FutureBeef

Managing communications during a crisis — Boonah
2026-05-14 08:30 - 16:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | The Outlook, 4001 Boonah-Ipswich Road, Boonah, Qld, 4310, Australia
The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) is delivering a ‘Managing communications during a crisis’ workshop to help farmers, community leaders and industry representatives build confidence communicating during challenging situations.
Delivered by speciality agricultural communications agency Blue Hill, the workshop will cover how to engage with media and stakeholders on sensitive topics including:

farm accidents and fatalities
biosecurity outbreaks
natural disasters
activist trespass and more.

What the training session will look like

Real-life crisis examples and hypothetical scenarios, covering theory and strategies for proactively managing media during a crisis.
Practical activities, such as mock radio and TV interviews, along with discussions to prepare participants to deal with media and other stakeholders should a crisis occur on their farm or in their community.

Who will you hear from?

Blue Hill Founder and Managing Director – Stacey Wordsworth
Blue Hill Director – Audience and Voice – Michael Thomson
QFF Project Manager Risk, Recovery and Resilience – Kerry Battersby

Workshop details
Date: 14th May 2026
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Location: The Outlook Training and Resource Centre, 4001 Ipswich Boonah Rd, Boonah QLD 4310
How to register

For more information please visit www.qff.org.au/projects/crisis/.
You can also learn more about the training by contacting Kerry Battersby, QFF Project Manager – Risk, Recovery and Resilience, by emailing kerry@qff.org.au or calling 0419 614 765.

RCS Business fundamentals workshop — Brisbane
2026-05-19 08:15 - 2026-05-21 17:30 | Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane, 23 Leichhardt Street, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
This three-day workshop will give you a solid handle on all the necessary business stuff while showing you how to become more proficient, organised and effective, so you can spend less time in the office and more on the things that make you happy.
The workshop covers four key areas:

This workshop will give you practical, actionable steps you can take to enable more effective use of your office time and quicker, more confident decision-making, so you can spend more time doing whatever it is that you love – quality time with family, being out in the paddock or maybe contributing to your community. What will you do with your newfound freedom?
Participants will learn how to analyse an agricultural business and have the unique opportunity to use data from their own business. If you do not have your own business or data, that’s fine it will not affect your learning experience. Suitable for all skill and confidence levels. If you would like to use your own business information please click here for what you will need to get the most out of these sessions. You do not need to disclose any information to other participants, this is purely for your use.
To really cement the connection between production and profit in your business, this workshop is best attended by the people who are responsible for the outside stuff, as well as the inside stuff.
Investment
Early Bird: $1,690 per person (available until 20th April 2026)
Standard: $2,090 per person

Reef Extension Think Tank 2026 — Cairns
2026-05-21 09:00 - 2026-05-22 16:00 | Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns, 209-217 Abbott Street, Cairns, QLD, 4870
Reimagining your extension journey

Grow your confidence, sharpen your skills, and expand your impact at this two-day event for extension practitioners.
Day one, choose from the targeted Masterclasses designed to strengthen your farmer focussed engagement or build your co-design capability for complex community challenges.
Then on day two, join the Reef Extension Think Tank 2026 – a dynamic, hands-on day tackling real-world extension issues alongside leading experts and peers.

Don’t forget to register!

See flyer here.

Northern Beef Producers Expo — Charters Towers
2026-06-05 - 2026-06-06 | Dalrymple Sale Yards, Charters Towers, Queensland, 4820, Australia
Join us in 2026 for this annual 2 day event that showcases the best of the Northern Beef Industry and aims to bring the latest innovations and technologies available to the Agricultural sector to the forefront of the industry.
The NBPE brings together community and those from afar to truly appreciate the industry and all it has to offer.
Entry to the event is by gold coin donation only.
The official event programme will be uploaded here when finalised in the weeks leading up to the event. Keep an eye out on our socials when this is uploaded.

Business EDGE — Blackall
2026-06-08 08:00 - 2026-06-09 17:00 | Blackall, queensland, 4472, Australia
Business EDGE – Blackall
Get your head around more of the ‘business side’ of your business…
Date: 8 & 9 June 2026
Time: 8.00am to 5.00pm both days
Venue: Blackall, QLD
Cost: $1,750 + GST or $1,500 early bird + GST (up until 14 April 2026)
Presented by Bush AgriBusiness.
Cost includes comprehensive set of workshop notes, workbook, decision support spreadsheet tools and all catering.
Secure your spot today!

More information
Contact Simone Parker on 0408 818 043 or admin@bushagri.com.au

Business EDGE — Emerald
2026-06-11 08:00 - 2026-06-12 17:00 | Emerald, Emerald, Qld, 4720, Australia
Business EDGE – Emerald
Get your head around more of the ‘business side’ of your business…
Date: 11 & 12 June 2026
Time: 8.00am to 5.00pm both days
Venue: Emerald, QLD
Cost: $1,750 + GST or $1,500 early bird + GST (up until 14 April 2026)
Presented by Bush AgriBusiness.
Cost includes comprehensive set of workshop notes, workbook, decision support spreadsheet tools and all catering.
Secure your spot today!

More information
Contact Simone Parker on 0408 818 043 or admin@bushagri.com.au

Better beef business forum — Kununurra
2026-06-16 08:00 - 2026-06-18 17:00 | Kununurra
Save the date!
Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen’s Association presents Better beef business forum, Kununurra, 16-18 June.
Topics up for discussion:

industry updates
collecting better data for better decisions
innovation addressing rising costs
workforce opportunities
animal health and welfare updates
cotton seed supplementation
h0ow to access and handle cotton seed
focus on fodder
emerging opportunities
Kimberley Cotton Gin tour.

Livestock Advisor Update — Roma
2026-07-16 | Roma, Roma, QLD, 4455, Australia
Date claimer — More information to come!

GroWQ Innovation Expo - Longreach
2026-07-29 - 2026-07-30 | Longreach, Longreach, Queensland, 4730, Australia
Our signature Expo returns with talks, tech, and trade displays, along with an expanded program.
✔️In 2026, we will be integrating the Future Grass Growers Forum into the Expo, enabling us to run concurrent sessions designed specifically for the next generation. This new structure will create an even stronger platform for learning, connection, and youth development across the region.
✔️ We will again be hosting a field trip, offering hands on insights and practical demonstrations.
✔️ The Kids to Farm program will return, giving school students the opportunity to connect with agriculture in an engaging and meaningful way.
✔️ Plus, many other exciting additions are already in the works to make 2026 our biggest Expo yet!
Further program details will be released early in the new year. In the meantime, if there are any topics or ideas you feel should be part of the 2026 program, please contact us at grow@growq.com.au or visit our website www.growq.com.au.

Developing Northern Australia Conference 2026 — Alice Springs
2026-08-05 - 2026-08-07 | Alice Springs, Alice Springs, NT, 0870, Australia
Save the date!
For more information keep an eye on the DNAC website.

Kidman Springs field day
2026-08-19 08:00 - 2026-08-20 17:00 | Kidman Springs Research Station, 13774 Buchanan Highway, Victoria River, NT, 0852, Australia
Save the date! More information to come.

The Next-Gen Ag Forum 2026 - Townsville
2026-08-20 - 2026-08-21 | Quayside Terminal Townsville, Lennon Drive, South Townsville, Queensland, 4810, Australia
Join industry leaders and progressive producers to explore how regenerative agriculture, markets, finance, policy and export infrastructure are shaping the future of northern agriculture.

This year’s theme is:
From Paddock to Port

Two days focused on the big conversations shaping northern agriculture:
Regeneration as productivity
Market and export outlook
Policy and trade direction
Wealth beyond the farm gate
Infrastructure and opportunity.

If you’re building something in agriculture, whether you’re just starting or scaling up, this forum is designed for you.

More details and speaker announcements coming soon.

23rd Biennial Australian Rangeland Society conference — Darwin
2026-09-07 - 2026-09-11 | Darwin, Darwin, NT, 0801, Australia
Save the date!
ARS Conference 2026 | 7-11 September 2026 | Darwin, Northern Territory
On behalf of the Australian Rangeland Society (ARS) and the ARS 2026 Organising Committee, we are pleased to invite you to Darwin, Northern Territory, for the 23rd Biennial Australian Rangeland Society Conference. The Conference will be held from 7–11 September 2026. The 2026 Conference theme is Cattle, Culture, Conservation and Carbon.
Call for abstracts – now open!
The ARS Conference 2026 is now ready to accept your abstract submissions for oral, lightning oral and poster presentations. We invite you to share your insights and innovations across a wide range of topics including, but not limited to:

cattle (and domestic livestock)
culture
cyber
carbon and environmental services
climate variability and change
conservation
conflicts, clashes, co-design and collaboration.

Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the 2026 Conference program – abstract submissions close on 16 March 2026, 11:59pm ACST.
More information will be provided closer to the event.

Business EDGE — Brisbane
2026-11-18 08:00 - 2026-11-19 17:00 | Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
Business EDGE – Blackall
Get your head around more of the ‘business side’ of your business…
Date: 18 & 19 November 2026
Time: 8.00am to 5.00pm both days
Venue: Brisbane, QLD
Cost: $1,750 + GST or $1,500 early bird + GST (up until 14 April 2026)
Presented by Bush AgriBusiness.
Cost includes comprehensive set of workshop notes, workbook, decision support spreadsheet tools and all catering.
Secure your spot today!

More information
Contact Simone Parker on 0408 818 043 or admin@bushagri.com.au

Brian Pastures Field Day — Gayndah
2027-05-26 | Brian Pastures Research Station, 819 Brian Pastures Road, Gayndah, Qld, 4625, Australia
Save the date!
Brian Pastures Field Day will once again be held on 26 May 2027. The day will be full of research project updates, examples of practical applications, demonstrations and of course, what would a field day be without a farm tour.

Check in here for more information closer to the day!
