Grain growers have been urged to keep watch in wheat and barley crops for the soil-borne disease, fusarium crown rot, after an increase in detections this year – particularly in the eastern wheatbelt. The Department of Agriculture and Food has received reports from around Merredin of fusarium crown rot affecting between 30 to 50 per cent of wheat paddocks. The reports are consistent with a constant demand on the Department of Agriculture and Food’s diagnostic

Global Foundation, in partnership with WAFarmers, will convene a citizens-led Food Summit in Perth on Wednesday 19 November, involving senior stakeholders from across the food system in Australia and from the region, including Indonesia and China. For more information, click here.

In July, the WAFarmers Grains Section made a submission to support NuFarm’s application regarding the “Proposed variation to registration of Pintobi Attack™ Herbicide with IQ inside™ containing the approved active constituent glyphosate,” which has recently been approved by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). Click here to see the media release. The WAFarmers Grains Section supported the new use pattern of glyphosate in current farming systems and an increase in application rates for

AWI recently helped 48 groups across Australia to conduct on ground activities to kill wild dogs by releasing cash payments from a project commonly referred to as the ‘Kill More Dogs’ initiative. The AWI Board has endorsed a second round of funding for dog control activities. AWI is renaming the funding project to ‘Community Wild Dog Control Initiative’ to highlight the large co-funding that occurred. Applications are open to new groups as well as those

Last week on October 2, the Red Meat Advisory Council (RMAC) and the Department of Agriculture and Food hosted a consultative workshop as part of a series of regional supply chain workshops aimed at developing the next Meat Industry Strategic Plan (MISP). Processors, producers, live exporters and government representatives attended the workshop to provide input into the future of the red meat and livestock industry and problems affecting specific regions across the country. The workshops

Growers in the Kojonup area have the opportunity to be updated on the latest grains research and development work at a Department of Agriculture and Food field day later this month. Organised by Southern DIRT, the field day is being held on 17 October on Ben Webb’s property at Qualeup, from 8.30am to 12noon. Department grains research officer Raj Malik said department and CSIRO staff would provide updates on six trials. “Growers will have the

The Department of Agriculture and Food is working with growers in Jerramungup and Katanning to eradicate the last known infestations of the weed Hoary cress (Lepidium draba). Department development officer Andrew Reeves said inspections and surveillance undertaken by department staff had shown the number of properties and total weed infested area was significantly less than initially thought. “Surveillance has only detected the weed on four properties, covering less than five hectares, significantly less than the

Farmers in the Shire of Kojonup are invited to provide feedback regarding the usage of the saleyards via a survey. To contribute, download the survey by clicking here and return to the Shire of Kojonup by October 13.

WAFarmers will launch its branded milk at a gala dinner on November 19. The Heart of WA Gala Dinner will be a celebration of the outstanding produce of Western Australia’s farmers, WAFarmers President Dale Park said. “This spectacular event is an opportunity for everyone to come together and experience the fresh produce which thousands of farmers work hard every day to put on our tables,” Mr Park said. “We will also be unveiling the name

The Skeleton Weed Program has again provided benefits for grains, seeds and hay industries, with the area of the Wheatbelt infested by weed being significantly reduced over the past year. This key finding was published in the skeleton weed annual report released to growers by the Grains, Seeds and Hay Industry Funding Scheme Management Committee that oversees the program. Chairman of the scheme, Barry Large, said the annual report demonstrated a number of ways in