- Beef 2024 (5 – 11 May) will be a celebration of Australian agriculture, not only at a national level, but on a global stage. You’ll find QFF in the Walter Pierce Pavilion at site W95, celebrating every industry, every plate and every person that is part of the Queensland agriculture sector. Thank you to our site sponsor and partner Sparke Helmore Lawyers. See you there!
- Queensland’s leading sugar industry representative peak body, Canegrowers, is calling on firm commitments on the development of Queensland’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel sector, as well as the mainstay policies of water and energy pricing, research funding and environmental issues, ahead of this year’s State Government elections. Read more here.
- QFVG is voicing industry concerns around deadlines for disaster recovery grants while highlighting the imbalance in disaster support between horticulture and other industries following Far North Queensland’s extreme weather earlier this year. Read more here.
- Through QFF’s partnership with Mitsubishi Motors, members of QFF’s peak body members are eligible for National Fleet pricing with Mitsubishi Diamond Advantage, including for the All-New Mitsubishi Triton. Learn more here.
- Cotton Australia has launched a photography competition which invites entrants to showcase their experiences and dispel myths surrounding cotton production, community life, and innovation with a total prize pool of $7,000. Read more here.
- Greater details have been released on the contribution of each agricultural industry under the Federal Government’s proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy. Read more here.
- eastAUSmilk have presented 28 propositions regarding the second review of the Dairy Industry Code, making clear the imbalance between processors and farmers within the market and calling for the Code to be strengthened. Read more here.
- The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling on all levels of government to ramp up their war on fire ants following the discovery of a nest in Oakey, at the tip of the Murray-Darling Basin catchment. Read more here.
- The first hearings into the Queensland Government’s Select Committee into Supermarket Pricing were held in Bundaberg last week with growers speaking behind closed doors out of fear of retribution. Read more here.
- The CSIRO has released the Ag2050 Scenarios Report examining the question; what does a productive, resilient, and sustainable Australian farm look like in 2050. Read it here.
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