- QFF has welcomed the state government’s decision to accept the recommendations of the local drought committees and drought declare an additional eight local government areas in South East Queensland. Read the media statement HERE.
- Farmers, who wish to pass their land to future generations in better condition than what they received it, want to be confident that the beneficial soil ameliorants they are using do not pose negative environmental or health impacts. Read QFF’s Queensland Country Life column HERE.
- Livestock owners are encouraged to ensure any hay or feed sourced from South East Queensland is fire ant free after the National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program intercepted a truck carrying infested hay travelled outside the fire ant biosecurity zone. More HERE.
- Freight subsidies and disaster assistance loans are available to bushfire affected farmers in parts of the Livingstone, Scenic Rim and Southern Downs Shires. Financial assistance has been also extended to include eligible individuals in the Toowoomba area. Details HERE.
- The latest Energy Savers e-newsletter is now available! Stay up-to-date with the latest news, including some great efficiency wins and a wrap up of the Renewables in Ag conference held in Wagga recently. Read more HERE.
- The latest Rural Jobs and Skills Alliance (RJSA) e-newsletter is now available! Read about the latest news and events including a wrap of the RJSA’s recent forum for training providers and the next steps following the closure of Queensland Agriculture Training Colleges. Check it out HERE.
- Thanks to the RJSA’s Agricultural Extension Work Placement Program, not even the sky is the limit for what trainees can achieve in the field of extension, as Harry James recently found when he flew over grazing land and national parks in the remote reaches of Cape York Peninsular. Read about his experience with the Program so far HERE.
- The QATC ceased operating as a Registered Training Organisation on the 6 December leaving a gap in training delivery for the ag industry. The RJSA suggests how to resolve the issue HERE.
- The Local Government Association of Queensland has documented the devasting effects of the drought on people living with it every day on the land and in struggling towns. The confronting four-part video series based in the Southern Downs and Burnett regions can be viewed HERE.
- Join the Central Highlands Cotton Growers & Irrigators Association for an information session on water use efficiency projects on 18 December in Emerald featuring guest speakers Associate Professor Joe Foley, Tom Dowling from Goanna Ag and pumping specialist Phil Szabo. More information and register HERE.
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