Farmers are facing challenges such as volatile markets, rising input costs, labor shortages, and climate variability, with impacts of droughts, floods, extreme heat, and unpredictable seasons being felt on farms. The need for resilience in the agriculture sector is highlighted, with a call for policies that support decarbonization and renewable energy integration. Farmers are increasingly investing in renewables like solar panels and wind turbines to reduce costs, improve resilience, and lower emissions. Collaboration between governments, industry, and farmers is essential to ensure a sustainable transition to a more climate-friendly agriculture sector. The National Renewables in Agriculture Conference and Expo is focusing on how agriculture can contribute to Australia's energy transition while remaining productive, aiming to make farming businesses more resilient, strengthen regional economies, and improve food and energy security, with farmers central to the conversation on achieving these goals.
Renewables and electrification help build farm resilience amidst the fuel and fertiliser crisis
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