- Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) is highlighting cocoa as an emerging crop opportunity for producers, with rising demand, strong prices and sustainability standards favouring Australian production. Read more here.
- QFF recently joined Cotton Australia and government representatives on a delegation to St George to discuss affordable electricity and tariff reform for irrigators and ginners. The visit also highlighted QFF’s free Energy Information Service for Landholders supporting on-farm energy decisions. Read more here.
- The final truckload of Mossman sugarcane has been delivered to Mulgrave Mill, closing a defining chapter in the region’s history and leaving an uncertain future for local growers. CANEGROWERS will continue to work with local growers, the Mossman community and the Queensland Government to find a way forward. Read more here.
- QFF’s charity partner Rural Aid provides free, confidential counselling and practical assistance for farmers impacted by natural disasters. Support includes wellbeing services and financial assistance to help primary producers recover and rebuild. Read more here.
- Farmers affected by recent severe storms are encouraged to complete the Department of Primary Industries’ Agriculture Disaster Impact Survey. Responses help decision-makers understand on-farm damage and determine recovery assistance needs. Completing the survey early supports faster activation of assistance. Take the survey here.
- The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers is seeking feedback on five proposed options to improve water security for South East Queensland farmers as part of the SEQ Agricultural Regional Water Assessment. Take the survey here
- Nominations are open for the Liz Alexander Bursary for Leadership in AgTech and Innovation, honouring Liz’s legacy as a champion of agricultural innovation and regional leadership. The $3,000 bursary supports an emerging AgTech leader to attend evokeAG 2025. Nominations close 22 November. Read more and nominate here.
- Biosecurity Queensland has confirmed new detections of locust nymphs in the Proserpine region, including cane farms. Landholders are urged to inspect properties and report any sightings to help prevent large-scale outbreaks. Read more here.
- QFF is delivering AgTech advisory training workshops to help agribusiness advisors and primary producers build skills in connectivity, drone and satellite technologies. Sessions run in Ayr, Mackay, Cairns and Emerald through November and December, supported by the Queensland Government. Register here.
- The National Farmers’ Federation’s AgCAREERSTART program is helping young Australians build agricultural careers, with every $1 invested returning $5.56 to the sector. With the pilot phase ending, the NFF is calling on industry to co-invest in its future. Read more here.