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10 things to know from QFF – 5 September 2016

5 Sept 2016

  1. Record winter rains have brought hope to drought-ravaged western Queensland. Longreach Airport recorded 262mm of rain over winter, more than five times its average for the season.
  2. Negotiations between Wilmar Sugar and QSL have reached an impasse serving to frustrate the implementation of competition in sugar marketing. QFF industry member CANEGROWERS has expressed its disappointment.
  3. The State Government has opened of the third and final round of financial assistance for Queensland’s broadacre irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin region. For further details and documentation HERE.
  4. ‘Minister blurs vegetation management and Reef health with scare campaign’ – Read QFF President Stuart Armitage’s weekly QCL column HERE.
  5. Would your farm business pass a Fair Work inspection or audit? TheQueensland Agricultural Workforce Network (QAWN) is conducting FREE seminars throughout the state. Details HERE.
  6. Ruth Wade, Chair of Queensland’s Reef Alliance, will be addressing the Rural Press Club 15 September in Brisbane on the important relationship betweenagriculture and the iconic Great Barrier Reef. Book NOW.
  7. See the latest QFF Energy Savers case study from a St George cotton farm with potential 29% energy saving. See the latest agricultural energy efficiency case studies HERE.
  8. Registrations close today for the 19th Precision Agriculture Symposium being held in Toowoomba on the 12th-13th September. See the latest developments in agricultural technology from researchers and consultants. Details HERE.
  9. QFF industry member Flower Association Queensland is counting down to the inaugural Australian Flowers Week. See what’s happening and how you can get involved at the Australian Flowers Week website.
  10. Natural disasters are an unfortunate inevitability in Queensland, that’s why QFF has developed the farmerdisatersupport.org.au site to assist farmers during these times. Get up to date with what local support is available TODAY.

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