WAYAA in focus: Katrina Sasse

WA Young Achiever Awards Agriculture Award finalist Katrina Sasse is a passionate advocate for female farmers, particularly farmers’ daughters. A 2017 Nuffield Scholarship winner, Katrina (29) received the award to investigate how daughters of farmers can become farmers in their own right or be actively involved in decision making in family farm business succession planning. “As a growers daughter I have been part of the family business since an early age and have returned to

WA Farmers April 19, 2017

Celebrate all things honey at upcoming festival

The annual celebration of all things honey will kick off in two weeks as part of Honey Month, with the Honey Festival being one of the first events throughout May to promote the importance of Australian honeybees and their products. The Honey Festival will take place at The House of Honey in Herne Hill on Sunday 7 May, and is expected to attract more than 3,000 visitors. WAFarmers Bees Section President Leilani Leyland said the

WA Farmers April 19, 2017

457 visa changes an opportunity for industry

WAFarmers has labelled the Federal Government’s 457 visa changes as an opportunity for the agricultural industry to address workforce issues. WAFarmers President Tony York said agriculture in Western Australia and across the country was in a period of growth and that continued access to skilled workers is required to sustain this. “There has been a steady stream of skilled workers entering the agricultural sector in recent years on 457 visas, particularly while there was increased

WA Farmers April 19, 2017