March 21, 2016

The staff freeze currently gripping the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA) has been condemned by WAFarmers President Tony York. Speaking from Canberra, Mr York said WAFarmers fully supported Agricultural Minister Ken Baston in his efforts to have a public sector-wide job freeze lifted to allow the department to fill critically important biosecurity positions. “Western Australia is a national leader in biosecurity, with our state being considered relatively disease-free,” Mr York said.  “Should

The WAFarmers Dairy Council is encouraged by reports of continued production growth in the Western Australian dairy industry, and commends companies for paying a sustainable price. This practice, the Dairy Council explains, instils confidence into the farming sector, encourages capital investment and inspires new people to enter the industry. According to Dairy Australia, the trend in production growth was in response to two of the state’s major processors paying a sustainable price and one of