Media Releases

Eight days into her new role as Minister for Agriculture, Senator the Honourable Bridget McKenzie was in Leeton with Senator Perin Davey, talking all things rice with Jeremy Morton, President of Rice Growers’ Association (RGA), Graeme Kruger Executive Director of RGA, John Bradford and Gillian Kirkup both SunRice Directors and RMB members and Belinda Lambert Communications Manager of RGA.

The ‘450GL Up Water Program’ that Tony Burke wants to fast track is deeply flawed and will not only fail to deliver environmental outcomes, but actually risks significant environmental damage while simultaneously hammering a final nail into the coffin of Basin Communities.

The Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia (RGA), Griffith City Council, Leeton Shire Council, Murrumbidgee Shire Council, and the Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC) remind farmers who are planning to burn stubble, to do so responsibly.

The Ricegrowers’ Association (RGA), its members and the communities in which they live have had a gut full of politicians saying the Murray Darling Basin Plan that has been imposed upon them is the best it can be. A best worst plan is completely unacceptable.

The Losses in the River Murray System 2018–19 Report from the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is deeply concerning with 275,000ML of extra water being required to run the Murray River when compared to similar years.

The Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia (RGA) is absolutely disgusted that Murray Darling Basin Communities are seen by the Australian Labor Party as nothing more than cannon fodder in its quest to become the next Federal Government.

The Rice Industry field day is the major event on the Rice Industry calendar and is designed to showcase the latest in rice research and technological advancements.

The Ricegrowers’ Association has always argued that social and economic considerations must be given equal weight with environmental consideration in the Murray Darling Basin Plan (MDBP). Consequently we reject the South Australian Royal Commission’s findings that environmental outcomes take precedence over all others.

Graeme Kruger, Executive Director of the Ricegrowers’ Association (RGA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Troy Mauger at the helm of the Rice Extension Team. Rice Extension is a program funded by AgriFutures Australia and administered by the RGA on behalf of the rice industry in the Riverina and Murray regions.

Applications are open until 31st January 2019 for the Greg Graham Memorial Scholarship valued at $10,000 to assist with the costs of Tertiary education, and the Peter Connor Book Award which provides $3,000 to assist with the cost of books and course materials.