Wheat will never be the same again

Posted: 10/07/2008 | July 1 changed everything for wheat growers. No more will AWB have a monopoly on bulk wheat exports, no more will growers have a receiver of last resort for their grain and no more will there likely be any guaranteed access dates for pools. But is that a good thing? |

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Back on the merry-go-round for GGA

Posted: 13/06/2008 | Another year, another controversy it could have done without for the Grain Growers Association. |

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Time to make a GM decision where it counts

Posted: 17/04/2008 | After years of debate, the first plantings of GM canola in Australia are just weeks away, but the question remains: will farmers make a quid out of the new crops? |

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AWB: Symbolism doesn't equal reality

Posted: 17/01/2008 | Those fighting AWB's constitutional change need to realise that symbolism and reality are two separate things. |

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Get the blinkers off on drought relief

Posted: 28/09/2007 | The predictable howling from economic rationalists over farm drought aid fails to take into account the full picture |

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Website causes divisions

Posted: 28/09/2007 | The Wheat08 website goes against its purpose and harms the free marketing case. What do you think? |

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Good Ship WEMA back on course - but rough seas ahead

Posted: 22/08/2007 | It is good to see WEMA has made a decisive decision regarding its plan for a single desk operator - but the devil lies in the detail. |

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Finding common ground crucial to GM

Posted: 14/08/2007 | The upcoming six months will decide the future of biotechnology in Australia forever. Finding a compromise on adventitious presence (AP) levels is crucial to allow co-existence between those who wish to grow GM and those that don't. |

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Pay decision misses the point

Posted: 13/07/2007 | The NFF's glee at the decision to allow EC-declared farmers to defer minimum wages increases does nothing to address the issue of the growing skill shortage in agricultural Australia. |

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Where to now for wheat?

Posted: 12/07/2007 | AWB has said the only way it can pursue its demerger is if industry elects to set up an essential services single desk operator - is this the best option for wheat growers? |

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Marketing matters

Posted: 7/06/2007 | On the production side, Australian grain producers are at the forefront. The same cannot be said for marketing. |

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Labor can't stay on the fence

Posted: 30/05/2007 | With all the polls pointing towards an ALP victory in this year's Federal Election - should the agriculture industry be chasing up more on Labor's policy, especially in regards to the single desk. |

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Desk consensus reached: now for the hard part

Posted: 10/05/2007 | The state farmer groups have agreed on a plan for wheat exports, but more work is necessary. |

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Single desk: Eyes on the ball

Posted: 27/04/2007 | The wheat marketing debate needs to move past pedantic arguments on what constitutes a single desk export system. |

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The grains industry is in the middle of one of the most important times in its history, with key issues such as the single desk and GM technology coming under the microscope. What is the opinion of the most important participants - the growers?