14 Sept 2026
- Don’t miss out on your ticket to QFF’s National Agriculture Day breakfast featuring keynote speaker the Treasurer of Queensland, the Hon David Janetzki MP. Tickets will sell out, so please book early to avoid disappointment. Buy your ticket here.
- ABC Landline has marked CANEGROWERS' centenary with a special feature looking back at the people, determination and collective spirit that built the Australian sugarcane industry and continues to drive it today. Watch it here.
- QFF joins our members, including Cotton Australia and Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers, in calling on the Federal Government to provide immediate clarity on changes to the Working Holiday Maker visa program, who warn uncertainty is putting pressure on seasonal workforce planning ahead of the busy harvest and summer periods. Read more here.
- Bird flu remains an active risk for farms, particularly those that welcome visitors. Agritourism operators and lifestyle farmers are invited to join a webinar to learn about H5 bird flu, biosecurity and some simple measures you can take to help protect your animals, visitors and livelihood. Register here. A recording will be available for those who register but are unable to attend live.
- Australia’s productivity challenge may not be a shortage of knowledge, innovation or capability, but our ability to turn these assets into outcomes. Evidence from regional Australia and agriculture points to a common set of barriers – which will require concerted collaboration to overcome. Read more here.
- As a proud partner of QFF, CarbonLink is pleased to offer QFF peak body members’ growers a free 15‑minute, no‑obligation discovery call with one of their carbon farming advisors. Book your discovery call here.
- Varroa mite has been detected in two Far North Queensland beehives, marking the northernmost detections to date. Read more here. The National Farmers’ Federation’s Horticulture Council and the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council have hosted a webinar discussing pollination planning post Varroa. Watch it here.
- Do you know an established or emerging AgTech leader making a difference in regional Queensland? Nominate them for the 2027 Liz Alexander Bursary. The successful recipient will receive a $3,000 bursary to attend evokeAG. 2027, helping them grow their network and unlock new opportunities across the AgTech ecosystem. Nominate here by 25 September.
- South-east Queensland growers are on the front line of what could become a widespread battle facing fruit, vegetable, flower, nursery and cotton industries, following the introduction of an international horticulture pest. Read more here.
- Australian Agriculture Trade Diversification Representative has written an article exploring opportunities for Australian food and fibre in Indonesia. Read it here.