May 23, 2014

Earlier this week, WAFarmers President Dale Park represented the Agrifood Alliance at a hearing for the review of Australia’s visa system. WAFarmers has also contributed to a written submission by the Alliance to the review. The review, announced earlier this year, aims to provide recommendations on how to maintain the integrity of the 457 visa programme, while not placing unnecessary administrative burdens on business. WAFarmers has previously voice its concerns that the current visa system

WAFarmers would like to congratulate the Cooperative Research Centre for Sheep Industry Innovation (Sheep CRC) for winning two major research awards and being shortlisted for a third at the 2014 CRC Association Awards this week. WAFarmers Meat Section President Jeff Murray attended the awards ceremony in Perth and said it was excellent to see the Sheep CRC recognised for the brilliant work it continues to do to increase the productivity and profitability of the meat

This week, Dairy Council President Phil Depiazzi is representing Western Australian dairy farmers at the Australian Dairy Industry Council (ADIC) forum to develop an Australian dairy industry vision and strategic priorities drawing on the work done by the Horizon 2020 project and the Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) Summit. Both the Horizon 2020 and the ADF Summit had members of the WAFarmers Dairy Council involved in these programs, ensuring our members were represented.    The objectives

Meat and Livestock Australia and LiveCorp have released an innovative and easy-to-use app to assist in improving animal welfare. Below is a statement from Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce on the project: Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, welcomed the development of a new App for those working in the livestock industries and congratulated Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and LiveCorp on building such an innovative tool for industry. “Since I’ve been Minister for Agriculture I’ve worked

Australian Wool Exchange invites all woolclassers and growers to attend a Wool Forum in Katanning on Thursday, June 19 from 7pm to 10pm at the Katanning Leisure Centre. This successful forum provides the opportunity for woolclassers and woolgrowers to meet, ask questions and receive feedback on issues important to them. Program Key Note Speakers Prof. David Lindsay, University of WA “Is science able to make the wool industry more competitive?” Hear about the current projects and