Successful return after 35 years for Riordan King of the Mountain

Saturday saw the successful return of Australia’s toughest footrace at Wycheproof as the Riordan King of the Mountain was held for the first time in 35 years. Around 3,000 people were on hand to offer encouragement as competitors ran up the small but challenging course. All the races were well subscribed, with 28 men and 26 women putting their hand …

Riordan King of the Mountain preparations underway

Riordan Grain Services has been announced as naming sponsor of the relaunched 2023 King of the Mountain footrace, being held for the first time in 35 years at Wycheproof in Victoria on Saturday 30 September 2023. The Wycheproof Narraport Football Netball Club are organising the event, hoping to see several hundred locals and visitors join the festivities. Club president Ricky …

Asahi Beverages and Riordan Grain Services partner in support of Australian barley farmers achieving long-term sustainability

Asahi Beverages (Asahi) and Riordan Grain Services (Riordan) are partnering in support of Australian barley growers for long-term end-to-end supply chain sustainability. The initiative will see Asahi working closely with Riordan and its grower customers to add value and collaborate on immediate needs and future-focused developments. The partnership means Riordan and Asahi, which owns the iconic Carlton & United Breweries …

Riordan Grain Services has confirmed it will lease Emerald Grain’s Edenhope Storage

Gregor Heard 13 Nov 2018, 6pm. RIORDAN Grain Services has confirmed it will lease Emerald Grain’s Edenhope Storage site in western Victoria for the upcoming harvest with a view to buy the facility post-harvest. It marks the end of a lengthy search for a buyer for the storage, which Emerald Grain initially put on the market in April 2016. Despite being located …

Riordan Grain a rapidly growing company

Jim Riordan, managing director of Riordan Grains, is driving change through the grain transport, storage and export industry. Picture: Peter Ristevski Riordan Grain a rapidly growing company Dave Cairns Geelong Advertiser April 30, 2018 12:00am . HANGING in the foyer of Riordan Grain is a framed reminder of the game-changing day the Lara firm loosened the hold of the grain …

Increased on-farm grains and pulse storage could mean big savings for growers, says handler

Andrew Miller 15 Mar 2018, 5:30 p.m. Increased on-farm grain storage could shave at least $25 a tonne off the price of grain handling, putting more money in grower’s pockets. That’s the view of Riordan Grains managing director, Jim Riordan. “There will be a plethora of on-farm storage built in the next 10 years, far greater than we have ever …

Mobile ship loaders bulk up southeast’s grain exports

Liz Wells, 06 March 2018 The use of mobile ship-loaders on public berths in southeastern Australia is providing new opportunities to grain exporters without links to bulk terminals. https://www.graincentral.com/news/mobile-ship-loaders-bulk-up-southeasts-grain-exports/

Riordan loads first barley cargo to China for 2018

Liz Wells, 27 February 2018 Riordan Grains has kicked off its 2018 export program with the loading of a cargo of barley bound for China. https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/grains/riordan-loads-first-barley-cargo-to-china-for-2018/

Grains sector calls for urgent road fix

Andrew Miller 26 Feb 2018, 4:01 p.m. The poor condition of Victoria’s rural roads is taking a heavy toll on the transport fleet of one of Victoria’s biggest truck operators, a Geelong grains conference has been told. Riordan Grains managing director Jim Riordan told the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) Grains Conference, in Geelong, the state’s roads were falling well below even …