Renewables forum shines light on challenges and benefits
Shared community benefits and solutions to address challenges between renewable energy host landholders and surrounding neighbours were hot topics at the third Queensland
Community...
Rain crops, and the future
The phrases of "not again" or "shades of 2024 autumn" are echoing around our summer cropping areas of the state, with the constant rain...
Ag In Brief
Supply ‘fragility’ creating volatility in urea market
Global urea supplies currently sit in a fragile state, with several key suppliers exporting lower volumes year-on-year,...
Opportunity missed
The Federal Budget handed down last week made for sobering reading for anyone who cares about food security, strengthening environmental outcomes and resilient regional...
Growing chickpea in 2025 Winter
Did my first official 2025 presentation into chickpea agronomy last week. Was good to brush off the cobwebs for our champion pulse crop...
Your seed and crop establishment
Winter crop considerations are fast approaching, and part of these deliberations involves having available or purchasing your planting seed.
This is a long-standing topic of...
An opportunity particularly powerful in our federal election year
While we can stand proudly by our record of being the only industry in Australia to tangibly reduce our net emissions since 1999 -...
New chair for AgForce training board
AgForce Training is proud to announce the appointment of Kelly Ostwald as the chair of the board, effective immediately.
With a wealth of experience in...
A scary moment – among a Few
The absurdity of it is breathtaking – but it may just get through the Upper House. In fact, it has already passed the Lower...
Whole of government regional opportunity
As I step back from the role of General President, with the sense of perspective that brings, I can see both challenges and opportunities...
Pause needed for sake of food security as well as environment, social and community...
A couple of powerful early opportunities have opened up for Queensland’s new Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett, one of which relates to water and...
Austchilli part of US study tour
A study tour to be held in California this month will give Aussie vegetable growers insight into global innovations and emerging technology to support...
Japanese Encephalitis detected in Banana Shire
Queenslanders are urged to take measures to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes as health authorities confirmed the first detection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus...
