22 Aug 2022
- Celebrate Australia’s Fair Farms conference and awards is to be held on Friday, October 14 at the Opal Cove Resort, Coffs Harbour, NSW. Topics include: Piece-rate changes, Labour access and retention, Recent legislative changes, Environmental, Social and Governance outlook for horticulture, Case studies on successful practices, Issues and solutions for ethical sourcing in horticulture, The Modern Slavery Act. Festivities conclude with a Dinner & Awards Night, book here.
- QFF Farm Business Hour Episode 4: Managing Weather Risk During Extremes. Join our free webinar to learn more about weather risks, interpreting BoM data and how parametric insurance may be able to help prepare your farm business for managing severe weather conditions QFF Farm Business Hour Episode 4: Managing weather risk during extremes
- Queenslanders can now have their say on the H2-Hub
Gladstone proposal to develop a $4.7 billion green hydrogen and green ammonia production and export facility at Yarwun, near Gladstone. Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development Steven Miles said the Palaszczuk Government was facilitating investment to create good secure jobs in traditional and emerging industries like hydrogen. Read more or have your say here. - The Land Access Ombudsman will be visiting the Western Downs region next week with a pop-up office, the LAO team will be in Chinchilla on Tuesday, 23 August and Dalby on Thursday, 25 August. Time slots are available for community members to book a private discussion with our dispute resolution team about a land access issue or dispute. Book in here.
- The Honourable Grace Grace MP, Minister for Education, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Racing, has announced a review of the Work Health Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act). The review will be led by three independent reviewers: Craig Allen, former Deputy Director General of the Office of Industrial Relations; Charles Massy, a barrister specialising in Industrial Relations and Employment; and Deirdre Swan, former Deputy President of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission. Read more here.
- A record 2500 delegates attended the 2022 Australian Cotton Conference last week to immerse themselves in a range of forums and networking events. The 2022 recipients of the Bayer Cotton Grower, the AgriRisk High Achiever, the ADAMA Chris Lehmann Trust Young Achiever and the CSD Researcher of the year were announced at the Conference gala dinner. Cotton Australia | Cotton Industry’s top awards announced on the Gold Coast.
- The objective of the QFF Energy Savers program is to assist farmers reduce energy costs by supporting the accelerated adoption of improvements in on-farm energy use. Take a look and see how other farm businesses are saving money on their power bill through energy efficiencies. Read Here.
- Join NFF’s webinar to get the latest info on Foot & Mouth and Lumpy Skin Disease with a live Q&A with industry leaders, plus an update from Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt. Register your attendance here.
- Check out Australian Farm Institute upcoming roundtable to discuss the capability and capacity of Australian agriculture to meet sustainability goals in environmental management, social responsibility and business capital. Face to face and online attendance options available. Cultivating ESG Capability
- The Low Carbon Accelerator Program is now live and open for applications, if you are an ambitious and innovative founder or product owner seeking to work with Queensland industries to achieve net zero, the Low Carbon Accelerator will surround you with the expertise, and networks to help you succeed. Selected companies will have a chance to receive grant funding and guidance for successful deployment of Proof-of-Concept projects with an industry partner. Apply here before September 11, 2022.
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