Moves by Grain Producers South Australia to leave Grain Producers Australia, with NSW Farmers set to follow, have highlighted ongoing tensions around governance, levy settings and national coordination. Grain Central reported that the departures follow years of engagement on reform and differing views on issues including the Grains Research and Development Corporation levy. GPA said its role remains unchanged despite the shifts. “Grain Producers Australia has recognised repre

Grain Producers Australia delivers strong national advocacy on behalf of Australian grain producers. GPA's mandate to represent grain producers remains strong. Grain Producers Australia has recognised representative functions within national policy frameworks that provide for a clear and consistent grower voice. This includes formal engagement with government, the Grains Research and Development Corporation, Plant Health Australia, as signatory to the Emergency Plant Pest Res

Grain Producers Australia says it will continue efforts to review grower levies paid to the Grains Research and Development Corporation, despite the Federal Agriculture Minister declining its initial proposal. ABC WA Country Hour reported that the Minister has called for both representative organisations to work together and build a stronger business case, supported by broader grower consultation. GPA Chair Barry Large told Belinda Varischetti that while the outcome was disap

A grower survey has been put forward as the basis for a proposal to review levy settings applied to the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), as reserves approach $1 billion. Speaking on 3CS radio, Andrew Weidemann said Grain Producers Australia (GPA) submitted findings from an independent survey of growers to the Federal Agriculture Minister to test appetite for change. “There was a 76% majority that wanted to see a change in the current levy rate because we ar

Rejection of Grain Producers Australia's (GPA) push to have the research, development and extension levy reduced has been announced by Federal Minister for Agriculture Julie Collins. GPA ran a poll of levy-paying grain producers in late 2025 which showed support for the move, however the Minister has asked for a joint business case from the two grains industry representative organisations GPA and GrainGrowers. The Land reported that GPA Chair Barry Large said the value-propos

Grain Producers Australia will continue advocating for a contemporary grains levy following advice from the Federal Minister for Agriculture regarding the organisation’s proposal to adjust levy settings.  The Minister’s response follows recent Senate Estimates questioning HERE , where the progress of GPA’s levy review and the broader issue of grains levy settings were raised at a national level.  GPA Chair Barry Large said while the Minister had advised she was not in a posit

Grain Producers Australia is calling for changes to assessment criteria that guides decisions of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to consider environmental and financial impacts. Countryman reported that these calls were being made as growers had faced losing key chemistries such as paraquat, diquat and glyphosate in recent years, without regulations allowing for considerations of impacts on the broader system. GPA Research, Development and

More widespread feedback is required for any levy change proposal to be successful according to Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins. News of the rejection of Grain Producers Australia's proposal following a poll of levy-paying producers in late 2025 was announced after the issue was raised in Senate Estimates. Grain Central reported on the outcome and spoke to GPA Southern Region Director and RD&E spokesperson Andrew Weidemann. He indicated GPA would take on the Minist

Minister for Agriculture Julie Collins has reinforced the need for a business case from both grains representative organisations to support a call for reducing the grains levy. This confirmation comes after Grain Producers Australia conducted a poll of levy-paying grain producers in late 2025 which showed a majority of producers would like to see a reduction in the research, development and extension component of the compulsory levies. The Weekly Times reported on the Minist

Low grain prices are the cause of growers deciding to hold onto their grain in on-farm storage and wait for change. The Weekly Times reported that approximately 30 per cent of the 2025-26 grain harvest could still be on farms with growers weighing up prices against the need for income to put in their next crop. GPA Southern Region Director and Victorian grower Andrew Weidemann said the amount being held could be closer to 50 percent and a national inventory of grain stocks wo

Grain Producers Australia’s levy review  is continuing as per the prescribed processes, with the results of a professional and independent survey of grain producers now with the Federal Minister for Agriculture Julie Collins for response.  This follows significant consultation reaching more than 7 million people in key grain producing regions in late 2025, inviting Australian grain producers to have their say on the grain levy’s future rates.   The national survey of grain...