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Members encouraged to vote in Director elections

GrainGrowers is encouraging members across Australia to cast their vote ahead of the election for Board of Director positions in the Northern and Southern regions. GrainGrowers members can vote online…

Shona GawelSeptember 27, 2019

2019 GrainGrowers Crops Competition winners announced

The results are in for the 2019 GrainGrowers Crops Competition!

Shona GawelSeptember 26, 2019

Students from around the world take part in GrainGrowers Crops Competition

Students from universities across Australia and the world are taking part in the GrainGrowers Crops Competition this week at the Roseworthy Campus, University of Adelaide. They will be applying their…

Shona GawelSeptember 23, 2019

Positive outcomes for grains essential in A-EU FTA

Positive outcomes for grains are essential during Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement negotiations. Read the GrainGrowers media release in full below.

Shona GawelSeptember 19, 2019

Grains industry report assists industry & Government action on non-tariff measures (NTMs)

Grains industry report assists industry & Government action on non-tariff measures (NTMs) The results of the second industry survey of non-tariff measures (NTM) which affect the Australian grains industry have…

Shona GawelSeptember 17, 2019

Policy makers on grains innovation tour

Policy makers from the Australian government swapped their suits for boots on a recent GrainGrowers tour of the Riverina in NSW. The ‘paddock to plate experience’ across the grains value…

Shona GawelSeptember 13, 2019

Homepage Media September 2019

Insights report for Grain Sustainability Framework launched

As part of the industry initiative Behind Australian Grain, a grains insight report has been released as development of the framework commences.A copy of the Insights Report can be downloaded…

Shona GawelSeptember 10, 2019

Key facts about glyphosate

Read about the research that has been undertaken on glyphosate, why Australian growers use it and the important role it plays in Australian agriculture.

Shona GawelSeptember 4, 2019

Media August 2019

Parliament urged to pass Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

GrainGrowers encouraged Federal Parliament to support the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) at the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties inquiry today.

Shona GawelAugust 26, 2019

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FUTURE GRAIN LEADERS SOUGHT

GrainGrowers has opened applications for its 2020 Australian Grain Leaders Program. Farmer and consultant Chris Warrick from Horsham, Victoria credits the program for helping him shape his leadership style.

Daniel ReidAugust 23, 2019

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NPG Meeting Update – Ballarat 23 July 2019

Daniel ReidAugust 2, 2019

Media August 2019

Time to get Behind Australian Grain sustainability

The grains supply chain were called on to get Behind Australian Grain – to develop an industry sustainability framework by the end of the year. Download the media release in…

Shona GawelAugust 1, 2019

Media July 2019

NSW Government explores insurance options for farmers

GrainGrowers welcomes today’s announcement by NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro about funding to explore options around a national insurance program for farmers. With the ongoing drought and a low winter…

Shona GawelJuly 18, 2019

Homepage Media June 2019

GrainGrowers Chairman interviewed for ACA segment on glyphosate

GrainGrowers Chairman Brett Hosking was interviewed by A Current Affair for a segment on glyphosate. GrainGrowers wants to ensure the community have the information they need when questioning why glyphosate…

Shona GawelJune 26, 2019

Homepage Media June 2019

Grains imports to Australia overview June 2019

GrainGrowers has prepared an update on grain imports to Australia.

Shona GawelJune 5, 2019

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University of Sydney students compete against the brightest in the world

Following the University of Sydney’s clean sweep at the 2018 Australian Universities Crops Competition (AUCC) in Temora earlier this year, the three top placed students Annie Rayner, Jeremy Prananto and…

Shona GawelNovember 29, 2018

Growers urged to vote for Northern Region representatives in NPG election

GrainGrowers’ members in Northern New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory are urged to vote for candidates standing for election to represent the Northern Region on GrainGrowers’ National Policy…

Shona GawelNovember 26, 2018

2018 Wheat Discovery Tour driving quality food on National Agriculture Day

National Agriculture Day is a great opportunity to stop and reflect on the great contribution the Australian grains industry makes to our everyday lives. Australian grain farmers play an important…

Shona GawelNovember 21, 2018

Winners of 2018 Wheat Discovery Tour announced

Seven lucky grain farmers will be travelling to Sydney as the guests of GrainGrowers next week in an event celebrating National Agriculture Day (Wednesday 21 November)....

Shona GawelNovember 14, 2018

GrainGrowers successfully divests its digital ag platform to Flurosat

GrainGrowers today announced the successful divestment of its digital agricultural platform to Australian agtech company, Flurosat ...

Shona GawelNovember 6, 2018

GrainGrowers celebrates National Ag Day with 2018 Wheat Discovery Tour competition

GrainGrowers is celebrating National Agriculture Day on 21 November by offering a group of lucky grain farmers the chance to get off the farm and travel to Sydney to learn…

Shona GawelNovember 6, 2018

Media Releases - October 2018

GrainGrowers delighted TPP-11 will go live in 2018

National grain farmers representative organisation, GrainGrowers, is delighted that the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) has been ratified today...

Shona GawelOctober 31, 2018

GrainGrowers announces winners for 60th Anniversary art competition

GrainGrowers CEO David McKeon announced the winners of the Spirit of Grains children's art competition which ran this year in conjunction with GrainGrowers' 60th Anniversary...

Shona GawelOctober 29, 2018

Media Releases - October 2018 Uncategorized

GrainGrowers’ National Policy Group – Communique

Key topics of discussion at GrainGrowers’ National Policy Group's (NPG) third meeting in Dubbo last week included: drought policy, agricultural chemicals and the priorities for the 2019 federal election. A…

Shona GawelOctober 26, 2018

GrainGrowers seeks improved risk management tools at Drought Summit

GrainGrowers, will ask the Federal Government to introduce a range of initiatives to help support improved risk management by grain farmers at the Prime Minister's Drought Summit in Canberra today…

Shona GawelOctober 25, 2018

Nominations open for Northern Region reps on National Policy Group

GrainGrowers is seeking nominations from grain farmer members in the Northern Region for the National Policy Group ...

Shona GawelOctober 22, 2018

New Chairman for GrainGrowers

Victorian grain farmer, Brett Hosking, has today been announced new Chairman of Grain Growers Limited....

Shona GawelOctober 18, 2018

Media Releases - October 2018 Uncategorized

GrainGrowers announces two Northern Region Directors

Northern Region grain farmers, Mr Andrew Carberry, Narrabri and Mr Peter Thompson, Roma, Qld have been elected to the GrainGrowers Board....

Shona GawelOctober 18, 2018

2018 Australian Grain Leaders Program students graduate at GrainGrowers’ 60th Anniversary dinner

It may not have featured THAT COUPLE, but the graduation of 11 passionate young farmers and agribusiness people from across Australia in Dubbo this week was still a RIGHT ROYAL…

Shona GawelOctober 18, 2018

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GrainGrowers encourages the Senate to pass TPP-11

GrainGrowers welcomes news that enabling legislation for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) will be introduced to the Senate next week ...

Calendar Comp EditorOctober 12, 2018

GrainGrowers encourages members to vote

GrainGrowers, is encouraging members across Australia to cast their vote for two Directors this month....

Shona GawelOctober 9, 2018

Final days to register black spot locations

GrainGrowers urges grain farmers who have poor mobile voice or internet coverage on their farm to contact their local Councillor or Member of Parliament…

Shona GawelOctober 5, 2018

New AGT wheat variety Sunprime celebrates GrainGrowers’ history

GrainGrowers Chairman John Eastburn and Board Director Andrew Carberry have taken part in the launch of AGT’s new Sunprime wheat variety...

Shona GawelOctober 3, 2018

Media Releases - September 2018

University of Sydney takes the title for the 2018 Australian Universities Crops Competition

The team from the University of Sydney has won this year’s title at the 2018 Australian Universities Crops Competition (AUCC) held in Temora, New South Wales this week...

Shona GawelSeptember 28, 2018

Australian Universities Crop Competition kicks off this week!

Forty-nine students from leading Australian and American universities will converge in Temora, NSW, next week for GrainGrowers’ 10th Australian Universities Crops Competition (AUCC)...

Shona GawelSeptember 21, 2018

2018 Australian Grain Leaders Program gives young emerging leaders invaluable industry exposure

Eleven young Australian farmers are hard at work completing their industry projects as part of GrainGrowers’ 2018 Australian Grain Leaders Program (AGLP)...

Shona GawelSeptember 18, 2018

GrainGrowers’ Calendar Photo Competition – entries now open!

Entries are now open, with some great prizes on offer, for GrainGrowers’ popular Calendar Photo Competition which highlights top shots of the Australian grain farming industry as taken by grain…

Shona GawelSeptember 14, 2018

Comprehensive Drought Information Kit Now Available For Grain Farmers

A comprehensive Drought Information Kit for grain farmers enduring drought in many parts of Australia has been prepared by national representative body, GrainGrowers...

Shona GawelSeptember 11, 2018

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Another successful Grains Innovation Tour

Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack, addressed the opening dinner of the GrainGrowers' Grains Innovation Tour in Wagga Wagga...

Shona GawelSeptember 7, 2018

Australian & Indonesian grains to flourish

GrainGrowers today congratulated the Australian Government for the progression and conclusion of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic...

Calendar Comp EditorSeptember 5, 2018

Media Releases - August 2018

NPG – Communiqué 30-31 July 2018

GrainGrowers’ National Policy Group held its second meeting for the year in Melbourne this week, prior to a GRDC and Representative Organisations Workshop, a meeting with Graincorp...

Calendar Comp EditorAugust 3, 2018

Media Releases - August 2018

GrainGrowers supports TPP-11 at Senate Inquiry

GrainGrowers supported the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) at a public hearing in Melbourne this week. The national grain farmer representative organisation appeared on behalf of its…

Calendar Comp EditorAugust 2, 2018

Media Releases - August 2018

GrainGrowers announces new wheat quality research

National grains representative body, GrainGrowers, yesterday announced that it has commissioned a research project to find out if Australia is growing the quality of wheat which gives grain farmers the best…

Calendar Comp EditorAugust 2, 2018

Media Releases - July 2018

BFIG moisture probe and weather station network made possible through partnership with GrainGrowers

A network of moisture probes and weather stations across the Kimba District on the eastern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia went live this week. The network set up by Buckleboo…

Calendar Comp EditorJuly 20, 2018

Media Releases - July 2018 Uncategorized

Farm safety week 2018: Innovative, Safe and Healthy

Farm Safety Week 2018: innovative, safe and healthy As Farm Safety Week gets into gear in Australia this week, GrainGrowers encourages all farmers to take some time to stop and think…

Calendar Comp EditorJuly 17, 2018

Calling all farm kids – show us your art!

GrainGrowers is asking kids to show off their creativity while learning more about their family’s grain farming histories these school holidays. As part of its 60th Anniversary, GrainGrowers is holding…

Calendar Comp EditorJuly 13, 2018

Growers’ success with diversification was the focus of final day of GrainGrowers’ Innovation Generation conference (9-11 July)

The last day of GrainGrowers' Innovation Generation conference in Wagga yesterday celebrated the stories of farming families and businesses which had branched out to add value to their existing operation through…

Calendar Comp EditorJuly 12, 2018

Effective communication in business/life is the focus of Day 2 of GrainGrowers’ Innovation Generation conference (9-11 July)

Effective communication in business/life is the focus of Day 2 of GrainGrowers' Innovation Generation conference (9-11 July) Day 2 of GrainGrowers' Innovation Generation conference for young farmers and agribusiness people…

Calendar Comp EditorJuly 11, 2018

Day 1 Innovation Generation highlights the Building Blocks for Success for young farmers in Wagga Wagga (9-11 July)

More than 150 young farmers and agribusiness people packed the Civic Theatre in Wagga yesterday for Day 1 of GrainGrowers' Innovation Generation conference with the theme Building Blocks for Success.…

Calendar Comp EditorJuly 10, 2018

Media Releases - June 2018

Young ag leader will push over the barriers at Innovation Generation

Rebecca Milliken is one of the speakers expected to stir up some lively debate from the 18-35 year old farmers and agribusiness people at GrainGrowers' Innovation Generation conference in Wagga…

Calendar Comp EditorJune 26, 2018

GrainGrowers optimistic about start of Australia-EU FTA negotiations

GrainGrowers has welcomed this week’s official start of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the European Union and Australia. GrainGrowers’ Trade and Economics Manager Luke Mathews says the EU…

Calendar Comp EditorJune 20, 2018

Churchill Fellow calls for action to build trust in Australian agriculture

An increasing urban-rural divide has serious implications for Australian agriculture with consumers not necessarily understanding where food comes from - nor trusting in the process. Deanna Lush, Managing Director of…

Calendar Comp EditorJune 12, 2018

GrainGrowers calls for applications for 2018/2019 Partnership Opportunity

National grain farmers representative body, GrainGrowers, today called on grain farming systems groups to apply for funding to advance their efforts on behalf of growers in 2018/2019. Applications open today…

Calendar Comp EditorJune 8, 2018

GrainGrowers calls for Grower Directors – Northern Region

National grain farmer representative body, Grain Growers Ltd, trading as GrainGrowers, is seeking nominations for two Northern Region Board Directors. GrainGrowers’ Northern Region includes northern NSW, Queensland and the Northern…

Calendar Comp EditorJune 7, 2018

Media Releases - May 2018

Fields of Gold Dinner celebrates GrainGrowers’ founding organisation – PWA

As part of its 60th Anniversary celebrations, national grain farmer representative body, GrainGrowers, this month will remember the farmers from the North Star and Croppa Creek regions of north west…

Calendar Comp EditorJune 5, 2018

Media Releases - May 2018

MPCI is a risk management option worth considering

National grain farmer representative body, GrainGrowers, today released an updated report highlighting the range of Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) options available for grain farmers. The report, Managing risk using Multi-Peril Crop…

Calendar Comp EditorMay 31, 2018

Green light for Australia-EU trade negotiations is good news for grains

GrainGrowers today welcomed news that the European Commission has given the green light to commence Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the European Union and Australia. GrainGrowers’ Trade and Economics…

Calendar Comp EditorMay 23, 2018

Media Releases - May 2018

BUDGET 2018: Funds for solving technical trade issues welcomed by GrainGrowers

National grains representative body, GrainGrowers, has warmly welcomed the significant investment by the Australian Government to tackle key trade and transport infrastructure challenges affecting the grains industry, announced in last…

Calendar Comp EditorMay 9, 2018

Media Releases - May 2018

Comprehensive report seeks to prioritise grains NTMs for government

The results of the first comprehensive survey of non-tariff measures (NTM) which affect the Australian grains industry were released today. The report sought to identify NTMs in order to communicate…

Calendar Comp EditorMay 4, 2018

Media Releases - April 2018

VC recipient to share Building Blocks for Success with young farmers

Australian Victoria Cross (VC) recipient and Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) Corporal Mark Donaldson will discuss some of the building blocks for success in life and business, during his keynote…

Calendar Comp EditorApril 30, 2018

Media Releases - April 2018

Graingrowers encourages farm kids to participate in the Spirit of Grains competition

As part of GrainGrowers’ 60th Anniversary year, GrainGrowers is holding The Spirit of Grains competition between now and September, for children between the ages of five and 18, to celebrate their…

Calendar Comp EditorApril 20, 2018

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GrainGrowers encourages the Senate to pass TPP-11

GrainGrowers welcomes news that enabling legislation for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) will be introduced to the Senate next week ...

Calendar Comp EditorOctober 12, 2018

Charles Sturt University ag science students show off their skills at US crops competition

Three agricultural science students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) were put through their paces when they competed in the soils and crops section of the North American Colleges and Teachers…

Calendar Comp EditorMarch 26, 2018

Sixty years on, going strong! GrainGrowers celebrates its 60th Anniversary

In 1956, a handful of farmers in North Star in north-western NSW, thought they could improve the returns they were getting for the high protein wheat their region was able…

Calendar Comp EditorMarch 12, 2018

GrainGrowers welcomes improved grains market access through TPP-11 welcomed

GrainGrowers has congratulated the Australian government on the signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership – the TPP-11 – in Chile overnight.

Calendar Comp EditorMarch 12, 2018

New Scholarship to support agriculture’s next gen

Farming Systems Group, Riverine Plains Inc. will officially launch the John Hanrahan Scholarship tomorrow to recognise agricultural excellence in the region.

Calendar Comp EditorMarch 1, 2018

Media Releases - February 2018

Soil species diversity tops the bill at SANTFA’s 20th conference

The latest insights in soil species diversity will top the bill at South Australia No-Till Farmers Association (SANTFA)’s 20thanniversary conference on Friday 2 March at the Barossa Arts and Convention…

Calendar Comp EditorFebruary 23, 2018

Improved grains market access through TPP-11 welcomed

National grain farmers’ representative body, GrainGrowers, welcomed details released this week by Federal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Steven Ciobo, of the signing in March of the forthcoming Comprehensive…

Calendar Comp EditorFebruary 22, 2018

Getting The Crop In kicks off Hart’s 2018 research calendar

Farming Systems Group, Hart Field-Site Group (Hart) will kick off their broadacre cropping information program for this year with the Getting the Crop In event in March.

Calendar Comp EditorFebruary 22, 2018

National Policy Group Communique – 14/15 February, Canberra

GrainGrowers’ National Policy Group held its first meeting of the year in Canberra this week and considered a range of policy issues affecting the grains industry nationally. The NPG welcomed two…

Calendar Comp EditorFebruary 16, 2018

Australians – keep your fingers on the pulse!

Global Pulse Day is being celebrated across the world on Saturday10 February and GrainGrowers, has urged Australians to consider the humble bean and include more pulses in their daily diet…

Calendar Comp EditorFebruary 6, 2018

Media Releases - December 2017

First IG Local conference in WA responds to young farmers’ concerns

Exciting topics weaving innovative agricultural technology, farm investment opportunities and personal development journeys are on the agenda for the first Innovation Generation (IG) Local conference to be held this month in…

Calendar Comp EditorFebruary 2, 2018

Media Releases - January 2018

Growers able to have their say on grains research

Growers have a month to provide their thoughts on the Grains Research and Development Corporation's investment priorities for the next five years and beyond, following the release of a discussion…

Calendar Comp EditorJanuary 15, 2018

Media Releases - December 2017

GrainGrowers announces Western Region representatives on National Policy Group

GrainGrowers is pleased to announce the five new Western Region representatives on the organisation's National Policy Group (NPG).

Calendar Comp EditorDecember 18, 2017

Timely Christmas present for Australian canola growers

GrainGrowers has welcomed news that the European Commission (EC) has confirmed Australian canola meets the strict new feedstock requirements for European Union (EU) biodiesel.

Calendar Comp EditorDecember 18, 2017

Media Releases - December 2017

2018 Australian Grain Leaders Program participants announced

National grain farmers representative body, GrainGrowers, today announced participants in the 2018 Australian Grain Leaders Program (AGLP).

Calendar Comp EditorDecember 5, 2017

Media Releases - December 2017

MPCI is a risk management option worth considering

At a time when difficult seasonal conditions are raising the spectre of harvest losses and downgraded quality, national grain farmer representative body, GrainGrowers, continues to dialogue with major insurers on…

Calendar Comp EditorDecember 4, 2017

Media Releases - November 2017

Growers urged to vote for Western Region representatives in NPG election

GrainGrowers' members in South Australia and Western Australia are urged to vote for candidates standing for election to represent the Western Region on GrainGrowers' National Policy Group (NPG).

Calendar Comp EditorNovember 27, 2017

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TraNSIT provides essential tool for grains industry to understand road and rail costs

GrainGrowers has welcomed the release of the Transport Network Strategic Investment Tool (TraNSIT): Unlocking options for efficient logistics infrastructure in Australian agriculture report, which provides new insights into the $5.8 billion…

Calendar Comp EditorNovember 22, 2017

Media Releases - November 2017

GrainGrowers addresses farmers’ data use concerns in an Agtech first

National grain farmers representative body, GrainGrowers today responded to key early findings from the Rural Research and Development Corporations’ project designed to capitalise on the big data opportunities for Australian…

Calendar Comp EditorNovember 20, 2017

Media Releases - November 2017

Improved market access through Peru FTA welcomed

National grain farmers’ representative body, GrainGrowers, today welcomed the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (PA-FTA) as another successful milestone in liberalising global trade

Calendar Comp EditorNovember 10, 2017

Media Releases - November 2017

Thumbs up for AgTeCH17: more than 200 farmers & innovators set to meet in Emerald next week

Much of the hype about agricultural innovation will be stripped away next Wednesday 8 November at AgTeCH17, a farmer-focused agricultural technology forum in Emerald.

Calendar Comp EditorNovember 3, 2017

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Nominations open for Western Region Reps on GrainGrowers’ National Policy Group

GrainGrowers is seeking nominations from grain farmer members in the Western Region (Western Australia and South...

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Media Releases - October 2017

Congratulations to 2017 Australian Grain Farm Leaders Program graduates

GrainGrowers CEO Dr Michael Southan last night congratulated the nine new graduates of the Australian Grain Farmers Leadership program, at a dinner function in Perth.

Calendar Comp EditorOctober 6, 2017

Media Releases - October 2017

Two Western Region farmers elected to GrainGrowers Board

Grain Growers Limited held its 59th Annual General Meeting in Perth, Western Australia today.

Calendar Comp EditorOctober 5, 2017

Media Releases - September 2017

Grain farm productivity stalled by poor internet and mobile connectivity

A telecommunications survey of more than 600 grain farmers has reinforced the view in regional Australia that there’s room for a lot of improvement in connectivity and accessibility of mobile…

Calendar Comp EditorSeptember 29, 2017

Grains Innovation Tour connects policy-makers and industry

This week GrainGrowers hosted 25 policy professionals from the Federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, the…

Calendar Comp EditorSeptember 22, 2017

Australian Grain Farm Leaders Program graduate Boyd Carter awarded Nuffield Scholarship

GrainGrowers congratulates Boyd Carter from Wubin, WA who graduated from the Australian Grain Farm Leaders Program in 2016 and this week was awarded a 2018 Nuffield Scholarship supported by the…

Calendar Comp EditorSeptember 21, 2017

CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY TAKES THE CROWN FOR THE 2017 AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES CROPS COMPETITION

The all-male Charles Sturt University team has clean swept the 2017 Australian Universities Crops Competition held in Temora, New South Wales this week.

Calendar Comp EditorSeptember 15, 2017

Young leaders sought in Australian grains industry – Northern Region

Applications are now open for the 2018 Australian Grain Leaders Program.

Calendar Comp EditorSeptember 12, 2017

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Sydney uni winners will mentor at 2017 Australian Universities Crops Competition

Next week, 30 Australian university agricultural science and agribusiness students will descend on Temora, New South Wales, brimming with grains knowledge and enthusiasm, and armed with clip boards, rulers and…

Calendar Comp EditorSeptember 8, 2017

Media Releases - August 2017

TraNSIT provides essential tool for grains industry to understand road and rail costs

Calendar Comp EditorNovember 22, 2017

Media Releases - August 2017

Enhancing market opportunities at Australia Business Week in India

National grain farmer representative body, GrainGrowers, will work to enhance export opportunities for Australia’s quality grains, pulses and oilseeds and improve business relationships with major customers through consultations with high-ranking…

Calendar Comp EditorAugust 29, 2017

Media Releases - August 2017 Policies

GrainGrowers seeks improved access for feed grains into Indonesia

GrainGrowers is seeking improved market access for Australian feed grain in Indonesia, as part of current negotiations for the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA).

Calendar Comp EditorAugust 11, 2017

Media Releases - August 2017

Applications for the 2018 Australian Grain Leaders Program are now open

Organisers of the Australian grain industry’s premier national leadership development program, the Australian Grain Leaders Program (AGLP), are now taking applications for next year’s intake.

Calendar Comp EditorAugust 11, 2017

Media Releases - July 2017

Cowra students focus on grain for the Archibull

This week, GrainGrowers’ CEO, Dr Michael Southan, spoke to more than 20 students from Years 7 to 11 at St Raphael’s Catholic School in Cowra NSW about Australian grain.

Calendar Comp EditorJuly 21, 2017

Media Releases - July 2017

Productivity Commission’s research paper on rising protectionism sounds dire warning

National grain farmers’ representative body, GrainGrowers, today welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s Research Paper on rising global protectionism which assesses the implications of the United States’ increasingly nationalist…

Calendar Comp EditorJuly 19, 2017

Media Releases - July 2017

Urgent need for a single national Class 1 Notice with practical limits

The current state-based red tape for heavy agricultural vehicles needs to be removed and a practical national notice introduced this year to enable farmers to get on with the business…

Calendar Comp EditorJuly 12, 2017

Media Releases - July 2017

Communiqué – GrainGrowers’ National Policy Group Meeting Adelaide, 3-4 July 2017

GrainGrowers’ National Policy Group, held its third meeting of the year in conjunction with the 11th Innovation Generation Conference and considered a range of policy issues affecting the grains industry nationally.

Calendar Comp EditorJuly 12, 2017

Media Releases - June 2017

How modern ag can engage in a digital world – live-streamed at Innovation Generation

GrainGrowers’ annual Innovation Generation conference next week (3-5 July) at the Adelaide Convention Centre will be more accessible than ever this year with live-streamed highlights of presentations and interviews with…

Calendar Comp EditorJune 30, 2017

GrainGrowers announces new CEOs

Mr John Eastburn, Chairman of national grain farmers’ representative body, GrainGrowers, today announced the appointment of joint CEOs to lead the operations of the independent and technically resourced organisation into…

Calendar Comp EditorJune 27, 2017

GrainGrowers calls for service providers to pass on the nbn additional wholesale data at no additional cost to consumers

National grain farmer representative body, GrainGrowers, today welcomed news that nbn Sky Muster satellite users are in line to receive double their current data allowance, including both peak and off-peak…

Calendar Comp EditorJune 27, 2017

COUNTDOWN IS ON! GRAIN INDUSTRY’S BIGGEST YOUNG GROWERS’ CONFERENCE OF THE YEAR JUST DAYS AWAY!

A cattle producer from Queensland and her teenage son, both keen to learn the latest about digital agriculture, are among the registrants at this year’s Innovation Generation, the Australian grains…

Calendar Comp EditorJune 15, 2017

GRAINGROWERS CALLS FOR DIRECTORS – WESTERN REGION

National grain farmer representative body, GrainGrowers is seeking nominations for two Western Region Board Directors (GrainGrowers Western Region includes Western Australia and South Australia).

Calendar Comp EditorJune 9, 2017