- Queensland farming business on transitional and obsolete tariffs will have less than three weeks to assess new retail tariffs and implement any required infrastructure when the Queensland Competition Authority’s final determination on 2021-22 regulated retail electricity prices is handed down on June 11. Read QFF’s media statement HERE.
- Queensland farmers are unfortunately no strangers to natural disasters and weather extremes, however they are ineligible for the federal government’s reinsurance pool and remain exposed by the nascent agriculture insurance market. Read QFF’s Queensland Country Life column HERE.
- The Rural Jobs and Skills Alliance and FarmReady Hub have joined forces to create a comprehensive online program for job seekers looking to enter the agriculture industry. The program is designed to give job seekers a complete understanding of the steps they need to take before approaching employers. Kick start your ag career HERE.
- A new tool developed by QFF industry member CANEGROWERS is helping sugarcane growers make informed decisions about electricity tariffs for the coming financial year. Find more information HERE.
- While the warm weather may be waning, now is the perfect time to sow the seeds for spring. Spring bulbs, are sown into the soil during autumn where they spend winter getting ready in hibernation before flowering into spring. Read more from Plant Life Balance and the nursery industry HERE.
- Around 261,000 landowners in 25 local government areas can now access their new land valuations which come into effect from 30 June 2021. Landowners who disagree with their valuation can lodge their objection by 31 May 2021. For more information, click HERE.
- Regional communities are set to benefit from improved connectivity, after the Australian Government announced 81 telecommunications infrastructure projects to improve mobile and broadband services in the bush. More information HERE.
- The Australian Government will establish the National Recovery and Resilience Agency to help support local communities respond to large-scale natural disasters and undertake new initiatives to manage the impact of future events and the changing climate. Read more HERE.
- Purchasers of agricultural machinery would benefit from more independent competition in servicing and repair markets, the ACCC has concluded, after conducting a detailed study of agricultural machinery markets in Australia. More information and read the report HERE.
- Join QFF at the Australian Farm Institute‘s Agriculture and Trade in Disrupted Economies Conference on Thursday 17 June 2021 in Toowoomba to participate in discussions which shape Australian agriculture. The preliminary program is now available, check it out and register HERE.
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