1. How did agriculture fair in the Federal Budget? The QFF Federal Budget response can be read here
2. What was in the Federal Budget for the sector? There were many different programs that link to agriculture specifically.The agriculture budget breakdown is detailed here
3. Have your say! Thousands of Queenslanders will have the opportunity to give their views on energy usage, electric vehicles and emerging technologies following the launch of Australia’s most comprehensive study of household energy use. The Queensland Household Energy Survey is run annually by Powerlink in conjunction with Energex and Ergon Energy, as part of the Energy Queensland group. You can access the survey here
4. Agrotrend Bundaberg is ON this weekend. If you can, get along! Find out more here
5. Save the date for the Queensland AgWorkforce Summit on 3 – 5 August 2022. The summit is an excellent opportunity to network and learn about innovative strategies that have worked in attracting, retaining and skilling workforce. Agribusiness professionals will collaborate, learn and share experiences that will help agribusiness acquire and retain the workforce that they need to grow. For more info, go to the Summit website.
6. QFF and the University of Southern Queensland have joined forces in a new Drought Resilience Innovation Grants project (funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund) that plans to transform how index-based insurance and optimal crop management can be used to reduce financial risk and improve income stability. You can read more here.
7. Australia and India have reached agreement for an interim FTA that includes new market access opportunities for a range of agriculture commodities—an important first step to opening the massive Indian market to Australian farmers and agricultural exporters. Read more here
8. As the world’s most consumed meat – and the second most popular protein in Australia – the pork industry is big business. More than 400,000 metric tonnes of pork are produced across 2,700 sites in Australia each year, contributing over $5.2 billion to the economy. But as with any intensive agriculture, pork production doesn’t come without its by-products, and the biggest in this industry is effluent.Read more about how the pork industry is turning waste into water here.
9.The National Recovery and Resilience Agency (NRRA) has developed this blog page with information on support for primary producers in Queensland and New South Wales. The blog provides links to the respective state websites. Worth a look!
10. Ever wanted to learn about carbon farming? Join experts from the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture in a free online information session: Carbon farming: introductory principles, tools for accounting and market risks
When: 9 AM-12 PM AEST, Wednesday 6th April
Join online: https://utas.zoom.us/j/81070330633