This week’s news of the controversial biosecurity levy progressing to the Senate is yet another fork in the back for Queensland’s horticulture industry.

Summer 2023/4 has proven to be volatile for Queensland growers. While parts of the state sweltered through heat and bushfires, the far north contended with Cyclone Jasper and flooding, and the Southeast received storms as a rather unwelcome Christmas visitor.

Now is the time for the public to stand up and say, “we give a fork” about our growers, says Queensland’s state industry body for fruit, vegetables, and nuts.

As another summer of heatwaves, bushfires, and storms bears down on Queensland, primary producers are using every available resource to protect their families, crops, and businesses.

In the last 18 months Queensland primary producers have been affected by floods, impending drought, and most recently bushfires, with each event throwing a different set of challenges at our farmers.

Streamlining on-farm compliance, an innovative AgTech solution for Australia’s pineapple industry, and drone technology solutions in organic bananas are just some of the amazing projects

Ahead of storm season, growers in Mareeba and surrounds are invited to Forewarned is Forearmed, a workshop at the Mareeba International Club on Tuesday 3 October exploring the use of climate forecasting tools to support on-farm decision-making.

As part of the next stage of the Future Fields strategy, Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) has released a seed funding opportunity for any projects across Queensland which align to any one of the four key fields or the fundamental fields.

Yeppoon in Central Queensland will host Australia’s pineapple industry this week for their annual Pineapple Field Days.

North Queensland horticultural growers are set to be better supported to achieve their business and financial goals following the announcement of a new partnership between Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) and the Rural Financial Counselling Service North Queensland (RFCSNQ) today. 

Queensland horticultural growers will be able to create, innovate and accelerate their ideas thanks to a new collaboration announced today between Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) and the FNQ Food Incubator.

Central Queensland horticultural growers with an interest in soil health are invited to attend the upcoming Dirt Work shed talks being run by Growcom in June.

After taking a wrong turn earlier this week, the Easter Bunny has turned up in Queensland’s carrot capital, the Scenic Rim, ready to stake her claim on the 600 million carrots that will be grown later this year. Yep, the region is the carrot capital of the country!

Many are waking up this morning to discover the Easter Bunny has made an early, surprise visit to Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall.

Bree Watson, Chief Executive Officer of Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers has been voted in as the new Chair of the Queensland Horticulture Council following Joe Moro stepping down from the role after a four-year stint after recently being elected as Chair of Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG).

Horticultural growers in Reef catchments are set to benefit from a renewed collaboration between Growcom and the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

Queensland’s peak industry body representing fruit, vegetable and nut growers today launched their new advocacy and engagement arm – Horticulture Queensland. The name will be the fourth name associated with the peak body since its inception in 1923.

A mini pineapple plantation has grown overnight with Brisbane awakening to a sight which turns back time. Queens Garden in the centre of Brisbane’s CBD, once the site of the state’s first ever pineapple plot (1838), today is the site of the official launch of the Year of Horticulture.

Peak industry body for Queensland horticulture, Growcom is calling on the federal government to engage in genuine and meaningful discussion after the passing of the new Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 so industry can understand how it will be implemented.

Growcom, Queensland’s peak horticulture body is proud to announce the appointment of Joe Moro as Chair of the Growcom Board at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Brisbane last week.