WAFarmers Wool Section has been asked to provide comment on the upcoming Wool Industry Meeting to review the Minimum and Maximum Wool Bale Weights. The Australian Council of Wool Exporters and Processors Inc and Private Treaty Merchants of Australia Inc have expressed concern about issues associated with lighter weight bales at their respective Annual General Meetings in 2013. Members of both organizations were of the view that the minimum weight should be raised and recommended

WAFarmers and the Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia (ABCA) invite all farmers to attend a free farmer information briefing on technological developments in farming. Attendees will also have the opportunity to have their say on issues related to the grains industry at a public grains meeting following the forum. The event – Farming into the Future: Biotechnology and Your Farm – will feature a range of industry speakers discussing issues relating to biotechnology and cropping,

The Grains, Seeds and Hay Industry Funding Scheme (IFS) Management Committee is seeking feedback on a proposal to increase the Grains, Seeds and Hay (IFS) contribution rate to from 30 cents per tonne of grain/seed sold to 35 cents and 15 cents per tonne of hay to 17 cents.  The Committee surveyed growers in 2013 with 86 per cent of the 474 growers wanting to maintain a program to address skeleton weed.  The Committee has

The Wheat Industry Advisory Taskforce (WIAT) is seeking feedback on their discussion paper ‘A preliminary assessment of wheat export quality management practices’.  The WAFarmers Grains Council will be providing a submission on this issue and members are free to communicate their thoughts to Grains Executive Officer Danielle Whitfield on (08) 9486 2100 or [email protected].  Submissions close on February 7, for further information click here.  

WAFarmers is extremely disappointed about the lack of information made available by Brookfield Rail Pty Ltd (BR) prior to the Economic Regulation Authority’s (ERA) public consultation on rail access costs. The ERA is seeking public comment on the Authority’s determination of floor and ceiling costs for certain routes on the railway network managed and controlled by BR.  WAFarmers has requested information from BR which it believes should be made available in accordance with section 48

The 2014 National Dairy Summit will take place in Melbourne on March 13. The Summit will bring together farmers from across the country, state dairy farming bodies, farming organisations and political and government leaders in an exciting and forward-thinking forum on our industry’s future and is free to attend. Those interested in attending can register online.    

WAFarmers Dairy Section has received funding through Australian Dairy Farmers for a series of Dairy Members Days this year. One day each month, Dairy Executive Officer Stephanie Tarlinton and a member of the Dairy Council will visit the dairy farms of members and non-members, giving farmers a chance to meet WAFarmers representatives and hear directly about the work being done on behalf of industry. The first Dairy Members Day is January 22.    

WAFarmers Dairy Section has made a submission to Food Safety Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) on a proposal to consider permissions for the production and sale of raw milk products. Pursuant to Section 72 of the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand Act 1991, FSANZ called for submissions to assist further consideration of the proposal.  

There is only one week remaining to submit your views via anonymous survey if you are a grass-fed beef cattle levy payer. The survey takes around five minutes to complete and will form the basis of WAFarmers’ submission to the current Senate Inquiry into levies. Click here to take the survey. For more information on the Senate Inquiry, including Terms of Reference, click here. The survey closes at 9pm on Tuesday, January 28.  

A small group of WAFarmers Meat Councillors, members and staff went on board Wellard’s Ocean Drover on Friday January 17 to look at procedures and on-board conditions for livestock.  Expectations were high and the consensus was that conditions were impressive. Several people who have been in the industry for many years noted how significantly processes had changed over the years. For example, feed is gravity driven on demand to the troughs in the pens instead