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Mar 27, 2024
FARM ONLINE | Biosecurity protection levy passes House of Representatives
The legislation for the Biosecurity tax passed the House of Representatives this week, but the opposition to the concept from the...
Mar 26, 2024
ADVOCACY AND RELATIONSHIPS - GPA FORGES STRONG PRESENCE IN CANBERRA
GPA members were able to use their time following the GPA Policy Council meeting in Canberra this month to meet with a number of federal...
Mar 26, 2024
FARM ONLINE | Farmer rights can't be collateral damage in renewables race
Farmers' rights cannot be forgotten as the companies race to find locations to construct renewable energy infrastructure. Grain Producers...
Mar 22, 2024
FARM ONLINE | Biosecurity levy sent to Senate committee for scrutiny
Grain Producers Australia has welcomed the referral of the biosecurity protection levy for further scrutiny via a Senate Inquiry process....
Mar 21, 2024
COSMETIC SURGERY WON’T SAVE BIOSECURITY TAX
Grain Producers Australia welcomes the Australian Greens and other federal crossbenchers supporting Australian farmers in taking a strong...
Mar 20, 2024
BIOSECURITY TAX FAILS FAIRNESS & EQUITY TESTS
Grain Producers Australia has reaffirmed strong opposition to the proposed Biosecurity Tax saying the policy still fails to pass the...
Mar 15, 2024
SOCIAL LICENSE CRITICAL TO SUSTAINABLE RENEWABLES
Grain Producers Australia welcomes acknowledgement by Federal Agriculture Minister, Murray Watt, that consultations with farming...
Mar 13, 2024
GRAIN CENTRAL | GPA, NSW Farmers voice concerns about fire ants to inquiry
GRAIN Producers Australia has called for more research into the potential impacts of red imported fire ants as the pest threatens to...
Mar 12, 2024
COUNTRYMAN | WA farm leaders pay tribute to late Pingelly grower Ray Marshall’s ‘unwavering commitment’ to grains industry
Tributes are flowing for Pingelly farmer Ray Marshall, who is being remembered as “one of the most influential figures” of WA’s grains...
Mar 12, 2024
FARM WEEKLY | Grains champion Ray Marshall passes away
Grain Producers Australia (GPA) has recognised the incredible service and selfless contribution of grains industry champion and stalwart,...
Mar 12, 2024
FARM ONLINE | Ag lobby primes Senate as last stand to stop biosecurity protection levy
More than a dozen advocacy groups have been "lobbying the crossbench hard" in recent weeks to prime the Senate as the final battleground...
Mar 11, 2024
GPA REMEMBERS INDUSTRY CHAMPION RAY MARSHALL
Grain Producers Australia recognises the incredible service and selfless contribution of grains industry champion and stalwart, Ray...
Mar 6, 2024
GPA OPENING STATEMENT: RIFA SENATE INQUIRY
Inquiry into Red Imported Fire Ants in Australia Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee. Public Hearing –...
Feb 28, 2024
AAP | Farmers fuming despite having say on biosecurity spend
Farmers and importers will have their say on how biosecurity funding is spent, the Albanese government says, but they're still furious...
Feb 26, 2024
BIOSECURITY TAX FAILS MORE INDEPENDENT SCRUTINY
Grain Producers Australia says the findings of a new report and independent expert analysis, has cast a bigger spotlight on the...
Feb 26, 2024
FARM ONLINE | Import paperwork surge, shippers offer to pay farmers' biosecurity levy
New data has revealed a "significant upsurge" in import shipment paperwork awaiting approval, with the growing backlog causing "confusion...
Feb 20, 2024
FARM ONLINE | 'Extremely unlikely' growers will have access to double strength bait at sowing
The holders of an emergency Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) permit to produce double strength zinc...
Feb 20, 2024
STOCK JOURNAL | Pressure mounts on APVMA to make mouse bait decision
Pressure is growing on the APVMA from the grains sector to approve the use of 50 gram zinc phosphide baits, with an industry mouse expert...
Feb 19, 2024
THE WEEKLY TIMES | Cautious optimism for 2024 crops
Bountiful summer rain has provided optimism for cropping farmers preparing to sow the 2024 winter crop. Figures from the Bureau of...
Feb 16, 2024
FARMING AHEAD | Peak body pushing for mouse bait permit extension
GRAIN Producers Australia (GPA) has applied for an extension of the permit (PER90799) to produce ZP50, or double strength, mouse bait....
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