Northern Australia Food Futures Conference, November 3 – 5

NT Farmers Association’s Northern Australia Food Futures Conference will be held on 3- 5 November 2014 at the Darwin Convention Centre. See the flyer here. The Conference will focus on markets and economics as a driver of Northern Agricultural Development and will generate focused discussion on northern agriculture development policies, helping to create a framework for long term success. The Conference has strong partnership and sponsorship support from Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory Governments

WA Farmers August 26, 2014

New wheat variety data to assist grower decision-making – DAFWA

Growers will have the opportunity to review a new approach to the selection of wheat varieties at this year’s Dowerin Field Days. Department development officer Georgia Trainor said the new information, which is based on the Grains Research Development Corporation’s National Variety Trial (NVT) project, provided more detail on how the varieties had performed over a number of years in different environmental conditions. “This means that it will be easier for farmers to see trends

WA Farmers August 26, 2014

New brand supports local farming

Consumers will be able to support local farming when WAFarmers launches its own brand of milk later this year – the first household staple to be available in WA for the direct benefit of local farmers. The landmark initiative will see a portion of proceeds from sales of the milk used to support the farming industry of Western Australia, including through market development. WAFarmers President Dale Park said the initiative would ensure WA farming remained

WA Farmers August 26, 2014