Resilience in Agriculture Workshop – Biloela

Join the Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) Industry Resilience and Recovery Officer (IRRO) team for a free informative ‘Resilience in Agriculture Workshop’. The workshop has been designed to cover the many opportunities and challenges of running a primary production enterprise.

The workshop will provide key insights and information for primary producers in the Banana region.

Topics and guest speakers

• Farm Business Resilience Planning | Nicole Richter and Jodie Knowlton, BDO
• Flood Management Plan and linked QRIDA technical advice rebate | Eloise Cosgrove and Julia Jurgs, QFF
• QRIDA funding availability update | John Metelli, QRIDA
• Cotton Australia update and resilience in the cotton industry| Renee Surawski, Cotton Australia
• Rural Aid resources and mental health service for farmers | Nicole Gavin, Rural Aid
• Ecological engineering and soil projects to aid in flood impact and mitigation | Verterra Ecological Engineering, Dave Waterson
• Q&A and discussion opportunities with various industry members and representatives

This workshop is a joint initiative of the Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer Program (funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements) and the Farm Business Resilience Program (funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Queensland Government’s Drought and Climate Adaptation Program).