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FARMING AHEAD | What's a holiday? It seems some growers don't know
A CONCERNING number of grain growers aren’t taking a break away from the farm, according to a recent Grain Producers Australia (GPA)...
Jan 3, 2024


THE WEEKLY TIMES | Wheat port code: Calls to sunset code
Calls to sunset the wheat port code late next year have been challenged by a Victorian grain grower, who has renewed calls for greater...
Dec 26, 2023


FARMING AHEAD | Biosecurity protection: levy or tax?
GRAIN Producers Australia (GPA) is pushing for the Federal Government to urgently revisit its proposed 10 per cent Biosecurity Protection...
Dec 15, 2023


COUNTRYMAN | Productivity Commission report hones in on Albanese Government’s ‘deeply flawed’ levy
Federal Labor’s new biosecurity levy has been singled out in a damning report by the Productivity Commission, prompting renewed calls for...
Dec 14, 2023


FARM ONLINE | Insecticide bans loom following APVMA review
Australia's agricultural chemical regulator, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has today released its...
Dec 12, 2023


COUNTRYMAN | Spray drift addressed as grain groups launch online hub to improve industry training
Australia’s peak national grain producer groups are calling for increased vigilance on spray drift prevention to safeguard the industry’s...
Dec 7, 2023


THE WEEKLY TIMES | Assessments start for End Point Royalties
Members of the grains industry are concerned that compliance audits are being conducted during the busiest time of the year. Activity has...
Nov 24, 2023


CANBERRA TIMES | Croppers warn winter harvest is not looking great
Grain producer Barry Large knew it wasn't going to be a record harvest but he wasn't anticipating yields this low. "It's not looking...
Nov 24, 2023


FRESH PLAZA | Australian biosecurity protection levy confronted with overwhelming opposition
Australian farmers have formed a nationwide united front against an ‘unfair’ biosecurity levy set to be introduced in July. Industry...
Nov 23, 2023


COUNTRYMAN | Submissions highlight overwhelming opposition to Albanese Govt’s biosecurity protection
Farmers have formed a nationwide united front against an “unfair” biosecurity levy set to be introduced in July, with industry leaders...
Nov 23, 2023


GRAIN CENTRAL | ACB answers GPA questions around EPR audit
AUSTRALIAN Crop Breeders is undertaking audits of variety declarations made by growers in a bid to ensure seed companies are getting...
Nov 20, 2023


THE AUSTRALIAN | Grain Producers Australia urges caution as barley exporters ramp up China shipments
Some of the country’s largest barley exporters have resumed shipments to China after the removal of crushing tariffs, but they’re being...
Nov 19, 2023


FARM ONLINE | Glyphosate approved for ten years in the EU
The European Commission (EC), the bureaucratic arm of the European Union (EU) has made the decision to re-register the use of the...
Nov 17, 2023


COUNTRYMAN | Wheat Port Code back under the microscope but groups divided
Australia’s controversial Wheat Port Code is back under the microscope with a three-month submission period to determine whether the...
Nov 15, 2023


FARM ONLINE | Biosecurity levy opposition unites Australian farming groups
SUBMISSIONS to the consultation process on the federal government's 10 per cent biosecurity tax demonstrate a rare form of collective...
Nov 12, 2023


AGWATCHERS | #198 It's just not cricket, with Brad Hogg
GPA Farmer Mates Mental Health ambassador Brad Hogg reminisces about growing up on a farm near Williams in country Western Australia, his...
Nov 8, 2023


FARM ONLINE | Biosecurity concerns shared by Plant Health Australia
The government's proposed new biosecurity levy continues to attract criticism, with Plant Health Australia (PHA) boss Sarah Corcoran...
Nov 8, 2023


FARM ONLINE | Biosecurity levy proposal slammed by grower groups
Grain grower representative groups have ripped into the federal government's proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy, saying without clear...
Oct 25, 2023


THE RURAL NEWS | Farmers reject proposed biosecurity levy
Grain producers are urging the Government to rethink its proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy. The peak body for the industry argues the...
Oct 25, 2023


FARM ONLINE | Growers call for government to enact Wheat Port Code reforms
Grain Producers Australia (GPA) wants to see action in terms of wheat export regulation rather than further empty reviews after the...
Oct 23, 2023
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