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GRAIN
GROWER
Issue 73 | June 2021
Ag acceleration!
State of the
grains industry
Ag accelerator
personalities
GRAIN GROWER is published by GrainGrowers, an independent and technically resourced,
grain farmer representative organisation with around 17,000 members across Australia.
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Contents
CHAIR’S
State of the
Industry 2021 5
COMMENT Federal budget 2021:
accelerating grains or
swerving obstacles?
11
Brett Hosking
Innovation Generation:
Best and brightest head 12
to the Gold Coast
Optimism within our industry feedback is incredibly important in members to contact their local
is strong at the moment with shaping the work that we do and NPG representative if there are
a lot of growers sowing crop we encourage our members to get any issues you would like to raise
involved when opportunities arise with GrainGrowers or bring to
into good soil moisture while
to accelerate positive change for our attention.
others look forward to rain
the industry. An overview of the
arriving soon. The question Policy Survey will be provided in
As always, we look forward with
for the industry is where the next edition of the magazine.
hope to the 2021 season. At the time
are we going and what do of writing this, crops were just going
Please know that the survey is not
we need to get us there? into the ground across Australia, and
the only chance to have input and
I hope and pray that the season is
This edition of Grain Grower you can call our team to discuss
starting to deliver and we can look
magazine focuses on how we any challenges or opportunities at
forward to an exceptional season
can achieve acceleration in any time.
for all of our growers. If there is ever
Aussie ag and start revving The National Policy Group will meet anything GrainGrowers or I can help
our engines. in early June to discuss contracts, with, please get in touch.
‘Ag acceleration’ is also the biosecurity, carbon and greenhouse
Brett Hosking, Chair
theme of our upcoming young ag gas emission, AgVet chemicals, and
professional’s conference: Innovation telecommunications. I encourage
Generation (IG). With a break last
year thanks to COVID, IG is back
bigger and better than ever on Meet Eddie F
arley, 11
the Gold Coast and sets the bar as from South A
ustralia
the ‘must attend’ event for young
people in agriculture. For those
who are interested, you can read
about some of the industry leaders
and innovators who will speak at
Innovation Generation in this issue.
A huge personal thanks to all of the
growers who have participated in
the Annual Policy Survey. Grower
Are there people in your household
who may be eligible for GrainGrowers
membership?
Please get in touch and the team will
contact you to discuss eligibility.
membership@graingrowers.com.au
sh e e p w o r k a n d tra ctor
“ I li k e to do ll y sta c kin g
h a y!”
g , es p e c ia
dr ivin
GRAIN GROWER Issue 73 | June 2021 3
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for growers the ongoing WTO action
students, non-growers in the grains Marketing Officer
for Australian barley and the process
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is now underway with Australia
requesting for a dispute panel to on news, events & GrainGrowers CONTRIBUTORS Zachary Whale,
be established. GrainGrowers has activities. It’s free to sign up on the Shona Gawel, Daniel Reid, Brett Hosking,
created a flow chart that outlines GrainGrowers website. Michael Nicols, Jordan Anderson,
what this process might look like Ruth Young, Constantine Theodore,
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STATE OF THE
INDUSTRY 2021
STATE OF TH
E
AUSTRALIA
N
GR AINS
INDUSTRY 20
21
WORDS: ZACHARY WHALE – GENERAL MANAGER, POLICY AND ADVOCACY
Every five years, GrainGrowers compiles a State of the Industry
report to lay bare the latest data and trends, outline where our
grain goes, changes in our production systems and our operating
environment. It is also an opportunity to think about what’s over the
horizon and how our sector needs to change and adapt to continue
to be the success story it is today.
A lot has happened in the last shipped to the east coast to satisfy development of Behind Australian
five years. the ever-growing domestic feed Grain – a sustainability framework
market demand. which seeks to outline goals and
We have seen chickpea production
2030 targets. This is also the year
skyrocket with a bonanza in 2016, On the industry side of things, we
by which the Australian agriculture
followed by uncertainty with Indian saw the creation of Grains Australia,
sector is striving to reach $100b of
tariffs implemented in 2017 and which will start to streamline the
farm gate value – a task that can
2018. We have seen our barley industry good functions which
only be achieved if grains continues
exports solidify into the Chinese previously sat across so many
to be the backbone of Australia’s
market, all but coming to a halt in organisations. This will enable our
agricultural production.
2020, with an 80.5% tariff which sector to be better coordinated on
has since pushed our barley into issues like trade and market access, To help bring the State of the
other markets like Saudi Arabia and and quality and classification. Industry report to life, GrainGrowers
even Mexico. We have seen bumper is also developing a State of the
Sustainability considerations have
crops in 2016 and 2020, yet the Industry podcast so you can get
also increased their prominence
middle years have been marred with the key bits from the comfort of the
with the grains sector recognising
below average rainfall for many, tractor cab. Keep your eyes (and
the need to proactively meet these
especially those on the east coast. ears) open for the report and the
new expectations. This saw the
This saw southern and western grain podcast!
Winter Crop Production 2015-16 to 2020-21
(Data source: ABARES)
60000
NSW VIC QLD SA WA Australia
50000
40000
Tonnage
30000
20000
10000
0
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
GRAIN GROWER Issue 73 | June 2021 5
AG ACCELERATOR Across the grains sector, there
are individuals and organisations
PERSONALITIES
who are hard at work to ensure
the industry is advancing at
pace. Meet some of the grains
game changers.
Dr Fatma Kaplan – Using Three Farmers Quinoa – Sarah Nolet – breaking
pheromones to accelerate accelerating ancient grains ground in food innovation
pest control Ashley Wiese produces quinoa that
and ag tech
Dr Fatma Kaplan is the founder and is cleaned, washed, and packed on Sarah Nolet is a food & ag innovation
CEO of Pheronym, an agtech startup his farm. Together with Managing expert. She is co-founder of
that produces biopesticides that use Director Megan Gooding, and the Agthentic Group, including
pheromones to control a wide range agronomist Garren Knell, their Agthentic Advisory, a global food
of agricultural pests. Pheronym’s quinoa is supplied to Coles and and ag strategy firm; Tenacious
aim is to help growers control pests consumed Australia-wide. Ventures, Australia’s only specialist
in an eco-friendly and sustainable agrifood venture capital firm; and
This terrific trio of farmers all have a
way. And the science behind it is AgTech So What, a podcast &
passion for innovation and ancient
fascinating. newsletter telling stories of non-
grains, with sustainable farming at
traditional innovators.
“Nematode [commonly known the heart of the operation.
as roundworm] pheromones will Sarah’s work helps break down
Three Farmers champions
unlock the power of pheromones barriers between agriculture and
innovation and adaptation – Ashley,
in the crop market,” said Dr Kaplan. technology, accelerating Australian
Megan and Garren have trialled and
“We can immediately see two ag by including the human element,
triumphed finding the right seed to
applications: one application is a as well as the technologies.
match the Australian climate.
seed treatment to control plant-
"There's no better place in the world
parasitic roundworms. The second is Megan is a current participant in
for agtech than Australia, but we
to control insect pests with beneficial GrainGrowers’ OnBoard grower
need everyone – from startups to
roundworms.” director program and Ashley is a
producers to researchers – to get
member of the Grains100: a title
involved to accelerate the progress
awarded to the alumni of the Grains
in the industry.”
Social Leadership Program.
A SNAPSHOT 1915 1950-60 1960-70
OF AG GAME Sunshine Harvester
Aussie farmer Headlie Taylor
Green Revolution
Research into ag technology
No-Till Farming
Enabled by the emerging
CHANGERS is recognised as the inventor boomed during this period. use of glyphosate, no-till
OVER TIME
of the sunshine harvester – farming dates back to the
Introduction of new
this was a huge leap forward 1960s. No-till farming can
chemicals and practices saw
for ag. benefit soil health and
a global ag boom.
creates more profitable
operations.
6 GRAIN GROWER Issue 73 | June 2021
Voyager Craft Malt produces
artisanal malts from
locally grown grains in the
Riverina NSW. Founded by
Brad Woolner and Stuart
Whytcross, Voyager Malt
has a unique history of using
trial and error to accelerate
innovation in the malting
space.
“Almost ten years ago, we started
playing around in our own backyard
BRAD WOOLNER & sheds, producing a series of
experimental malts for our own
STUART WHYTCROSS beers from some selected grains
sourced from our farm and other
HOW BACKYARD growers in the region,” said Stuart.
“These malts accelerated our beers
INNOVATION to a new level, so we decided to fully
pursue our dream of establishing a
BECAME A
malting facility on farm dedicated
to supplying malts for craft brewers
MALTING
and distillers.”
Brad and Stuart continue to
BUSINESS
experiment and innovate, observing
the subtle differences of flavour
profiles that is created using
different barley varieties, growing
locations and seasonal conditions.
1996 1997 2010 Blockchain technology
GM technology Autosteer Precision ag Growers have plenty to
look forward to. Ag tech
GM technology was first Australia was one of the Precision ag has been gaining
is booming with the
made available to Australian first countries to develop momentum in the last few
introduction of blockchain
farmers in 1996. and use autosteer systems. decades. Utilising satellites,
technology and AI already
Mike and Robert Mailler from crop science and other ag
being used to revolutionise
Boggabilla NSW designed tech has helped minimise
modern day ag.
and built one of the earliest inputs and improved yields,
automated steering system making the industry more
to be used in farming. sustainable and profitable.
GRAIN GROWER Issue 73 | June 2021 7
WILL YOU
GERMINATE OR
TERMINATE?
80% of the world’s weeds exit the
back of the combine harvester.
“Our mission is to empower farmers
with technology that can help them
efficiently feed the world and leave
their farm to the next generation in a
better state than they found it”
- Dr Nick Berry
Hear from our farmers,
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MARKET
REPORT
CAN1 Kwi PZ FIS Season Average Price AUD/t
$700
$600
$500
$400
$300
$200
$100
0
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
CANOLA PRICE
ACCELERATION
IN THE WEST
WORDS: KEN MCCARTNEY & SAM GEVERS – TEN TIGERS
At the time of writing, canola This increase in canola planting has In contrast to this is the demand
prices have hit new records, mainly been a reduction in barley side: demand for soybeans has
corn is outpricing wheat on and oats ha’s. increased by an average of 4.2%
over the last nine years, and
the world stage and it has The extremely high canola pricing
as countries push for further
dragged local pricing along available to WA growers is only
environmental changes, demand for
for the ride on a rally that is made possible by the local export
renewable fuels looks to be going
quite extreme! buyers being able to hedge off
from strength to strength.
the Canadian Winnipeg (ICE)
Non-GM canola pricing (CAN1) The question to be answered,
and European MATIF canola
pushed above $800+/t in all four however, is what is the new normal
futures markets. Due to low soy
of the Western Australia export for prices? Has a new benchmark
and canola stocks, coupled with
port zones. This coupled with much been set?
weather concerns in the Northern
of the WA wheatbelt receiving
Hemisphere and Brazil, the ICE and
significant early rainfall off the It is probable that CAN1 values will
MATIF canola futures for May-21
back of Cyclone Seroja, and we return to normality ($600/t rather
month have hit all-time highs.
have seen a significant shift in WA than $800/t) but with a growing
planting intentions. The delta between 2022 & 2023 long-term demand for oilseeds,
canola points to canola production and with both environmental
WA is estimated to plant a record and economic factors working in
regaining some ascendancy over
high 1,492,000ha of canola for canola’s favour in the short term.
consumption. Both March 23 canola
21/22 season, this is 380,000ha At what point does canola become
futures have been trading at around
higher (34.3% increase) than the the favourite son for Australian
a $100/t discount to their March 22
past 5-year canola planting average. grain growers?
compatriots.
GRAIN GROWER Issue 73 | June 2021 9
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10 GRAIN GROWER Issue 73 | June 2021GRAINS SUSTAINABILITY
FRAMEWORK
Key industry organisations
Responsible Building Capacity Consumer
Stewardship & Wellbeing Confidence are considering the
final framework with
the GrainGrowers'
1 Soil Health 5 Worker Safety Food Safety
Proactively improve Work towards zero Continue to deliver safe
Board endorsing the
the health of our soils. workplace fatalities food, feed and other grain 12 goals to underpin
Conservation throughout the value chain. products. industry's commitment to
2 Close the gap between
Increase biodiversity
regional and broader
Responding to responsible stewardship,
stewardship on farms. Consumer Needs capacity and wellbeing
community safety and
Proactively address our
3 Carbon Footprint wellbeing indices. and consumer confidence.
consumers’ evolving food
Reduce our industry’s net
greenhouse gas emissions. 6 Capacity and Leadership safety expectations and
GrainGrowers has focused on
Increase leadership health needs.
Water Use capacity, diversity and skills seven of these goals that most
Improve water use
Innovation directly benefit growers.
development.
Support innovations
efficiency in rainfed grain
which enhance our supply GrainGrowers already has
production.
chain’s ability to meet the
Chemical Use initiatives and policies which
future expectations of
Demonstrate science-based our consumers and the
support these goals, and are
best practices in pest, weed community. looking to see what else can be
and disease control. done to increase contributions in
4 7 Trust and Acceptance
Biosecurity Increase awareness and these areas and achieve targets
Deliver a world-leading trust in how grain products by 2030.
whole of industry approach are produced.
to managing biosecurity.
FEDERAL BUDGET 2021:
ACCELERATING GRAINS OR
SWERVING OBSTACLES?
WORDS: AMELIA SHAW – POLICY MANAGER, RURAL AFFAIRS
The Federal Budget is one GrainGrowers has been calling The instant asset write off for
of the most important for more support for Australia’s machinery was extended until
policy instruments for biosecurity objectives. We welcomed June 2023. Growers can continue to
our government. The the $371m investment including immediately deduct the full cost of
$34.6m for research and improved eligible depreciable assets, critical
announcement of the 2021-
field tools to understand how when considering the expenses
22 Budget has delivered
pests and diseases could enter the of machinery required to operate
some wins for agriculture country. There was also $237.9m for effectively on-farm.
along with some missed a National Soil Strategy, which will
opportunities. We would have liked to have seen
benefit the grains industry over the
more done to help open up new
coming years.
markets for growers impacted by
trade issues beyond their control.
GRAIN GROWER Issue 73 | June 2021 11INNOVATION GENERATION:
EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS
Smart strategies for
future farming with
Professor Ray Wills
The experience of markets in the
last 30 years has been that when
disruptive technologies hit, new
successful technology rushes
through the economy and washes
The importance of two like-minded strangers at the old way of doing things from
a conference and has evolved memory. The adoption of smarter
industry networking into a platform for people to technologies – including cleantech,
Podcasting duo Kayla Evans share stories of agriculture and automation, robotics and 3D printing
and Lavinia Wehr first met at inspire young ag professionals to – is changing the world and the way
an industry event. As two of the champion their industry. we interact with family, friends and
youngest people in the room, they customers, and much faster than
Kayla and Lavinia will present at
gravitated toward each other in (almost) anyone imagined.
Innovation Generation, and host a
the lunch line. The Generation Ag special edition of Generation Ag New supply chains and downstream
podcast started as a chat between live from the venue. opportunities arise far more quickly
than in the past. In the food supply
chain clients are demanding cleaner,
cheaper, faster, smarter – and also
local. What does this mean for how
we plan, establish and reinvigorate
farms? How quickly will we respond,
and change how we farm?
Adjunct Professor at the University
of Western Australia Ray Wills
will provide his unique insights
into these questions and more
in his presentation at this year’s
conference.
12 GRAIN GROWER Issue 73 | June 2021Join us at Innovation
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Boots and suits with improvements alone.
Dr Kate Burke Every farm is different. Around
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The best of both worlds twice as well as the rest. Financial
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GRAIN GROWER Issue 73 | June 2021 13PADDOCK
PERSPECTIVES
too variable but try best to manage Our winter cropping program is all
Jordan Anderson with alternating high/low stubble seeded and starting to emerge. It is
loads and chemical modes of action. a little earlier this year as we are
finding our yield potential is highest,
The sorghum is a bit late this
while mitigating spring heat and
season due to no in-crop rainfall for
drought, despite the heightened risk
~9 weeks prior to good March rain,
of frost.
which has produced a lot of late
tillers. We have recently finished We also run a contract harvesting
Northern Region another round of deep banding business with a few headers and
Potassium and Phosphorus to have a busy few weeks coming up
An exciting year ahead 25cm+ using VR for individual field with millet, mung bean and sorghum
zones. While the initial investment is harvest. With winter crop starting
I farm at Theodore with my brother expensive, the returns are paying off moisture profiles rather favourable
Regan and parents Donald and in one season with increases of 200 from QLD into NSW, we are looking
Helen, 300km west of Bundaberg to 800kg/ha. We hope this will last forward to an exciting year both on
in Queensland. It’s a 100% cropping 5 to 7 years before needing to repeat farm and off.
operation. We struggle to hold to a the process.
rotation as seasonal conditions are uth and John Young planted 20ha of tillage
R
radish, with the aim to increase organic
M
ichael Nicols grain facility. matter and to break up the hardpan.
14 GRAIN GROWER Issue 73 | June 2021Winter crop yields are high. I have Summer rain gave us the opportunity
Michael Nichols achieved wheat yields to 12 t/ha to continue our soil amelioration work
and canola at 5 to 6 t/ha with – deep ripping sandy non-wetting soils.
further research going to achieving
Our commodity mix is usually 20%
consistent high yields.
export hay, 20% canola, 30% wheat,
I’m hoping for mild weather for the 20% barley & 10% lupins.
next two months to help with the
Uncertainty in the export hay market
corn harvest and establish winter
Southern Region made the decision to swing more into
crops. With good crop prospects in
canola an easy one. Canola is now
other states, I’m a little concerned
40% of the program and we have
High winter crop yields about supplies of fungicides and the
backed this with significant marketing
increasing cost of fertiliser. Best I
I crop 165 ha of a 400 ha farm – fantastic opportunity with prices
get the shed stocked sooner rather
at Sister Creek in the north west now into the $800s.
than later.
of Tasmania on 1200mm rainfall. We have to be willing to change
The program runs all year with Ruth Young our focus and back our production
a wide range of crops including decisions with good marketing.
potatoes, onions, pyrethrum, The situation with China is maybe
poppies, buckwheat, canning highlighting that we are too reliant
peas, canola, corn, wheat and on one market – we need to reassess
barley keeping me busy. The soil what we are growing and diversify.
is a deep red with depth to about We need to be better prepared with
1.5m, resulting in good trafficability our inventory too.
despite the rainfall. Western Region
We are seeing an increasing focus
The past 2 months has been wet or on carbon emissions and we are
very cloudy resulting in slow growth 2021 looking promising keen to understand what this means
for linseed (3t/ha) and corn (around for WA wheatbelt for us. We definitely need a better
12t/ha) which I’m harvesting now. understanding of what we can be
2021 is looking promising for
The linseed goes to the culinary doing as farmers.
Wyening Mission Farm, Calingiri,
market, while the corn is destined
in the WA wheatbelt. Skilled farm labour is a big challenges
for dairy cows. The wheat, (red
wheat), is produced as part of the for WA grain growers and although
The season started with summer
local co-op I manage. The protein we are lucky to have a team of reliable
rainfall (80mm), opening rains of
aim is 14 to 15% and is mixed with and experienced employees here,
15mm in mid-April and early May
corn for the ration. we need to stay focussed on being
(25mm), plus strength in the wheat
a good employer – we don’t want to
and canola market.
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