Grower Group Alliance

05/06/2026

🌱 On GGA reflects on the breadth of work within the GGA Member Network contributing to sustainable agriculture, resilient landscapes and natural resource management across regional WA.

🤝 Together, through projects such as The Ripple Effect, SW WA Drought Hub and Pastures 365 we bring together researchers and regional farming communities to share knowledge.

Together, the GGA Network is working towards a resilient, productive and sustainable future for farming and the environment.

Check out these projects and more
www.gga.org.au/activities/gga-projects/

05/06/2026

The work of Evergreen Farming lives on! Six GGA member grower groups were supported in continuing their work to explore perennial pasture systems.

Spotlight: Southern Dirt has used its grant to strengthen out of season feed systems. Activities under their grant have included:

💻Integrating perennials into the Farm Optimiser tool.
👥Hosting a workshop with 11 growers
👀A field day with 38 attendees on lucerne systems

The work is supporting more informed, data-driven farm decisions.

🔗 https://ow.ly/JBAI50YWqVJ

05/06/2026

🔦 Let’s Talk Governance episode spotlight

🎙 Episode 11 of GGA’s Let’s Talk Governance podcast explores HR governance aspects GGA member groups should be aware of, including key workplace updates spanning:

✅ ‘Positive duty’ in practice
✅ Non-compliance penalties
✅ Casual employment changes
✅ The ‘right to disconnect’
✅ Wage theft penalties
✅ Workers’ compensation updates
✅ Staying compliant in a changing landscape
✅ Family and Domestic Violence leave changes
✅ New sexual harassment laws

This resource supporting WA's regional community not-for-profit groups has been produced with support from the CBH Group.

Listen now 👉 https://www.gga.org.au/resources/governance-podcast/

04/06/2026

📣 Empowering livestock advisors across the network
⏰ 10 June is fast approaching
The first workshop in this MLA ‘Train the Trainer’ series is just around the corner, so now’s the time to secure your spot.
GGA is partnering with Meat & Livestock Australia to deliver a FREE training series as part of the 2026 Capacity Building Program.
Designed for those working with producers, this series builds capability across business, advisory skills and emerging tech in livestock systems.
📅 10 June – Business Essentials & Dollar Making Decisions
📅 14–17 June – BredWell FedWell
📅 11 August – AI in Livestock Advisory at MeatUp
Open to GGA member staff and the wider livestock consulting industry.
👉 Venues and registration details: https://www.gga.org.au/activity/mla-opportunities/

04/06/2026

📝 Governance training is coming to Perth on 15 June
💡 Learn practical governance skills to strengthen your group's not‑for‑profit board compliance
👥 Open to GGA Network members + regional WA groups
🎟️ Register now: https://www.gga.org.au/activity/governance-workshop/

🤝 Sponsored by CBH Group through its Community Investment Program

04/06/2026

On 16 June GGA member group The Liebe Group is hosting '2026 Women’s Field Day'. Read more below:

Emma Pearse will share her journey of Coming Home to Farming, reflecting on her pathway back to the family farm near Miling after gaining valuable experience in agricultural research across WA and South Australia.

With a passion for soil science, soil-plant interactions and natural biology, Emma will share the importance of seeking opportunities, staying curious and recognising there is always something to learn.

Don’t miss Emma at the 2026 Women’s Field Day!

04/06/2026

Read the latest article from GGA member group West Midlands Group, covering the Closing the Economic Yield Gap of Grain Legumes in WA Project and covers local trial site yield results from Jim Hamilton, Moora (who also won GGAs 2025 Grain Legume Crop-etition - chickpea category). Read more below:

A 2025 chickpea season produced a 2.34 t/ha on heavy country near Moora which included a failed April establishment, a June resowing, and prolonged waterlogging through winter — with the best-drained sections yielding 3.5 to 4.0 t/ha.

WMG's latest article from the Grain Legumes Project covers the full yield results from Jim Hamilton's trial site, what the treatment comparisons showed around seeding rate and inoculation, and an indicative partial budget putting core-zone margins over variable inputs at $1,190 to $1,320/ha at a $700/t chickpea price. It also steps through the nitrogen story — including what's realistically available to the following cereal.

If you farm heavy soils and are weighing up chickpeas as a rotation option, the 2025 Moora season gives you a genuine data point from a tough year on local country.
Grains Research and Development Corporation and Grower Group Alliance

Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/32nfh9cv

04/06/2026

The Australian Government's RIC Drought Hardship Loan is designed to help viable farm businesses stay operational through prolonged dry conditions.

It provides breathing space to manage cash flow, plan ahead and make critical on farm decisions when conditions remain tough.

Learn more about eligibility and how to apply:
🔗 ric.gov.au



Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

03/06/2026

Australia’s Southern Rangelands are some of the most variable and challenging pastoral landscapes in the world. Climate variability, rising costs, legacy land condition and large-scale operations can make it challenging to make management decisions and know where new technologies can genuinely add value.

In the latest Dry Season Resources podcast, Richard Marver (Contour Environmental and Agricultural Consulting) and Krystie Bremer (Gascoyne Pilbara Rangelands Initiative Inc.) discuss the Smart Grazing, Stronger Lands project, which will assist pastoralists from Australia’s Southern Rangelands to adopt proven climate-smart decision support tools and technologies to improve grazing management and ecosystem health.

🎧 Tune in: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/b7d82163-36ab-4996-a200-0a0fa7ca2b69/

Thanks Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for supporting our project.
South Australian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub
Adelaide University

Quickly and easily listen to Dry Season Resources for free!

03/06/2026

📝 GGA’s popular 'Lunch & Learn' tutorial series is back in July 🎉
Ranking in the top seven highest GGA member priorities for the 2026 Capacity Building Program, these short, practical sessions are a sought after time slot for members, providing learning in short bursts.
📆 1, 8, 15 and 29 July – covering Repurposing Content, Canva Fundamentals, Project Comms and CapCut video editing.
👥 For GGA members only
💻 Delivered online
🕐 1 hour
🎟️ $30 per ticket
Register here: 👉 https://www.gga.org.au/activity/lunch-learn-tutorial-series/