising, 11 August 2019
• Angus Emmott in Penny Timms, IPCC Report encourages a move to plant-based diets, so how sustainable is Australian meat?, ABC News, 10 August 2019
• Angus Emmott, Beef Industry Responds to UN Climate Report, ABC AM Radio, 9 August 2019
• In Rebecca Gredley, Fed govt brushes off UN climate report, Stock & Land, 9 August 2019
• Anika Molesworth on ABC Weekend Breakfast (clip unavailable), 9 August 2019
• Rob McCreath in Caitlin Jarvis, Gauge on Climate: IPCC climate change report: Deloraine farmer calls for national approach, The Examiner, 9 August 2019
• Charlie Prell, A farmer’s plea to the government to tackle climate change, SBS News, 9 August 2019
• Report poses climate risk to food security, Shepparton News (Syndicated), 8 August 2019
• Simon Wallwork on ABC Perth Breakfast with Nadia Mitsopoulous and Russell Woolf, 9 August 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Lisa Cox, Farmers call for national strategy on climate change and agriculture, The Guardian, 8 August 2019
• Australian government brushes off UN’s urgent climate warning, SBS News, 8 August 2019
• Eat less meat: IPCC report calls for new diets to curb global warming, The New Daily, 8 August 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Michael Mazengarb, IPCC issues wake up call on climate and global food supply, RenewEconomy, 8 August 2019
• Rob Lee in Bradley Jurd, Orange Ex-Services’ Club to host conference on climate change in September, Western Advocate, 31 July 2019
• Lucinda Corrigan in Madeleine Stuchbery, Calls for climate strategy to protect agriculture, The Weekly Times, 24 July 2019
• Charlie Prell in Cat McGauran, The farmers fighting climate change, Foreground, 22 July 2019
• Angus Emmott and Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Nathan Morris, Life in Queensland’s Channel Country means you can have a huge flood without any rain, ABC News, 21 July 2019
• Anika Molesworth on The Drum, ABC, 19 July 2019
• Charlie Prell in Michael Mazengarb, Abbott era advisor re-emerges to oppose Crookwell wind farm, Renew Economy, 16 July 2019
• Carly Noble, Dung beetles trump MPs in climate action, The Northern Daily Leader (syndicated 116 times), 8 July 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Gabrielle Chan, ‘Action now’: the farmers standing up against ‘wilful ignorance’ on climate, The Guardian, 2 July 2019
• Mike Hayes in Des Houghton, After an impoverished childhood marked by tragedy, Mike Hayes has emerged to create the Vineyard of the Future to help save the Australian wine industry from global warming, The Courier Mail, 29 June 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Sharon O’Keefe, Littleproud opens AFI climate focused conference, The Land, 26 June 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt and Lucinda Corrigan in Nicola Bell, The beef industry is on track to be carbon neutral by 2030, says new report, The Weekly Times, 12 June 2019
• Farming futures discussed in Healesville, Mirage News, 11 June 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Michael Bloch, Act Now On Emissions Says Farmers For Climate Action, SolarQuotes Blog, 10 June 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt and Lucinda Corrigan, Lack of climate policy failing farmers: FCA, Beef Central, 7 June 2019
• Lucinda Corrigan in Lucy Knight, Carbon emissions: Greenhouse gas accounts reveal increase in pollution, The Weekly Times, 7 June 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt and Lucinda Corrigan in Jaydan Duck, ‘Times up’: Farmers demand swift action on climate change, My GC, 6 June 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt, Farmers discuss climate change action during Climate Week, Mirage News, 6 June 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt and Oscar Pearse on Jonathon Green, Agriculture and environmental stewardship, ABC Blue Print for Living, 1 June 2019
• Mark Gardiner, Australia, now is the time for climate action, The King Islander (syndicated 115 times), 27 May 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt on Trevor Chappell, Climate Change – Do Australians Really Care?, ABC Overnights, 26 May 2019
• Jim McDonald in Farmers have hit back at Barnaby Joyce, Prime7 News
• Steven Hobbs in Madeleine Stuchberry, Dry conditions eating into Australia’s cropping productivity, The Weekly Times, 21 May 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt, Dale Park, Philip Gardiner in Mal Gill, Climate modelling to cost agriculture, Farm Weekly, 17 May 2019
• Robert Lee in Lilas-Apollonia Fournier, La Terre, sujet brûlant des élections australiennes, Le Croix, 17 May 2019
• Robert Lee in Taylor Jurd, Robert Lee would like the government take action on climate change, Western Magazine, 15 May 2019
• Roderic O’Connor, Don’t leave all the hard yakka to farmers, Hobart Mercury, 15 May 2019
• Denis Couture, Craig Illingworth, Simon Mattson, Simon Gedda in Glenda Kewek, Outback farmers lead charge as climate heats up Aussie election, Yahoo News (syndicated globally), 15 May 2019
• Peter Holding in Somini Sungupta, Australia’s politics may be changing with its climate, New York Times, 7 May 2019
• Daryl Hoey in Mahalia Dobson and Warwick Long, Climate change and basin plan forces prominent dairy farmer to leave the Murray-Darling Basin, ABC, 2 May
• Katie Finlay in Alexandra Nelson, Climate Predictions, Win News Bendigo, 26 April 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt and William Graham in Gary Nunn, Australia drought: The ‘unlikely’ group calling for climate action, BBC, 24-Apr-2019
• Katie Finlay in Alexandra Nelson, Climate Predictions, Win News Bendigo, 26-Apr-2019
• Peter Holding in Annie Lewis, Climate a ‘hot’ topic among farmers in the lead up to election, The Rural, 18-Apr-2019
• Michelle and Tim Coelli, Climate warning signs demanding action, Northern Daily Leader, 10-Apr-2019 (subject to paywall)
• Steven Hobbs, Focusing on profit not production the key at Kaniva, The Weekly Times, 10-Apr-2019 (Subject to paywall)
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Lydia Burton, Fruit and vegetable prices ‘could double’ in a decade as power and energy costs grow, 8-Apr-2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Lydia Burton, Farmers for Climate Action, ABC News, 8-Apr-2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in 2019 Budget snapshot: Big ticket items and industry reaction, Beef Central, 3 April 2019
• Dennis Ward, Climate change should be front and centre in budget, The Daily Telegraph, 2 April 2019 (subject to paywall)
• Anthony Houston in Talking point: Climate change always on this farmers mind, The Mercury, 2 April 2019 (subject to paywall)
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Climate Proofing Australia welcomes Labor’s commitment to climate action on land, reinvigorating CFI, Mirage News, 1-Apr-2019
• Snow Barlow in Matthew Purcell, Professor praises climate initiative, Stanthorpe Border Post, 27-Mar-2019
• Mike Hayes, Australian farm businesses must adjust to the hotter temperatures, Inverell Times, 27-Mar-2019
• Anthony Houston, The tough truth Tasmanian farmers must confront, The Advocate, 21-Mar-2019
• Neil Westcott in Taylor Jurd, Neil Westcott, Parkes says climate change data is ‘real’, Western Magazine, 19-Mar-2019
• Alisdair Tulloch, Opinion | Hunter coal project proposal sparks grape grower’s wrath, Newcastle Herald, 12-Mar-2019
• Amy Harder, Why Australia’s climate change election matters to the world, Axios, 4-Mar-2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt, Anika Molesworth, Peter Mailler in Micaela Hambrett, The future of farming in the era of climate change, ABC News, 1-Mar-2019
• Willow Aliento, Election fever and what we need to know about the minor parties, The Fifth Estate, 28-Feb-2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in $2b promised for Emissions Reduction in Australia, Timber Biz, 27-Feb-2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Mike Foley, Missed opportunity: farm sector sceptical of PM’s climate policy, Farm Online, 25-Feb-2019
• Mike Foley, PM’s $3.5b climate policy targets farms, land managers, Farm Online, 25-Feb-2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Mike Foley, Fund farmers for the public benefits that flow from their land, Farm Online, 22-Feb-2019
• Neil Westcott in Sahir Makkar, Heatwaves have exacerbated the effects of the ongoing drought: DPI, Wellington Times, 12-Feb-19
• Katie Finlay, Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Tom O’Callaghan, Climate change is causing more extreme weather events, report says, as farmers feel the pinch, Bendigo Advertiser, 8-Feb-19
• NE CMA, Creating a positive buzz | Our Catchment, Our Community, Border Mail, 2-Feb-19 (This article may be subject to a paywall)
• David Bruer interview with Cassandra Hough, SA Country Hour, ABC, 24-Jan-19
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt, Opinion: Why a national strategy on climate change and agriculture is vital, Beef Central, 25-Jan-19
• Daryl Hoey, Peak bodies must take lead on climate change, The Weekly Times, 30-Jan-19 (This article may be subject to a paywall)
• Neil Westcott, We are fighting fires on all sides, The Land, 31-Jan-19
• David Quince in Kim Chappell and Shan Goodwin, Heatwaves wash over livestock country, The Land, 16-Jan-19
• Steve Hobbs in Kate Dowler and James Wagstaff, Harvest wraps up in heat after dry year, The Weekly Times, 2-Jan-19 (This article may be subject to a paywall)
• Louise Freckelton, With heatwaves like this, what sort of future do we have in store?, Canberra Times (syndicated to Sydney Morning Herald), 5-Jan-19

Extractive industries impacts

2019

• Brett Hall in Ellen Coulter, Coal mining’s potential resurgence in Tasmania prompts concerns from farmers, ABC News, 10 October 2019
• Bruce Currie in Ruchira Talukdar, Adani is breaking ground in Australia, News Click, 16 June 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Aaron Bunch, Nth Qld lukewarm over Adani approval, News.com.au, 13 June 2019
• Bruce Currie in Tony Moore, Galilee Basin farmer pleads for ‘Promised Land’ to be spared by Adani, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 June 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Michael Slezac, Environment leaders reflect on their role in the ‘climate election’, ABC, 3 June 2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Allan Welburn, Lobby group urges a scientific approach to handling Adani issues, Queensland Country Life, 24 May 2019
• Simon Gedda in Kirilli Lamb, Grazier speaks out on climate, Rural Weekly, 15 May 2019
• Bruce Currie, Coal miners and farmers — we’re not so different, Courier Mail, 24-Apr-2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt, Angus Emmott, William Graham in The State Government calling in to question the Commonwealth’s Adani decision, 7 News, 10-Apr-2019
• Angus Emmott, Bruce Currie, William Graham, Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Adani Questions, Nine News, 10-Apr-2019
• Angus Emmott, Bruce Currie, William Graham, Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Qld graziers call on Government to reject water plan, Seedstock Central, 10-Apr-2019
• Angus Emmot, Bruce Currie in Farmers for Climate Action urges caution on Adani’s Carmichael Mine, Queensland Country Life, 10-Apr-2019
• Kirili Lamb in Angus Emmott, Farmer climate group’s water concern, Central and North Rural Weekly, 22-Mar-2019
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt, Sid Plant in Sheridan Stewart, Farmers voice concern at push for new coal power, South Queensland Drive – ABC, 12-Mar-2019
• Jenny Todd in Steven Trask, Danger Downstream/ Aramac beef producer strikes cautious note on Galilee Basin coal mining, Queensland Country Life, 31-Jan-19

2018

• Karen Jarling in Josh Preston ,WHAT’S ON: Key Colton coal mine meeting near Gympie today, Gympie Times, 16-Jun-18
• Michael Kane in Sally Cripps, Grassroots rural groups reaching out to urban voters in Longman, Queensland Country Life, 26-Jul-18
• Bruce Currie from minute 49 in Charley McKillop, ABC Country Hour Queensland, ABC Country Hour, 8-Aug-18
• Karen Jarling, It’s time to get our heads out of the coal pit, Examiner (syndicated Australia-wide), 13-Aug-18,
• Sid Plant in Sid Plant, Our Future: Coal mining’s relentless attack on water, The Advertiser Lake Times (Syndicated across NSW), 24-Sep-18
• Bruce Currie in , CQ grazier with Adani concerns gets cold shoulder from LNP, Morning Bulletin (also in Daily Mercury), 25-Sep-18
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Joanne McCarthy, Two-thirds of Singleton and Muswellbrook people polled say Hunter should restrict mining in agriculture areas, Newcastle Herald, 18-Oct-18

Rural MPs support climate action

• Mike Foley, Climate Change conundrum confronts Nationals, Farm Online, 8-Feb-19

Farmers for Climate Action staff, board and supporters frequently appear in the media drawing attention to the need for climate action. Sometimes Farmers for Climate Action is mentioned, but often we’re behind the scenes.

Agriculture-wide climate policy

2018

• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Katie Hall, BIG READ: Why more monster fires are coming, Courier Mail (syndicated to 8 papers), 12-Jan-18 (This article may be subject to a paywall)
• John Hamparsum in Stan Grant, Drought stricken farmers are looking for leadership on climate change, Matter of Fact, ABC, 1-Aug-18
• Lucinda Corrigan in Philip Clark, Sarah Macdonald, Weathering the big dry, ABC Nightlife, 1-Aug-18
• Peter Mailler, Farmers need to call out climate risks, The Queanbeyan Chronicle, 1-Aug-18
• Sid Plant, Our Future: First-hand witness to changing climate, Newcastle Herald, 1-Aug-18
• Sid Plant/ David Von Hoff in Joe Obrien ABC, Drought and Climate, ABC24, 8-Aug-18
• Robert Lee in Ruth Hogan, Coles to match customer donations as farmers plead for help, Inside FMCG , 8-Aug-18
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Mike Foley, Drought drives push for policy reform, Stock Journal (syndicated across Rural Press), 9-Aug-18
• Robert Lee in NSW open to asking army for drought help, MSN (syndicated AAP story), 9-Aug-18
• Labor to boost community support programs for drought-hit farmers, Financial Review, 10-Aug-18
• David Mailler in You can’t help farmers if you won’t tackle climate change, farmer tells government, Armidale Express, 13-Aug-18
• Peter Mailler in Eleanor Hall, The farmer calling for action on climate change, ABC The World Today, 15-Aug-18
• Jon Wright in Mark Logan, NEG finds support with Farmers for Climate Action, Blayney Chronicle, 15-Aug-18
• Harry Creamer, Opportunities amid climate of regret at our actions | Comment, Central Western Daily (Also appeared in Nambucca Guardian, Bellingen Courier and The Macleay Argus), 24-Aug-18
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Mike Seccombe, Cutthroat politics veil climate change inaction, The Saturday Paper, 25-Aug-18 (This article may be subject to a paywall)
• Verity-Morgan-Schmidt in Rodd Quinn, Drought Crisis – Farmers call for Climate Action, Talking Points, ABC, 1-Sep-18
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Kate Dowler, Energy prices must drop for farm viability: Farm Institute, Weekly Times, 7-Sep-18 (This article may be subject to a paywall)
• Rob Lee in Dominica Sanda, No end in sight for big dry, Daily Mail (AAP story – also ran in many papers including Muswellbrook Chronicle), 8-Sep-18
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in AAP, Farmers urge action on climate change, Daily Mail Australia, 10-Sep-18
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in MPs spar over leadership spill in fiery Parliament return, SBS News, 10-Sep-18
• Charlie Prell in AAP, Protesters hanging on Parliament flagpoles, 9 News, 10-Sep-18,
• Peter Holding and Jo Dodds in Natalie Kotsios, Farmers march on Parliament House to demand action on climate change, The Weekly Times, 10-Sep-18 (This article may be subject to a paywall)
• Charlie Prell, Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Sarah Payne, Farmers demand climate strategy at Canberra rally, The Australian Farmer, 10-Sep-18
• Peter Holding interview with Fran Kelly, Farmers demand stronger Government action on climate change, ABC RN Breakfast, 10-Sep-18
• Charlie Prell, Lucinda Corrigan, Peter Mailler in AAP Video/Alex Murray, Farmers demand action on climate change – protesting outside Parliament House, Herald Sun, 10-Sep-18
• Charlie Prell, Jo Dodds in Ian Campbell, Farmers call on new PM to ‘break the drought on climate action’, About Regional (also appeared on The Riot Act), 10-Sep-18
• Peter Holding, Dear politicians, get your heads out of the coal pit and into the real world, The Guardian, 10-Sep-18, ,
• Dennis Ward, The worse crop I have ever seen‘, The Daily Telegraph, 10-Sep-18
• Charlie Prell in David Cole, Farmers want action on climate change, Goulburn Post, 11-Sep-18
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Daniel Pederson, Farmers, activists demand action, blame severity of drought on climate change, The Land, 11-Sep-18
• Dennis Ward in Libby Price, Farmers for Climate Action, Country Today, ACE Radio, 12-Sep-18,
• Anika Molesworth in Andrea Davy, Young champion wants climate change action, Weekly Times, 18-Sep-18 (This article may be subject to a paywall)
• Charlie Prell, Verity Morgan-Schmidt, Jo Dodds in Paul Oboohov, Farmers: ‘Don’t pray for rain, take action on climate change’, Green Left Weekly, 18-Sep-18
• Jody Brown in Geordi Offord, Revealed: 35 degree days in Central Queensland have almost doubled, Weekly Times Now, 19-Sep-18 ((This article may be subject to a paywall)
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt, Verity Morgan-Schmidt: we need a national plan on farming and climate change, The Strife, 19-Sep-18
• Jody Brown in Jock Gilbert, Water, water everywhere: A conversation with Charles Massy, The Foreground, 20-Sep-18
• Corey Watts in Rob McLean, Talking with Corey Watts about Farmers for Climate Action, Buzz Sprout, 2-Oct-18
• Lucinda Corrigan in Gabrielle Chan, All about the land’: drought shakes farming to its Indigenous roots, The Guardian, 6-Oct-18
• Angus Emmott in Sheridan Stewart, Shrinking crops: what climate change means for farmers, ABC Drive – North Queensland, 9-Oct-18
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Tara Cosoleto, Australian government backs coal despite ‘global catastrophe’ climate warning, SBS, 9-Oct-18, , Agriculture-wide climate policy
• Peter Mailler in Geoff Thompson, 7.30: Tuesday 9/10/2018, ABC 7:30 report, 9-Oct-18
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Tom Iggulden, Price rejects IPCC warning, climate advocates concerned, ABC, 9-Oct-18
• Brett Hall in Laurissa Smith, Tasmanian Country Hour, ABC, 9-Oct-18
• Peter Holding in Morning mail, The Guardian, 10-Oct-18
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Steven Riggall, FIRST SIGN OF CHANGE IN FARMERS’ VIEWS ON CLIMATE?, The Wire, 12-Oct-18
• Mark Wootton in Sue Neales, Beef farmers bristle but methane emissions hard to ignore, The Australian, 13-Oct-18
• Mark Wootton in Ronald Mizen and Matthew Cranston, Richard Branson’s beef mistake, Australian Financial Review, 15-Oct-18 (This article may be subject to a paywall)
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt, Charlie Prell in Michael Condon, NSW Country Hour, ABC NSW Country Hour, 16-Oct-18
• Charlie Prell, Farmers facing drought are on the front line of climate change, Sydney Morning Herald, 17-Oct-18
• Jim McDonald, Nobody understands climate change like farmers, Adelaide Now (syndicated across all news.com including Herald Sun)
• Dennis Ward, Building ag’s adaptability to an increasingly volatile climate, Grain Central, 17-Oct-18
• John Pettigrew in UN report is a ‘wake up’ call, Country News, 17-Oct-18
• John Pettigrew in Chris Testa, Farmer’s warning on global warming, Sunraysia Daily, 19-Oct-18
• Neil Westcott, Neil Westcott is delivering a message before Friday’s National Drought Summit in Canberra, The Land, 24-Oct-18
• Tim Reeves in Warwick Long, Country Hour with Tim Reeves, ABC Country Hour, 25-Oct-18
• Tim Reeves, Sarah Barker, Charlie Prell, Lucinda Corrigan in Alice Pohler, News, Win News Albury, 25-Oct-18
• Mike Foley, Climate debate heats up, The Land, 29-Dec-18
• Mark Howden, Tim Reeves, Sarah Barker, Charlie Prell, Lucinda Corrigan in Interview with Lucinda, Border Mail, 25-Oct-18 (This article may be subject to a paywall)
• Sarah Barker in Libby Price, Suing corporations for not making provision for climate risk, Our Country Today, 25-Oct-18
• Mark Howden in Libby Price, Looking at the positives of climate change, Our Country Today, 25-Oct-18
• Tim Reeves in Rob McLean, The opening stanza of the Farmers for Climate Action conference, Buzz Sprout, 25-Oct-18
• Lucinda Corrigan in Rob McLean, Lucinda Corrigan closes the Farmers for Climate Action Beechworth Conference, Buzz Sprout, 25-Oct-18
• Lucinda Corrigan in Libby Price, , Our Country Today, 25-Oct-18, ,
• Tim Reeves in Libby Price, Australia’s role in global food security, Our Country Today, 25-Oct-18
• Lauren Rickards, Mobilities in farming: Reflections on the Farmers for Climate Action conference, Australian Mobilities Research Network website, 26-Oct-18
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt, Ed Suttie in Barbara Kelly, BARBARA KELLY FOR FARMERS FOR CLIMATE ACTION WORKING GROUP, Queensland Olive Council website, 26-Oct-18
• Barrie Cassidy, Rebekha Sharkie and Andrew Wilkie join Insiders, Insiders, 28-Oct-18,
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Andrew Marshall, Hot farmer anger as climate, drought trends ignored by politicians, FarmOnline, 30-Oct-18
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Libby Price, Farmers for Climate Action, Country Today, 30-Oct-18, , Agriculture-wide climate policy
• Anika Molesworth in Maggie Coggan, Farming For a Better Future, Pro Bono Australia, 5-Nov-18
• Tim Reeves in James Wagstaff, Greater diversification in farming needed, says professor, The Weekly Times, 6-Nov-18

Extractive industries impacts

2018

• Karen Jarling in Josh Preston ,WHAT’S ON: Key Colton coal mine meeting near Gympie today, Gympie Times, 16-Jun-18
• Michael Kane in Sally Cripps, Grassroots rural groups reaching out to urban voters in Longman, Queensland Country Life, 26-Jul-18
• Bruce Currie from minute 49 in Charley McKillop, ABC Country Hour Queensland, ABC Country Hour, 8-Aug-18
• Karen Jarling, It’s time to get our heads out of the coal pit, Examiner (syndicated Australia-wide), 13-Aug-18,
• Sid Plant in Sid Plant, Our Future: Coal mining’s relentless attack on water, The Advertiser Lake Times (Syndicated across NSW), 24-Sep-18
• Bruce Currie in , CQ grazier with Adani concerns gets cold shoulder from LNP, Morning Bulletin (also in Daily Mercury), 25-Sep-18
• Verity Morgan-Schmidt in Joanne McCarthy, Two-thirds of Singleton and Muswellbrook people polled say Hunter should restrict mining in agriculture areas, Newcastle Herald, 18-Oct-18

Rural MPs support climate action

2018

• Meg Nielson in Alex Druce, Nationals vote for more hele coal – water down transition approach, The Land, 15-Jun-18

• Rob Lee, Nationals must accept the change in climate, Sydney Morning Herald, 26-Jul-18

Agricultural sectors becoming carbon neutral

2018

• Robert Quirk in Kirrili Lamb, Soil health: Stashing carbon in the ground is the new black gold, Rural Weekly syndicated, 5-Aug-18
• Local News Headlines Mackay & The Whitsundays, Hit Network, 13-Aug-18
• Robert Quirk, Simon Mattson, Michael Kane in Climate, Cane and Carbon, Channel 9 Mackay, 13-Aug-18
• Robert Quirk, Craig Doyle, Simon Mattson, Michael Kane in Luke Mortimer, Climate, Cane and Carbon: Farmers pack out Marian field day, Daily Mercury, 14-Aug-18
• Michael Kane, Robert Quirk, Simon Mattson in Michelle Price, Climate Cane and Carbon CSA event Mackay, Mackay Radio 4MK, 14-Aug-18