- QFF’s Project Manager for Energy, Andrew Chamberlain, has suggested a few steps farm businesses can take to understand the impacts of the Queensland Competition Authority’s final determination on 2023-24 regulated retail electricity prices. Read it here. Growers and producers in the Goondiwindi and Southern Downs regional council areas can receive on-farm energy saving assistance through QFF’s EnergySQ Program. Learn more here or contact energysq@qff.org.au.
- Join QFF CEO Jo Sheppard and Darcy Franklin from ExxonMobil’s Global Trading organisation for a special discussion on what is happening in the future fuels area, and the opportunities this presents for Queensland agriculture on Thursday, 6 July as they explore ‘Mobility reimagined: Where are we up to and what could it mean for the agriculture sector? Register here.
- QFF’s Farm Business Hour for June, to be held Wednesday, 28 June, will explore tools for managing climate risk including weather forecasting, farm planning, the Climate Services for Agriculture platform and more. Register here.
- Do you have an agriculture role you are looking to fill? QFF is offering employers a 30-day free trial of the Ag Jobs Queensland Simply follow this link and apply the promo code EOFYAGJOBS. The code expires on 30 June 2023, at 11:59 PM AEST.
- QFF member CANEGROWERS is calling on all levels of government to redouble their efforts to halt the march of Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA), following the release of a damning report on the failure of the current eradication program. Read the media release here.
- Thanks to a Nuffield Australia scholarship, Central Queensland cotton farmer and QFF Project Manager for the Rural Jobs & Skills Alliance, Renée Anderson, has written a report titled Social Licence: A Social and Environmental Responsibility exploring why the adoption of on-farm best management practices (BMP) is key to Australian agriculture maintaining its strong social licence. The report was informed by Renee’s visits to 120 farms in 15 countries and is available here.
- Primary producers, small businesses and not-for-profit agencies still recovering from the floods of early 2022 now have more time to apply for Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants of up to $75,000, with grants extended until 8 September 2023. Read more here.
- The 2023/24 Queensland State Budget has invested $550 million in the agriculture budget with boosts to biosecurity and resilience. Read our key take aways on the budget for the agriculture sector here. QFF corporate partner BDO Australia have shared their State Budget insights here.
- The Australian Farm Institute’s 2023 Mid-Year Conference and Dinner will be held on Tuesday 4 July in Adelaide and online. The conference will have a focus on ESG Goals and Target Setting in Australian agriculture including a debate on whether ESG is an unnecessary burden for Australia’s farmers. Register here.
- For Australia’s food security to remain sustainable in the future, changes must be made to our food systems according to the newly released Reshaping Australian Food Systems roadmap from the CSIRO. Read it here.
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