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TRADE FARM MACHINERY | TMA conference to help industry get future ready
Grain Producers Australia's Farmer Mates Mental Health Initiative National Ambassador and Aussie cricketing legend Brad Hogg is among the...
3 days ago


STOCK & LAND | Prime minister confirms agriculture minister in new look Labor ministry
Tasmanian MP Julie Collins has been confirmed to return to the role of Minister for Agriculture following the recent federal election,...
4 days ago


ABC WA COUNTRY HOUR | Shipping costs hinder grain relief for drought-affected farmers
Interstate shipping rules make it cheaper for grain exporters to send grain to China than within Australia to support farmers in...
May 9


THE WEEKLY TIMES | India and Pakistan hold significance as major markets for Australian pulses
Conflict between India and Pakistan has the potential to affect pulse trade and Australian growers are monitoring the situation. The...
May 8


THE WEEKLY TIMES | Mouse pressure hits northern NSW and Queensland crops
Growers with newly sown winter crops in northern New South Wales and Queensland are looking for better control options as mice...
May 8


FARM WEEKLY | Hogg advocates for ag health
Former Aussie cricketer Brad Hogg is congratulating 50 farm groups who have joined forces to call for $50 million in government funding...
May 5


THE WEEKLY TIMES | EU agriculture and food plan puts Australia's exports at risk
The new roadmap for food and agriculture in the European Union has the potential to restrict external markets from using certain...
Apr 30


FARM ONLINE | Nitrogen fixing cereals? Grain industry urged to consider blue sky research
Revolutionising the way grain producers farm by funding research into ambitious and transformational tools should be the focus of efforts...
Apr 29


GRAIN CENTRAL | Windsor calls on farm bodies to rethink lobbying approach as hung parliament looms
Farm industry bodies need to take advantage of opportunities a minority government could present according to former Independent for New...
Apr 28


FARM ONLINE | Tony Windsor's view of a murky world and how ag can work a hung parliament
New South Wales grain farmer and former Independent for New England Tony Windsoor has advised lobbyists that a minority government post...
Apr 25


THE NORTH WEST STAR | Rural voters warned political loyalty is never rewarded
Former MP for the New South Wales seat of New England, Tony Windsor, has encouraged rural votes to embrace competition in the upcoming...
Apr 24


ABC NSW Country Hour | Former independent Tony Windsor gives advice on how the farm lobby should deal with independents
Former Independent Member for New England Tony Windsor has suggested loyal voting will disadvantage rural areas this Federal Election....
Apr 24


ABC RURAL | Farmers develop 'autofill' tech so agricultural robots can operate around the clock
Driverless farm machinery is becoming closer to mainstream Australian agriculture, with early adopters identifying productivity and...
Apr 19


GRAIN CENTRAL | Farmers call on parties to back rural connectivity ahead of election
Increased investment in digital connectivity is being called out as an election priority across agricultural industries as Australians...
Apr 16


AGWATCHERS | Robotic farming and grain election priorities
Grain Producers Australia Chief Executive Colin Bettles and Southern Region Director and Victorian grain producer Andrew Weidemann speak...
Apr 15


GRAIN CENTRAL | Cost a key barrier to autonomous farm tech uptake: survey
Affordability is the biggest concern grain producers have to adopting fully autonomous farm machinery, but this doesn't mean they're not...
Apr 14


ABC VICTORIA COUNTRY HOUR | Cost, connectivity and knowledge identified as barriers to autonomous tech use in ag
Autonomous technology for Australian farms is something that will become the norm in the not-too-distant future, but there are barriers...
Apr 14


FARM ONLINE | APVMA makes right call in taking more time on chem review process - GPA
By GPA Research, Development and Extension Spokesperson Andrew Weidemann The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority...
Apr 11


FARMONLINE | On cusp of fully-autonomous machinery, farmers ask 'but can we afford it?'
Affordability has been flagged as a barrier to using autonomous machinery on Australian farms in a national survey of grain growers....
Apr 10


THE WEEKLY TIMES | Growers weighing up canola risk in a dry year
Dry conditions in parts of Australia have prompted growers to reconsider their area planned for canola plantings. The Weekly Times...
Apr 10
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