- Fourteen trainee extension officers have successfully graduated from the Agriculture Extension Work Placement Program ready to begin their careers after a year working with various natural resource management and agricultural advisory groups assisting farmers to improve land management practices. Read QFF’s media release HERE.
- Queensland’s agricultural sector has an established history of managing its waste streams effectively, ranging from innovative value-add products on-farm to combat food waste, organics and nutrient recycling, and bioenergy production. Read QFF’s Queensland Country Life column HERE.
- QFF CEO Dr Georgina Davis will join News Corp Rural‘s Editor-in-chief, Ed Gannon on Thursday 4 June from 1-2pm for a fully-interactive and robust discussion around COVID-19’s impact on farmers across the country and share key industry insights on the way Ag will lead the way forward. Register for the webinar HERE.
- Recent graduate of the Rural Jobs and Skills Alliance (RJSA)‘s Agriculture Extension Work Placement Program, Sarah Ziebarth details her involvement in the program and work with NQ Dry Tropics to help improve grazing land management. Read the article HERE and watch the video HERE.
- If you’re an extension practitioner working in the Reef catchments, you’ll appreciate how difficult it can be to clearly understand and communicate the science behind Reef water quality to farmers. You’re invited to join the RJSA for webinars on the 16 and 23 June to explore these topics. More details and register now HERE.
- Chemicals can be dangerous and increased enforcement of Queensland’s work health safety laws mean that the safe use, handling, and storage of chemicals in the workplace is more essential than ever. More from QFF corporate partner Holding Redlich HERE.
- Join David Hunt from QFF industry member Nursery and Garden Industry Queensland for a webinar on Wednesday 3 June from 1-2pm looking at the basics of pumping energy use, and tips on ways to reduce your energy use from pumping. Register now HERE.
- Applications for Emergency Bushfire Response in Primary Industries Grants close 31 July 2020. If you’re a primary producer who was affected by the 2019 Queensland Bushfires you may be eligible for up to $75,000 from QRIDA to assist you with the cost of clean-up, reinstatement activities and emergency measures. Details HERE.
- Researchers from the University of Southern Queensland have created a survey to better understand how the benefits of drones can be accessed by more small to medium scale farmers and potentially boost the productivity of these farms. Have your say HERE.
- Arrow Energy is holding webinars to update the local community on its Surat Gas Project activities and phasing after sanctioning the commencement of the first phase of its Surat Gas Project in southern Queensland, with construction set to begin this year. Register for the webinars on the 8th and 11th of June at 3.15pm HERE.
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