Birchip Cropping Group was born in 1992 and Wooroonook grain grower Jon Whykes signed on as a member soon after – and still thinks it’s one of the smarter farming decisions he has made.

In plain English, Mr Whykes said if you were in any way interested in grain production, being part of BCG was “a no-brainer”.

“Because if you can’t get $500 of benefit out of your membership each year...