Queensland Farmers' Federation

Queensland Farmers' Federation The Queensland Farmers’ Federation is the united voice of Queensland agriculture.

This week in 10 Things to Know 👇 ⛈️ Changes to Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) will put Queensland, Austra...
15/06/2026

This week in 10 Things to Know 👇

⛈️ Changes to Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) will put Queensland, Australia’s most disaster impacted state, on a pathway to less Federal support for recovery.

🚜 Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) says the Fair Work Commission's latest wage decision will increase cost pressures for fruit and vegetable growers at a time when many businesses are already struggling to absorb rising input costs.

🎟️ CANEGROWERS invites you to celebrate the past, the present and the future of the cane industry as they mark 100 years of history, resilience, and community at their Centenary Gala Dinner at Brisbane City Hall on Thursday 29 October.

Read more here 👉 https://bit.ly/4elCf0v

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation and its peak body members have labelled the Federal Government’s proposed changes to ...
11/06/2026

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation and its peak body members have labelled the Federal Government’s proposed changes to Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) as unacceptable, raising concerns that these moves will put Queensland, Australia’s most disaster impacted state, on a pathway to less Federal support for recovery.

Under the current Disaster Recovery Framework Arrangements, the funding split between the Commonwealth and the Queensland government is 65/35. The proposed changes would see this split move to 50/50, reflecting the Federal Government’s move away from supporting disaster recovery efforts in Queensland – including the recent decision not to support restocking for flood affected producers in the state’s north and the withdrawal of funding support for Disaster Relief Australia.

QFF CEO Jo Sheppard said Queenslanders will be worse off under the proposed changes that significantly impact the capacity of communities to recover from natural disasters.

“Queensland is Australia’s most disaster impacted state experiencing approximately 60% of the nation’s natural disaster events and bearing a disproportionate share of the associated costs,” Ms Sheppard said.

“This new framework will not deliver a fair or sustainable outcome for Queensland but will leave farmers and communities without the support they need to recover, stripping away vital assistance at the very moment Queenslanders are most vulnerable.”

Read the full media release here 👉 https://bit.ly/43spCMi

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Over the past month the QFF team has been engaging with our members, corporate and project partners, and regional commun...
11/06/2026

Over the past month the QFF team has been engaging with our members, corporate and project partners, and regional communities across our core priority areas including workforce, biosecurity, risk, recovery and resilience, and water policy to advance agriculture throughout Queensland. Here are some highlights 👇

🚜 QFF's Industry Workforce Advisor Kate Reardon and Industry Skills and Jobs Advisor Program Manager Kym Wessling were in Charters Towers for the Charters Towers Regional Careers Expo 2026. Kate and Kym discussed the diversity of careers in agriculture with students and job seekers, collecting insights into their understanding of the sector and discussing pathways into on and off-farm roles.

🥚 QFF's General Manager, Policy and Projects Adam Knapp, General Manager, Marketing and Communications Jak Kirwin, and Agriculture and Biosecurity Coordination Officer Laurie Dowling joined Queensland United Egg Producers Executive Officer Candice Stower and Egg Farmers of Australia CEO Melinda Hashimoto for a discussion on priority issues in the egg industry including biosecurity and animal welfare reforms that are set to significantly decrease farm productivity and increase consumer prices for eggs across Australia.

🎬 QFF Project Manager, Risk, Recovery and Resilience Kerry Battersby and Blue Hill joined Feed Central Founder Tim Ford and Marketing and Communications Coordinator Cara Stewart at their farm and distribution site for the filming of a case study video for QFF's Managing Communication During a Crisis Project. QFF has recently launched online self-paced training modules for farmers and industry representatives. Access the training modules here 👉 https://bit.ly/4uUlH6S

🥩 QFF Industry Risk and Recovery Officer Jeff Collingwood and Corporate Partnerships Manager Anna Jones joined QFF Corporate Partner Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise's Food Leaders Australia General Manager, Rowena Beveridge and Agribusiness Development Manager Anna Geddes at their The Chef's Table and Protein Conference 2026 events in Jimbour and Dalby. Bringing together producers, processors, buyers, policymakers and industry influencers, these events position the region at the forefront of Australia’s evolving protein sector.

💧 QFF Water Policy Advisor Jo Martin was in Rockhampton for a Central Queensland Water Plan Review Working Group Meeting marking the mid-term milestone to consider the consolidation of the Fitzroy, Boyne River, and Calliope River Basin regions into a single water plan while also bringing the coastal basins of Styx, Shoalwater and Waterpark into Queensland’s water planning framework. Water Queensland

Read more about QFF's policy and projects at our website here 👉 https://bit.ly/4onXG5V

🌱 The Global AgInvesting Conference is in Brisbane this week, shining a light on investment opportunities in Queensland ...
10/06/2026

🌱 The Global AgInvesting Conference is in Brisbane this week, shining a light on investment opportunities in Queensland agriculture.

International delegates have enjoyed tours of regional Queensland infrastructure, agribusinesses and production systems. QFF CEO Jo Sheppard attended this morning's opening address from the Premier of Queensland the Honourable David Crisafulli MP who shared the Queensland Government's vision for agriculture and its important role in providing consistent regulatory, tax and investment frameworks to successfully underpin industry outcomes.

The Premier spoke to the critical role biosecurity, enhancing productivity, infrastructure development, connectivity, technology, and disaster management in the future of agriculture. These are core priorities for QFF, who join the Premier in 'standing by agriculture.'

Jo also joined QFF Corporate Partner Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise who hosted international institutional investors in Toowoomba as part of the conference's Investor Tour Program, focussing on the growth of regional Queensland and its status as a globally competitive agricultural investment destination.

Queensland Agriculture CarbonLink Tony Perrett MP Four Daughters Beef

💡 QFF's Water and Energy Policy Committee Chair Michael Murray joined Megan Hughes on today's ABC Rural Queensland Count...
08/06/2026

💡 QFF's Water and Energy Policy Committee Chair Michael Murray joined Megan Hughes on today's ABC Rural Queensland Country Hour to discuss what the Queensland Competition Authority's regulated prices for regional electricity will mean for Queensland farmers.

Electricity prices in regional Queensland are set to drop by about 8.1 per cent for small businesses from next month.

Michael discussed the importance of farmers selecting the right tariff to drive their electricity costs down, the need to increase the large business customer threshold from 100 megawatt hours per annum to 160 megawatt hours per annum, and the support QFF's free Energy Information Service for Landholders (EISL) can provide farmers as they navigate their tariff options and other energy related matters.

The EISL is a free phone service for farmers and landholders in Queensland and can assist by providing up to date and accurate information on a range of energy matters. The free phone service is available from Monday - Friday from 8:30am - 5:00pm. Call 07 3329 7500 or visit the QFF project page to learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/4agIxNG

Listen to Michael on the ABC Country Hour here 👉 https://bit.ly/4vqSDUg (Starts 19:10)

This week in 10 Things to Know 👇 🚜 QFF and our peak body members, CANEGROWERS Australia, Cotton Australia, Queensland Fr...
08/06/2026

This week in 10 Things to Know 👇

🚜 QFF and our peak body members, CANEGROWERS Australia, Cotton Australia, Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers, Eastausmilk EAM and Greenlife Industry QLD, have outlined the top priorities for Queensland agriculture ahead of this year’s state government budget.

🌱 The benefits of carbon farming for improving land health and productivity has been featured on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)'s Landline with QFF Corporate Partner CarbonLink's Founder Terry McCosker OAM telling his story driving soil carbon projects in Australia.

🌧️ QFF supports the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) in its concerns raised regarding planned Federal Government changes to Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), which councils say will endanger community safety.

Read more here 👉 https://bit.ly/4xfekZk

With 30 June fast approaching, proactive planning can make a real difference to your tax position, cash flow, and resili...
05/06/2026

With 30 June fast approaching, proactive planning can make a real difference to your tax position, cash flow, and resilience heading into the next season.

QFF Corporate Partner Power Tynan has put together their top 10 EOFY strategies for primary producers - from strategic prepayments and immediate asset write-offs to Farm Management Deposits and managing forced livestock sales.

Read the full article via the link 👇

https://bit.ly/43edAGe

05/06/2026

This is a new page for eastAUSmilk.

🚜 This week the QFF team have joined some 40,000 plus visitors attending Elders Field Days in Toowoomba.QFF Non-Executi...
04/06/2026

🚜 This week the QFF team have joined some 40,000 plus visitors attending Elders Field Days in Toowoomba.

QFF Non-Executive Director Joe Moro joined the Hon. Tony Perrett MP, Minister for Primary Industries and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and Member for Condamine Pat Weir MP for the announcement of a $75,000 funding boost to actively wargame biosecurity responses, including a grant to Cotton Australia to simulate a boll weevil outbreak.

This is a welcome investment in Queensland's biosecurity system, with Australian Lot Feeders' Association and NRM Regions Australia Queensland also receiving grants to prepare for responses to foot and mouth disease and lumpy skin disease, and H5 avian influenza respectively. Read more about the funding here 👉 https://bit.ly/3QleUEb

QFF's workforce, risk, recovery and resilience, and water project teams also attended FarmFest, connecting with agribusinesses, industry and project partners, QFF members, including Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers, and QFF Corporate Partners including Telstra and RELA Australia.

Congratulations to everyone involved in putting on this key event in the Queensland agricultural calendar.

To learn more about QFF's current projects visit our website here 👉 https://bit.ly/43auYvt

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) and its peak body members, CANEGROWERS, Cotton Australia, Queensland Fruit & Ve...
04/06/2026

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) and its peak body members, CANEGROWERS, Cotton Australia, Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers, eastAUSmilk and Greenlife Industry QLD, have outlined the top priorities for Queensland agriculture ahead of this year’s state government budget which will be delivered on Tuesday, 23 June.

QFF CEO Jo Sheppard said that on the back of a disappointing federal budget for agriculture, Queensland farmers are looking to their state government to uplift dwindling farm business confidence stemming from significant cost pressures, including increases in fuel, fertiliser and labour costs.

Key requests from QFF and its peak body members include the application of genuine Lower Bound pricing for rural irrigation water charges, the removal of stamp duty on crop insurance and similar agricultural income protection insurance policies, and a further investment in the highly regarded, industry-led SmartAg Queensland training program.

Read the full release here 👉 https://bit.ly/4e4LG4q

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