Farm Business

Access to stable, competitive and flexible finance settings is critical to the long-term productivity, resilience and profitability of Australian grain growers’ businesses. Sound farm business economics underpin investment, innovation, risk management and the sector’s capacity to respond to volatile seasonal, market and geopolitical conditions.

Access to quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) services promotes children's cognitive and socio-emotional development, laying the foundation for academic success and fostering important life skills such as communication, problem-solving, and collaboration.

Insufficient regional housing is impacting the ability of regional Australia to attract and retain key workers. Shortages of appropriate and affordable housing limits businesses from filling roles with people outside of their region, preventing employers from drawing on the widest possible pool of potential employees.

• Developing resources to assist grain growers in better understanding appropriate visa pathways available for securing workers.
• Analysing labour constraints within Australia’s grain growing sector and developing recommendations on how to improve workforce availability.