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Queensland Farmers' Federation

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) is the united voice of agriculture in Queensland, representing the collective interests of peak agriculture industry organisations (both state and national) to build a strong future for Queensland’s agriculture sector.

About QFF

Who we are

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) is the united voice of agriculture in Queensland.

Our members are agricultural peak bodies who collectively represent more than 13,000 farmers who produce food, fibre and foliage across the state.

QFF’s peak body members come together to develop policy and lead projects on the key issues that are important to their farmer members and the Queensland agriculture sector.

Together, we form a strong, unified voice leveraging our effectiveness by working together to drive policy and initiatives that support a strong future for Queensland agriculture.

Our policy and advocacy work

The QFF team are a group of highly skilled and committed professionals with technical expertise across the priority areas of our members. Our cutting-edge projects support innovative, sustainable practices on-farm, while our policy development is science-based and future focused.

Our priority areas include, but are not limited to:

  • Water
  • Energy
  • Workforce planning, including education and training and workplace health and safety
  • Environmental sustainability and natural resource management
  • Biosecurity
  • Farm business planning, including risk management and resilience building
  • Land use planning, regional development and co-existence
  • Waste management and resource recovery
  • Agriculture productivity
  • Animal welfare

Our guiding principles

At QFF we:

Ensure our members are well-informed on issues of strategic importance.

Demonstrate leadership and a positive approach to policy.

Work together to seek positive outcomes on issues of common interest.

Seek positive outcomes across economic, social, environmental, and regional matters.

Recognise and embrace diversity within the QFF membership to achieve acceptable solutions for all members.

Foster a culture which recognises that responsible natural resource management is an integral part of sound farm business management.

Work cooperatively and respectfully with all stakeholders.