Time to accelerate renewable energy adoption on our farms

By Karin Stark
Updated May 10 2019 - 3:38pm, first published 3:25pm
In 2018, Karin Stark's family installed a 500kW solar diesel hybrid system to an irrigation bore previously run solely on diesel. Their cotton farm is located near Narromine, NSW.
In 2018, Karin Stark's family installed a 500kW solar diesel hybrid system to an irrigation bore previously run solely on diesel. Their cotton farm is located near Narromine, NSW.

The dangerous impacts of climate change place farmers on the frontline, with unpredictable and increasingly severe weather patterns impacting on yield. As these risks increase so too will insurance premiums and the cost of capital, placing a further burden on farming sustainability. Similarly soaring energy costs are causing stress on family farms and eroding farm competitiveness.

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