2024 5/11

Jul 11

GPA STATEMENT – CEO COLIN BETTLES

Grain Producers Australia (GPA) Chief Executive Officer Colin Bettles has experienced injuries while in the United States and is...

GPA WELCOMES SHELVING OF INCITEC PIVOT SALE

Jul 11

MEDIA RELEASE

GPA WELCOMES SHELVING OF INCITEC PIVOT SALE

Grain Producers Australia welcomes news that Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) will not be selling its fertilisers business to foreign...

4BC | Prioritising mental health in the regions

Jul 10

IN THE NEWS

4BC | Prioritising mental health in the regions

The third year of the Farmer Mates Mental Health Initiative is set to kick off, with Australian cricketing legend Brad Hogg starting...

ABC SA COUNTRY HOUR | Conversations and connections key in GPA's farmer mental health program

Jul 8

IN THE NEWS

ABC SA COUNTRY HOUR | Conversations and connections key in GPA's farmer mental health program

Conversations and guidance for rural communities to improve mental health outcomes will be the focus of a national program returning in...

RENEWED FOCUS FOR GPA MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHP 2024

Jul 8

MEDIA RELEASE

RENEWED FOCUS FOR GPA MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHP 2024

Grain Producers Australia’s successful mental health partnership returns this year, with a fresh focus on empowering local leaders and...

ABC AM | Poor road networks cost growers and communities

Jul 3

IN THE NEWS

ABC AM | Poor road networks cost growers and communities

Investment in Australia's regional road network is needed for community safety and to support grain growers transporting grain to port. A...

ABC SA COUNTRY HOUR | Industry profitability impacted by poor road network

Jul 3

IN THE NEWS

ABC SA COUNTRY HOUR | Industry profitability impacted by poor road network

The ability for grain producers to make a profit and remain sustainable is being impacted by the state of local roads around the country....

ROAD INVESTMENT CRITICAL FOR ECONOMIC STABILITY

Jul 2

MEDIA RELEASE

ROAD INVESTMENT CRITICAL FOR ECONOMIC STABILITY

Addressing the multi-billion-dollar repair bill needed to fix Australia’s rural roads is a critical investment in the economic viability...

FARM ONLINE | Driving farmers into an autonomous future the focus of new partnership

Jul 2

IN THE NEWS

FARM ONLINE | Driving farmers into an autonomous future the focus of new partnership

An industry-led implementation of autonomous farm machinery in Australia will allow growers to control the commercial introduction and...

THE WEEKLY TIMES | Hopes building over tariff removal

Jul 1

IN THE NEWS

THE WEEKLY TIMES | Hopes building over tariff removal

Speculation over India possibly removing the 40 per cent tariff it has on Australian wheat imports has sparked cautious optimism in the...

COUNTRYMAN | Autonomous farm machinery closer to ‘commercial reality’ in Australia as peak bodies renew partnership

Jun 30

IN THE NEWS

COUNTRYMAN | Autonomous farm machinery closer to ‘commercial reality’ in Australia as peak bodies renew partnership

A partnership between leading industry bodies is facilitating the safe and effective roll-out of autonomous farm machinery in Australia....

Jun 30

OP-ED

JUNE GRAIN GRABS

Last week at the WAFarmers Annual Conference held in Perth we had a great opportunity to present an overview of GPA’s activities on...

Nufarm and GPA host broadacre cropping tour

Jun 27

OP-ED

Nufarm and GPA host broadacre cropping tour

Nufarm Australia and Grain Producers Australia (GPA) recently teamed up to showcase broadacre cropping to Nufarm’s innovation partner,...

THE WEEKLY TIMES | Farmers could unwittingly be using and storing chemicals

Jun 26

IN THE NEWS

THE WEEKLY TIMES | Farmers could unwittingly be using and storing chemicals

Calls to update the chemical labelling system in Australia could prevent growers accidently using out-of-date or no longer registered...

AGWATCHERS | Robots, peak body funding, chemicals and more with GPA

Jun 25

IN THE NEWS

AGWATCHERS | Robots, peak body funding, chemicals and more with GPA

Grain Producers Australia Chief Executive Colin Bettles speaks to Andrew Whitelaw and Matt Dalgleish from the AgWatchers podcast on the...

GRAIN CENTRAL | TMA, GPA, SPAA renew partnership around autonomous code

Jun 21

IN THE NEWS

GRAIN CENTRAL | TMA, GPA, SPAA renew partnership around autonomous code

A partnership between three key agricultural groups has been extended to support the safe adoption of autonomous farm machinery in...

NEW PARTNERSHIP DRIVING AUTONOMOUS FARM MACHINERY

Jun 20

MEDIA RELEASE

NEW PARTNERSHIP DRIVING AUTONOMOUS FARM MACHINERY

A new partnership will lead the way for driving the safe and effective arrival of autonomous farm machinery forward, in Australian...

GRAIN FARMERS STEP UP SUPPORT ON LIVE SHEEP BAN

Jun 14

OP-ED

GRAIN FARMERS STEP UP SUPPORT ON LIVE SHEEP BAN

By Grain Producers Australia Chair and WA grain producer, Barry Large Grain Producers Australia has made a strong submission to the House...

FARM ONLINE | How to tackle grain's biggest cost burden - a $2.1b freight fiasco

Jun 12

IN THE NEWS

FARM ONLINE | How to tackle grain's biggest cost burden - a $2.1b freight fiasco

A new strategy aimed tackling the increasing freight costs required to get Australia's grain harvest to buyers and ensuring global...

FARM ONLINE | VFF's commodity council withdrawal 'silly stuff' says dairy boss

Jun 7

IN THE NEWS

FARM ONLINE | VFF's commodity council withdrawal 'silly stuff' says dairy boss

Commodity group leaders from around the country are voicing concern and displeasure at moves by Victorian Farmers Federation board to...