Future of grain growing secured through Multi-Peril Insurance

Farmers, banks, farm advisors, consultants and other grain growing stakeholders were left inspired after yesterday’s Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) Workshop, hosted by WAFarmers and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). The event, held at the South of Perth Yacht Club, saw presentations from John Thompson of Hall Chadwick, Tammin farmer and WAFarmers Vice President Tony York and Peter Burtenshaw from Australian Reliance, all of whom discussed the benefits of MPCI, how it differed from

WA Farmers February 2, 2016

Proposed Government backpacker tax will harm ag industry

WAFarmers stands alongside the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), state farming organisations (SFO’s) and other industry bodies in launching a national campaign against the Federal Government’s proposed ‘backpacker tax’ which would have detrimental effects on the nation’s agricultural sector. The #backpackertax campaign will comprise an online petition and social media aimed at harnessing community support for a softening of changes to the way working holiday makers (backpackers) are taxed. Under the Federal Government’s proposal, backpackers would

WA Farmers February 2, 2016