30 Jan 2017
- Queensland’s prime agricultural land is under threat from gas field expansions, acquisitions and solar farms. See QFF President Stuart Armitage’s QCL full column HERE.
- The ACCC has released its six-monthly Small Business In Focus report has found an 15% increase in agriculture-related complaints.See the full update with news on small business, franchising, and agriculture sectors HERE.
- Patience runs dry for Dirranbandi irrigators as the Murray Darling Basin Authority continues its push to claw back a further 38 gigalitres from the Northern Basin. Join the campaign to telling the government that ‘enough is enough’ HERE.
- QFF has welcomed new Biosecurity Industry Liaison Officer, Frank Fox to the team. The position is funded by the Queensland DAF to assist industry meet biosecurity risk management obligation changes.
- The ACCC is inviting dairy farmers to attend a public forum in Toowoomba (6/2/17) in which the ACCC’s Dairy Inquiry will hear directly from dairy farmers about competition and fair trading issues. Details HERE.
- Quad bike safety is on the agenda at the two day National ATV Safety Conference conference is being held in Cairns (30-31/3/17). Industry and farmers are encouraged to attend. Details HERE.
- QFF Energy Savers is hosting an irrigation and energy efficiency field day with industry member Cotton Australia in Emerald this Thursday (2/2/17). Details and RSVP HERE.
- Places are running out at QFF & AgForce’s free pest management & chemical training workshops in Gympie (8/2) & Kenilworth (9/2). Details on these and other upcoming workshops HERE.
- The ACCC has backed growers role in processing sugar marketing talks. CANEGROWERS has since invited Wilmar Sugar & Qld Sugar Limited (QSL) to three-way meeting to resolve the current impasse. Statement HERE.
- The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is forecasting that February to April rainfall is likely to be below average in eastern Australia and above average in north-west and the northern NT with the dividing line running east to west through Winton.
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