LNP leader, Deb Frecklington slammed the move to cut funding for the School and Industry Partnership Program, saying it showed that Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was out of touch with the bush.

She demanded that the funding be reinstated as a matter of priority.

“Annastacia Palaszczuk’s decision to cut funding for ag education shows just how out of touch her government is,” Ms Frecklington said.

“When is she going to stop attacking agriculture and our farmers? Education around ag is an important stepping stone for encouraging people to buy our produce.

“I call on Labor to reinstate this important education funding for the bush.”

AN education program designed to get Queensland school kids interested in a career in agriculture will be slashed with the state government pulling funding at the end of the school year.

The School to Industry Partnership Program was first introduced in Queensland in 2004 and attracted $181,000 in State funding annually.

The program, which was managed by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and facilitated by AgForce, reached over 10,000 primary and secondary school students each year.

The popular program aimed to give students a taste of agricultural industries, giving them an understanding of where their food came from and about life on the land.

But the program has been placed on the scrap heap after the state government failed to budget funding beyond this year.

A spokesman for Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Mark Furner confirmed the funding would cease on December 31.

“The Program is currently under review and no decision has been made on its future beyond that date.”

A highlight of the program was the popular Moo Baa Munch series, which taught kids about food comes from.