Podcast
GPA is proud bring you a podcast that shares news, interviews, and discussions about the key issues shaping and affecting Australia’s grains industry.
This podcast feed will feature insights from growers, researchers and industry leaders to explore the policies, research, and initiatives that influence productivity, profitability, and sustainability across the sector.
Farmer Mates Mental Health Initiative 2025 in review |
Colin Bettles, Andrew Weidemann and Brad Hogg
20 October 2025
GPA Chief Executive Colin Bettles, GPA Southern Region Director and Victorian grain producer Andrew Weidemann and Aussie cricketing legend and GPA Farmer Mates Mental Health Initiative National Ambassador Brad Hogg discuss the FMMH program and the success of the 2025 event series.
Advocating for chemical review criteria expansion | Andrew Weidemann and Rachael Oxborrow
16 January 2026
​GPA Research Development and Extension Spokesperson Andrew Weidemann and GPA Executive Officer Rachael Oxborrow discuss the need to expand the criteria the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority is able to consider chemical reviews to ensure impacts beyond safety, labelling, effectiveness and trade can be considered.