President’s Column
February 2012
Regions a key battleground in election - 21 February 2012
Irrigators reject SunWater price submission - 14 February 2012
Farmers get raw detail in retail war - 8 February 2012
January 2012
Yasi anniversary marks time to commemorate hard work - 31 January 2012
Foreign capital an important part of agricultural landscape - 24 January 2012
Time to toast Year of the Farmer - 18 January 2012
QCA investigation needs to broaden its horizons - 12 January 2012
Voting year will highlight important issues for farmers - 3 January 2012
December 2011
Plenty to look forward to in 2012 - 27 December 2011
Deal in Durban delivers modest accord - 19 December 2011
Efficient farming costs time, money, and energy - 13 December 2011
Why banks can continue to bank on agriculture - 6 December 2011
November 2011
Community knowledge needed to minimise impact of draft Basin Plan - 29 November 2011
Further consultations scope future for rural research - 24 November 2011
Proposed prices grim news for scheme irrigators - 17 November 2011
Science and sustainability must come first in gas boom - 10 November 2011
Growing world population is an opportunity for Qld agriculture - 2 November 2011
October 2011
Strategic cropping land protection another step closer - 25 October 2011
Tax overhaul long overdue but won’t happen overnight - 4 October 2011
Celebrating the acheivements of the Reef Rescue program - 3 October 2011
September 2011
Busy policy agenda heightens need for strong rural groups - 6 September 2011
August 2011
Decade of challenge highlights strength of Qld farmers - 30 August 2011
Famers say to CSG industry: ‘show me the money’? - 23 August 2011
Report Card one of many steps to Reef health - 16 August 2011
Six-month mark creates lessons in disaster recovery - 9 August 2011
GM crops a vital technology for farmers and society - 3 August 2011
July 2011
Commonwealth can play a role in CSG water management - 26 July 2011
Healthy foreign relations important for the farm sector - 19 July 2011
Big risks for agriculture from carbon tax - 12 July 2011
Healthy Headwaters sets the right path leading toward draft Plan - 5 July 2011
June 2011
Climate attitudes changing faster than our government - 29 June 2011
Food policy will be a massive undertaking - 21 June 2011
Dual economy a risk for farm sector - 14 June 2011
Shake up looms for Murray Darling reform - 7 June 2011
Gas explosion highlights need for caution - 1 June 2011
May 2011
Farmers slash tree clearing rates in Queensland - 25 May 2011
Low water prices insufficient to encourage water sales in the Murray Darling - 17 May 2011
Budget 11-12 heavy on rhetoric - 11 May 2011
Rural property values subdued in 2011 - 4 May 2011
April 2011
Scepticism mounts on carbon tax - 27 April 2011
SCL criteria not perfect but we must move forward - 19 April 2011
Yasi Recovery Effort Boosted in FNQ - 12 April 2011
Qld starts developing food policy - 6 April 2011
March 2011
Biosecurity response needs a national commitment - 30 March 2011
Nuclear questions will only fuel the gas rus - 23 March 2011
Uncertain future for Qld Murray-Darling irrigation - 15 March 2011
Farmers suffer at hands of major retailers - 8 March 2011
Farmers wary of carbon debate - 1 March 2011
February 2011
Callide groundwater – an overallocated resource - 22 February 2011
Our climate is highly variable and let’s not forget it - 15 February 2011
Disaster impact mounts for Qld agriculture - 8 February 2011
Water price decision invests in sustainability - 7 February 2011
January 2011
Community resilience must continue in recovery - 25 January 2011
SEQ must not overshadow the regional recovery. - 17 January 2011
Lessons from previous disasters could help with flood - 4 January 2011
December 2010
Year of milestones presents plenty of challenges - 23 December 2010
Water price decision invests in sustainability - 21 December 2010
Leadership needed to assess nuclear feasibility - 14 December 2010
Carbon reform will not be a painless journey - 8 December 2010
Foreign farm invasion may be an exaggeration - 1 December 2010
November 2010
WOLA Bill must protect underground water - 24 November 2010
Wandoan Coal a first-up hypothetical test of SCL agenda - 17 November 2010
Soft commodities enjoy an upswing - 9 November 2010
Lack of detail erodes Basin Plan credibility - 2 November 2010
October 2010
Scene is set for a seventies-style wet - 26 October 2010
Fire ant battle must continue - 20 October 2010
Basin Plan fails regional areas - 12 October 2010
SCL policy framework needs sharpening - 6 October 2010
September 2010
Irrational suggestions in PC draft report - 28 September 2010
Spring off to a wet start - 21 September 2010
Government pushes ahead with valuation changes - 14 September 2010
Report shows gas risks to Condamine alluvium - 8 September 2010
Price review flags concern for Queensland irrigators - 1 September 2010
August 2010
Cropping land policy discussion has promising start - 24 August 2010
Election policies a good start – but need refinement - 18 August 2010
Water report reveals heavy community toll of water cuts - 10 August 2010
Electricity hikes another burden for farmers - 3 August 2010
July 2010
Citizen’s assembly spells climate delay - 28 July 2010
Kingaroy groundwater incident raises the red flag - 21 July 2010
Qld ag a key sector for election ’10 - 16 July 2010
Positive messages needed to bolster ag recruitment - 7 July 2010