15 Dec 2021
Check out the most clicked ’10 Things’ of 2021!
Take a look back over the year and relive the agricultural moments that mattered most to you.
- “It is with a heavy heart, that I wish to advise I am leaving QFF for new pastures. It has been my honour to work as a member of the QFF team for the past five years. The excellence, expertise, and dedication they demonstrate every day is beyond comparison.” Read outgoing QFF CEO Dr Georgina’s resignation announcement HERE, who finishes up on 14 January 2022.
- The Land Restoration Fundwill create opportunities for farmers across Queensland to contribute to a range of positive environmental outcomes including improving biodiversity and their on-farm adaptation. Read QFF’s Queensland Country Life column HERE.
- With on-farm water utilisation in decline and the number of irrigation businesses falling, deliberate and strategic action from the state government is required to capitalise on available opportunities so irrigators can continue producing high quality food, fibre and foliage. Read QFF’s Queensland Country Lifecolumn HERE.
- Producers recognise that as we move out of drought and into more favourable weather conditions, now is the time to plan for the next dry season and overall climate variability. Drought preparedness and resilience is needed more urgently than ever before to better manage climate-related risks. Read QFF’s Queensland Country Lifecolumn HERE.
- Expressions of interest are being sought from Queensland and New South Wales farmers to participate in a QFF, University of Queenslandand Energy Consumers Australia research project aiming to better understand how they consider and choose electricity tariffs for their agricultural operations. Farmers who undertake a confidential 30-minute phone or Zoom interview will receive a $40 gift card. Get involved HERE.
- The 2020-21 year has been another positive year for QFF as we continued to effectively advocate for sector wide issues and secure positive outcomes on economic, social, environmental and regional matters despite unprecedented challenges. We think our record speaks for itself! Read the QFF 2020-21 Annual Report HERE.
- The Regional Investment Corporationhas launched the AgriStarter Loan to support new farmers to purchase, establish or develop their first farm business, or assist existing farm businesses with succession planning. For details and to apply, click HERE.
- A sugarcane farmer dragging a ball and chain is the centrepiece of an animation explaining CANEGROWERS‘ key issues with Queensland and Australian Government treatment of agriculture in the Great Barrier Reef catchments. Read more HERE.
- QFF has welcomed funding to deliver a Farm Business Resilience Planproject that will build the strategic management capacity of farmers. The program, funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments, will identify vulnerabilities for participating farms to improve the resilience of the Queensland agriculture sector. Read QFF’s media statement HERE.
- The Queensland Government is consulting on a Draft State Infrastructure Strategythat presents a clear vision of the state government’s infrastructure requirements over the next two decades. Have your say about the infrastructure priorities and reforms the strategy identifies to drive the bright future we all want to see HERE.
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