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Apr 24, 2024
GRAIN CENTRAL | DAFF knocks back 'importer pays' levy alternatives
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry representatives have dismissed instating a container levy or increasing import...
Apr 24, 2024
THE WEEKLY TIMES | USDA predicts decline in Aussie wheat production
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates have projected a drop in Australian...
Apr 24, 2024
GRAIN CENTRAL | GPA, GrainGrowers critical of proposed biosecurity levy
Grain Producers Australia Chief Executive Officer Colin Bettles presented a strong opposition to the Federal Government's proposed...
Apr 23, 2024
FARM ONLINE | Grains bodies slam biosecurity consultation process
The mounting pressure on the Federal Government to scrap the proposed biosecurity tax continues to build as Grain Producers Australia and...
Apr 23, 2024
GPA OPENING STATEMENT: BIOSECURITY PROTECTION LEVY SENATE INQUIRY
Inquiry into the Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies Bill 2024 [Provisions] and related bills Senate Standing Committees on Rural...
Apr 23, 2024
COUNTRYMAN | REVEALED: Grain growers to bear the brunt of Albanese Government's proposed biosecurity levy
The release of individual commodity biosecurity levy calculations after public submissions to the Senate inquiry into the legislation had...
Apr 23, 2024
FARM ONLINE | Rushed, clumsy, inequitable: biosecurity protection levy under farmer fire in Senate hearing
Flawed structural and design issues with the Federal Government's proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy (BPL) were highlighted by producer...
Apr 22, 2024
GRAIN CENTRAL | Revystar on market, Victrato at gate as APVMA chugs through list
In recent years, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has relocated from Canberra to Armidale, been the...
Apr 22, 2024
GRAIN CENTRAL | Biosecurity levy to cost grains $12.25M
New figures released by the Federal Government show Australian grain producers are being forced to pay 10 times more than the existing...
Apr 19, 2024
FARM ONLINE | Find out what you'll pay: government reveals biosecurity levy increases
New figures from the Federal Government revealing the amount industries, such as grains, will be required to pay for the biosecurity...
Apr 16, 2024
PHILENEWS - CYPRUS | Delayed farm chemical approvals cost Australian agriculture billions, industry groups say
Grain Producers' Australia's increasing dissatisfaction in chemical permit approval timelines by regulator Australian Pesticides and...
Apr 15, 2024
GRAIN CENTRAL | GPA calls for action on APVMA reforms ahead of sowing
Grain Producers Australia's is calling for review and meaningful change to address poor performance by the Australian Pesticides and...
Apr 11, 2024
FARM ONLINE | Grain producers flag $400 million fusarium crown rot loss due to APVMA product assessment delays
Grain Producers Australia is putting the pressure on the Federal Government to act swiftly to address worsening delays in product...
Apr 11, 2024
THE WEEKLY TIMES | Grain prices improve by $20/tonne
Rainfall and improved grain prices are giving farmers optimism as many start sowing for 2024. Grain Producers Australia Southern Region...
Apr 11, 2024
GPA CALLS FOR ACTION ON APVMA REFORMS
Grain Producers Australia says the alarm bells raised about the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority’s (APVMA)...
Apr 10, 2024
WA COUNTRY HOUR | GPA Chair affirms opposition to biosecurity tax as Senate Inquiry begins
GPA Chair Barry Large tells WA Country Hour host Belinda Varischetti there has been a clear message sent by Lower House Federal MPs...
Apr 8, 2024
MARCH GRAIN GRABS - GPA Chair Barry Large
GPA members met in Canberra mid-March for a series of important events and timely advocacy activities, including continuing our strong...
Apr 7, 2024
QUEENSLAND COUNTRY LIFE | Mouse bait permit delay reaches parliament
Grain growers are starting seeding without access 50 gram zinc phosphide mouse baits despite application made by GPA for ongoing use. The...
Apr 4, 2024
QUEENSLAND COUNTRY LIFE | Growers call for fall armyworm chemical fix for cereal crops
Queensland growers have been left in the lurch for chemical control options for fall armyworm this summer crop harvest due to slow permit...
Mar 27, 2024
INDEPENDENT EVIDENCE BUILDS AGAINST BIOSECURITY TAX
Grain Producers Australia says the weight of independent evidence and opposing views are continuing to escalate, in raising serious red...
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