One question that keeps coming up time and time again in our work is how do we make the invisible, visible?  

Let’s make something abundantly clear: growers are a tough bunch. Given the choice between asking for help and pushing through alone, they’ll almost always choose the latter.

For over a century, agricultural extension has been the invisible force ensuring that research and new technology makes its way into the hands of farmers working with them to adapt to an ever-changing landscape.

The relationship between growers and traders is more than just a transactional exchange; it is the foundation of livelihoods for many in the horticulture industry.

At QFVG we constantly measure industry outcomes. We work hard to understand what approaches work in horticulture and what approaches should be left alone and we think we’ve found the magic formula for achieving shared goals for individual growers and wider industry. It’s about doing it with purpose… or in this case ‘PURPPOCE’.

Turn on our listening ears – this was the key lesson from our time with international disaster recovery expert Elizabeth McNaughton.

Why is it that in this current era of significant challenge within not only the horticultural industry, but wider agricultural industries, do we see voluntary membership numbers across the board to industry groups declining?

At the end of last year, I found myself curious about why we humans see a new year as a fresh start. What is it about flipping a calendar page that inspires a renewed sense of purpose and possibility? A quick google search revealed some fascinating insights. 

This week we sat down to our Christmas feasts featuring (hopefully) an abundance of fresh fruits, vegetables, and nuts alongside that seafood platter and beautiful roast meats.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Since June, hundreds of horticultural growers across Queensland have participated in a QFVG-led Geared Up Growers Negotiation Tactics Masterclass.

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.

Queenslanders are no strangers to wild weather. And as the weather warms up so too do our eyes move to the sky.

As Queensland embarks on its renewable energy transition, balancing economic development and land use becomes crucial—especially when considering various stakeholders’ differing perspectives on the economic value of land.