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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 to grow in Southeast Queensland with growers across a range of commodities benefiting from two funding initiatives supporting positive on-farm practice improvements.

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

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.

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.

Fourteen Granite Belt growers became the envy of the region when they embarked on a seemingly ordinary bus tour from Stanthorpe to Gatton for the Lockyer Valley Growers Expo earlier this year.

A new industry-led training program is supporting Queensland farmers to access high-quality, modern and flexible training across the state.

Queensland horticultural growers will be better supported to tackle the complexities faced around climate risks, market challenges, and modern farm management with further support now available through Growcom’s Farm Business Resilience Program (FBRP) for horticulture.

Pests cost Australian primary producers approximately $5.3 billion annually in management and production losses. Managing pests absorbs precious time and effort with around 72% of the estimated cost being in the working hours devoted to managing pests (and weeds).

Have you ever looked around your property and thought, “I’d really like to fix this up,” or “I’d really like to install that.” You know, the priority wish list of things you would get to if you had the time, money, resources, or expertise?

At QFVG we know horticulture is an essential sector, and attracting young minds is just one piece of the puzzle to ensuring its vibrant future.

After a summer of bushfires, cyclones, and flooding, many horticultural growers are no doubt taking a closer look at their insurance renewals.

Dennis Howe, Managing Director of Howe Farming Enterprises is a certified legend. And no, that’s not hyperbole; Dennis was awarded the inaugural ABC Rural-Kondinin Group Farming Legend of the Year Award in 2016. 

Agriculture is in Tanya Luck’s blood. Having grown up on a sheep and cattle farm on the Western Downs, she studied horticulture and agronomy, and has worked in the industry all her life.

When it comes to fence building, veteran of the industry Macka says “Make the first expense, your last.”