Australian Crop Breeders is the peak body representing organisations (public and private) that generate new varieties for Australian field crop farmers.
What we do
The ACB works with other industry bodies to support and promote the Australian field crop industry and maximise its international competitiveness. We provide a focal point of contact for any parties wishing to influence Australian crop breeding organisations or seeking input from our membership.
ACB Board
Haydn Kuchel – AGT
Tress Walmsley – InterGrain
Neil Comben – LRPB
David Leah – RAGT
Amanda Box – Secobra RecherchesNick Willey – Trigall Australia
We provide leadership to:
Research and develop strategy
To provide a forum for researchers and public research funders such as GRDC and the ARC to transfer information or seek breeders' input on research direction.
The National Variety Trial system
A strategic focus as well as providing operational input, focusing on the purpose of NVT, the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders and recommendations on policies and processes.
End-point royalty collection
Monitor and improve EPR collection systems across all open pollinated crop platforms that hold the appropriate Plant Breeders Rights (PBR) status.
Research Committee members:
- AGT: Tristan Coram
- INTERGRAIN: Dini Ganesalingam (chair)
- LONGREACH PLANT BREEDERS: Bertus Jacobs
- NSW DPI: Kristy Hobson / Dr Ahsan Asif
- NUSEED: Peter Flett
- RICE BREEDING AUSTRALIA: Dr Chris Proud
- SECOBRA RECHERCHES: Amanda Box
- RAGT: Maqbool Ahmad
- TRIGALL AUSTRALIA: Nic Willey
Regulatory and Legal Committee members:
- AGT: Andrew Cecil (chair)
- INTERGRAIN: Tress Walmsley
- NUSEED: Megan Shaw
- RICE BREEDING AUSTRALIA: Georgie Pengilley
- SECOBRA RECHERCHES: Amanda Box
NVT Committee members
- AGT: Douglas Lush / James Edwards
- INTERGRAIN: Nicole Kerr
- LONGREACH PLANT BREEDERS: Adrian McNair
- NSW DPI: Kristy Hobson / Dr Elizabeth Bell
- NUSEED: James Evans
- RICE BREEDING AUSTRALIA: Dr Chris Proud
- SECOBRA RECHERCHES: Amanda Box (chair)
- RAGT: David Leah / Maqbool Ahmad
- TRIGALL AUSTRALIA: Chris Moore
EPR Committee members
- AGT: Vicki Kokolakis / Andrew Cecil
- AVS: Kate Dawson
- BARENBRUG: Steve Amery
- EPG: Colin Smith / Siam Machler
- INTERGRAIN: Troy Keenan / Jodie Bell
- LONGREACH PLANT BREEDERS: Sam Willsmore (chair)
- NSW DPI: Glenn Lendon / Dr Guy McMullen
- NUSEED: Chris Roberts / Tara King
- RICE BREEDING AUSTRALIA: Dr Chris Proud
- SECOBRA RECHERCHES: Simon Crane (Seednet) / Chris Dunmill (Seednet)
- RAGT: Kirk Brehaut / David Leah
- TRIGALL AUSTRALIA: Nick Willey
Industry Guide for Wheat Variety Maturity Description
The purpose of this document is to provide farmers, agronomists, extension officers, plant breeders, and others with a consistent approach to wheat variety maturity (relative heading date) description.
EPRs
For information on EPR rates being charged on Australian varieties, please visit the Variety Central website.
Members
ACB's membership is actively involved in breeding bread wheat, barley, canola, sorghum, oats, durum, lentils and lupins.