Welcome to the South East Premium Wheat Growers Association

SEPWA was established in 1993 to represent wheat growers in the Esperance Port Zone, assisting growers to produce premium quality grain. Today, SEPWA's vision is to improve profitability and sustainability of Esperance Port Zone grain growers.  View our Strategic Plan

My Crop

MyCrop is an interactive tool developed by DAFWA that brings crop diagnostics to the paddock. It is a one stop shop to help you:

  • estimate whether you are reaching your wheat yield potential as determined by rainfall
  • identify your soil type and provide information about key soil issues
  • diagnose problems in your wheat crop and provide possible remedies
Your wheat yield potential Identify your soil type Diagnose Problems in wheat crop

Click image to select which tool you want to use.

Agronomy Jigsaw

View the latest You Tube video on Gypsum which has been created as part of the Agronomy Jigsaw Project. Agronomy Jigsaw provides information to help grain growers on the South Coast region of WA to find the pieces to maximise water use efficiency. The videos are on other such things as mapping soils, GM surveys, liming, and more. To view all videos go to www.youtube.com/user/agronomyjigsaw

Flower Power

Flower Power is a new DAFWA online tool that enables grain growers to improve their profits by better managing frost and heat stress risks for their crops. The impact of frost and heat stress at flowering can prove costly and is an area many grain growers have traditionally had little control over. Flower Power enables growers to compare flowering date predictions relative to long-term average frost and high temperature events, and assess the likelihood of optimum conditions during grain development.

To access Flower Power click here.

2011 SEPWA Variety trials within the Esperance Port Zone

Keep up to date what wheat, barley and canola varieties are best suited to your local area. Check out the details of what varieties are being trialed and where, and follow them through to the yield and quality results at harvest time.

get the 2011 trial details

Click images to view the 2012 Competition Gallery

Latest News

New committee for 2012

The South East Premium Wheat Growers’ Association has welcomed two new members to their Executive committee. An industry representative, Angus Sellars and Cascade farmer, Murray Ayers were successful in their nominations, following the resignation of two former Executive members, along with David Cox and Chris Reichstein. Both candidates will serve a three year term. The new committee members will join the current committee of Lyndon Mickel, Greg Curnow, Eric Nankivell, Leon Bowman, Andrew Chambers, Andrew Fowler, Craig Newman and Steve Tilbrook.

Chemicals on farms project testing on again

Various farming families are gearing up to be involved in the SEPWA Cross Contamination of Chemicals project which aims to investigate concerns about the possible transmission of chemical residue. During seeding these families will again be collecting two small urine samples – one before spraying of pyretheroics is carried out on the farm and another straight after the spraying has been done by a member of the family. This project is ground-breaking in Australia and the results will be welcomed by many families in agriculture that question how much cross-contamination occurs from chemicals, sprayed within the industry.

 

 

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SEPWA's Mission

To improve the profitability and sustainability of Esperance Port Zone Grain Growers.