- Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) have written an article discussing insights from QFF and The Demographic Group’s ‘Australia 2025’ breakfast event, featuring Bernard Salt, one of Australia’s leading social commentators. The event provided a data-informed outlook for the Australian economy, agriculture, and regional Queensland in the year ahead and beyond. Read more here.
- A recent visit to Emerald by the Queensland Minister for Primary Industries Tony Perrett gave cotton growers the opportunity to raise issues impacting their region and the industry. Read more here.
- QFF joins Canegrowers in welcoming the Queensland Government’s decision to extend disaster recovery grant applications for primary producers impacted by Cyclone Jasper. Read more here. QFF and our peak body members are calling on government to conduct a wider review of the disaster recovery frameworks for farm businesses. Read more here.
- QFF’s Industry Resilience and Recovery Officers (IRROs) recently hosted their end of year forum, A Flood of Findings, in Toowoomba alongside project delivery partners Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG). The event was a culmination of 18 months of work delivering the IRRO Program to primary producers across 23 local government areas. Read more here.
- The 2025 Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) conference will explore the challenges faced by agriculture and society more broadly in the transition to a sustainable future, from 11-14 February 2025 in Brisbane. Learn more and register here.
- Agricultural Extension Officer Trainees recently completed a hosted two-week cross industry bus trip as part of the QFF delivered Agricultural Extension Work Placement Program (AEWPP). Read more here.
- The 2024 Australian Biosecurity Awards recipients were recently announced with Queenslanders winning five of the 12 awards. See the winners here.
- The Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority is conducting a 100 Day Review of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games infrastructure and planning and encourages interested individuals and organisations to provide input. Submissions can be made through the Games Review Portalprior to Friday 10th January 2025
- As wild pigs continue to have a devastating impact on farming enterprises and the environment, the National Feral Pig Action Plan is conducting a brief stakeholder survey to gather insights on the implementation of the National Feral Pig Action Plan 2021-2031. Respond here by Friday, 20 December.
- The QFF team wish you a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. Our office will be closed from Monday, 20 December 2024, reopening on Monday, 6 January 2025. During that time QFF’s 10 Things will also take a break but will be back in your email and online from Monday, 6