Farmers don't rate a second thought in council budgets

By Allan Dingle, Queensland Farmers' Federation President
Updated July 8 2020 - 9:38am, first published 9:26am
Farmers don't rate a second thought in council budgets
Farmers don't rate a second thought in council budgets

The Queensland agriculture sector, its farmers and rural communities are no stranger to significant and continuing challenges, from a protracted drought to rising input costs, burdensome government regulations and, most recently, a global pandemic. Despite these difficulties, the state's 24,000 farm businesses have continued to feed, clothe, and provide amenity to Queenslanders, Australians and many others around the world. As the state now turns to economic recovery, the sustainable growth of agriculture within Queensland provides various opportunities for rural and regional areas and their communities to benefit from investment. However, to achieve such benefits, barriers to productivity and profitability must be overcome.

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