- QFF has condemned the State Development, Natural Resources and Agricultural Industry Development Committee’s recommendation that the State Labor Government’s vegetation management laws be enacted into law without changes. QFF media statement HERE.
- The Committee’s report demonstrates a failure to take on board genuine concerns about the implementation and effect the proposed vegetation management laws will have on Queensland’s agricultural sector and its reliant regional communities. QFF’s QCL column HERE.
- QFF industry member Growcom has slammed the Committee for compromising the potential of high value agriculture in the state and called on the Queensland Government to work on a sensible framework for the protection of agricultural land. Read more HERE.
- A short film featuring farmers from Central Queensland tells the ‘true story’ about the effects the proposed vegetation management laws will have on Queensland farmers, their families and local communities. Watch the video HERE and be sure to share!
- QFF’s Dr Georgina Davis recently spoke to ABC Brisbane about the Queensland Solar Farm Planning Guidelines and the responsible and balanced approach to the large scale solar expansion in the state. Watch the story HERE.
- For every $100 Queenslanders pay in network charges on a household or business electricity bill, the State Government takes $47, according to a report commissioned by QFF industry group CANEGROWERS. Read the report HERE.
- The Australian Government will invest more than $500 million to protect the Great Barrier Reef, including $201 million to improve water quality with changed farming practices such as reduced fertiliser use, and adopting new technologies and land management practices. More HERE.
- The new National Information Standard about ‘free range’ eggs is now in full effect. The ACCC has produced a guide to help egg producers of all sizes understand their fair trading rights and obligations when promoting or selling eggs as ‘free range’. Read the guide HERE.
- The Australian farm sector will have the second most number of job openings by 2024 rising by 10,100 a year to almost 81,000, according to a report from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research. It’s a great time for a career in agriculture! Read more HERE.
- QFF’s Rural Jobs and Skills Alliance (RJSA) is hosting Monitoring and Evaluation Workshops for extension practitioners. Learn about the tools, templates, technology and protocols of the trade at their Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Innisfail and Ayr sessions.
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