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New push to back, expand ethanol mandate in Qld

A Qld MP is seeking to overhaul the state’s ethanol laws, with changes aimed at increasing demand through mandating a minimum level, strengthening compliance, and closing loopholes,..Read More

Emma Alsop, October 1, 2026

Uncertainty looms over grain dust exposure limit changes

Uncertainty abounds around what impact new workplace exposure limits for grain dust due to come into effect on December 1 will have on farming operations outside Victoria…Read More

Emma Alsop, September 30, 2026

QDPI research finds market potential for sorghum foods

Qld DPI has identified domestic marketing opportunities for sorghum and millet-based foods based on their health benefits and gluten-free status. ..Read More

Emma Alsop, September 30, 2026

Grain Central September 2026 news quiz

Keep up to date with developments in Grain Central’s quiz…..Read More

Grain Central, September 29, 2026

People on the Move in the grain industry

Who is on the move in the Australian grain industry? Catch up with our latest update on industry appointments, rewards and achievements…….Read More

Grain Central, September 28, 2026

LDC upgrades to boost south-east’s bumper exports

Eastern Australia’s winter-crop harvest has started, and recent upgrades and developments at LDC sites are ready to help handle and export the crop…Read More

Liz Wells, September 28, 2026

GrainGrowers investment portfolio hits $140M in FY26

GrainGrowers’ investment portfolio hit $140M in FY26, when it dissolved its ESG committee and approved seven policy positions which point to its areas of focus…Read More

Grain Central, September 28, 2026

NFF backpacker visa support offered to SFO farmers only

Farmers with urgent backpacker labour needs have to join SFOs to access a Working Holiday Maker fast-track visa initiative being overseen by the NFF…Read More

Terry Sim, September 28, 2026

Nuffield Scholar’s experience, study says grain marketing needed

Nuffield Scholar Ashley Wiese said returns to Australian growers could be boosted through marketing currently lacking in the levy-funded landscape…Read More

Grain Central, September 28, 2026

Harvest visa approval hopes build as list compilation starts

SFOs and the NFF are scrambling to get a list of applications for harvest visas before the Fed Govt now that it has signalled a willingness to consider submissions sent from offshore…Read More

Liz Wells, September 24, 2026

PIRSA lifts SA crop estimate 1.8Mt to 11.6Mt

PIRSA’s estimate for the South Australian winter-crop harvest has lifted to 11.6Mt from 9.8Mt seen in July, and behind only the 12.8Mt record set in 2022-23…Read More

Grain Central, September 25, 2026

Govt to sell up to 15GL of surplus environmental water

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has announced the sale of up to 15GL of annual water allocations in the Gwydir catchment in northern NSW…Read More

Grain Central, September 25, 2026

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