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2 May 2019 Graziers urge Central Queensland voters to protect groundwater, boost renewable energy Three Central Queensland  graziers will feature in a three-week long advertising campaign urging voters in the May 18 federal election to prioritise protecting the region’s groundwater…

March 2019 Farm production falling Despite high targets for growth, the latest ABARES data shows Australia's farm production is falling as a result of the savage drought devastating much of South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and pockets of…

10 April 2019 Graziers meet Queensland Government to talk Adani Graziers hand-delivered an open letter* to Queensland Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch today, calling on the state government to reject Adani’s water plan on scientific grounds including inadequate modelling and lack…

11 April 2019 Election: Farmers demand climate action Thousands of farmers are calling for all sides of politics to commit to meaningful climate action and a national strategy for climate change and agriculture this election. Farmers for Climate Action CEO…

9 April 2019 Adani disappointment The Federal Environment Minister Melissa Price’s decision today to rush through Adani’s groundwater plan on the eve of the election looks like cynical politics at its worst. Farmers and graziers across central Queensland have just…

3 April 2019 Farmers uninspired by Band-aid Budget Farmers across the country have been left uninspired by the Federal Federal Government’s proposed 2019-20 Budget. Despite disaster relief and recovery funding, it falls well short of much-needed support for long-term strategies…

Monday, 1 April 2019 Farmers cautiously welcome ALP climate policy release Farmers across the country have cautiously welcomed the Australian Labor Party’s climate policy released today. Farmers for Climate Action CEO Verity Morgan-Schmidt said the policy puts agriculture at the…

14 March 2019 Top of the class Earlier this month we gathered over 20 up-and-coming climate-smart farming leaders for our 2019 Victorian Climate-Smart Agriculture Masterclass. Drawn from across a wide-range of agricultural industries, from bee-keeping to horticulture, dairying to mixed…

March 2019 Australia’s emissions trajectory threatens farm viability Rising figures for Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions show that the Federal Government is failing to protect Australian farmers and their livelihoods, said Farmers for Climate Action today. Data from the Quarterly Update…

Farmers, industry bodies and experts brave heat to talk climate action Local farmers across horticulture, wine growing and grazing are joining forces with world-leading agricultural scientists to host a managing climate risk in agriculture conference in Stanthorpe on Wednesday, 3…