From growing up on the Darling Downs to leading AgForce — Niki Ford has been appointed our new CEO. “I’ve always admired how AgForce stands with producers and advocates on their behalf. Leading this organisation is a privilege.” — Niki Ford. Read more👉

Locusts aren’t just a nuisance - they’re a real threat to Qld ag. In this episode of Yarns from the Paddock, we sit down with Belinda Callanan, a leading voice in biosecurity & pest management, to unpack what producers need to know. 🎧

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This week is National Biosecurity Week, an event that highlights the crucial role biosecurity plays in safeguarding our environment, ag industries, food supply, communities & economy. 􈊢􈊣􈱴􈱵􈱶􈱷􌛿􌜀􌜁􌜂􌜃􌜄􌜅􌜆􌜊􌜇􌜈􌜉􌜋􌜌􌜍􌜎 . Find out more 👉

"It’s time to voice the concerns of many central & north-west Qld graziers with regard to the locust plague that is emerging & already wreaking havoc out west.". Read more from our weekly column by Boyd Webb, AgForce Sheep, Wool & Goat President 👉

Continuing winter rains have created ideal conditions for potential locust outbreaks across parts of Queensland 🌧️. If you find large numbers of locust or nymph activity contact 📞 Biosecurity Queensland on 13 25 23 or 📝 report them online at

💬 Start the conversation. 👂 Listen without judgment. 🤝 Encourage action. 💛 Check in again. Let’s support each other every day. #ruokday2025 #ruokanyday #everyfamilyneedsafarmer

🌧️ Wet weather = watch out for locusts 🚨. We’re encouraging landholders to take proactive steps now to manage the risk of locust outbreaks. Early spraying of nymphs can help protect pastures & crops from damage. Report outbreaks to Biosecurity Qld: 

AgForce Training are running free workshops as part of the Carbon Farming Outreach Program to help you understand the fundamentals of carbon farming, the potential opportunities and pitfalls, how you can fit in and where to start 🌱. 👉🏼  .#CFOP

R U OK? is calling on people living in remote or rural communities to ask R U OK? Any Day because meaningful conversations can - and do - change lives. 👉 #everyfamilyneedsafarmer #AskRUOKAnyDay

The Rural Press Club of Qld is excited to announce the return of its 2025 rural journalism student scholarship! 📝. 💰 $5,000 up for grabs. 📚 Open to journalism or communications students. 🏫 Enrolled at any Qld or NT university (any year level). 🔗

Applications for the Exclusion Fencing Recovery Grant are open 👉🏼 Key Dates: .✅ Expression of Interest (EOI) by 30 December 2025.✅ Completion of work, no later than 31 March 2027 .✅ Final date for lodging acquittal/claim grant funds 30 April 2027

Registrations are open for RIC’s ‘Get ‘RIC Ready’ free online webinar. Heard about RIC low-interest loans and want to know more? . Join RIC and RFCS from South Australia and Victoria at 12pm, Wednesday 29 October 2025. Visit RIC's website to register 👉

📣 We’re heading to AgXchange Australia this September - will you be there?. Big ideas. Real challenges. The future of farming. 🎟️  #AgXchangeAustralia #FutureOfFarming #AgNetworking. @NationalFarmers

"There’s no better spokesperson for Qld ag than a farmer. This has been highlighted for me once again at the great uniter of city and country - the Royal Qld Show.". Read more from our weekly column, written by Brendan Taylor, AgForce Grains President 🌾

It's time for this week's Friday Fun Fact, where we share surprising facts about our incredible and much loved world of agriculture 🌱🐑 🐮 🍞. #australianagriculture #everyfamilyneedsafarmer #queenslandagriculture

It's your last chance to share your thoughts on the Qld Wild Dog Management Strategy 2021-26, which provides state-wide coordination and direction to wild dog management 🐾. Share your thoughts via this survey before 5pm today! #everyfamilyneedsafarmer

Qld DPI have released the final 25-year blueprint, Primary Industries Prosper 2050, to shape a thriving sector for Qld. 👉 . #everyfamilyneedsafarmer #cattle #beef #cane #grains #sheep #wool #goats

Our Carbon Farming Outreach Program workshops are coming to a town near you! 🌱 . The following dates are open for registration: .📍 Gladstone – 19 Aug.📍 Rockhampton – 20 Aug.📍 Thorntonia Station – 7 Oct.📍 Julia Creek – 8 Oct.📍 Cloncurry – 9 Oct. 👉🏼 

RIC variable interest rate for farm business loans is on hold at 5.18 per cent effective 1 August 2025 until 1 February 2026. For more on RIC loans visit 👉

🎙️ New episode of Yarns from the Paddock! . After 8 years, Mike Guerin is wrapping up his time as AgForce CEO. In this episode, we chat with Mike to look back on the wins, challenges, and lessons that have shaped his leadership - and the organisation. 👉