Resources

Tariff Comparison Selection Tool

QFF’s Tariff Comparison and Selection Tool is available to assist you in evaluating electricity tariffs, diesel alternatives, and solar integration in irrigation operations.

Download the Tariff Comparison Selection Tool and User Guide here.

Microgrid Resources – Full details on this past project here.

Final Project Report

• Final Project Report

Case Studies

• Pioneer Valley Microgrid Case Study
• Pokolbin Microgrid Case Study
• St George Microgrid Case Study
• Wee Waa Microgrid Case Study

Publications

• A brief overview of new energy technology

Energy Savers Resources – Full details on this past project here.

Case Studies

Additional Information

Ag Electricity Tariffs Resources – Full details on this past project here.

Final Report: Charting Farmers’ Experience of Tariff Switching

Renewable Energy on Farm Resources – Full details on this past project here.

Other Energy Resources:

Final Report: Irrigators – the flow-on benefits of regionally embedded generation

NuWater Resources – Full details of this past project here.

Publications

• NuWater project feasibility study volume 1 – preliminary business case
• NuWater project feasibility study volume 2 – appendices
• NuWater community prospectus outline

Rural Planning – Full details on the advocacy page here.

Publications

• Planning for Agriculture Toolkit
• Guide to Planning for Agriculture
• Case Studies in Agricultural Planning
• Legislation Affecting Primary Producers
• Planning for Intensive Horticulture and Production Nurseries
• Resource Activities on Agricultural Land

Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer (IRRO) Program Resources

• IRRO Case Study – Luke Stock
• IRRO Case Study – Kidd Family
• IRRO Program Videos

Farm Business Resilience Resources – are available on the ongoing project page here.

• FBRP Case Study – The Claphams

Walking the Wire: Strengthening the Financial Security of Rural Agribusiness Women – Full details are available on the past project page here.

• Online resource:  Walking the Wire eKit
• Printable resource: Walking the Wire eKit

Natural Disaster Planning Resources

• The Disaster Resilience Planning for Agriculture in Queensland (DRPAQ) Report

Carbon Farming Resources – Full details on the advocacy page here.

Publications

• Carbon Farming Handbook
• Pre-Project Carbon Farming Checklist
• Carbon Farming Fact Sheet North
• Carbon Farming Fact Sheet South

Webinars

• Government Requirements
• Government Opportunities
• Learn from a Carbon Farmer 
• Useful Resources and Links

Insurance Resources – Full details are available on the project page here.

Parametric Insurance: What is it, and why should I use it?

Future Drought Fund Innovation Grant: Integrating index-based insurance and optimal crop management strategies to reduce the financial risk and improve income stability.

• Insurance tools for managing crop and financial risk – Final Report
• Parametric solutions for hail damage in agriculture: a pilot
• Parametric risk pooling options for managing drought in the Australian wheat sector
• Project findings summary: co-designing index-based insurance to reduce financial risk and improve income stability on farm
• Improving drought resilience behaviourally Evidn
• Strategic use of index-based frost insurance – report
• Phenologically-based index drought insurance – report

Case studies

• Yalboroo Sugarcane Farm
• Hampden Sugarcane Farm
• Marian Sugarcane Farm
• Bundaberg Horticulture Farm

Reports

• DCAP Summary Report – Producing Enhanced Agricultural Crop Insurance Systems
• Tropical Cyclone Insurance for Queensland Agriculture Report
• Key Risks for Australian Macadamia Growers and Potential Insurance Options to Manage Financial Losses Report
• Index Insurance Benefits Agricultural Producers Exposed to Excessive Rainfall Ris
• Key Risks for Australian Macadamia Growers and Potential Insurance Options to Manage Financial Losses – Updated
• Managing The Impact of Adverse and Extreme Weather Using Parametric Solutions
• Creating Positive Synergies Between Risk Management and Transfer to Accelerate Food System Climate Resilience
• Integrating El Niño-Southern Oscillation Information and Spatial Diversification to Minimize Risk and Maximize Profit for Australian Grazing Enterprises
• Defining Flood Risk Management Strategies: A Systems Approach
• Copula Statistical Models for Analysing Stochastic Dependencies of Systemic Drought Risk and Potential Adaptation Strategies
• Modelling The Joint Influence of Multiple Synoptic-Scale, Climate Mode Indices on Australian Wheat Yield Using a Vine Copula-Based Approach

Biosecurity in the Boardroom

• Renewable Energy Sector Profile
• Heavy Construction Materials Sector Profile
• Tourism Sector Profile

Intensive Animal Industries Queensland Roadmap 2025-2035
Download the Intensive Animal Industries Queensland Roadmap 2025 – 2035.