Maxie Hanft

Professionally curious with a focus on grain policy and agricultural policy in general. Views and ideas are my own.

[GRDC @theGRDC]

Roy Hamilton understands the challenges that come with working on-farm, the veteran grower has known some ‘near misses’ in his time and is sharing his experiences ahead of Farm Safety Week: https://t.co/OJXw2NLzvO

#nationalfarmsafetyweek #farmsafety | @FarmsafeAust

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

Such a delight to meet teachers from across Australia at the @OzPIEF conference and talk about how they can bring grains into the classroom. Thank you to @GRDCNorth Panel Member Peter McKenzie for joining me (and bringing some wheat seed from Quirindi for school gardens).

[GRDC @theGRDC]

Sue Pratt helps SA teachers build ag into their curriculum. One unit she has developed incorporates activities using GRDC's SA Crop Sowing Guide!

👉Read more about Sue: https://t.co/eNbskLU2Xa
👉Sowing guides: https://t.co/ZoIFAV6EkF

@AgCommunicators @SAGrainTrust @NVT_Online

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

At today’s @FarmsafeAust conference, @SiaSydney Kerri-Lynn Peachy talks about child safety, noting it is not just “No farms, no food” but also “No farmers, no farm”. Let’s protect the future of our farms by starting safety education from the very first step our babies take!

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

Dr Kate Burke at the National Soils Advocate Forum presenting on soil management on broadacre farms: “People have been managing soils and loving their lands for a very long time” @KateKak @GRDCSouth

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

Great to be at #nffconf22 today and tune in to the latest conversation on sustainability and green tech developments.

[GRDC @theGRDC]

@theGRDC chair John Woods at the Green Tech Panel at the #NFFConf22 today says he looks at practice change, impact and outcome. “Enabling technologies are tools that lead to better decision making on farm.” @theGRDC is a silver sponsor of the NFF conference.

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

So good to be able to catch up in person after a couple of long COVID years - well done @NationalFarmers for pulling this conference together!

[Amelia Shaw @ameliashaw91]

She’s back! After short 3 months on maternity leave @MaxieHanft is back 👯‍��️#nffconf22 #superwoman

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

One of life’s important lessons: never be too shy to check in to see how your friends and family are going. Thank you to @FarmsafeAust and @NationalFarmers for championing the WHS cause, especially during this #farmsafetyweek! @GrainGrowersLtd @GrainProducers

[GRDC @theGRDC]

1 in 5 rural Australians are currently experiencing mental health issues. Don’t hesitate to ask: R U OK? A conversation can change a life #farmsafetyweek

Head to the website for information and support resources...
https://t.co/dARUFyVnrR

[GRDC @theGRDC]

.@FarmsafeAust It's #farmsafetyweek – with a call to arms: Let’s make farms a safe space.

20% of work-related fatalities in Australia occur in farming, fishing and forestry even though the sector only employs 2.6% of workers. https://t.co/HZIecmgEJt

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

@Warraboy @HoskingBrett @ameliashaw91 @GrainGrowersLtd @AgForceQLD @AgForceGrains @GRDCNorth @theGRDC So worth it!

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

Absolutely loved getting out there today and seeing Warra, Dalby and surrounds looking so promising 🤞! I literally got my (very urban!) boots stuck in the paddock thanks to a full soil moisture profile 😆

[Amelia Shaw @ameliashaw91]

Words can’t describe how good for the soul it feels to be out on farm again!Thanks @Warraboy and parents for the tour and hospitality! And look the at that green paddock ❤️

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

After working for @AgForceQLD during the 2019 drought, it was such a delight to see the Darling Downs today in green with happy barley crops 🌾🌾 shooting out of the ground! Thank you so much @Warraboy for hosting and @GrainGrowersLtd for organising. @ameliashaw91 @HoskingBrett

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

Incredible line up at the @AustFarmInstitu conference on agriculture and trade in disrupted economies. After @RBAInfo Governor Philip Lowe’s presentation on fiscal policy (and crazy tractor sales this year!), @AndrewRobbAO now explains how geopolitics shape Australian Ag trade.

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

Thank you so much @Philcroc for sharing your story about powerline safety. So many great tips about risk management when operating large ag machinery! @AgForceQLD @theGRDC @GrainGrowersLtd @GrainProducers @FarmsafeAust @ErgonEnergy @Warraboy @camparker62 https://t.co/ywRUVHQw4n

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

“Let’s look at 2021 as the year where the great migration started,” says @NationalFarmers CEO @tonymahar at the @nrpc_au about regionalisation after Liz Ritchie from @RegionalAus confirmed that lots of Aussies are ready to make the move to the bush.

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

@Warwick_Long Every Christmas! Fighting together against the drought (bore dries up) and the ATO, but never the other sheep stations! Oh, and hats are obligatory @larakvickery @DrAngusFinlay

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

The @AustFarmInstitu conference on #conservationag is kicking off with @johngladigau talking about how changes to his business model, no-till farming and integrating pulses into his crop rotation have made his cropping business more sustainable. Go grain growers! @theGRDC

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

So happy to celebrate excellence in rural journalism! Thanks at @nrpc_au for supporting amazing journalist that tell the stories of the bush #nrpcawards

[National Rural Press Club @nrpc_au]

And ... Best Photograph goes to @seandaveyaus for this confronting photograph of the heartbreak of the black summer bushfires for farmers. #nrpcawards

[Maxie Hanft @MaxieHanft]

Thanks so much for a marvellous morning tea on #agdayau and welcoming me with open arms in agriculture! Such a privilege to work for our growers 🌾 and to now officially be a member of team 🇦🇺 @theGRDC @AgForceQLD @NationalFarmers

[Justin Crosby @jcroz29]

On #AgDayAU ⁦@theGRDC⁩ is also celebrating our very own ⁦@MaxieHanft⁩ becoming an Australian citizen 🇦🇺🚜 Our Aussie farmers are very fortunate to have someone so dedicated to their cause