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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…

14 March 2020 Welcome Wendy! We’re delighted to welcome to Farmers for Climate Action our new CEO Wendy Cohen. Wendy’s most recent role was as CEO of the Country Education Foundation, and before that, CEO of Equestrian NSW, the state’s…

MONDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2019 Let’s get started on a national strategy says farmer delegation to Canberra A delegation of more than 20 farmers from across the country descended on the nation’s capital today to call for progress on a national…

30 August 2019 Time to look out the window and act on climate, say farmers Farmers are calling on the Federal Government to look out the window and take action on climate change, following the release of the latest emissions…

14 August 2019 Risks and rewards of farming in a changing climate in focus at Orange this September Central West New South Wales farmers and agricultural industry representatives have the opportunity to hear from leading experts in agriculture and climate…

6 June 2019 Time's up to act on emissions, say farmers Farmers are demanding the Federal Government takes swift and decisive action to curb the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions after its latest greenhouse gas accounting revealed emissions had continued to…

6 June 2019 Beef tracking towards carbon neutral goal Climate-smart farmers across Australia have welcomed the beef industry’s progress towards greater sustainability, including its goal of being carbon neutral by 2030. Farmers for Climate Action CEO Verity Morgan-Schmidt said: “Farmers…

27 May 2019 New cabinet welcomed Farmers for Climate Action welcomes the new Federal Government cabinet line up. We look forward to working closely with incoming Environment Minister Sussan Ley and Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie, and will seek to meet…

22 May 2019 Premier’s Adani intervention undermines grazier confidence Graziers are calling on Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to provide assurances the independent regulator, due process and graziers’ groundwater supplies will not be jeopardised following today’s call for a definitive timeframe…