Current Supporters

NSW Farmers' Association is the representative voice of farmers in NSW. The Association is a dedicated team of policy analysts, industrial relations specialists and people with years of experience in rural communities. It works to ensure the best possible results for farmers, as well as rural and regional communities. The Association works hard to develop effective working relationships with key politicians and public servants to represent the farming concerns of its members and to achieve effective legislation for the benefit of its members.

For further information, visit the NSW Farmers' Association's website.

Grain Growers Association Limited (GGA) promotes the development of Australian agricultural resources and maintains a focus on promoting and fostering a sustainable, viable and efficient grains industry in Australia. As an industry services organisation, GGA and its Group of Companies which includes BRI Australia; Agrecon and the Kondinin Group, provide technical market information; on-farm research and engineering services and industry capacity programs. All these activities underpin GGA’s strategic priorities of establishing an informed and efficient marketplace; providing industry promotion and market development as well as generating innovation and improving grains industry productivity.

Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA) is a producer-owned company that delivers world-class services and solutions for the Australian red meat and livestock industry in partnership with industry and government.

MLA's core activities are building demand for Australian red meat, improving market access for our products, conducting research and development to provide competitive advantages for the industry, and collaborating with our partners to build capability within the industry.

Learn more by visiting MLA's website.

Established in 2001, AWI is a not-for-profit company owned by over 30,000 Australian woolgrowers. The Company invests in research, development, innovation and marketing along the global supply chain for Australian wool – from the fibre to fashion – from woolgrowers through to retailers.

AWI offers fresh, attainable opportunities for woolgrowing, processing, manufacturing and retailing, specifically designed to help grow profits. The primary aim is to increase the demand for Australian Merino wool by investing in innovation and marketing.

AWI also aims to help Australian woolgrowers reduce the cost of production on their farms through innovation in areas such as pastures and grazing, sheep health, genetic technologies to breed more productive sheep, and shearing.

See the AWI website here.

The Twynam Agricultural Group is a leading Australian agribusiness involved in the sustainable production, processing and marketing of agricultural products. Twynam has a diverse geographic base expanding over 400,000 hectares throughout New South Wales providing security against adverse weather conditions and commodity market fluctuations. The Group’s rural mix includes beef, feedlotting, wool, cereals, rice and cotton. It operates 15 farming entities and provides services to the cotton industry by the operation of its four cotton gins and its international cotton marketing division, Colly Cotton Marketing. Twynam Agricultural Group also has farming operations in Argentina.

To contact Twynam Agricultural Group, call 61 2 9325 9000 or visit the Twynam website.

Rural Press was formed in 1911 and has since undergone considerable expansion to become Australia’s largest rural and regional publisher and printer. In Australia, New Zealand and the United States, Rural Press publish 156 regional mastheads, 2 metropolitan mastheads and 55 agricultural mastheads; print at 16 web printing and 4 commercial sheet printing sites; operate 10 Farm Shows, and own and operate 9 radio licences.

For further information, visit the Rural Press website.

Rabobank is one of Australia’s leading and most respected rural financiers. With food, beverage and agribusiness experts in over 30 countries, Rabobank’s local and international network of researchers, analysts and finance specialists are uniquely placed to help maximise business opportunities. Rabobank has the expertise to finance every facet of the value chain, from primary producers through to large co-operatives and major companies, both private and listed, operating in the food, beverage and agribusiness sectors.

With over 100 years’ experience in agribusiness, Rabobank is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, and has the strengths of a AAA rating. Last year it was ranked the world’s safest private bank by Global Finance magazine.

To talk to a bank that understands farming and agribusiness, call 1800 657 394 or visit the Rabobank website.

The Commonwealth Bank is one of Australia's leading financial institutions with businesses in New Zealand, Asia and the United Kingdom. They are positioned for future growth, and aim to provide accessible banking and financial services for all Australians; fair, safe, challenging and rewarding employment for staff and to reward all shareholders through dividends and capital growth.

The Commonwealth Bank offers a comprehensive range of agricultural price risk management solutions such as hedging, that covers wheat, wool, cotton, canola, corn and live cattle commodities.

Learn more by visiting the Commonwealth Bank's website.

Nufarm Limited is one of the world's leading crop protection companies. We produce products which help farmers protect their crops against damage caused by weeds, pests and disease.

With manufacturing and marketing operations based in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas, Nufarm employs more than 2,500 people, all of whom make a vital contribution to the company's reputation for quality products, innovation and first class marketing and technical support.

Proudly based in Australia, Nufarm is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (symbol NUF). Its head office is located at Laverton in Melbourne.

For more information, visit the Nufarm website.

Landmark is a leading Australian agribusiness company, a part of rural Australia for 150 years.

We offer a broad range of products and services across merchandise, fertiliser, farm services, wool, livestock, finance, insurance and real estate.

Our understanding of all sectors of agriculture allows us to deliver products, services and value to our employees, customers and shareholders.

For more information, visit the Landmark website.

Australian Pork Limited is the national representative body for Australian pig producers. It is a producer-owned, not-for-profit company combining marketing, export development, research, innovation and strategic policy development to assist in securing a profitable and sustainable future for the Australian pork industry. Australian Government legislation, a contract between the government and APL and APL’s constitution provide the legal framework for APL’s operations.

For further information, visit the Australian Pork Limited website

Ridley is Australia's largest stockfeed manufacturer and producer and refiner of salt for food and industrial markets. The 69% owned subsidiary Ridley Inc ranks among the largest stockfeed manufacturers in North America.

Ridley's vision is to build on the strong position they hold in existing markets in animal nutrition products and to be a significant regional force in the distribution and manufacturing of salt.

For further information, visit the Ridley Corporation website.

Monsanto is a leading provider of agricultural solutions to growers worldwide. It provides biotechnology traits for insect protection and herbicide tolerance, and its Roundup branded products are the world's best selling herbicides.

Today, Monsanto's focus in Australia is on plant biotechnology. Monsanto is committed to the responsible development of innovative new technologies for the farming industry. It believes that agriculture can be both more productive and more environmentally sustainable and it is working to develop products that can contribute to these goals in a socially responsible way.

For further information, visit the Monsanto Australia website.

The TFGA is the voice of primary producers and the peak body representing Tasmanian farmers at a state and national level. TFGA deals with a wide range of issues on behalf of members including water and environment, quarantine and bio-security, property rights and land use, education and training, infrastructure including telecommunications and power, rural crime, occupational health and safety and trade access as well as commodity specific issues.

For more information, visit the TFGA website.

QFF is the peak rural industry organisation in Queensland representing many thousand primary producers across the State through 14 diverse member organisations. Members range from cane growers and fruit and vegetable growers in the north, to cotton growers in the central-west, to prawn farmers in the east, and dairy farmers in the south, not to mention the countless other commodities in between.

For more information, visit the QFF website.

Auscott Limited, established in 1963, is a major, vertically-integrated agribusiness company. Concentrating on irrigated cotton and grains, the company has well established production areas supported by extensive cotton ginning, warehousing, marketing and shipping capabilities. As well as processing its own production, Auscott gins, markets and ships cotton for many independent growers and family farms.

The company is a major innovator and operates one of the most modern agricultural enterprises in Australia. It has operations at Moree, Narrabri, Warren, Trangie and Sydney plus a cotton classing and testing facility at Artarmon (Sydney).

Auscott is an active participant across a broad range of cotton industry organisations and broader agricultural bodies. The company has considerable expertise in agronomy, processing and marketing and strongly supports research and development across the range of its activities.

For further information, contact the Sydney office on +61 2 9295 4800

Clyde Agriculture Limited is a privately owned company that is principally in the business of producing food and fibre. Food production includes wheat, barley, chickpeas, canola, cottonseed, beef, lamb and mutton. Fibre production consists of cotton and wool. With operational headquarters in Bourke, Clyde owns and operates nineteen rural holdings/aggregations in northern NSW and Western Queensland upon which these commodities are produced. Additionally, Clyde operates a cotton gin to process its own cotton, as well as that of other growers. It also owns the Port of Bourke Hotel.

Clyde is owned 100% by John Swire & Sons Pty Ltd, the Australian holding company for the UK-based Swire Group. Clyde normally employs approximately 120 permanent staff and has two subsidiaries: Darling River Cotton Pty Ltd, which operates the cotton gin at Bourke, and Wesbeef Agencies Pty Ltd, a licensed stock and station agent that operates only on behalf of the parent company.

Clyde's aim is to take a long-term position in Australia’s food and natural fibre industries, successfully combining the best traditions of the Australian bush – care of the land its people and its animals – with the sensible use of appropriate modern technology and techniques.

For more information, visit the Clyde website.

Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc (MSF) delivers research and extension services for low rainfall dryland farmers. The organisation encompasses the Mallee region of South Eastern Australia which stretches across three states—from Hay (NSW) in the east to Murray Bridge (SA) in the west and Walpeup (Vic) in the south.

MSF was established in 1997 to investigate and assist farmers implement technological advances. MSF produces a range of printed material, conducts workshops and field days and maintains a current, topical website. Regular publications include the farmtalk series of fact sheets which are released about 8 times a year.

Some of the regular activities include the Waikerie Field Day held in early September and the Walpeup Research Station Open Day in early October. The website holds these publications, details of events and much more. Visit the website.

SunRice is the world’s fourth largest rice food company and one of Australia’s largest exporters of processed branded-food products, exporting approximately 80% of Australia’s total annual rice production to more than 60 countries worldwide. Our history traces back to the establishment of Ricegrowers Co-operative Mills Limited in 1950.

As the Rice Food Experts, SunRice delivers a daily promise of high quality and nutrition to consumers worldwide. What sets SunRice apart as a business is its portfolio of leading brands across the world.

SunRice is anchored in regional Australia with access to the best quality Australian grown rice. SunRice operates three mills in Leeton, Deniliquin and Coleambally. SunRice also operates a flour mill, packing plant, speciality rice food plant, rice cake factory and three CopRice animal feed mills.

For more information, visit the SunRice website.

S. Kidman & Co Ltd is a one of Australia's largest beef producers – running 200,000 cattle and employing 220 staff.

The company specialises in the production of high quality pasture-finished beef in the pastoral zones of Australia's outback, particularly the Queensland channel country. The majority of its beef production is exported to North Asia and North America.

For more information visit the S. Kidman & Co website.

The mission of Nuffield Australia Farming Scholars' is to develop potential and promote excellence in all aspects of Australian agricultural production, distribution and management through the adoption of local and international best practice and continuous development of a unique network of industry leaders and innovators.

The Association awards scholarships each year to farmers in Australia. The objective is to increase practical farming knowledge and management skills and techniques generally. These scholarships give Australian citizens the opportunity to study farming practices in Europe, Asia and North America and those countries best suited to the Scholar. They will also promote a closer understanding between farmers in the countries visited.

For more information, visit the Association's website.

NAB Agribusiness is the leading financial services provider in Australian agriculture, working with around 1 in 3 farmers across the country.

NAB Agribusiness Managers are specialists in the agricultural industry and are dedicated to working with their customers to find financial solutions that fit their individual enterprise. NAB Agribusiness's 530 staff work from 110 rural and regional locations across Australia, and our Agribusiness Managers are always happy to meet with you on your property to discuss your requirements. What's more, our Agribusiness Managers work closely with commodity marketing, financial planning and insurance specialists to provide you with a complete range of financial services.

To find out more call 13 10 12 or visit www.nab.com.au/agribusiness and we'll arrange for an Agribusiness Manager to contact you.

Agricultural Appointments, Australia’s leading specialist agribusiness recruiter, was established in 1979 to bridge the communications gap between city-based companies and people and the agricultural industry. Since then the partners of Agricultural Appointments have used their varied experience in industry and agriculture to create a consultancy that can speak to clients in the client’s own language.

With offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Agricultural Appointments has a reputation for integrity and for providing an efficient, cost effective and personable service for Australia’s agribusinesses.

For more information visit the Agricultural Appointments website.