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GrainGrowers launches e-news
Welcome to the first edition of GrainGrowers e-news, your new monthly electronic newsletter for your grain industry organisation. Every month we will inform you of the latest developments at GrainGrowers and encourage your feedback on topical policy matters. This is part of GrainGrowers commitment to better engagement with our members, Australian grain producers.
Grain Gain On-farm courses to boost grower skills
Growers can enhance their business and leadership skills by participating in Grain Gain On-farm courses offered across Australia by GrainGrowers. READ MORE >> REGISTER >>
GrainGrowers and WA Farmers team up to champion WA growers
GrainGrowers and The Western Australian Farmers Federation (“WAFarmers”) have entered into a Heads of Agreement to better promote the interests of the state’s grain producers. READ MORE >>
New partnership gives national voice to South Australian growers
South Australian grain growers will have a stronger national voice as a result of a new partnership between GrainGrowers and South Australian Farmers Federation. GrainGrowers chief executive Mark Allison said the groups would work together to organise and host a series of grower meetings throughout the State in March and April. READ MORE >>
GrainGrowers sets sights on year ahead
Australian grain producers will have access to enhanced decision-making tools to improve farm profitability as part of GrainGrowers’ commitments in 2012. READ MORE >>
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Focus
Four young grain industry leaders have completed a study tour of New Zealand as part of the Australian Universities Crops Competition, an initiative of GrainGrowers.
The four participants were —
- Candice Robinson (Charles Sturt University student from Whitton, NSW)
- Ally Dingjan (Charles Sturt University student from Wagga Wagga, NSW)
- Lachlan Parker (Adelaide University student from Balaklava, SA)
- Markus Lang (La Trobe University student from Tatura, VIC).
The five-day study tour was awarded to the students for their outstanding performance in the competition, held in Temora in September.
Students had the opportunity to visit some of New Zealand’s top growers, who shared their knowledge of increasing yield using the latest production equipment and farm management techniques.
The study tour helped showcase just how exciting the grain sector is, its various opportunities and the advancements being made.
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Your issues
In the coming days, GrainGrowers will be launching its policy development framework. It aims to develop well researched and responsible policy development to protect, promote and support Australian grain producers.
Developing policy within GrainGrowers is about being proactive and responsive to issues that have a direct impact on grain producers. Policy formation begins with identifying, scoping and researching an issue and through policy development, communicating, responding, and shaping the issue, as shown below.
There are four key ways for growers to have a say on the issues that impact them:
- Personal – through direct communication with the GrainGrowers Policy Manager, or a member of the GrainGrowers’ senior management team.
- Direct – through the GrainGrowers website.
- Regional – through GrainGrowers regional meetings or via GrainGrowers regional field officers.
- National – through GrainGrowers’ National Quarterly Grower Consultation Forum (a forum for all state farming organisations) and the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) to provide policy input and review. In August, GrainGrowers became the grain commodity member of NFF, putting an end to a period where strong representation of grain producers at the national agricultural decision-making table was, sadly, conspicuously missing.
We look forward to hearing from you and representing your perspective at a national level.
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Upcoming events
- 6 February – National Quarterly Grower Consultation Forum, Sydney NSW
- 7 February – Grain Gain, Horsham VIC
- 8 February – Grain Gain, Ouyen VIC
- 9 February – Grain Gain, Swan Hill VIC
- 13 February – Grain Gain, Wagga Wagga NSW
- 14 February – Grain Gain, Parkes NSW
- 14-15 February, GRDC Adviser Update, Ballarat VIC
- 16 February – Grain Gain, Tamworth NSW
- 16 February – GRDC Grower Update, Elmore VIC
- 17 February – Grain Gain, Moree NSW
- 22 February – Grain Gain, Katanning WA
- 22-23 February, GRDC Adviser Update, Adelaide SA
- 24 February – Grain Gain, Green Range WA
- 24-26 February – Royal Canberra Show, Canberra ACT
- 26-28 February – VFF Grains Annual Meeting and Conference, Moama NSW
- 27 February – GRDC Grower Update, Coolah NSW
- 28 February – Grain Gain, Toowoomba QLD
- 28 February – GRDC Grower Update, Coonamble NSW
- 28-29 February – GRDC Adviser Update, Narrandera NSW
- 28-29 February – 2012 Perth Agribusiness Crop Updates, Perth WA
- 29 February – GRDC Grower Update, Nyngan NSW
- 1 March – GRDC Grower Update, Corowa NSW
- 1 March – Mingenew-Irwin Group Regional Crop Update, Dongara WA
- 1 March – GRDC Adviser Update, Dubbo NSW
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Contact GrainGrowers
Queensland and northern NSW: Susan McDonnell
Telephone: 0407 170 315 • Email:
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Victoria and southern NSW: Adam Logan
Telephone: 0427 001 101 • Email:
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Western Australia: Ray Morgan
Telephone: 0417 956 287 • Email:
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South Australia: Bill Vandepeer
Telephone: 0407 818 454 • Email:
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Sydney telephone: (02) 9888 9600 • Canberra telephone: (02) 6173 6400
Freecall: 1800 620 519 • www.graingrowers.com.au
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