In this episode of Over the Fence, we share a conversation we had recently on a webinar about farm biodiversity and the federal government’s Nature Repair Market legislation. This webinar was hosted by Emily Jones from the Farmers for Climate Action team, with guest speakers Les White and Professor David Lindenmayer. It explored the challenges and opportunities farmers face managing biodiversity outcomes on-farm, in the context of a changing climate. Thanks for listening in ..read more

In this episode, Fiona and Cam are talking to Professor Richard Eckard from the University of Melbourne. Professor Eckard is a world authority on sustainable agricultural production, with a focus on carbon neutral agriculture and agricultural adaptation. In this conversation, Fiona and Cam asked Richard about the opportunities out there for farmers today as they look to reduce their emissions on farm, as well as what’s just around the corner ..read more

In this episode, Fiona and Cam from the Farmers for Climate Action team are talking to Tony Mahar. Tony is the CEO of the National Farmers Federation. Tony is from a farming background in south-west Victoria. We discussed farmers engaging in carbon markets, the NFF’s net zero by 2050 target, and Tony's journey to the NFF CEO role (including his passion for baking ..read more

In this episode of Over the Fence, president of the Victorian Farmers Federation, Emma Germano, is in conversation with Farmers for Climate Action CEO, Fiona Davis. Fiona talks to Emma about her early life, her career, what drives her, and what her hopes are for the future of Victorian agriculture. This episode was recorded late last year, and since then Emma Germano has been re-elected for a second term as VFF President ..read more

Recently we sat down for a chat with David Littleproud MP, Member for Maranoa, leader of the Federal National Party and Shadow Minister for Agriculture. In this episode of Over the Fence, our CEO Fiona Davis talks to David Littleproud about his childhood in rural Queensland and journey into politics, his vision for rural Australia and how he thinks we should go about tackling climate change ..read more

In this episode of Over the Fence, we talk to Peter Walsh, the member for Murray Plains in the Victorian Parliament and leader of the Nationals in Victoria. Our host Fiona Davis, CEO of Farmers for Climate Action, chats to Peter about how he ended up in politics, his hopes for regional Victoria and agriculture, and how he'd like to see us tackle climate change. Over the Fence is a podcast from Farmers for Climate Action (FCA). FCA is a movement of farmers, agricultural leaders and rural Australians working to ensure farmers are a key part of the solution to climate change. You can find FCA onl ..read more

In this episode, we share a recent conversation our CEO Fiona Davis had with the Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, about opportunities for emissions reductions and plans for agriculture. While we didn’t get a chance to discuss Labor’s planned $500 million fund to encourage investment in the farm sector - that was announced a few days after this chat - we did get to hear a lot more about where Chris sees the biggest opportunities to lower emissions across the economy, as well as ag and climate change more generally. Over the Fence is a podcast from Farmers for Climate ..read more

In this episode of Over the Fence, we share a conversation that our CEO Fiona Davis had recently at the launch of our latest report. It’s called Fork in the Road and it examines the impacts of climate change on Australia’s food supply. This conversation is with the report author Stephen Bartos, plus John McGoverne who’s the CEO of the Cattle Council, and Brett Hosking, chair of GrainGrowers. The launch brought hundreds of farmers, ag industry representatives, government representatives and interested members of our community together. They came along to hear more about the challenges and oppor ..read more

In this episode, Fiona talks to Nina O’Brien who is the Disaster Resilience and Recovery Lead at the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (or FRRR). Our conversation is about what resilience looks like on the ground and what farmers and farming communities can be doing to prepare for future challenges, including climate change. Nina is passionate about advocating for the people that call regional Australia home and making their communities great places to live. Raised in the Mallee scrub of western South Australia, her skills in strategic thinking, project management, governance, commun ..read more

In this episode we talk to Ruth McGowan, an expert on getting people elected to politics. Ruth grew up on a farm in north-east Victoria. She later worked as a senior scientist for the Victorian government, and as mayor she helped lead her community through the 2009 Black Saturday bushfire disaster. We spoke with Ruth about growing up on the farm and what led her to become passionate about grassroots politics. Over the Fence is a podcast from Farmers for Climate Action. FCA is a movement of farmers, agricultural leaders and rural Australians working to ensure farmers are a key part of the solut ..read more