GRAINGROWERS chairman Brett Hosking has stepped down as both chairman and board member of the organisation, effective immediately.
Mr Hosking informed the GrainGrowers board of his decision earlier in the week.
The Quambatook, Victoria based farmer will now return his focus to his family farming operation with a busy harvest program set to commence within weeks.
WA-based Rhys Turton will be the new chairman.
Queensland farmer Nigel Corish will be the new deputy chairman.
GrainGrowers thanked Mr Hosking for his time in the role, saying he had offered tireless service to the organisation in his time as chairman.
He was elected to the job in 2018, replacing central NSW grain grower John Eastburn.
Mr Turton has served on the board since 2017 and will be the first WA-based GrainGrowers chair.
GrainGrowers jointly administers the representative organisation function for oversight of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) with fellow grain grower lobby group Grain Producers Australia.