Members or non-members who were affected by the suspension of the live export trade in 2011 are encouraged to contact WAFarmers with the view to joining the current class action as a group. Please note that you will need to be able to demonstrate that your business suffered a loss as a result of the suspension. The NTCA has put together a very useful Q&A sheet, which can be seen by clicking here. Please call
Farm and pastoral business operators have the opportunity to attend seminars in the Midwest, western Gascoyne and Murchison regions focused on various support measures for businesses during dry seasonal conditions. The Rural Business Development Corporation in conjunction with the Rural Financial Counselling Service WA, Regional Men’s Health Initiative and Australian Department of Human Services will provide detailed information about what support is available to farm and pastoral businesses. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
If wild dogs are an issue for you,then you are invited to complete the survey at the link below. The information gathered from the survey will play a vital part in the planning towards a national strategy to fight wild dogs. The plan takes a nil-tenure approach – dogs don’t respect boundaries of national parks or farming properties and success fighting wild dogs means working beyond these boundaries too. This step is a crucial step
Registrations are still open for 2014 State Biosecurity Forum, Western Australia. To secure your place, please ensure your registration form is submitted by Wednesday, 26 November 2014. A registration form confirming your attendance can be downloaded at agric.wa.gov.au/events/2014-state-biosecurity-forum. This forum provides an opportunity for those with a keen interest in maintaining and protecting WA’s agricultural industries, aquatic and terrestrial environments to hear from leading experts in biosecurity, and to discuss some of the solutions to
Farmers are being reminded to ensure their farm business are WorkSafe compliant as random inspections are being carried out across various industries. Worksafe is the government agency which enforces the Occupational Safety & Health Act and Regulations for Western Australian workplaces, which includes farms. Occupational safety and health laws in Western Australia apply to all workplaces, including agricultural properties. Under these laws, self-employed people, employers and employees, or a person or people in control of
Recent rainfall and hail across the wheatbelt has heightened weed management issues for grain growers over the summer and into next season. Department of Agriculture and Food research officer Alex Douglas has urged growers to assess their paddocks before or during harvest to determine what weed control measures are required. Ms Douglas said the late spring rain would cause continued growth of existing winter weeds with potentially more seed set, plus an early germination of
DigitalFarmTV has published a short video with Livestock Biosecurity Network (LBN) CEO Warren Clark, who explains the history and purpose behind LBN, what LBN does, priority areas and industry partnerships. The video can be seen online here.
Western Australian cattle exports and beef production increased in 2013/14 according to the latest WA Beef Commentary from the Department of Agriculture and Food. Live cattle exports from Western Australia rose by 56 per cent to 305,000 head, driven by increased exports to Indonesia, Israel and Vietnam. Department research officer Kimbal Curtis said the total value of cattle exported from WA to all markets increased sharply to $236 million. Approximately 411,000 cattle were processed in
As a result of meetings this week between WAFarmers President Dale Park, Chief Executive Officer Stephen Brown and the Department of Environment Regulation (DER), we are able to advise members that pro-active discussions were held in relation to two subjects: – The Kojonup Saleyards – Land clearing Whilst no immediate answers were received, DER staff have agreed to look in to both issues as raised by Dale and further feedback to members will follow. If
The Department of Agriculture and Food has published a summary of canola varieties to assist growers to select the most appropriate variety for their 2015 grains program. Department development officer Jackie Bucat said the guide included both agronomic and commercial information. “The Canola Variety Guide 2015 can help growers pinpoint the best new varieties for their regions and the performance of reliable current varieties like Crusher TT and Hyola 404RR,” Ms Bucat said. Production of
