ISCC Canola – selling for the price premium and understanding the program requirements

Rosemary Richards, Sustainable Grain Australia

European demand for Australian Canola is founded on the suitability of canola as a feedstock for the European biodiesel industry. Whereby the European Union imposes specific sustainability requirements for energy feedstocks used to replace fossil fuels. Selling sustainable Canola comes with the obligation that you can evidence your farm meets the requirements to be classified under the program, but that shouldn’t deter growers from participating. To make compliance easier for growers, the Australian Oilseed Federation (AOF) established a Central Office to simplify and streamline the paperwork and audit requirements for growers and traders, to make the pathway for access to the market as streamline as possible, so what do you need to know about ISCC to feel confident to participate? Rosemary leads the discussion to talk through the requirements for selling sustainable Canola, to answer your questions and explain how the requirements can be most efficiently managed on farm.

About Rosemary Richards

Rosemary Richards has worked within the grains sector for over twenty years in roles covering policy development, industry development, strategic planning, market development and representative roles in local and international forums. Along with her current role as chairperson of Sustainable Grain Australia. SGA facilitates the sustainability certification of Australian grain, oilseeds and pulses and is designed to simplify and standardise the process for growers across the country, while improving the efficiency of the audit process.

Date: Thursday 18 September, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm (AEST)
Venue: online
Cost: Free registration

GRDC Farm Business Update National Livestreams are topic specific, interactive, interview style discussions that address key farm business management improvements common to grain growing businesses across Australia.

A recording of the livestream will be available on the GRDC website here