February 12, 2013

The Western Australian Farmers Federation (Inc.) (WAFarmers) Grains Section has welcomed news that crop risk mitigation insurance will be made available to Western Australian grain producers next year. WAFarmers Grains Section President, Kim Simpson, said the willingness of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions to enter the Western Australian market reflects their confidence that such a product would be utilised. “There is a definite need for grain producers to have access to affordable crop risk mitigation insurance

The Western Australian Farmers Federation (Inc.) (WAFarmers) believes calls from the Conservation Council of Western Australia to reduce the use of agricultural fertiliser are misplaced. Following an announced by the Liberal Party that it will spend $16 million on Perth’s rivers if it wins the state election, the Conservation Council says the only way to really, seriously address the issue of pollution getting into the Swan River is to reduce the input of pollution from