February 15, 2017

The sustainability and viability of the WA dairy industry is dependent on long term investment according to WAFarmers, which has identified the issue as part of their State Election Policy Platform. WAFarmers President Tony York said a dairy task force needed to be established to determine a long term solution for the WA dairy industry. “WAFarmers requests that the Department of Food and Agriculture WA and the Minister for Agriculture and Food commit to working

Recent catastrophic fires in regional Western Australia have prompted renewed calls for reform to fire mitigation protocols and structures, with WAFarmers leading the charge as part of their State Election Policy Platform. Speaking on one of the six WAFarmers Policy Priorities for the State Election, WAFarmers President Tony York said climatic conditions in the South West lead to increased fuel loads and, combined with the forestry and native vegetation in the region, this had created