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Digging deeper for sustainable solutions
Last December, we watched on as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper left a trail of destruction across Far North Queensland. The wild weather cutting deep scars across properties and people’s lives.
Healthy soils, healthy plants
With a growing focus on sustainable strategies and regenerative farming practices, more and more growers are looking to improve the health of their soils as a base foundation for horticultural health.
Aussie diggers writing a new chapter in the bush
When you think about what soldiers and farmers have in common, a few things come to mind: determination, selflessness, strategic thinking, and working together towards a better future.
Out and about with QFVG’s QAWN Officers
Liz Ford and Amy Nash, our QFVG-hosted Queensland Agricultural Workforce Network Officers (QAWN) for Southern and Southeast Queensland, have been busy fostering connections between agribusinesses looking to connect with new employees, as well as inspiring the next generation of our all-important agricultural workforce.
Generating grower-led learning opportunities
Growcom’s Hort360 GBR facilitators have coordinated a series of grower-led learning opportunities across Far North Queensland and the Wide Bay-Burnett in recent months, tailored to the needs of each growing region.
Precision cover cropping to enhance horticultural operation
In the picturesque Scenic Rim, against a backdrop of the Great Dividing Range, the Rieck family have for decades cared for the rich soil that bears their vegetable crops, but it’s a labour of love that takes constant commitment.
Building ag means building regional Queensland
Tony Perrett stood before industry on National Ag Day as the newly installed Queensland Minister for Primary Industries and pledged to lead a “whole of government approach” in supporting state agriculture.
Food unites where hunger divides
Food unites where hunger divides. This was the powerful message shared by Andrew Henderson from Agsecure in his recent Plant Health Australia presentation on the geopolitical importance of a national food security strategy.
ACCC proves growers have a right to be concerned
Woolworths’ recent testimony at the ACCC Supermarket Inquiry hearings have reignited QFVG’s long-standing concerns that supermarkets may be manipulating market conditions at the expense of suppliers.
Walking proud and united into 2025
Christmas and New Year may be just around the corner, but for agriculture the third Friday in November is what it’s all about: National Ag Day.
Waste Not, Want Not - The Opportunity of Food in Crisis
In the very same state where a bounty of fresh produce grows, 26 million meals were provided to Queenslanders facing hunger in the last year. It’s a stark and deeply troubling contradiction.
Granite Belt grows green waste future
A proactive and open-minded Granite Belt Growers Association (GBGA) has utilised a Future Fields ‘Grow Your Field’ seed funding grant to grow a green waste vision that benefits horticulture and the Southern Downs region more broadly.
Planting seeds for an ag-tastic future
Agricultural producers in Toowoomba and surrounds are set to benefit from the new Agri-Connect Pilot Initiative that bridges the gap between employers and the skilled workforce they need, creating opportunities for the region’s producers and talent pool of skilled migrants living locally.
Momentum continues for SEQ practice improvements
Momentum continues to grow in Southeast Queensland with growers across a range of commodities benefiting from two funding initiatives supporting positive on-farm practice improvements.
Weaving together a brighter future for farming and the reef
The view from the Mount Inkerman Scenic Lookout puts into perspective how farming operates alongside waterways flowing into the Burdekin River and out to the Coral Sea
QFVG Can't Live Without…
Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers, as part of the Queensland Farmers' Federation’s ‘Queenslanders Can’t Live Without’ campaign, is rallying behind our growers in the lead up to National Ag Day on Friday 15 November.
Data-driven insights enhance Queensland's horticulture sector
Queensland horticultural growers will be better supported to tackle the complexities faced around climate risks, market challenges, and modern farm management with the announcement of a new project to be delivered state-wide from this month.
Gearing Up Hort
Since June, hundreds of horticultural growers across Queensland have participated in a QFVG-led Geared Up Growers Negotiation Tactics Masterclass.
The value growers bring to the table
If you were paid a dollar each time you heard "cost of living" this year, what would you spend that money on? If you believe the latest consumer data – fewer people are spending it on fresh fruit and vegetables.
Commodity in Focus: Vegetables
Australia’s vegetable industry is big business. In 2023 the nation’s vegetable industry was valued at $5.86 billion, with 3.6 million tonnes sold for domestic consumption and export supply.