10 Things to Know from QFF

1. QFF and our peak body members, CANEGROWERS, Cotton Australia, Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers, eastAUSmilk and Greenlife Industry Queensland, have outlined the top priorities for Queensland agriculture ahead of this year’s state government budget. Read more here.
   
2. The benefits of carbon farming for improving land health and productivity has been featured on ABC’s Landline with QFF Corporate Partner CarbonLink’s Founder Terry McCosker OAM telling his story driving soil carbon projects in Australia. Watch it here. (story at approx. 37 minutes).
   
3. Through the Biosecurity Boost Grants Program, $75,000 will be invested into Cotton Australia, Australian Lot Feeders Association and NRM Regions Queensland to conduct exercises that simulate real-world biosecurity threats and outbreaks. Read more here.
   
4. 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.
   
5. Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) is warning against complacency on Australia’s food security following the release of the ABARES June 2026 Agricultural Commodities Report, which shows export growth is increasingly obscuring challenges facing domestic fruit and vegetable production. Read more here.
   
6. QFF has developed free online self-paced crisis communications training modules to help farmers and agricultural industry representatives develop practical skills and techniques to manage communications and respond to media interviews. Access the online training modules here.
7. The 2026 crushing season is already underway in two cane growing districts, and most other regions will see harvesters firing up through June. With the Federal Sugar Industry Code of Conduct currently under review, CANEGROWERS believes the code should be remade, with sensible improvements, to give growers confidence and keep the industry moving forward. Read more here.
   
8. QFF Corporate Partner Sparke Helmore Lawyers have published the second edition of Workplace Watch, providing concise and insightful updates on the evolving landscape of employment and work, health and safety law, including Closing Loopholes amendments, Payday superannuation reform, Workplace Investigations, and others. Read more here.
9. The Pollination Security Status Report 2026 provides the first holistic assessment of pollination security in Australia, outlining the risks facing food production, biodiversity and ecosystems. Read it here.
   
10. QFF works with our members to develop sector-wide responses to complex policy challenges including land use, safety and compliance, environment, energy, input and output security, and innovation. Read more about QFF’s Senior Policy Officer who plays a key role in coordinating this policy development here.