GPA WELCOMES NEW INDEPENDENT BOARD DIRECTOR
Grain Producers Australia (GPA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cindy Cassidy to its Board of Directors. Ms...
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6 days ago
GPA COMMENDS NUTRIEN INVESTMENT IN ROCKINGHAM FERTILISER FACILITY
Grain Producers Australia (GPA) is pleased to welcome Nutrien Ag Solutions' announcement of a $70 million investment in a Western...
Nov 6
STRONG PARAQUAT-DIQUAT RESPONSE HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR NON-POLITICISED TIMELINES
More than 150 submissions to the proposed regulatory decisions for paraquat and diquat consultation, which closed last week, sends a...
Nov 5
VICTORIAN NATIONALS MP DR ANNE WEBSTER: TRUST THE SCIENCE
GPA acknowledges and thanks Victorian Nationals MP Dr Anne Website for her speech in the Federal House of Representatives this week...
Oct 31
COUNTRYMAN | WA grain growers urged to complete autonomous farm machinery survey
A survey that will help guide adoption of autonomous farm machinery as an industry-led initiative is closing on November 8. Grain...
Oct 28
GRAINS SECTOR RALLIES AGAINST PROPOSED HERBICIDE CHANGES
Grain Producers Australia and its state farming organisation members are in the final stages of presenting data and science to...
Oct 23
COUNTRYMAN | Grain Producers Australia calls on growers to submit spot-spraying evidence
In a bid to collect data showing how grain producers are using spot-spraying technology, Grain Producers Australia is calling on growers...
Oct 21
STOCK JOURNAL | SA grower survey blasts proposed paraquat decisions
A survey of South Australian grain producers has highlighted just how negative proposed changes to the use of paraquat and diquat would...
Oct 18
STOCK JOURNAL | Activists seize on Dacthal ban to push for more restrictions
Groups lobbying against chemical use focusing on human safety claims are welcoming recent decisions by Australia's chemical regulator,...
Oct 16
SPOT SPRAYING BAN MAY BOOST PARAQUAT USE IN GRAIN REGIONS
Weed seeker and spot spraying technology is reducing the cropping area paraquat is applied to by between 40-90 percent for one Western...
Oct 16
THE WEEKLY TIMES | The APVMA is racing through chemical reviews at a pace not seen for years
In recent months, Australia's chemical regulator has been working through chemical reviews as the consultation deadline for paraquat and...
Oct 14
GRAIN CENTRAL | Pulses fear sustainability loss if APVMA bans 'quats'
Options to desiccate pulse crops ahead of harvest with herbicides known as the 'quats' will be no longer and sustainable farming...
Oct 13
STOCK & LAND | Grain Producers Australia seeks growers' thoughts on autonomous machinery
More information about grower understanding and use of autonomous farm machinery is being sought through an online survey. The survey is...
Oct 10
SURVEY NOW OPEN FOR GROWER INPUT ON AUTONOMOUS MACHINERY
Grower understanding and use of autonomous farm machinery will be the target of a new online survey now live. The survey is a key...
Oct 10
MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK: INVEST IN CONVERSATIONS THIS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
As farmers across the country are faced with tough seasons affected by weather conditions such as lack of rain and frost, Grain Producers...
Oct 9
FARM WEEKLY | Paraquat's role in spot spraying success needs to be recognised
Use of herbicide minimisation technology which allows growers to spot spray weeds with paraquat will be banned if proposed regulatory...
Oct 8
PROPOSED DESICCATION BAN THREATENS SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND PULSE CROP VIABILITY
Thousands of grain producers will be put under unnecessary pressure to rethink sustainable farming practices that benefit the environment...
Oct 8
AUSTRALIAN & RURAL REGIONAL NEWS | Proposed desiccation ban jeopardises pulse crop viability
The loss of the ability to use herbicides to desiccate pulse crops in preparation for harvest will force growers to reassess their crop...
Oct 3
FARM WEEKLY | GrainGrowers, GPA to continue sustainability push via new council
A new council leading the Grains Sustainability Framework initiative will work towards improving outcomes for growers. GrainGrowers and...
Oct 2
THE WEEKLY TIMES | FARMERS CUT FROST-DAMAGED CROPS
Farmers across southern NSW and Victoria are dealing with severe crop damage which is expected cost million of dollars in lost revenue....
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