November 27, 2014

WAFarmers Dairy Council will be putting together a submission on the government green paper which is now out for public comment. The paper is  presented as a discussion of the possible options proposed by stakeholders for improving the competitiveness  of the sector. Government is looking for our views on the policy area ideas which will make the biggest difference to farmers to then go forward and become the White Paper. Comment is required in order

Fungicide seed dressing in 2015 will be critical in controlling the disease loose smut, which has become more prevalent in barley crops throughout the grain belt. The Department of Agriculture and Food has the latest information on loose smut control available online, including results from 2014 trials. Research officer Andrea Hills said the positive news was that the disease could be effectively controlled with registered fungicide seed treatments. This meant that growers did not have