09/06/2026
Facts matter. Farmers have an excellent feel for what works, but have to be supported by research
Concern CSIRO job cuts could leave Australia in the dark on climate impacts.
Farmers for Climate Action is deeply concerned by slated CSIRO job cuts that could impact Australia’s ability to model climate impacts and submit projections for global reports.
Farmers rely on this world-class modelling and projections for critical farm management decisions and their livelihoods.
“We need more data - not less - on the impacts of climate change and it seems insane that Australia’s peak research body would contemplate cutting resources from such a critical area of work. We need solid assurance that the slated changes don’t risk jeopardising the integrity and quality of our climate science,” says our Acting CEO, Verity Morgan-Schmidt.
It’s especially important for farmers who are already dealing with lost agricultural productivity due in part to a changing climate. If there is a reduction in information available to farmers: how can they be expected to keep farming productively?
This data and service is too important to be at the whims of staffing and funding cuts. While we welcomed the Federal Government’s recent additional funding of $387.4m into CSIRO, we call on the Federal Government to ensure that Australian farmers can rely on the CSIRO to continue to do this vital work.
Read the full release: farmersforclimateaction.org.au
