Queensland cotton grower Joanne Grainger has been re-elected president of the Queensland Farmers’ Federation.
Also re-elected was vice-president, Kingaroy dairy farmer Brian Tessmann, who is also president of the Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation.
The make-up of the QFF Board and Council has changed with Canegrowers board member and senior vice-chairman Allan Dingle, who farms near Bundaberg, joining the Board and Council to replace Canegrowers former senior vice-chairman Joe Russo.
Mr Russo had been a QFF councillor since 2004.
Darling Downs cotton grower Stuart Armitage, from Cecil Plains, has filled a position on the Board left vacant by retiring long-term board member and councillor, Jimboomba chicken grower Gary Sansom.
Mr Sansom was awarded life membership to QFF at the AGM, the first time that life membership has been given to any individual.
His involvement with QFF began in 1992 when he was among those who helped form the organisation.
He was President from 2001 to 2011.
