Publications & Resources

GrainGrowers’ National Policy Group met via video conference on 28 July 2020 due to COVID restrictions. The use of this technology enabled the group to discuss a range of important…

Biosecurity is critical to ecologically sustainable development, and agricultural and environmental performance. Enduring profitability of the grains sector relies on the contribution Australia’s biosecurity system delivers for economic prosperity and…

Growers from Western Australia share what they are doing on farm around emissions levels and carbon sequestering.

We recently asked you, our growers, about what policy issues affect your farm businesses.  There was a great response and we wanted to share the results and what action GrainGrowers…

The National Residue Survey (NRS) is an operational unit within the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and since 1992 has been funded by industries through levies and direct contracts. The…

This is the fourth industry communication on market issues concerning Clearfield barley varieties in relation to imidazolinone (IMI) chemical use. Barley Australia has previously distributed updates in March, May and…

This checklist is intended only to be used as an informal guidance tool for agricultural producers seeking to hire backpackers/working holidaymakers who hold either a subclass 417 or subclass 462…

The Australian barley industry has expressed concern with the announcement by the People’s Republic of China, extending its countervailing investigation into Australian barley exports to China.  

GrainGrowers commissioned independent agriculture consultancy firm groIQ to investigate the performance of Australian wheat quality. Is Australia producing the most profitable quality of wheat?

Drought is one of the most significant risks faced by regional communities and is a regular feature of the Australian agricultural landscape. There is a need for an enduring, coordinated…

Non tariff measures (NTMs) are increasing and today are the priority trade policy issue for the grains industry. The market access challenge is ongoing and requires Government and industry to…

Growers are advised that the late-season use of glyphosate on barley, under emergency use permit (PER82594), is no longer allowed due to the permit’s expiry on 31 July 2019. Grain…

GrainGrowers recently hosted a Class 1 notice webinar with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator. They have made the presentation slides available. Please note the slides are no substitute for the…

A new National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Noticeis now in place across large parts of regional Australia, removing the need to apply for permits to move many agricultural combinations…

Wheat Quality Australia has identified 18 varieties for removal from the Wheat Variety Master List in 2019. This process will impact the varieties classification, and will mean that these varieties…

Being able to move farm machinery on roads, without a permit, is a step closer. After two years of negotiation, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has now developed a…

The National Residue Survey is an essential part of Australia’s pesticide and veterinary medicine residue management framework providing verification of good agricultural practice in support of chemical control-of-use legislation and guidelines..

China has initiated an anti-dumping investigation regarding Australian barley in the Chinese market.  GrainGrowers, in conjunction with other grains representative bodies, provides the following information for the benefit of growers…

GrainGrowers has welcomed news that enabling legislation for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) was passed by the Senate on Wednesday 17 October. GrainGrowers Trade and Economics…

Download a copy below of our standard letter you can use to send to your MP and a list of all MPs and their contact information.

Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) is one of the options available for grain farmers to manage production and financial risks with their business. Read the case study below, where Ian Gourley…

GrainGrowers has commissioned a research project titled Quality of Australian wheat: Is Australia producing the most profitable quality of wheat? Our aim is to assess whether Australia produces the most…

A review into telecommunications services in regional, rural and remote has just commenced and you can have your say. All the details are at http://www.rtirc.gov.au/consultation.html Submissions close 5 August 2018.…

Europe is Australia’s most valuable export market for canola, valued at about A$1 billion and responsible for up to 85 per cent of annual Australian canola exports. The grain and…

GrainGrowers Trade and Economics Manager, Luke Mathews, this week returned from a visit to Thailand and China to represent the Australian grains industry at the Australian Grains Industry Conference (AGIC)…

This report contains the latest insights from recent industry visits to India, with implications for Australian prices and planting in 2018.  

In light of recent statements by some bulk handlers, GrainGrowers is publishing this member update “Grain Contaminants: Receival Standards, Grower Rights & Responsibilities”.

The Australian vegetable oil industry touches most Australians every day, either via the soaps we wash with, the margarines we spread, or the oils in which we cook our Chicko…

India is one of the world’s most dominant grain producers and consumers. And India will likely also become a significant import market for global grains and oilseeds in the future,…

Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) protects against crop yield and farm revenue losses by enabling farmers to insure a percentage of crop production or revenue. This document provides a review of…

Australian grain exports to Indonesia are almost exclusively of wheat, accounting for 23 per cent of wheat exports and worth an average of $1.3 billion over the past five years.…

Almost $45 million has been lost to the Australian grain production sector over the last two years, due to a range of trader insolvencies. Grain producers, through their trade contracts…

The varied reasons for the initiation of a governance review of the GRDC do not automatically justify the transition of the Corporation to an Industry Owned Corporation (IOC). Justification must…

GrainGrowers National Wheat Quality and Variety Report 2012/13 has been published in the interests of Australian grain producers and is designed to deliver direct benefits to the Australian grain growing…

GrainGrowers has endorsed a factual flyer about GM canola and coexistence. The flyer was an initiative of the Grains Research and Development Corporation, along with the Department of Agriculture and…

Our State of the Industry Report: 2011 reviews conditions in the wheat industry and how it has responded since deregulation of wheat export marketing in 2008. The report also outlines…

This report is a preliminary report to a more detailed study commissioned by Grain Growers Association and funded by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry under its…