In our discussion this week, we zoom in on production. Improvements in technology have changed what it is possible to achieve under harsh weather conditions, giving hope for the future of grain growing in a changing climate. Steve Jeffries, former Managing Director of the GRDC, gives a whistle-stop tour of the latest innovations, from satellites and autonomous vehicles to good old-fashioned gene-editing. We get to take a view from the ground level as well, speaking with brothers Andrew and Richard Rice on their family-owned farm in New South Wales, learning how they are adapting to a new era of production practices.

If you would like to read the 2021 State of the Grains Industry report in full, visit graingrowers.com.au.

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