- A group of #eatqld champions and QFF recently joined forces to showcase their produce and skills at the #eatqld long lunch held at Tommerup’s Dairy Farm in the Scenic Rim. The lunch celebrated the #eatqld champions and amazing locally grown produce Queensland has to offer. Read more HERE.
- QFF is ensuring farmers’ views are heard throughout the QRIDP process and is serious about developing a state-based approach to properly address planning for mining and resources to better protect Queensland’s prime agricultural land. Read QFF’s Queensland Country Life column HERE.
- A new Cotton Australia resource has been launched for Australian classrooms that promises a rich hub of information and clear connections from cotton to curriculum outcomes in science, geography, agriculture, textiles, careers, business and more. Read more HERE.
- A new analysis of the way sugarcane farms have fared when Queensland councils set their rates will inform important conversations between CANEGROWERS offices and local government. Read more about this analysis HERE.
- Queensland landholders in the Great Artesian Basin can now apply for funds to cover up to 90 per cent of costs of on-property projects that involve managing water flow by rehabilitating or replacing bores, and replacing open bore drains with pipes, tanks and troughs. Details HERE.
- The Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council, of which QFF is a member, and the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads are seeking your views on issues and priorities for the Bruce Highway. Provide your feedback and take the survey by 18 June HERE.
- South East Queensland’s fire ant biosecurity zones have been updated. The changes, in force now, include the addition of 10 new suburbs to biosecurity zone 2 and 20 suburbs moving from zone 2 to 1. More details HERE.
- The Australian Drilling Industry Association has recently released ‘Drilling in the Great Artesian Basin: A practical guide to better inform landowners about what is involved in having a bore drilled and will be particularly helpful for those doing it for the first time. Read the guide HERE.
- Join QFF at the Australian Farm Institute’s Agriculture and Trade in Disrupted Economies Conference on Thursday 17 June 2021 in Toowoomba to participate in discussions which shape Australian agriculture. Last chance to secure your tickets! Register now HERE.
- The Future Drought Fund’s first annual Science to Practice Innovation Forum is taking place from June 29 to July 1, 2021 connecting researchers, farmers, agribusinesses, and communities who are committed to making Australia more drought resilient. For more information and to register, click HERE.
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