27 July 2026
- Today is the first day of QFF's new CEO Kylie Porter. Kylie is thrilled to be joining QFF at such an important time for Queensland agriculture, with both significant opportunities and pressing challenges demanding strong collaboration and industry leadership.
- Queensland has returned the state's first suspected positive case of H5 bird flu. Queenslanders are advised to avoid contact, from sick or dead birds and report suspected cases immediately to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888. Read more here.
- QFF President Aaron Kiely recently joined fellow leaders from across North West Queensland at a Disaster Funding and Agricultural Round Table in Julia Creek, ramping up opposition to the Federal Government’s proposed disaster funding cuts to Queensland. Read more here.
- Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) have continued to highlight concerns with the Queensland Government's Regional Employer Payroll Tax Discount and call for the Queensland Government to commit to a review. Read more here.
- The Queensland Government and cotton and grains industries are investing $5.3 million to expand broadacre cropping in North West Queensland. Read more here.
- QFF’s Energy Information Service for Landholders (EISL) is a free phone service for farmers and landholders in Queensland that can assist by providing up to date and accurate information on a range of energy matters. The free phone service is available from Monday - Friday from 8:30am - 5:00pm. Call 07 3329 7500 or request a call here.
- CropLife Australia, the national peak body for the plant science sector, has released the official update for Resistance Management Strategies for fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides in 2026. Read more here.
- Last week was National Farm Safety Week, with Farmsafe Australia launching the 2026 Safer Farms Report. Read it here.
- QFF Energy Project Manager Andrew Chamberlin will be chairing a panel on financing renewables and carbon markets at this year’s National Renewables In Agriculture Conference on 12 August 2026 in Orange, New South Wales. Book tickets here.
- The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is deeply disappointed in the United States’ decision to impose a new 12.5 per cent tariff on Australian exports, replacing the existing 10 per cent tariff that were scheduled to expire last Friday. Read more here.