September 2017

ATTENTION LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS! New requirements for on-farm biosecurity plans come into effect this Sunday 1 October under the Livestock Production Assurance Program (LPA). For each property identification code (PIC)  you must complete an industry-compliant biosecurity plan AND have completed the two new online learning modules/LPA recommitments for animal welfare and biosecurity (only $66 per PIC). Corrective actions for non-compliance matters will not be enforced until the middle of 2018, as opposed to 1 January 2018.  What

Regional families are set to feel the sting of increased education costs following the axing of a subsidy under Royalties for Regions, a move which WAFarmers says will create unsustainable regional communities. By 2021, families will need to pay an extra $628 per child per year for boarding school fees, with fees to go up incrementally over the coming four years. WAFarmers President Tony York while the price hike will be gradual, the ramifications will

WAFarmers reminds apiarists that the importation of any bees or used beekeeping equipment into Western Australia from interstate is prohibited. WAFarmers Beekeeping Section President Leilani Leyland said the importation of bees or used equipment could be a biosecurity threat to the WA bee population. “Queen bees or bee hives containing bees and used bee equipment cannot be brought into Western Australia under any circumstances,” Mrs Leyland said. “Bee products including honey, wax, pollen and royal

Western Australian produce and the people who grow it were celebrated at the fourth annual Heart of WA gala dinner on Friday night. Facilitated by MC Alistair McLeod, the event at HBF Stadium featured a six course degustation menu and Western Australian drinks. “As the prestige of this event continues to evolve, we find ourselves wanting to acknowledge the state’s outstanding produce in bigger and better ways, so a six course degustation was a fantastic

The state’s leading dairy processors will come together under the “WA Dairy Pavilion” banner at the upcoming Perth Royal Show to showcase the exceptional dairy products being produced in WA and existing innovations within the industry. In 2017, the WA Dairy Pavilion will offer visitors the opportunity to see, taste, try and buy some of the very latest award winners from the Perth Royal Show Dairy Awards, which were announced this week. WAFarmers Dairy Section

WAFarmers has dubbed the McGowan Labor Government’s first State Budget as a mixed bag, following delivery of the papers earlier today. WAFarmers President Tony York said the organisation had hoped for more for agriculture, but recognised that due to only very small growth in 2016-17, the State Government had done well to reprioritise expenditure so that more than eighty per cent of their election commitment costs would be funded from within the existing Budget. “The