December 7, 2016

WAFarmers President Tony York welcomed staff, local farmers, Minister for Agriculture Mark Lewis and Policy Adviser to the Minister Trevor Whittington at his farm in Tammin yesterday. The visit, which incorporated a tour of the farm, a demonstration on Anameka salt bush and a ride on the header, intended to give the visitors an indication of how the harvest was progressing in the area, and to give staff who may not have been on a

Dairy farmers across WA and Australia are urged to get their fire and emergency preparations finalised, as the fire season begins. With memories of the difficulties faced by some of WA’s dairy farmers during the Harvey-Waroona fire in January still raw, WAFarmers and Dairy Australia encourage dairy farmers to take necessary precautions and familiarise themselves, their workers and their families with their emergency plans. Dairy Australia Issues Manager Julie Iommi said fire emergencies had already

Last week, WAFarmers’ Bees Executive Officer Maddison McNeil and Media and Communications Officer Melanie Dunn visited Bees Neez Apiaries in Beechina, to learn more about the processes behind honey extraction. Using his honey extraction machinery, WAFarmers Beekeepers Council Senior Vice President David Leyland and his staff demonstrated how the comb is uncapped on the frame and put in the extractor, and how centrifugal forces work in getting the honey out of the comb. Mr Leyland