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Podcast: Investing in climate-smart agriculture - Dr Anika Molesworth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
What message do Aussie farmers have for the corporate world? And what opportunities are there for investing in innovative climate solutions within the agricultural sector? In this episode of The Greener Way podcast, we hear from Dr Anika Molesworth ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... manage physical risks, and drive real-world outcomes through corporate engagement. Molesworth is a founding director of Farmers for Climate Action, a farmer-led initiative now representing 8000 farmer members advocating for policies aligning with science ...

Tasmanian cattle producer new chair of Farmers for Climate Action

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Tasmanian cattle producer Brett Hall has been named new chair of Farmers for Climate Action (FCA) following the resignation of Charlie Prell. Hall, a long-time board member, will play a key role in selecting the new CEO at the non-profit which represents ...

Australia releases "first ever" statement on climate in ag

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... government has released its first National Statement on Climate Change and Agriculture, outlining a plan for Australia's farmers to "maintain global leadership on climate change and agriculture." The statement commits all governments to work with ...

Nature Market Repair Bill: why some farmers oppose biodiversity offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Eight thousand farmers across Australia have opposed the inclusion of biodiversity offsets for land clearing in the federal government's Nature Market Repair Bill, which they say could not effectively offset habitat loss from other developments. The ...

CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Corporation (CEFC) and a Canadian state investment manager have co-invested in a platform aimed at assisting Australian farmers at decarbonising while boosting farm production. CDPQ (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) has invested $150 million ...

Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... restoration. The Nature Repair Market will "make it easier to connect people that want to invest in nature repair with farmers and other landholders," including First Nations landholders. Plibersek also noted that businesses who wish to trade with Europe ...

Fund Manager round up: Maple-Brown Abbot, Brookfield, Cultiv8

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... networks to offer a low-cost, easily installed range-extending Wi-Fi technology to users in areas of poor coverage, such as farmers who want to use digital technology to transform the way they run their businesses, Cultiv8 said. "In Australia and across ...

Leading Harvest launches Australian ag sustainability standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability verification and reporting across the agriculture industry with the aim of "resolving inefficiencies faced by farmers, producers, and customers in providing sustainability assurances that the market demands." The standard is built around ...

Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEFC back biosequestration startup

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Ventures and the CEFC among others. Loam has developed a microbial inoculum - an introduced biological material - which farmers will use to coat their seeds before sowing. The microbial inoculum works with the plants to sequester carbon. "Loam's microbial ...