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Teacher Resources Tool Kit
Please clink on the each of the boxes to find current relevant articles on the Farming Challenges topic that your students have identified is the one that most creates a buzz for them.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY
5 myths about solar energy
Largest community-owned solar farm in Australia taking root in Canberra vineyard
ACF Clean Energy Australia map
coal closure inevitable but painful
Charge your Tesla or BMWi3 for $1 a day from November
Australia’s electricity market is not agile and innovative enough to keep up
Australians want focus on renewables not coal
biogas process
Clean energy and the global fight against climate change
Clean energy solutions
Coal And Gas To Begin ‘Terminal Decline’ In Less Than A Decade
Farmer goes solar to beat power price rises
Farmers have power to lead climate action
farmers power the world
wind turbines give farmers a second shot
Power play: Envisioning a wind, water and solar world
Power to the people: how communities can help meet our renewable energy goals
Powering the bush: Problems and solutions in rural Western Australia
Rise in solar and wind energy
Rural Town Creating Sustainable Business Model for Renewable Energy
states, cities and communities kicking renewable energy goals
Sun is shining for AGL as QIC backs renewable fund
The buzz around renewables: what’s it mean for farmers?
Wind and solar PV have won the race – it's too late for other clean energy technologies
BIOSECURITY
As Australian agriculture moves into premium markets, the biosecurity risks increase
Biosecurity - Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Biosecurity Survey Infographic
Climate Change
young voices
Appetite for Change Effects of Climate Change on Food Production in Australia
Climate adaptation: what it means for Australian consumers
A breathing planet, off balance
Climate change doubled the likelihood of the New South Wales heatwave
Climate change: 90% of rural Australians say their lives are already affected
Climate Change: It's Real And We're Responsible
Global climate change and global warming adaptation and mitigation
We're over being bummed about climate change and ready for solutions
RISKY BUSINESS: HEALTH, CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC RISKS OF THE CARMICHAEL COALMINE
what is our carbon budget?
GALILEE BASIN COAL EMISSIONS
NEW COALMINES AT ODDS WITH TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate Council: Bush can boom in climate fight
Fascinating climate map shows foreign weather compared to Australia
Farmers have power to lead climate action
Five ways to take action on climate change
Heatwave breaks another hottest night record
Impact of climate change on agriculture
CLIMATE CHANGE ON AUSTRALIA'S MAJOR CROPS
adapting to climate change
New crop varieties can't keep up with global warming
New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground
ON THE FRONTLINE: CLIMATE CHANGE & RURAL COMMUNITIES
Seven climate records set so far in 2016
Shire adopts new climate action plan
East coast lows to become fewer but more intense
Terms that resonate with young people
The Science Climate - Reality Australia
What is the role of climate change in Australia's recent storms?
Why our brains may not be equipped to handle climate change
Youth Voices Matter When it Comes to Climate Change
Earth Overshoot Day: We used a year's worth of resources in seven months
Food Waste
Livestock production – 2050 and beyond
$200m tipped into landfill firms by government's Direct Action dubbed a 'waste'
Food waste to power wastewater treatment
food bank hunger report 2016
food bank facts
How The Cleveland Browns Are Helping To Turn Food Waste Into Renewable Energy
Key facts on food loss and waste you should know!
Six reasons why food is a really big deal
Stop food waste
health
Sustainable Farming and Living
International Year of Pulses
Livestock production – 2050 and beyond
Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (AHRI)
Australia ranks 20th on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
Australian Farmers supply 93% of the food we eat
Australian National Outlook 2015 – Insights for food, water and energy
How are growers responding to increasing herbicide resistance?
How many earths do we need if the world lived like us
Most Australians overestimate how green they are
technology
Farmers of the future will utilize drones, robots and GPS
GM cotton - Analysing an Agricultural Research Project
Transforming the bush: robots, drones and cows that milk themselves
Why $1 milk won’t take us from mining boom to dining boom
Why we won't be able to feed the world without GM
AWEX Sheep Breed Compendium App launched
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