GRDC chairman John Woods spoke at the beginning of the first day of the conference, highlighting the importance of national partnerships and collaborations with members of the grain industry such as Grains Australia, Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre and WA grower groups Grower Group Alliance, Stirling to Coast Farmers, Facey Group, Liebe Group, Mingenew-Irwin Group, West Midlands Group, Corrigin Farm Improvement Group, South East Premium Wheatgrowers Association and The Western Australian No-Tillage Farmers Association.