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Farmers kept planting as the war raged and now they are paying for it

Quality for winter crops has been great for north Queensland. (ABC News: Brooke Tindall)

Vegetable growers in north Queensland were anxious to plant their winter crops when the price of diesel jumped above $3 a litre in March.

The harvest is now underway and, although fuel prices have eased, farmers are not making the return on what they spent earlier in the year.

Bowen vegetable farmer David Richardson said the prices he received for his eggplant this year had been poor.

Mr Richardson said growers were feeling the repercussions of the rising costs that had flowed in the wake of the war in Iran and the closing of the Strait of Hormuz.

Paul Burke appointed Independent Chair of NFF Horticulture Council

The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Horticulture Council has appointed Paul Burke as its new independent Chair, bringing extensive experience in agricultural industry representation, governance and advocacy to the role.

Mr Burke’s appointment follows a rigorous, merit-based recruitment process undertaken by the Council over recent months. He succeeds Jolyon Burnett, who has chaired the Council since 2023.

Mr Burke was a founding member of the Council while serving as CEO of NT Farmers. His industry representation career also spans CEO of the Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association (NTCA) and State Operations and Membership Manager at AgForce Queensland, alongside service on numerous state, territory and national policy committees.

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