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Veterans a home-grown asset ready to bolster ag

Building on the success of Operation Grain Harvest Assist, training for former ADF personnel is being developed to get them and their families into ag work and rural communities…Read More

Liz Wells, October 23, 2026

Qube plans for Murtoa freight hub move along

Qube is advancing plans to build a multi-modal facility at Murtoa aimed at connecting grain supply chains to the Port of Melbourne by rail and road…Read More

Grain Central, October 22, 2026

Closures in place after rail, road train collide at Ceduna

A road and rail line in SA’s Ceduna remain closed following Tuesday’s collision involving an Aurizon train carrying gypsum and a road train carrying grain…Read More

Grain Central, October 22, 2026

GIAV tour forecasts monster barley crop to eclipse wheat

Estimates from GIAV’s crop tour put Victoria on track to produce more barley than wheat this year, and smash its barley record of 3.5Mt set last season…Read More

Grain Central, October 21, 2026

Corporate farmer fined after workplace fire

Lawson Grains has been convicted and fined a total of $210,000 in the Industrial Court of NSW after a worker was injured in a workplace fire…Read More

Grain Central, October 21, 2026

Bunge receiving in SA, WA as southern harvest accelerates

Bunge is receiving grain from the harvest in WA as well as SA as deliveries accelerate across southern Australia…Read More

Grain Central, October 21, 2026

Push to hold hearings as part of paraquat inquiry fails

A motion from independent Senator David Pocock to hold hearings as part of an inquiry into the APVMA regulatory decision on paraquat has been blocked by major parties…Read More

Emma Alsop, October 19, 2026

Barley, canola to nudge records as harvest gathers pace

Australia has the potential to produce record barley and canola crops this season as harvest cranks up in WA, SA and southern NSW, but rain delays activity in Qld and northern NSW…Read More

Liz Wells, October 19, 2026

Protein index highlights Australia’s fertiliser, fuel exposure

The 2026 Protein Sovereignty Index ranks Canada at no. 1 with Australia in fourth place behind Argentina and the US, and Middle East nations the lowest ranked as conflict drags on. ..Read More

Grain Central, October 19, 2026

Saturday’s blaze at Baiada’s Cardiff mill contained

A fire that broke out at Baiada’s feedmill at Cardiff, west of Newcastle, on Saturday was contained by Fire and Rescue NSW crews. ..Read More

Grain Central, October 19, 2026

Mild finish lifts WA forecast to 23.93Mt despite canola cut: GIWA

Mild temperatures have boosted yield potential for WA’s crop now being harvested and forecast by the GIWA in its crop report out today to yield a total of 23.93Mt…Read More

Grain Central, October 16, 2026

AGT releases first chickpea variety as breeding hub shuffles north

AGT has released Australia’s first imi-tolerant desi chickpea variety which signals its lead in the pulse’s national breeding program, now centred in Narrabri…Read More

Emma Alsop, October 15, 2026

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