AgForce columns
A message from AgForce
AgForce is invited to write opinion pieces in Queensland's leading rural newspapers every week.
Here are a selection of columns so you can see how AgForce is leading the agri-political debate on issues which matter to our members.
AgForce is invited to write opinion pieces in Queensland's leading rural newspapers every week.
Here are a selection of columns so you can see how AgForce is leading the agri-political debate on issues which matter to our members.
| 2013 | ||
| 16 May | Policy Vegetation Management Reforms are Critical By Ian Burnett, AgForce General President | |
| 9 May | Policy Drought, Debt and Live Ex Create Perfect Storm By Ian Burnett, AgForce General President | |
| 2 May | Policy Drought Declared in Western Areas By Christine Rolfe, AgForce vice president/treasurer | |
| 18 April | Commodity PCAS Will Prove Our Beef is Best By Howard Smith, AgForce Cattle President | |
| 11 April | Policy R&D Provides Horsepower By Ian Burnett, AgForce General President | |
| 4 April | Policy CSG Approval Process in Doubt By Ian Burnett, AgForce General President | |
| 28 March | Policy Northern Australia suffers while politicians squabble By Charles Burke, AgForce CEO | |
| 21 March | Policy Vegetation Act changes redress the balance By Ian Burnett, AgForce General President | |
| 14 March | Policy Speak Up on Importance of Agriculture By Ian Burnett, AgForce General President | |
| 7 March | Policy Agriculture must stay on political agenda By Lauren Hewitt, AgForce general manager, policy | |
| 28 February | Policy Bullying tactics in Animal Welfare Debate By Charles Burke, AgForce chief executive officer | |
| 21 February | Policy Rural sector looks to immigrant skills By Christine Rolfe, AgForce vice president/treasurer | |
| 14 February | Commodity OJD Update By Michael Allpass, AgForce Sheep & Wool policy director | |
| 7 February | Natural Disaster Support Adequate Support the Priority By Ian Burnett, AgForce general president | |
| 31 January | Natural Disaster Support Support Crucial in Time of Disaster By Ian Burnett, AgForce general president | |
| 24 January | Education Ag Sector Offers Opportunities By Charles Burke, AgForce chief executive officer | |
| 17 January | Biosecurity BJD Eradication the Best Way Forward By Howard Smith, AgForce cattle board president | |
| 10 January | Commodity: Kangaroo Numbers a Risk to Production and Environment | |
| By Ian Burnett, AgForce general president | ||
| 2012 | ||
| 29 November | Biosecurity: BJD highlights need for adequate biosecurity By Howard Smith, AgForce cattle board president | |
| 22 November | Policy: 2040 vision needs Government-wide approach By Charles Burke, AgForce chief executive officer | |
| 15 November | Policy: Certainty required for Grazing Forestry leases By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 8 November | Live export: Time to value our live export industry By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 1 November | Foreign investment: Asia century: Hurdles remain By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 25 October | Policy: National drought policy: finding a certain balance By Dr Dale Miller, Senior policy advisor | |
| 18 October | Commodity: Roo Industry Simplication By Stephen Tully, AgForce Macropod Committee | |
| 11 October | Mining: CSG Update By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 4 October | Staff: New CEO and Future Direction By Charles Burke, Chief Executive Officer | |
| 27 September | Commodity: Live Export | |
| By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | ||
| 20 September | Projects: AgForward - the end of a seven year journey By Sue Dillon, AgForce Projects manager | |
| 6 September | Policy: Building the value back into Freehold By Lauren Hewitt, AgForce general manager, policy | |
| 30 August | Policy: Guns essential to farm businesses By Stacey Milner, AgForce media manager | |
| 23 August | Commodity: Commodity Challenges By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 16 August | Policy: Stock Theft Legislation Reform By Grant Maudsley, AgForce Cattle president | |
| 9 August | Education: Importance of Ekka By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 2 August | Policy: Comprehensive change to Land Tenure required By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 26 July | State Government: Future in Government's hands By Sue Dillon, AgForce Projects manager | |
| 19 July | Policy: Reef and BMP By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 12 July | Policy: Drought review By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 5 July | Policy: Carbon tax will hurt agriculture By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 28 June | Policy: Time to look closely at tenure By Lauren Hewitt, AgForce General Manager, Policy | |
| 21 June | Policy: GasFields positions finalized By Drew Wagner, AgForce General Manager Stakeholder Relations | |
| 12 June | Government: Solid progress but much more to be done By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 7 June | Cattle: Time for change By Grant Maudsley, President, AgForce Cattle board | |
| 29 May | Mining: Alpha mine raises railway concern By Peter Anderson, AgForce State Council, Central Queensland | |
| 22 May | Education: Moo Baa Munch bridges the divide By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 15 May | Policy: Time for change in Vegetation Management By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 8 May | Beef 2012: Positive optimism welcome at Beef By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 1 May | Policy: The need for national grains rep By Wayne Newton, AgForce Grains president | |
| 24 April | Policy: AgForce presents solutions to new government By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 17 April | Policy: The facts about Grazing BMP and AusGraze By Grant Maudsley Cattle president | |
| 10 April | Natural disaster support: Maps key tool for disaster recovery By Noel Brinsmead AgForce flood recovery coordinator | |
| 27 March | Policy: LNP must deliver on pledge to support agriculture By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 21 March | 2012 Election: New government needs to deliver By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 13 March | Over-regulation of farming land: Where will we farm? By Robert Walker, AgForce CEO | |
| 6 March | Education: Milk comes from where? No gaps allowed when it comes to ag By Wendy Allen, AgForce education and training manager | |
| 28 February | QLD Govt's ReefPlan: Poor science harms farmers By Sue Dillon, AgForce policy advisor | |
| 21 February | Coal Seam Gas focus: Keep asking questions of CSG companies By Drew Wagner, AgForce policy director | |
| 13 February | Export: Interest rates pushing dollar higher By Nina Murray, AgForce grains policy director | |
| 7 February | 2012 Floods: Heartbreaking cleanup begins By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 31 January | More support for agriculture needed: Rain not filling in all gaps By Brent Finlay, AgForce general president | |
| 10 January | 2012 Election: Bring it on By Robert Walker, AgForce CEO | |
| 3 January | Australian Year of the Farmer: We all need to be poster people for agriculture By Jane Paterson, AgForce media manager | |