10 Things to Know from QFF

1. Last week QFF and Biosecurity Queensland brought together senior industry and government leaders in Cairns for a Biosecurity in the Boardroom Breakfast and tour of the Port of Cairns, extending biosecurity awareness and risk governance into boardrooms across Far North Queensland. Read more here.
   
2. Cotton Australia visited Central Queensland last week to meet with the Central Highlands Cotton Growers and Irrigators Association and the Dawson Valley Cotton Growers Association. The visits focused on key water policy issues affecting growers. Read more here.
   
3. QFF welcomes the Queensland Government’s reinstatement of the Cape York Biosecurity Centre at Coen. To further strengthen protections in the north, additional biosecurity officers will be stationed across Cooktown, Karumba and Weipa to ensure proactive compliance and reduce the risk of biosecurity incursions going unchecked. Read more here.
   
4. QFF are pleased to welcome Timber Queensland as our newest peak body member. Timber Queensland is the peak forest and timber industry body in Queensland with a membership base consisting of businesses from growers, harvesters, sawmillers, treaters and merchants through to timber users including manufacturers, architects and builders. Read more here.
   
5. CANEGROWERS and Sugar Research Australia will seek a one-year emergency permit from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority allowing growers to purchase and use paraquat in sugarcane under the previous label conditions, subject to appropriate restrictions. Read more here.
   
6. Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) has published an article discussing the work underway across the agriculture and apiculture sectors as industry continues to respond to the impact of varroa mite in Queensland. Read it here.
   
7. Australian coffee growers and researchers have identified four coffee varieties that are well-suited to Australian conditions as the local industry looks to expand. Read more here.
   
8. When natural disaster strikes, Queensland farmers need more than a helping hand – they need practical, on-the-ground support to recover and rebuild. QFF’s Industry Recovery and Resilience Officers are available to provide this support. Read more here.
   
9. The Australian Farmers magazine’s July 2026 live edition is now available featuring stories spanning digital technology, innovation, plant and animal health and research, across Australian and Queensland agriculture. Read more here.
   
10. The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the Australian Government’s investment in strengthening Australia’s agricultural traceability systems through a new industry-led national traceability governance mechanism. Read more here.