WAFarmers and the Wheatbelt Railway Retention Alliance will be convening on the steps of Parliament at 12.30pm on Tuesday, November 25 for action against the closure of Tier 3 lines and to call for the government to adopt the findings and recommendations of the Economics and Industry Standing Committee’s report into WA’s grain freight network. We invite members, non-members and any other interested parties to join us.

Growers who have paddocks with summer weeds are being sought by the Department of Agriculture and Food to participate in a trial program. Growers or grower groups who have up to one hectare of land with weeds, such as fleabane, tarvine, button grass and sow thistle, are urged to contact the department as soon as possible. Principal research officer Abul Hashem said sites were required throughout the Wheatbelt, regardless of soil, management or crop type.

Earlier this week, Dairy Executive Officer Stephanie Tarlinton attended a community forum put on by GeoCatch to hear the outcomes of the independent review and government response to the review of the Geographe Catchment conducted by Professor Barry Hart. Dairy Council and Vasse Zone both had submissions to this review and it was pleasing to see that the recommendation to place regulations on dairy farm effluent systems is not being adopted, reflecting the submission made

Sheepmeat Council of Australia (SCA) is the nation’s peak body representing and promoting the national and international interests of Australia lamb and sheepmeat producers. SCA is seeking an Australian sheepmeat or lamb producer (between 18-35 years of age), who is dedicated to representing and promoting the interests of sheep producers to be a founder of the Tri-Lamb group youth program. The Tri-Lamb Group was formed to collaboratively explore opportunities to enhance the profitability of the

From today, consumers can support farmers when they shop at the supermarket by purchasing WAFarmersFirst milk. WAFarmers President Dale Park, joined by Harvey Fresh General Manager Paul Lorimer and Coles Managing Director John Durkan, officially launched WAFarmersFirst milk at the Heart of WA gala dinner last night, attended by more than 300 people. “This is a game-changing initiative not only for WAFarmers, but for the agricultural industry in Western Australia,” Mr Park said. “Consumers can

From tomorrow, consumers can support farmers when they shop at the supermarket by purchasing WAFarmers’ branded milk. WAFarmers President Dale Park, along with Harvey Fresh General Manager Paul Lorimer and Coles Managing Director John Durkan, will officially launch the milk at the Heart of WA gala dinner tonight. “This is a game-changing initiative not only for WAFarmers, but for the agricultural industry in Western Australia,” Mr Park said. “Consumers will be able to go into

WAFarmers Dairy Council welcomes the announcement of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which delivers positive outcomes for the dairy industry. It was very pleasing to see such excellent results could be achieved through well-coordinated and informed lobbying by bodies representing the dairy industry, such as WAFarmers, other State Farm Organisations and national body Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF), WAFarmers Dairy Council President Phil Depiazzi said. “The Dairy Council has worked closely with ADF as part

WAFarmers is busy with a variety of submissions at the moment. The key submission is the Agricultural Competitiveness Green Paper due in mid-December. The highly-publicised Green Paper summarises the thoughts from more than 700 contributors across all aspects of the agricultural and agribusiness industry. Many of the policies developed by WAFarmers through the initial issues contribution resonate through the Green Paper. WAFarmers meets with the Agricultural Competitiveness Taskforce next week and look forward to articulating

WAFarmers welcomes the release of the National Rural Advisory Council’s (NRAC) review into the Rural Financial Counselling Service program (RFCS), particularly the key recommendation to the Federal government that the service should continue. WAFarmers has a close working relationship with RFCS WA and has advocated at both State and Federal levels for both the continuation of the program and increased levels of funding, President Dale Park said. “The report highlights the excellent work RFCS continues