National Regenerative Agriculture Day 2022
While Queensland’s agricultural sector has an established history of managing its waste streams effectively, illegal dumping on public and private land has caused ongoing issues for landholders.
Join the QFF Energy Savers team and guest host Manfred Nuestifter, CEO of Fluxpower for a webinar on the 17th of February at 12pm. Learn about the Fluxpower dashboard and how it monitors energy consumption, cost and carbon intensity in real time. Find out more here: www.qff.org.au/events/energy-efficiency-carbon-digital-iot-webinar/
The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) announced the appointment of Jo Sheppard as the new Chief Executive Officer.
Applications for round 2 of the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment’s Carbon + Biodiversity Pilot are open until 3 March. Farmers in the Fitzroy Basin who are willing to plant native trees, manage vegetation or regenerate waterways and hillsides, can apply now here: www.awe.gov.au/agriculture-land/farm-food-drought/natural-resources/landcare/sustaining-future-australian-farming/carbon-biodiversity-pilot
A granular fertiliser plant at Mort & Co’s Grassdale Feedlot, is being commissioned with an annual production capacity of 20,000 tonnes and plans to increase it to 100,000t by early 2023. The move is believed to be a first for an Australian feedlot. Read more here: www.graincentral.com/news/grassdale-ready-to-roll-on-100000t-yr-fertiliser-plant/
