Author: Terry Redman
A new French serradella cultivar released today will create a more reliable pasture option for growers, particularly those in low rainfall areas.
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman said the new variety, called Eliza, was early maturing, providing farmers with a robust alternative for seed... (02-Sep)
Author: Terry Redman
A new practical management guide to help grain growers capture market opportunities for oats was launched today at the Newdegate Machinery Field Days by Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman.
Mr Redman said oats had made a resurgence in Western Australia in recent years... (01-Sep)
Author: Terry Redman
A soil survey to be released by Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman in Kununurra this evening has identified more than 50,000ha of land in the
East Kimberley that could be suitable for agricultural production.
The survey was commissioned by the Department of Agriculture and Foo... (27-Aug)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman said the State’s grain growers would reap the benefits of a new partnership between Western Australian-based cereal breeding company InterGrain Pty Ltd and global bioscience technology company Monsanto Co.
Mr Redman said the international breeding coll... (26-Aug)
Author: Terry Redman
Young people are being encouraged to ‘open their minds’ to a career in agriculture, with the launch of a new information brochure by Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman at the Dowerin Field Days.
Mr Redman said the ‘Open your mind: careers in agriculture’ origami-style brochure sought to... (25-Aug)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman said the State Government was committed to ensuring farmers had access to the most up-to-date and relevant information to assist in making decisions relating to the dry season.
Speaking today at the Dowerin Field Days, Mr Redman said farmers would have... (25-Aug)
Author: Terry Redman
A successful industry mentoring program for future leaders in the agriculture and food industry has been expanded, Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman announced today.
The Grow Zone Mentoring Program for 2010, co-ordinated by the Rural Business Development Corporation, will be launched ... (13-Aug)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman has inspected a section of the State Barrier Fence, recently upgraded to wild dog standard.
The 23km section of fence near Hyden was erected by local landholders using materials provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food.
“The attacks ... (03-Aug)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman will visit Hyden this morning to inspect a project to restore vegetation around Wave Rock.
Waterlogging and salinity has destroyed much of Wave Rock Reserve’s vegetation.
The project, being undertaken by the local community and businesses, inv... (03-Aug)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today detailed two leading crop research and development facilities to be established in the State’s Central Wheatbelt.
The two facilities, based at the Department of Agriculture and Food’s Merredin research station, will play an important role in the ... (02-Aug)
Author: Terry Redman
Forestry Minister Terry Redman has outlined a restructure plan to return the Forest Products Commission (FPC) to a sound financial position.
The restructure will involve the offer of voluntary redundancies to up to 75 FPC staff. The FPC will also be hosted by the Department of Agriculture and ... (02-Aug)
Author: Terry Redman
The State Government today announced the establishment of a Dry Season Advisory Committee (DSAC) to assist farmers and rural communities adversely affected by the dry seasonal conditions.
The work undertaken by the DSAC will complement the drought pilot program looking at a new approach to drou... (02-Aug)
Author: Terry Redman
The State Government has moved to counter biosecurity threats by introducing funding schemes for West Australian cattle producers and grain growers.
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman said today the Industry Funding Schemes enabled producers to raise funds to respond to priority pest an... (13-Jul)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today announced the members of new committees to oversee the management of the State’s new biosecurity Industry Funding Schemes.
The committees will utilise new funding arrangements authorised under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 to fi... (29-Jun)
Author: Terry Redman
Chinese consumers’ growing thirst for premium Western Australian wine has led to a new book profiling top local wineries.
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman will tonight launch the ‘Western Australia Wineries’ book, as part of a WA wine masterclass in Shanghai. The publication is printe... (28-Jun)