- Do farmers have vision to see tariff transfer in 2020? There are 42,000+ regional customers could be in for a shock as the transitioning to cost-reflective electricity tariffs continues. See QFF President Stuart Armitage’s full column HERE.
- Queensland Irrigators have said no to targeted buybacks at the recent Dirranbandi, St George, Goondiwindi and Toowoomba Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) Northern Basin Plan consultations. Details HERE.
- QFF industry member CANEGROWERS‘ Smartcane BMP program now has full alignment with the stringent sustainability requirements of the world’s biggest sugar-buying companies, Bonsucro. Media statement HERE.
- Parts of the Logan and Albert rivers, south of Brisbane, have been locked down to some fishers as authorities struggle to contain an outbreak of white spot disease in prawns — the first such discovery in Australia. Details HERE.
- See the Christmas edition of the QFF’s Energy Savers e-news including new irrigation presentations & farm business case studies HERE.
- Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics & Sciences (ABARES) has released its December 2016 ‘About my region‘ profiles with a Queensland regional breakdown. Reports available HERE.
- Got opinions on the Queensland Government’s ‘The Long Paddock‘ website? Feedback is currently being sought to improve the current site. Fill out the survey HERE.
- There are a number of QFF Energy Savers events on this week organised in conjunction with Cotton Australia & CANEGROWERS in the South West and on the Tablelands. Details HERE.
- Producers, stock handlers, vets and animal health policy-makers will receive first-hand insight into dealing with Foot & Mouth Disease thanks to the Coalition Government’s $491,000 investment for training in Nepal. Details HERE.
- The likelihood of La Niña developing in is now low. The Bureau of Meteorology has shifted its ENSO Outlook La Niña from WATCH to INACTIVE. Details HERE.
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