Queensland farmers supply some of the world’s best food and fibre – but can our state’s industry hold its own against mining and other land competitors?
This is the question AgForce Queensland will be putting to delegates when the broadacre group hosts the Landscape Competition Forum at the 2011 AgForce state conference – ‘What will we eat? ... making food security the global priority’ on the Sunshine Coast in September.
AgForce president Brent Finlay said ongoing access to productive agricultural land is one of the biggest challenges facing Queensland agriculture with the mineral and resources boom, spiralling leasehold rent costs and onerous government legislation such as Vegetation Management clouding the future of farming.
“Mining is an important part of Queensland’s economic prosperity, but this must be balanced against the need to protect food and fibre supply and ultimately food security,” Mr Finlay said.
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