SA farmer Stephen Ball has stepped down from the Grain Producers Australia board meaning there is a vacancy for a southern director.

Last month, CBH asked employees to complete a survey so it could better understand employee sentiment about the COVID-19 vaccine, vaccination rates and potential reasons for not being vaccinated.

The grains industry is worried COVID-19 policy such as vaccine mandates and disrupted cross border mvoements could upset a busy harvest.

The product has been developed by Davren Global which is in the process of tailoring the technology to apply synthetic amorphous silica (SAS) at the right rate to control a range of economically important targets in onfarm grain storage.

The film clip might be the nuttiest thing you'll watch today.

Returns in grain legumes are sky-high but farmers are more than happy to stick with vetch hay as a legume phase.

Reports of the barley industry's demise in the wake of Chinese tariffs last year

With grower interest in lentils at all time highs due to record prices breeders say a number of new lines in trials are showing promise.

Asahi continues to move towards sourcing barley direct from growers, unveiling a grower-direct purchasing scheme for its Yatala brewery.

While the significant investment, which consists of two 25,000t tanks, has been operating since July, an official launch was held last Wednesday with Nutrien representatives and growers from around the State celebrating on what was coincidently Global Fertiliser Day.