WAFarmers calls on WA Labor to commit to agriculture

The Western Australian Farmers Federation (Inc) (WAFarmers) is calling on WA Labor to outline its plans for agriculture, in line with the other political parties, prior to the State Election on Saturday 9 March. WAFarmers released its 10 Key State Election Issues in January and since then has engaged with all political parties in relation to the future of agriculture in Western Australia. WAFarmers President, Dale Park, said earlier this week, WAFarmers had released its

WA Farmers March 1, 2013

WAFarmers welcomes market access to India

The Western Australian Farmers Federation (Inc) (WAFarmers) welcomes the announcement from the Federal Government that Australia has secured market access for Australian lamb to India. Australian lamb is being allowed into India free of quotas, based on Australia’s compliance with India’s food safety requirements. WAFarmers Meat Section President, Jeff Murray, said the new market access was a boost for Western Australian lamb producers. “Lamb producers have done it tough recently at the hands of falling

WA Farmers March 1, 2013

DAFWA glosses over rural economic situation

The Western Australian Farmers Federation (Inc) (WAFarmers) is extremely concerned of the content of a Department of Agriculture and Food WA (DAFWA) report glossing over the dire economic circumstances of many farmers in the wheatbelt as reported in the Farm Weekly on 28 February 2013. WAFarmers Senior Vice President and Farm Business Spokesman, Tony York, said the report covering only 239 farmers and excluding farms in the far Eastern and South Eastern wheatbelt was in no way

WA Farmers March 1, 2013