18 Nov 2024
- Tickets are on sale for QFF and The Demographics Group’s ‘Australia 2025’ breakfast event on 3 December with Bernard Salt, one of Australia’s leading social commentators. Hear about the demographic factors likely to shape ‘Australia 2025’ and what this means for the agriculture sector, regional communities and the Queensland economy. Book tickets here.
- Marking National Agriculture Day on Friday, 15 November, Queensland’s Minister for Primary Industries Tony Perrett has set a target to boost farm gate output to $30 billion by 2030 along with a focus on biosecurity and innovation. Learn more here.
- What food item or agricultural product can’t you live without? Tell QFF in 25 words or less and include a great photo, or create a short 15 second video, and go in the running for a two-night weekend getaway at Barney Creek Vineyard Cottages in the Scenic Rim. Submit your entry here. Entries close at 11:59pm AEST Saturday, 30 November. Terms and conditions apply.
- CANEGROWERS Queensland and fellow grower collectives have united to urge all growers who hold shares in Sugar Terminals Limited (STL) to make their vote count at the upcoming AGM on 20 November. Read more here.
- QFF’s 2023-24 Annual Report is now available highlighting the collective efforts undertaken by QFF and our peak body members, including Queenslander Fruit & Vegetable Growers, Canegrowers, Cotton Australia, eastAUSmilk and Nursery and Garden Industry Queensland, throughout the year to build a strong future for Queensland agriculture. Read it here.
- The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed the inaugural National Agricultural Traceability Strategy 2023 to 2033.The strategy underscores the farm sector’s ambitious goal to be a $100 billion industry by 2030. Read more here.
- Bundaberg Fruit & Vegetable Growers is calling on agribusinesses to complete a survey aimed at gathering wage data from targeted Queensland regions to identify key trends in the agricultural sector. Learn more here.
- Australia’s National Food Waste Strategy has set a goal to halve the country’s food waste by 2030. Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) have published an article discussing the intersecting issues of food production, distribution and economic pressures that are at the heart of the food waste issue. Read more here.
- The Australian Government has recently commenced the second review of the Dairy Code of Conduct. To assist with this review, the department is establishing a Consultation Group comprised of processor and farmer representatives to provide advice to government. Read more here.
- Farmers are advised to be aware of agricultural machinery equipment sale scams that have recently fleeced Australian farmers out of tens of thousands of dollars. Read more here.
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