THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE -

The changing face of farming.

 

Climate change has a devastating effect on our farmers. One of these effects concern poorer crop yields

Across parts of Queensland and over the border into northern New South Wales around Moree, it is predicted crop yields could fall which effects sheep grazing

But there may also be some opportunities as the country warms.

Some crops may be able to expand into areas currently too wet to farm and less frosts in parts of Queensland and northern NSW may increase the types of crops that could be grown there.

But heat stress, flooding, erosion and cyclones could also cause some damage.

Mark Howden from the CSIRO's Climate Adaptation Flagship program says Australia's farming regions will look different in the future.

"What we probably will see is a change in agriculture so we won't see the same things in the same places, but we will see a strong continuation of agriculture across Australia," he said.

A recent survey indicates about 20 per cent of primary producers do not accept the science.

Caitlyn