1 Apr 2019
- QFF has renewed calls for governments and law enforcement to increase and effectively implement punishments for animal activists trespassing on farms as Queensland’s intensive animal farmers prepare for a coordinated, animal activist rampage for the second successive weekend. Details HERE.
- QFF has joined state Agriculture Minister Mark Furner MP for Ferny Grove in calling on the federal government and other states to update the national preparedness strategy to deal with the brown marmorated stink bug. Read the media statement HERE.
- This week, QFF mourns the passing and remembers the efforts of former board member John Bishop – a man who cut a towering figure across Queensland’s horticulture landscape and the agricultural sector in general. Read QFF’s QCL column HERE.
- QFF’s Georgina Davis recently spoke to Rural Queensland Today about the growing adoption of renewable energy on farms and the barriers farmers face in getting a suitable connection. If you missed it, listen to the interview HERE.
- QFF corporate partner Telstra has turned on their 10,000th mobile network site in Toowoomba. The site will provide better coverage to rural and regional customers in the area. Details HERE.
- Farming groups across Queensland, including QFF industry member CANEGROWERS, have launched an online petition against the Queensland Government’s tightening of regulations on agriculture in Great Barrier Reef catchments. Click HERE for more information and sign the petition HERE.
- The Australian Government has announced further support for flood-affected north Queensland farmers, providing them with up to $400,000 for restocking, replanting and on-farm infrastructure across two new grants. For more information, visit the Farmer Disaster Support website HERE.
- The state government will make 90,000 megalitres of water available to irrigators along the Dawson River for the next three years to drive economic opportunities in central Queensland. Details HERE.
- Communities, businesses and industries are invited to nominate for membership of the Biosecurity Queensland Ministerial Advisory Committee, which will help guide Queensland’s statewide biosecurity systems and protections. For more information or to nominate, click HERE.
- The Australian Energy Regulator is inviting interested parties to join them for a public forum on Energex‘s regulatory proposal and their issues paper for Energex next month. For more information or to register your attendance click HERE.
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