Western Australia’s dairy industry has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to adapt to changing seasons, markets and consumer expectations. However, resilience today means more than simply surviving difficult years. Dairy farmers face sustained pressure from rising production costs, labour shortages, increasing regulation, climate variability and a retail environment negatively impacted by global events and international agreements. This leads to farmgate prices often failing to reflect the true cost of production. Building a resilient industry requires improving profitability at the farm level, strengthening confidence to invest, adopting new technologies, attracting the next generation of producers and ensuring government policy supports, rather than hinders, a competitive and productive dairy sector.
Join WAFarmers with agricultural experts, researchers and other farmers to learn how you can improve your business through risk management. This one day conference will bring together farmers, researchers, industry leaders and supply chain representatives to examine practical strategies that strengthen the resilience, profitability and long-term future of Western Australia’s dairy industry. Full details found here.
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The following self-explanatory letter was sent to the Director General of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH) today: Anthony Kannis PSM Director General Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage By email: [email] 9 February 2026 Dear Anthony, REQUEST TO PUBLISH PAPERS OF ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE MEETINGS I
The PGA and WAFarmers have called on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH) to immediately deliver full public transparency of the work undertaken by the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Committee (ACHC). WAFarmers President Steve McGuire said members of the ACHC meets every two weeks and are paid by the
THERE is one thing Australian governments have become genuinely world-class at: shutting industries down. When it comes to building what comes next, however, the record is far less impressive. The live sheep export ban is shaping up to be the latest – and perhaps clearest – example of this pattern. The
OFFICIAL Dear Firearm Traders and Industry Representatives I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to you today with an important update regarding the ongoing Firearms Reform Program. As you are aware, the Firearms Act 2024 introduced significant changes to our firearms legislation, marking one of the most
The following article appeared today on The Countryman newspaper website today. WAFarmers, PGA double down on Tony Maddox support as he prepares to head to Supreme Court Cally Dupe | Countryman WA’s two main agricultural lobby groups have doubled down on their support for Toodyay landholder Tony Maddox, while reassuring
Advertising to raise awareness of, and support for, a Supreme Court appeal of charges laid under the Aboriginal Heritage Act will begin in commercial media this week. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia (PGA) and WAFarmers are supporting Mr Maddox with in-kind services only, no financial contribution. BACKGROUND
