10 February 2020 Farmers for Climate Action call for rural MPs to back Climate Change Act Bill Farmers for Climate Action is calling for a conscience vote on the Climate Change Act Bill and urging regional MPs to support it.…
6 February 2020 National #ShowOurColours campaign has farmers hit by drought, fire calling for climate action Farmers and rural Australians across the country are urging others to join them as they display the colour yellow to show their support for…
6 February 2020 Farmers call for new Ag Minister to prioritise climate change and ag policy Farmers across the country are calling for Federal politicians to step up and take serious climate action, starting with the new Agriculture Minister prioritising…
31 January 2020 Governments putting water at risk with gas plans, say farmers Farmers across New South Wales are fearing essential water supplies will be at risk as the NSW and Federal governments announces a $2 billion deal which includes…
28 January 2020 Drop the spin and get on with it, say farmers as PM heads to Orange Farmers for Climate Action is calling on Scott Morrison to drop the marketing spin and take some real action on climate change…
16 January 2020 Adaptation and resilience no longer enough say farmers The Federal Government is putting Australia’s economic and food security at risk if it continues to ignore science, farmers say as a new report finds 2010s the world’s hottest…
Angus Emmott is a Farmers for Climate Action Board Director and a grazier south-west of Longreach. This climate-smart grazier says as a result of climate change he's experiencing "hotter, drier periods interspaced with more intense and violent rainfall events". "Given…
Tuesday, 14 January 2020 Farmers urge Federal Government to recognise economic imperative for climate change strategies Farmers from across the country are calling on the Federal Government to stand up for Australia’s future food security and economic viability, amidst signs…
October 2019 Upcoming events calendar Some of the great events coming up that we're attending (or wishing we were) include: October 25 October: Rural Press Club of Victoria’s Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley lunch 29 October: Birchip Cropping Group’s…
25 October 2019 Farmers welcome first step towards bipartisan breakthrough on climate Farmers have welcomed today’s endorsement by Australia’s Agriculture ministers of a national strategy for climate change and agriculture. The national climate change work program, to be led by…