7 Nov 2016
- Queensland Agriculture Minister Leanne Donaldson has resigned from cabinet after it was revealed she had not paid almost $8000 in rates for three years. Police Minister Bill Byrne will fill the vacancy until a replacement is chosen.
- Fire has damaged Kingaroy’s Swickers Bacon Factory, Australia’s largest pig processing facility, over the weekend. The fire damage is likely to affect many of the 600 employees and pork suppliers. Details HERE.
- A ‘Queensland Summer Means Natural Disaster Season‘. See QFF President Stuart Armitage’s QCL column and farmerdisastersupport.org.au feature encourage farmers to start preparing. Full column HERE.
- QFF is proud to sponsor the AgFutures Innovation & Investment Conference taking place in Brisbane on November 22-23. See the latest write up HERE. Event details HERE.
- The ACCC Agricultural Unit has released it’s ‘Year in Review‘. for 2016 which highlights the units significant achievements and on going investigations and operations. See the full review HERE.
- QFF Board Member and Bundaberg sugar cane grower Allan Dingle has discussed the recent harvest and his optimism for the industry going forward. See the full article HERE.
- The Farming Together Co-op program is now well-established and making real progress already helping 200 applicants. Details on the project and how you can get involved are available HERE.
- See the latest QFF Energy Savers Beef cattle feedlot case study from Allora with a potential 35% energy saving. See the latest agricultural energy efficiency case studies HERE.
- QRAA Drought Assistance Concessional Loans of up to $1 million are available for drought-affected producerslooking to restock, restructure debt, invest in drought preparedness activities and manage operating expenses. Details HERE.
- QFF industry member Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation (QDO) has warned farmers to protect themselvesagainst possible incursions of Bovine Johnes disease (BJD) as southern producers sell up their herds.
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