Finalists' images have been display in the company's foyer on St George's Terrace and outside on an electronic tower.

Applications fo a range of scholarships and fellowships related to pastures are currently open.

The global supply of wheat is tight this year which gives Russian exporters a lot of market power.

This season's widespread rainfall has not only helped fill dams and boost crop yields, but it has also provided farmers with an opportunity to plan for when the next big dry hits.

In a packed room at Optus Stadium, Agriculture and Food Minister Alannah MacTiernan opened the forum, which also had more than 30 guests join virtually.

The dual-purpose awnless wheat varieties from LongReach Plant Breeders have been bred to produce milling-grade grain, but if hit by damaging environmental factors they have the capacity to produce high quality hay.

Lyndon Mickel will now lead the not-for-profit organisation into an interesting and challenging few years after having taken the reins from Highbury farmer Ashley Wiese who had been in the role for 12 months.

There's good news and bad news for croppers in the BOM's announcement that there was a 70pc chance of a La Nina late this year.

Market access organisation GIMAF has become a part of the broader grains industry good body Grains Australia.

The dearth of canola globally has played into Australian growers' hands perfectly given the nation is on the cusp of a big crop.