On the 29th of October 2009 a round table was held to discuss and obtain guidance from the industry members as to their wishes regarding a national peak body.
The attendees were
| Michael Schaefer | President, SAFF Grains |
| Jamie Smith | GCA / SAFF |
| Lindsay Krieg | GCA / AgForce Grains |
| Andrew Weidemann | GCA /Deputy President VFF Grains |
| Russell Amery | GCA /President VFF Grains |
| Peter Mailler | GRF / Grower |
| Bruce Piper | GCA / Chairman, COGGO |
| Ben Gursansky | Catalyst Consulting |
| Wayne Newton | GRF / AgForce / National Grains R&D Committee |
| Lyndon Pfeffer | GCA / President AgForce Grains |
| John Eastburn | Chairman Grain Growers Association |
| Peter Flottmann | CEO, Grain Growers Association |
| John Agnew | GCA Policy / AgForce Grains |
| Nina Murray | Executive Officer AgForce Grains |
| Derek Clauson | WA Farmers Federation |
| John Ridley | NSW Farmers Grains |
| Mark Hoskinson | Chairman NSW Farmers Grains |
| Bruce Goss | GCA Seeds Committee / Tasmania Farmers and Graziers Assoc |
| Philip Wilsdon | SAFF Grains |
| Ray Marshall | Grower |
| Barry Large | PGA- Western Grain Growers |
| Jo Slattery | PHA |
| Sharyn Taylor | PHA |
| John Duff | GIAWA |
Speaking to the meeting in the morning were
| Greg Fraser | CEO, Plant Health Australia |
| Ben Fargher | CEO, National Farmers Federation |
| Jamie Smith | Chairman, Grains Council of Australia |
| Charles Armstrong | President, NSW Farmers Federation |
On the previous day, input was received from Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Grains Trade Australia, Plant Health Australia and the National Residue Survey (DAFF)