GRDC Study Tours
In 2019 and 2020, GRDC members have had the opportunity to attend a range of study tours to selected Australian states and more recently to New Zealand to support their RCSN roles.
These tours enable RCSN groups to learn more about how other states and operators look at issues similar to those identified by the port zones in the Western Region as having a high impact on grain growers’ profitability in the West.
Study tours undertaken in 2019 included:
Study tours undertaken in 2020 included:
These tours enable RCSN groups to learn more about how other states and operators look at issues similar to those identified by the port zones in the Western Region as having a high impact on grain growers’ profitability in the West.
Study tours undertaken in 2019 included:
- The Albany port zone RCSN traveling to Victoria and Tasmania in February 2019
- The Kwinana West port zone RCSN traveling to South Australia in July 2019.
Study tours undertaken in 2020 included:
- The Geraldton port zone RCSN travelling to New Zealand in February 2020.
Insight and Reports | New Zealand February 2020
Feedback from the recent New Zealand tour included:
Download a copy of the New Zealand Study Tour report for more details and information.
- Learning that different farming systems still require the same fundamentals to succeed, such as clear and effective management/strategy, good culture, well resourced (including quality human resources), strong attention to detail, hard work, good technical understanding. Identified opportunities are to assess the above fundamentals and develop on any gaps.
- Fantastic trip. Learned a lot more than I thought we would. I wasn’t sure before what could be similar for our farms, however a lot of issues similar to ours eg social license, corporate ag, government regulations etc
- My expectations for this trip were exceeded. I knew I would gain a lot from this trip but I underestimated the avenues it would come from. I gained a huge amount from the peer learning - the beers and chats in the evening, learning about people's stories and their farms. I also gained something from every business, farm and person visited.
- Primary learning experiences surround the point of view that we haven’t diversified enough and that there will be other crops out there that suit our climate, rainfall and soils. If we can add a few in and potentially stretch the rotation we will be able to combat a range of issues.
Download a copy of the New Zealand Study Tour report for more details and information.
