Farm Inputs
In GrainGrowers’ 2023 Annual Policy Survey, Farm Inputs was identified as the biggest issue growers face, with 97% of challenges falling under this category.
Growers need surety of supply of farm inputs to maintain production including increased access to 'green' inputs. GrainGrowers aims to see growers have improved access to key farm inputs and more information to underpin decision-making.
Policy Positions
Farm Inputs Policy
For Australian grain growers to prosper in highly competitive, export orientated markets, adequate and affordable input supply is of paramount importance to ensure Australian farmers can maintain production, profitability, and global competitiveness.
Work Underway
- Researching the ongoing ‘insurability’ of the Australian grain sector.
- Advocating for greater price and information transparency across other critical farm inputs, particularly fertiliser.
- Providing fertiliser market commentary and pricing to assist with decision making in an increasingly challenging global environment.
Inputs of the Future
GrainGrowers has launched a series to explore the future of farm inputs and equip decision makers with the facts and possibilities.
The first edition takes a deep dive into each of the ‘’big three’’ fertiliser inputs - nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). It examines emerging technologies are for each input, and looks at when these technologies could be available on farm.