Broadacre cropping

Broadacre cropping is a significant part of Australia’s agricultural industry, contributing substantially to both domestic food production and export revenue. The industry generally comprises large-scale operations that produce a range of high-quality grains, oilseeds, pastures, cotton and sugar cane. 

At a glance

  • Underpins national food security and biosecurity by producing high-quality, disease-free seed and crops, that are drought resistant, higher yielding, and more nutritious.  
  • Supports sustainable land use and climate adaptation by developing crop varieties suited to specific conditions and enabling practices that contribute to Australia’s Net Zero transition. 
  • Essential to regional, rural and remote economies, with around 94 per cent of the workforce living outside capital cities, across roles such as machinery and harvester operators, irrigation and maintenance specialists, agronomists and farm managers. 

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Governance for this industry

Our work to support this industry is guided by a Stakeholder Network that provides expert advice and connects industry priorities through Skills Insight’s governance structures. It is one of 13 Networks that guides our work. Each Network also nominates a representative and a proxy for the Stakeholder Forum.

  • Canegrowers
  • Cotton Australia
  • GrainGrowers
  • Northern Territory Farmers Association (NT Farmers)
  • NSW Farmers
  • Queensland Farmers’ Federation
  • Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia

Representative
Kathy Rankin, NSW Farmers

Proxy
Paul Sloman, Cotton Australia

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