Grain Producers Australia (GPA) and the Maize Association of Australia (MAA) today announce MAA’s membership of GPA, strengthening national advocacy for grain growers and bringing one of Australia’s most versatile and widely grown grain crops into GPA’s national representation. Maize is grown from tropical North Queensland to Victoria and Tasmania and across to southern Western Australia and the Northern Territory, giving it one of the widest geographic spreads of any Austral

Growing interest in autonomous farm machinery is being challenged by rising cost concerns, as Australian grain growers are called on to help track changing attitudes and barriers to adoption in an annual national survey. Grain Producers Australia (GPA), the Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia (TMA) and the Society of Precision Agriculture Australia (SPAA) have launched the 2026 Autonomous Farm Machinery Survey as part of their ongoing program to benchmark technolog

Questions about the level of grain grower levy funds held by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) have resurfaced, with its latest annual report revealing liquid reserves have increased to almost $815 million and total equity has reached $1 billion. In an article published by The Weekly Times, Grain Producers Australia (GPA) Southern Region Director and RD&E Spokesperson Andrew Weidemann questioned whether the current levy model remained fit for purpose, par

Grain Producers Australia (GPA) has raised serious questions about the scientific evidence used to justify new workplace exposure limits for grain dust, warning that the proposed changes could place unreasonable compliance demands on growers during harvest. In an article published by Flow News 24, GPA highlighted concerns that Safe Work Australia's assessment relied on a 2011 Dutch study drawing on North American research conducted more than 40 years ago, involving a broader

The Northern Territory Farmers Association (NT Farmers) has joined Grain Producers Australia (GPA) as a financial member, strengthening national representation for grain growers as cropping opportunities expand across northern Australia. In an article published by Grain Central, NT Farmers President Simon Smith and GPA Chair Matthew Madden highlighted the importance of ensuring Territory growers have a stronger voice in national decisions affecting biosecurity, workforce, res

Grain Producers Australia (GPA) today welcomed the Northern Territory Farmers Association (NT Farmers) as a member, strengthening national representation for Territory growers on the issues that will decide how far and how fast the northern grain industry can grow. Northern grain is expanding quickly as corporate and some of Australia's largest family grain operations invest in the Territory, the NT Government is committed to new cropping area expansion and signals from north

Grain Producers Australia (GPA) has escalated concerns about new grain dust workplace exposure limits to the Western Australian Premier, calling for an urgent delay to changes due to take effect during harvest. In an article published by Countryman, GPA Chair Matthew Madden outlined serious concerns about the scientific evidence underpinning the reduced limit, which is set to fall from 4.0mg/m³ to 1.5mg/m³ on 1 December 2026. The article details joint representations from GPA

Grain Producers Australia (GPA) has identified massive concerns with the use of a single Dutch study in the evaluation process the Federal Government have used to justify a huge drop in safe work exposure limits for grain dust. The study used data that is over 40 years old on the wrong grain types, to set new regulations that could make grain production almost impossible. GPA have reviewed the outdated evidence used by SafeWork Australia (SWA) to evaluate the current grain du

The South Australian Government has delayed the introduction of new workplace exposure limits for grain dust, flour dust and methyl bromide until at least July 2028, following industry concerns about the practical implications for grain growers and the wider supply chain. In an article published by Grain Central, Grain Producers Australia (GPA) welcomed the decision, which follows earlier delays for phosphine in South Australia and similar regulatory changes in Victoria. The

Grain Producers Australia (GPA) warmly welcomes the South Australian Government announcement today to delay workplace changes to grain dust. The South Australian government has announced a delay of implementing a lower Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL) of grain dust for a period that includes at least the next two grain harvests. This practical announcement from the South Australian government, follows in the footsteps of Victoria and supports the grain sector in relation to new

The Western Australian Opposition has backed calls from grain industry representatives to delay new workplace exposure limits for grain dust, raising concerns about the practical ability of growers to comply with the changes during harvest. In an article published by WAMN News, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Lachlan Hunter questioned the State Government's decision to proceed with the reduced limits from 1 December 2026, despite requests for a delay from industry or

A program established with the support of Grain Producers Australia (GPA) to connect Australian Defence Force veterans with grain harvest jobs is preparing to expand, creating new pathways into agricultural careers and helping address ongoing workforce shortages. In an article published by Grain Central, Operation Grain Harvest Assist (OGHA) founder Lieutenant Colonel Garry Spencer AM outlined plans to develop the initiative into Veterans Supporting Agriculture, extending tra