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.  

When thinking about Australian Indigenous culture and the Olympics, it’s natural to envision Cathy Freeman’s iconic 400-metre sprint at the Sydney 2000 games.

Third generation Innisfail banana and papaya farmers Matt and Ben Abbott have worked quietly and consistently to future-proof their family’s farming operations.

Record-keeping is a vital part of agribusiness, underpinning not only internal quality assurance (QA), but also the routine compliance audits growers undertake so their produce can go to market.

Wide Bay pineapple grower Jeff Atkinson has a strong track record in using engineering and technology to enhance his farm business.

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

Setting goals and charting the course of an entire sector for the next decade sounds like a daunting task, but Queensland horticulture hasn’t hesitated in beginning to execute its Future Fields strategy.

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.