It is wonderful to see the turnaround in seasons since last year. Hopefully our members are preparing or have started harvest of bumper winter crops and have finished summer plantings.
We are surrounded by rice growers once again here in Coleambally. It is great to see and feel the enthusiasm around Coleambally with many summer crops in the ground and rice being high on the list of crops going in. Great to see SunRice offering a choice for rice growers with the contract and pool price options available.
Congratulations to Erin and Peter Draper on being named SunRice Grower of the Year. A wonderful achievement and well deserved. Congratulations to all the other growers who have been recognised in the recent awards night.
I would like to thank all the staff and Executive Committee of Ricegrowers Association. I know how hard they all work and how dedicated they are in representing our members. Thankfully we as members know that our team are doing their absolute best in a respectful and professional manner in all areas of their work. Good luck to all members in the upcoming harvest and summer growing season.
I’ll finish by including a couple of pictures from last rice growing season, showing the wonderful habitat we are providing in our rice paddocks for wildlife. The bittern in full flight and pelicans taking advantage of a high spot in the rice bay.
Denise Kelly,
President Coleambally RGA Branch
