Podcasts about graziers association

The owner of a station in Western Australia's north west is worried he could lose a valuable representative group if the Pastoralists and Graziers Association doesn't survive.

Mark Pownall and Sam Jones discuss Fortescue's $254m Red Hawk Mining move; the Minderoo Foundation's staff and spending cut; Sirona Urban's future plans for student accommodation; the Pastoralist and Graziers Association entering voluntary administration; and the state government's $150m Kalgoorlie vanadium battery.

President of the Pastoralists and Graziers Association says the serious financial misconduct its uncovered within its own organisation is a "hiccup that will pass."

Tony Seabrook the President of the Pastoralists & Graziers Association of WA has called on the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to find the time to sit down for a meeting. The call for a meeting comes as live export returns to the headlines, as thousands of sheep are trapped on a ship that was due for international markets has since returned to Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association says momentum is growing for a farmer rally on the steps of parliament house, to protest against the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act (ACHA), due to start on July 1, but due to the liability and risks associated it will not be held.  There was a heated exchange in WA Parliament question time over the new ACHA. The PKKP Aboriginal Corporation says the debate over the ACHA has become "sidetracked", and the act should "not be delayed". More than 150 people attended an information session on the ACHA in Karridale, south of Perth. A Great Southern wine producer is calling for a review into Western Australia's prescribed burning practices, meanwhile others would like to see more prescribed burning in the state.  The US regulator has approved chicken products made in a lab out of chicken cells, but a researcher says the industry still has huge hurdles to overcome in Australia.  Northern WA's aquaculture and recreational fishing industry is concerned by a proposal to close Broome's North Regional TAFE aquaculture centre by the end of 2023. The gap between livestock prices in WA and the eastern states is narrowing and reducing opportunities for local producers to sell stock interstate. The United Kingdom's only superfine merino wool grower is considered unique by her neighbours. 

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association says it's no surprise the state government wants to change WA's "property letter" system as part of the state's gun law reform.

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association says the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act, due to commence on July first, is the greatest assault on farming and private property rights since Federation.

GROWING THE AG WORKFORCE - Sally Murfet a HR strategist, project manager, facilitator and thought leader specialising in the Australian agri sector. Sally established Inspire AG after completing a three-year contract with Tasmanian Farmers & Graziers Association, the state farming organisation, to revitalise skills, training and workforce development across the entire Tasmanian primary industry sector. She provides consultancy service to support Australian farmers, agribusinesses, industry bodies, and government organisations to build better, stronger and more profitable businesses through its people. This podcast episode is a continuation from the webinar session with Sally which can be watched on CHRRUP's YouTube channel, link is below. In this episode we talk further about why it is important to invest in the people side of your business and how to be an effective manager, building a strong team and valuing the whole person. Improving business performance through people development webinar recording - https://youtu.be/K-GizRooSaE McCrindle resources - The generations defined - McCrindle This webinar and podcast series has been funded by the Queensland Agriculture Workforce Network, an initiative of the Queensland Government.

The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association says citric acid mats are needed for regional airports in Tasmania to combat Foot and Mouth disease, and the Tasmanian Government has allocated $350,000 to the TFGA over a three year period to enhance biosecurity on farms across the state

The devastating foot and mouth disease, which threatens to decimate Australia's livestock industry, has been detected in goods coming into Australia from both Indonesia and China. The pork products from China tested positive to the livestock disease during routine retail surveillance in Melbourne. A passenger travelling from Indonesia has also been intercepted with a beef product, which contained viral fragments. Tony Seabrook, President, WA Pastoralists and Graziers Association told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that this disease is becoming his worst nightmare as today signals the first day of a potential agriculture catastrophe.  "The really big thing here is that this virus has to be brought into the country by people. So what's happening now is everyone is becoming more aware and we need to become more vigilant," he told Oly. "If everyone travelling from overseas is vigilant and careful, it won't come here. But it's that one mistake and it's here which could result in the slaughter of hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of animals."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association is calling for a review of the state laws governing the compulsory acquisition of farm land for major infrastructure projects, and many TFGAs members are being faced with potentially losing valuable parts of their farms for major public infrastructure projects like irrigation and power transmission line

Nathan Richardson, Chair of the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA) Vegetable Council

Nathan Richardson, Chair of the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA) Vegetable Council

Murray Watt is on his first trip to Western Australia since taking on the job as Australia's federal agriculture minister. He visited a wheat and wool farm at Brookton, 130 kilometres south-east of Perth and held a series of roundtable meetings with WAFarmers, the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, relevant state ministers and sheep exporters. He says the two biggest issues for agriculture that he's working on are biosecurity and the worker shortage. Mark Harvey-Sutton from ALEC says the federal agriculture minister assured the live sheet industry he will listen and make every effort to understand how the trade works. He also reiterated the trade won't be closed during this term of government.

The big job of clearing damage caused by very strong winds at the weekend is continuing on Tasmanian farms in the north and north west of the state, and the full extent of the damage could run into many millions of dollars according to the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association which is assisting with the clean up

Nathan Richardson, Chair of the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA) Vegetable Council

The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association says it will work closely with the new Federal Labor Government to help the rural sector, and Chair of the TFGA Ian Sauer says the nine point wish list presented prior to the election lists farm labour shortages as a major problem to resolve

Anthony Albanese now says a Labor government will not phase out live sheep exports, a day after his party confirmed the $136 million industry would be shut down if he became Prime Minister after the May 21 election. The backflip came as WA Premier Mark McGowan refused to support his federal party's policy on Thursday. 6PR Mornings broke the news of the policy backflip on Friday while host Liam Bartlett was interviewing Tony Seabrook from the WA Pastoralists and Graziers Association about the potential ban. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labor's election promise to ban the live sheep export trade has made many livestock producers concerned. Oliver Peterson spoke with Tony Seabrook, the President of Pastoralists and Graziers Association about his view.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is calling on the state government to help WA's agricultural sector to take advantage of the export opportunities in Australia's free trade deal with India. Fertiliser prices continue to sit at record highs, as the global supply continues to be impacted by the war in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine and dry conditions in the United States are continuing to raise concerns about this year's global supply of grains and that's driving up global prices.

WA lobby group, the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, is defending the performance of Australia's PM at the UN's climate change conference and his handling of recent stoush with French President Emmanuel Macron. PGA president Tony Seabrook says the PM is acting in Australia's best interest. During a week where all eyes have been on Glasgow and COP26, let's take a look at the value of carbon credits, because around the world the price for this commodity is booming. In Australia, carbon credits reached a record price this week, but compared to other nations, our credits are still cheap. A trial using insects to deal with large amounts of manure created by livestock is showing promising results.

Woolgrowers will today be able to have their say in WoolPoll 2021.The poll is a chance for woolgrowers to work out what percentage of their wool income they'd like to hand over to AWI to invest in R&D and marketing. The current levy is one-and-a-half per cent, but Australian Wool Innovation would like that to rise to two per cent. Lobby group WAFarmers supports a vote for one-and-half-per cent. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is suggesting wool growers don't vote for more than one-and-a-half per cent. Dave Vandenberghe farms north west of Esperance at Scadden. He's a mixed farmer with sheep and cropping and would be happy to see a two per cent levy get up for AWI. For the first time ever, the WA Meat Marketing Co-op is transporting lamb all the way to Brisbane to access shipping services bound for north American markets.

The farm lobby leadership in WA is divided on the extent to which the agricultural sector in this state should commit to Australia's emissions reduction effort. It is not unusual for the state's two main farm lobby groups, the Pastoralist and Graziers Association and WAFarmers to have very different opinions on an issue! But on this issue there's also dissent within the ranks of the WAFarmers membership and the group is taking a long time to formulate a carbon policy. At the national level, the peak lobby group the National Farmers Federation, is right behind Australia's efforts to address climate change and has thrown its weight behind an aspirational economy-wide target of net carbon zero by 2050. The NFF says the Australian farm sector is already a leader in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and this new policy could well make the sector a global leader in low emissions agriculture.

The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association says although there are not many big ticket items in the state budget farmers will benefit through indirect help , and the head of Tasmanian Irrigation Andrew Kneebone says the money in the budget for tranche three irrigation scheme will see them come to fruition

The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association will oversee the new program where farmers can obtain up to $15 thousand dollars to adopt organic practises, in a move that's been welcomed by the organic sector in Tasmania as the Australian Organic Association celebrates Organic Awareness month in September with a focus on labelling.

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association has voiced concerns that China will target other agricultural products if a trade dispute with Australia escalates. Beijing has accused Australian barley producers of dumping stock into its market and imposed an 80 per cent tariff on the grain.

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association has voiced concerns that China will target other agricultural products if a trade dispute with Australia escalates. Beijing has accused Australian barley producers of dumping stock into its market and imposed an 80 per cent tariff on the grain.

The Agfest 2020 in the Cloud website is now active on what should have been the first day of the three day event at Carrick, and the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association has urged people who normally Agfest to utilise the website and support local businesses

The state's meat processing sector must immediately develop a coronavirus emergency management plan to protect the WA meat supply chain. Pastoralists and Graziers Association president Tony Seabrook said an entire processing facility cannot afford to be shut down if a worker tests positive to the virus, and pre-emptive measures need to be taken now.

The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association is urging farmers to take advantage of the multi-billion dollar stimulus package from the Federal Government, and chief executive Peter Skillern says farmers should look to purchase more equipment after the instant write-off was extended to $150,000.

The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association has decided to close applications for its Electricity Buying Group early due to the lowest tariffs ever in the past couple of years, and white cockatoos are causing havoc with the poppy crop for one Derwent Valley grower stripping thousands of dollars worth of capsules off the field.

WAFarmers says its attempt to join forces with the Pastoralists and Graziers Association is over, at least for now, after the results of a poll showed there is no appetite for a merger. A farmer poll revealed 53 per cent disagreed WA agriculture would be better represented by one body.

The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association says there is much to learn from the report into the bushfires of last summer, and President of the TFGA Marcus McShane says the organisation has expressed its concerns to the State Government over a number of issues around the battle to control the bushfires.

If the agricultural sector wants to succeed it needs to have a clear story to tell about what it does and what it contributes to society and it doesn't do that at the moment. That was the main point Steve Harris from The Brand Agency was keen to make at the Pastoralists and Graziers Association convention.