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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


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 10, 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 7, 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...
Apr 4, 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 27, 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 26, 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 22, 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 13, 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 12, 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 28, 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 26, 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 20, 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 19, 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....
Feb 16, 2024


GRAIN CENTRAL | Bodies call for detail on revised biosecurity levy
FOLLOWING feedback from industry, the Federal Government on Tuesday announced changes to the Biosecurity Protection Levy (BPL) on track...
Feb 15, 2024


NSW COUNTRY HOUR | Biosecurity tax changes don't address main concerns
GPA Southern Region Director Andrew Weidemann tells NSW Country Hour host Michael Condon there has been a lot of pushback from...
Feb 13, 2024


WA COUNTRY HOUR | GPA wants to see detail before deciding if changes make biosecurity tax fairer
GPA Chief Executive Colin Bettles tells WA Country Hour host Belinda Varischetti the Federal Government's response to concerns raised by...
Feb 13, 2024
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