The United Voice of Agriculture in Queensland

QFF is a federation that represents the interests of peak state and national agriculture industry organisations, which in turn collectively represent more than 13,000 primary producers across the state.

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The United Voice of Agriculture in Queensland

QFF is a federation that represents the interests of peak state and national agriculture industry organisations, which in turn collectively represent more than 13,000 primary producers across the state.

Projects Newsroom

The United Voice of Agriculture in Queensland

QFF is a federation that represents the interests of peak state and national agriculture industry organisations, which in turn collectively represent more than 13,000 primary producers across the state.

Projects Newsroom

The United Voice of Agriculture in Queensland

QFF is a federation that represents the interests of peak state and national agriculture industry organisations, which in turn collectively represent more than 13,000 primary producers across the state.

Projects Newsroom

The United Voice of Agriculture in Queensland

QFF is a federation that represents the interests of peak state and national agriculture industry organisations, which in turn collectively represent more than 13,000 primary producers across the state.

Projects Newsroom

The United Voice of Agriculture in Queensland

QFF is a federation that represents the interests of peak state and national agriculture industry organisations, which in turn collectively represent more than 13,000 primary producers across the state.

Projects Newsroom

President's Column

19 Dec 2024

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Queensland's Agricultural Industries

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Current Projects

Projects undertaken by QFF seek to benefit and support Queenslands farmers across all industries.

Energy Information Service for Landholders
Queensland Ag Energy Hub
Renewable Energy Landholder Toolkit
Farm Business Resilience Program

Energy Information Service for Landholders

Energy Information Service for Landholders

The Energy Information Service for Landholders can be accessed Monday - Friday from 8:30am - 5pm via 07 3329 7500.

What is it?

The Energy Information Service for Landholders is a free phone service for farmers and landholders in Queensland providing information and guidance on a range of energy matters.

Objective

To ensure farmers and landholders in Queensland can access up to date information and guidance about energy on their farm and for their business.

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Queensland Ag Energy Hub

Queensland Ag Energy Hub

The Queensland Ag Energy Hub provides a centralised hub of information for Queensland farmers navigating the energy needs and requirements of their operations.

What is it?

The website provides information about reducing expenditure and case studies from farms that have successfully implemented savings initiatives, as well as fact sheets on pumping, irrigation, energy efficient farm buildings and more.

Objective

To ensure farmers can access information about energy saving opportunities on their farm and in their business.

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Renewable Energy Landholder Toolkit

Renewable Energy Landholder Toolkit

Queensland Farmers’ Federation in partnership with the Queensland Government, has prepared the Queensland Renewable Energy Landholder Toolkit to assist and inform landholders as they respond to and negotiate with energy industry representatives about accessing land and developing renewable energy projects.

What is it?

A Toolkit to assist and inform landholders as they respond to and negotiate with energy industry representatives about accessing land and developing renewable energy projects.

Objective

To ensure landholders are aware of the various potential benefits and risks associated with on-farm renewable developments.

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Farm Business Resilience Program

Farm Business Resilience Program

The Farm Business Resilience Program (FBRP) is available to primary producers in Queensland. The Program helps you review all aspects of your business and identify strategies to address your risks through the development of a Farm Business Resilience Plan. This program is jointly funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Queensland Government’s Drought and Climate Adaptation Program.

What is it?

The program supports farmers to identify gaps and areas of focus for their business. FBRP can assist with natural disaster and drought management, strategic business and risk management skills, family business planning and natural resource management.

Objective

Improving your farm’s long-term business resilience to help you absorb and recover from challenges that have a negative impact on production and financial returns.

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10 Things to know

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Industry Members

QFF is a federation that represents the interests of peak state and national agriculture industry organisations, which in turn collectively represent more than 13,000 primary producers across Queensland.

Queensland Farmers' Federation

1 week ago

💡 Have you read QFF's December Ag Energy Update? In this latest edition we covered:🍊 A case study covering the QBEST Ag energy audit at Benyenda Citrus which identified potential energy savings of 35% at the main packing shed. 🐮 Highlights from a recent QBEST Ag webinar exploring energy efficiency in the dairy industry. 🤝 QFF's partnership with RELA Australia, Australia’s first landowner aligned renewable energy platform. RELA provides landowners with the knowledge and support they need to independently assess the opportunities for their farming enterprise to continue what they do best as primary producers while also securing a secondary income source as part of the renewable energy transition.📞 The Energy Information Service for Landholders, a free phone service for farmers and landholders in Queensland. The service is available Monday – Friday from 8:30am – 5pm and can assist by providing information and guidance on a range of energy matters. Call 07 3329 7500.🌱 Updates on QFF energy's projects including EnergySQ, the Energy Education and Engagement Advisor (EEEA) role and the Queensland Ag Energy Hub. ⛈️ Plus a resource from Powerlink Queensland which includes practical information to help ensure farms are prepared to manage the dual challenge of protecting crops and livestock while safeguarding critical energy infrastructure this storm season.Read the full update and subscribe to receive these quarterly Ag Energy Updates direct to your inbox 👉 bit.ly/41wIqu4 ... See MoreSee Less

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Queensland Farmers' Federation

2 weeks ago

📈 What trends will shape the future of Queensland’s agriculture sector and regional communities? This question was at the heart of robust discussions at the recent Australia 2025 Breakfast, hosted by the Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) in partnership with The Demographics Group.More than 200 people attended the sold-out event to hear from renowned Australian demographer Bernard Salt AM, alongside his colleagues Simon Kuestenmacher and Hari Hara Priya Kannan, to look at the trends poised to reshape the agricultural and regional landscape in 2025 and beyond.The conversation took a deep dive into a broad spectrum of themes impacting Queensland’s future, from population growth to the rise of artificial intelligence and what this means for labour and skills pools in Australia. For the agriculture sector the implications of these trends are vast and varied.The Australia 2025 Breakfast underscored the need for strategic thinking and collaboration across the agricultural industry, and other sectors, to navigate the path ahead. With attendees including QFF’s peak body members, corporate partners, industry stakeholders, and ministerial representatives, the event reinforced the need for a shared commitment to securing a sustainable and prosperous future for Queensland agriculture and its communities.Read more in our President's Column below 👇 bit.ly/3ZPrZHO ... See MoreSee Less

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Queensland Farmers' Federation

2 weeks ago

🍎 ☕ 🧦 🥛 🥩 🥭 What food or agricultural product can't you live without? During November, QFF alongside our peak body members CANEGROWERS, Cotton Australia and Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers invited Queenslanders to reflect on what farmers mean to them and the agricultural products they can’t live without through the #QLDersCantLiveWithout campaign. Through the campaign Queenslanders were asked to upload a photo and 25 words, or a 10-15 second video, explaining what agricultural product, food, fibre or foliage item they can’t live without. All entries went in the running to win a two-night farm stay in the Scenic Rim with the winning entry below, having been announced this week.More than 250 entries were received as part of the campaign, which coincided with National Agriculture Day - a celebration of the country’s farming sector, shining the light on the importance of farmers to Queensland daily life. You can view the other amazing entries that the campaign received here 👉 bit.ly/4i0jVLA ... See MoreSee Less

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Queensland Farmers' Federation

2 weeks ago

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 for Natural Resource Management. The event was a culmination of 18 months of work delivering the IRRO Program to primary producers across 23 local government areas in Queensland that were impacted by the 2021-2022 flooding events in southern, central, southeast and western Queensland.Through the program, 100 primary producers were supported by QFF, and 97 primary producers by BMRG, to develop Flood Management Plans to build flood recovery capacity, resilience and identify strategies to mitigate farm business risk.A Flood of Findings provided a platform for the learnings from the IRRO program to be presented as well for industry technical advisers to present on a range of recovery and resilience topics.In addition to the good planning work QFF’s disaster recovery and resilience team have helped deliver on farm and in regional communities, QFF continues to call for better policy settings to ensure farm businesses return to business-as-usual activities in a timely manner after a disaster event, minimising their downtime and restoring production as soon as possible.This would include a ‘spine of resources’ to support primary producers throughout the lifecycle of natural disasters to ensure resources are embedded in industry and local communities to be able to effectively assist in recovery and pivot to a resilience building role when the community is ready.The Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer Program has been jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.Queensland Agriculture Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise Healthy Land & Water SQNNSWHub ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

This week in 10 Things 👇 🌱 The National Farmers' Federation has welcomed a new report that places farmers at the centre of a re-invented food system following The Australian Food and Agriculture Taskforce handing down a report that warns the nation’s food system is at a tipping point. ⚡ QFF’s CEO recently spoke to the ABC Rural Report to discuss where farmers and landholders can go if they are considering, or have been approached, to host a wind or solar project on their land. RELA Australia CEO Michael Katz wrote an article earlier this year sharing insights around their role in the renewable energy transition. 🐄 eastAUSmilk have highlighted a recent Diary Australia story which showcases a North Queensland dairy farm with a long-term vision to implementing sustainable farming practices and managing environment conditions.Read more here 👉 bit.ly/3ZqrpPh ... See MoreSee Less

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Queensland Farmers' Federation @qldfarmers ·

18 Dec

🎄 This Christmas you can make a difference by supporting Queensland farmers.

Read more in our President's Column 👇
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Queensland Farmers' Federation @qldfarmers ·

16 Dec

⛈️ @CANEGROWERS welcome the @QldGov extension of disaster recovery grants for farms impacted by Cyclone Jasper.

🤝 A visit to Emerald by @TonyPerrettMP gave @CottonAustralia growers the opportunity to raise issues impacting their region & industry .

👉 https://bit.ly/3OUqLoB

Queensland Farmers' Federation @qldfarmers ·

11 Dec

What trends will shape the future of the #QldAgriculture sector & regional communities?

This week's President's Column reflects on the data presented at the recent 'Australia 2025' breakfast hosted by the QFF in partnership with The Demographics Group 👇
https://bit.ly/3ZPrZHO

Queensland Farmers' Federation @qldfarmers ·

10 Dec

QFF’s Industry Resilience & Recovery Officers recently hosted their end of year forum, A Flood of Findings, alongside project delivery partners @bmrg4nrm. The event was a culmination of 18 months of work delivering the IRRO Program to primary producers across 23 LGAs in QLD.

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