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.
The Ricegrowers' Association of Australia support the National Farmers Federation, who is today reminding all producers to take care when applying herbicides and pesticides this summer spraying season.
The Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia (RGA) is extremely concerned that the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement has resulted in less water being available to the NSW Murray following the 15th October water allocation statements.
The Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia (RGA) is very happy to announce the successful applicants for the 2017 - 2020 Rice Industry Leadership Program – Established Leaders, being Angela Urquhart, Warren Lang, Robert Massina, Antony Vagg and Jeremy Morton.
The Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia (RGA) supports the SunRice ASX Proposal and believes that this proposal will enable SunRice to raise the capital it requires to implement its 5-year Growth Strategy.
The Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia (RGA) is currently working to ensure members clearly understand the current position of General Security allocations and is exploring opportunities to gain access to additional water for members.
The Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia (RGA) has selected the participants for the first program in their Rice Industry Leadership Program 2018 –2020 – the “Foundations of Leadership Course.” The RGA believes that developing strong and effective industry leaders is essential to ensuring the industry continues it’s economic, environmental and innovation success.
“The amendment to the Sustainable Diversion Limit is a crucial component of the plan as it benefits the environment while avoiding the damaging impact of water recovery. It’s the only true triple bottom line aspect of the plan and we applaud the return to bipartisanship on the delivery of the Basin Plan” RGA President Jeremy Morton said.
