April 13, 2017

WAFarmers congratulates Ulla Crossley, who was the recipient of the $5,000 WAFarmers Scholarship at the Bachelor of Agricultural Business Management Graduation Presentation Ceremony last night. Ms Crossley (22), who is in her second year of the degree run by Charles Sturt University through Muresk Institute, said being the recipient meant a great deal and would relieve some of the financial challenges associated university life. “I will use the scholarship to take pressure off sourcing funds

WAFarmers remains confident about the future of agriculture for Western Australia following the organisation’s first meeting with new Minister for Agriculture and Food Alannah MacTiernan. Meeting for the first time yesterday afternoon since the Minister’s appointment, WAFarmers President Tony York, who attended the meeting with Senior Vice President Lyn Slade and Executive Officer – Policy (General) Grady Powell, said the Minister was very receptive to discussions. The Hon. Darren West MLC, Parliamentary Secretary to the

WAFarmers has welcomed the recent decision by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to allow growers continued access to dimethoate for early season application only. The regulatory decision on the reconsideration of the active constituent omethoate was part of a review of a number of actives by APVMA. Following consultation with Grain Producers Australia, WAFarmers sent a submission to the APVMA on the proposed regulatory decision on 27 January, which was referenced on

The first-ever Australian Beef Sustainability Framework report has been released by the Red Meat Advisory Council (RMAC), and welcomed by industry. The framework, released last week and developed following consultation between the RMAC’s Sustainability Steering Group industry and the wider community, was created to meet the changing expectations of customers and stakeholders by defining what sustainable beef production means in Australian production systems. Twenty-three priority areas were identified in the framework in the areas of