14 July 2025
Australian Cotton has provided an update on the global cotton outlook as we enter the second half of the year, with global market stability being positive news for the Australian industry. Read more here.
QFF has recently hosted two Farm Business Resilience Program webinars, one alongside Sparke Helmore Lawyers covering wills and estate planning in agribusiness and one covering weather tools to aid with seasonal planning. Watch them here.
TSBE are hosting the Surat Basin Coexistence Symposium on Thursday, 31 July 2025 in the Western Downs. This event aims to bring together energy and agriculture companies, industry and local stakeholders to share their experiences and insights on coexistence in a region renowned for its mature energy and agricultural landscapes. Learn more and register here.
Join Greenlife Industry Qld (GIQ) CEO Colin Fruk in conversation with small business coach and author Tamara Simon, on Thursday 17 July. Learn more and register here.
The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers are conducting a Queensland Water Market Effectiveness Study. The Department are seeking your opinions and experiences regarding water trading, including the barriers to participation, your confidence in market regulation, and the quality of information and services available. Complete the survey here.
The Regional Tech Hub has announced a new grants program, offering up to $3000 to community groups across rural, regional and remote Australia. Read more here.
The Australian Farmer’s July 2025 “Live Edition” is out now. The July edition includes stories from QFF corporate partner Mitsubishi Motors, as well as stories on agrivoltaics in agriculture and the importance of agricultural peak industry bodies. Read it here.
Exotic culinary mushrooms are now being grown in Queensland using bagasse, a by-product from sugarcane processing. Read more here.
In a major win for the nation’s biosecurity efforts, Australia has been officially declared free from high pathogenicity avian influenza in poultry. Read more here.
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is disappointed by the Fair Work Ombudsman’s (FWO) recent review into the definition of a “small business employer”, under the Fair Work Act. Read more here.