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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…

March 2019 We reached 600,000 people Earlier this month we published a full-page open letter in the Courier Mail, featuring 59 Queensland farmers and graziers opposing Adani's 'Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Management Plan'. It reached 600,000 people. And it did exactly…

25 February 2019 Federal Government Climate Solutions Package an inadequate response Farmers are describing the Federal Government’s $3.5 billion Climate Solutions Package as an inadequate response to Australia’s climate challenges. Farmers for Climate Action CEO Verity Morgan-Schmidt said while the…

20 February 2019 Drought impact highlights national strategy urgency News that the drought has decimated crops in the eastern states provides yet more evidence of the need for urgent climate action. Farmers across the nation are demanding a National Strategy…

19 February 2019 Political progress On Monday we were at Parliament House helping to launch the Parliamentary Friends of Climate Action group. This group, which includes independents, Rebekha Sharkie and Kerryn Phelps, is one of a number of signs we’ve…