Farmers are demanding their political and industry representatives do more to tackle climate change.
As they experience rapid changes on the land farmers worry there's worse to come, a national survey reveals.
Eight in 10 farmers want their agricultural sector representatives to do more to advocate for stronger action, and 88 per cent want their political representatives to do more.
The first-ever farmer climate survey, being launched at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday, also found:
* Two out of three observed changes in rainfall patterns during their lifetime, and almost one in two reported more frequent or intense droughts; rain events or flooding; or heatwaves.
* Many are taking steps to cope, such as switching crop types or livestock breeds, as well as adopting measures to reduce on-farm emissions. Cost was cited as the single biggest barrier to doing more.
* Majority of farmers are highly or very concerned about: more unreliable rainfall (76 per cent), higher temperatures (74 per cent), more frequent or intense heatwaves (68 per cent), direct pollution from the mining of fossil fuels (68 per cent), increased bushfire risk (57 per cent) and price rises for input costs (53 per cent).
* Eight in 10 farmers support Australia moving towards 100 per cent renewable electricity, with only 10 per cent opposed and a further 10 per cent unsure.
* Nine in 10 farmers are concerned about damage to the climate.
