About QFF

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The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) is the united voice of agriculture in Queensland.

Our members are agricultural peak bodies who collectively represent more than 13,000 farmers who produce food, fibre and foliage across the state.

QFF’s peak body members come together to develop policy and lead projects on the key issues that are important to their farmer members and the Queensland agriculture sector.

Together, we form a strong, unified voice leveraging our effectiveness by working together to drive policy and initiatives that support a strong future for Queensland agriculture.

Our advocacy and project work

The QFF team are a group of highly skilled and committed professionals with technical expertise across the priority areas of our members. OFF works closely with our members on key policy issues, including through our policy committees. Our projects support innovative, sustainable practices on-farm, while our policy development is science-based and future focused.

Our priority areas include, but are not limited to:

Water

We advocate for a coordinated, consultative approach to water planning policy and regulation to ensure water is efficiently supplied, affordable and secure for agriculture.

Biosecurity

We advocate for stronger partnerships, shared responsibility and delivery models, and investment to manage Queensland’s rising biosecurity risks, because biosecurity is everyone’s risk and everyone's responsibility.

Environment

QFF believes environmental outcomes will be best achieved through innovative, voluntary on-farm practices and a collaborative approach between Government and industry to ensure a profitable future for Queensland farmers.

Workforce

We advocate for strong vocational education and training (VET), tertiary pathways, and industry-led training programs, to build agricultural skills for the future.

Energy

We advocate for a affordable, reliable and effective energy system that allows Queensland farmers to optimise energy use, adopt technology, and explore localised energy solutions.

Farm viability

We advocate for fair policy settings that support profitable farm businesses, strengthen regional communities and secure Queensland’s food, fibre and foliage supply.

Land use planning

We advocate for planning policies developed through transparent measurement and reporting of land use changes, to protect Queensland’s farmland, support best-practice coexistence with other industries and secure the future of agricultural productivity.

Risk, resilience and recovery

We advocate for stronger support frameworks to help farm businesses recover from disasters and hazards, and to build long-term preparedness and resilience.

Transport and infrastructure

We advocate for a long-term, strategic approach to transport and logistics infrastructure that secures the future of agriculture and regional communities.

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Our history

QFF was formally established in 1992 to provide a united voice for the Queensland agriculture sector and to effectively advocate for sector-wide issues with a unity of purpose.

The establishment of QFF saw the unification of:

the Council of Agriculture (1922 – 1992), which was made up of 18 former statutory agriculture bodies
the Queensland Producers’ Federation (1969 – 1989), which was a broad coalition of agricultural commodity groups
in 2008, the Queensland Irrigators’ Council (1999-2008).

QFF has since grown its membership to 20 peak state and national agriculture industry organisations, and the state’s irrigation groups. Collectively through its membership, QFF represents more than 13,000 primary producers across Queensland.

Today, QFF is recognised as an influential and respected bi-partisan leader in sectoral policy development and advocacy with a strong history of driving change to improve the operating environment for Queensland farmers.