May 11, 2016

Comments by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources to “watch this space” regarding to the backpacker tax issue have been criticised by WAFarmers. Speaking from Queensland yesterday, Minister Barnaby Joyce said the government was working towards a resolution, but that the public and industry groups had to now “watch this space”. WAFarmers Chief Executive Officer Stephen Brown said there was no time for uncertainty as backpackers had already started making their decision. “With

WAFarmers congratulates Aisha O’Donnell, who was the recipient of the $5,000 WAFarmers Muresk Scholarship at the Agribusiness Awards Night last week. The presentation was made at the Awards Night for the Bachelor of Agricultural Business Management, run by Charles Sturt University through Muresk Institute. Ms O’Donnell, who grew up on a beef farm in Benger and is currently completing her final year of studies, said the decision to study agribusiness was an easy one given