November 2014

Farm and pastoral business operators have the opportunity to attend seminars in the Midwest, western Gascoyne and Murchison regions focused on various support measures for businesses during dry seasonal conditions. The Rural Business Development Corporation in conjunction with the Rural Financial Counselling Service WA, Regional Men’s Health Initiative and Australian Department of Human Services will provide detailed information about what support is available to farm and pastoral businesses. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

If wild dogs are an issue for you,then you are invited to complete the survey at the link below.  The information gathered from the survey will play a vital part in the planning towards a national strategy to fight wild dogs.  The plan takes a nil-tenure approach – dogs don’t respect boundaries of national parks or farming properties and success fighting wild dogs means working beyond these boundaries too.  This step is a crucial step

Registrations are still open for 2014 State Biosecurity Forum, Western Australia. To secure your place, please ensure your registration form is submitted by Wednesday, 26 November 2014. A registration form confirming your attendance can be downloaded at agric.wa.gov.au/events/2014-state-biosecurity-forum. This forum provides an opportunity for those with a keen interest in maintaining and protecting WA’s agricultural industries, aquatic and terrestrial environments to hear from leading experts in biosecurity, and to discuss some of the solutions to

Farmers are being reminded to ensure their farm business are WorkSafe compliant as random inspections are being carried out across various industries.  Worksafe is the government agency which enforces the Occupational Safety & Health Act and Regulations for Western Australian workplaces, which includes farms.  Occupational safety and health laws in Western Australia apply to all workplaces, including agricultural properties. Under these laws, self-employed people, employers and employees, or a person or people in control of

Recent rainfall and hail across the wheatbelt has heightened weed management issues for grain growers over the summer and into next season. Department of Agriculture and Food research officer Alex Douglas has urged growers to assess their paddocks before or during harvest to determine what weed control measures are required. Ms Douglas said the late spring rain would cause continued growth of existing winter weeds with potentially more seed set, plus an early germination of