Events
- SEPWA Annual Grain Growers Dinner, 2006
- Department of Agriculture Crop Update in conjunction with SEPWA, 2006
- SEPWA Harvest Debrief in Esperance and Lake King, 2006
- SEPWA Ladies Day, 2005
- ½ day workshop on Farm Labour Management (in conjunction with Esperance Rural Leadership Committee), 2005
- Beyond the Farm Gate Growers Tour (to Perth), 2005
- Plant Available Water Content Workshop at Grass Patch, 2005
- Field Days, 2005
- Esperance Downs Research Station Field Day (in conjunction with the Dept of Agriculture)
- Salmon Gums Field Day (in conjunction with the Dept. of Agriculture)
- Scaddan Field Day (in conjunction with PASE)
- Condingup / Beaumont Field Day (in conjunction with the Top Crop group)
- Wittenoom Hills/ Neridup Field Day (in conjunction with the Neridup Soil Improvement Group)
- Mt Madden Field Day (in conjunction with RAIN group)
- Coomalbidgup/ Cascade Field Day
Funding Projects
- Joint project with CBH Group to focus on High Moisture harvesting issues under which Nigel Metz is employed
- AFFA (Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia) Development Grant for Young people in rural industries - Nigel Metz will use this to travel to the eastern states and overseas to further study high moisture harvesting techniques
- National Landcare Program Sustainable Agricultural System's project (now finished)
- Funding for the Mt Madden Coordinated Site (in conjunction with the RAIN group)
- GRDC funding for the SEPWA Beyond the Farm Gate Tour
- Partners in Grain funding for the SEPWA Ladies Field Day
Trials
- GRDC funded Wheat Agronomy Project run by Mohammad Amjad and Ben Curtis
- GRDC funded Protein Project led by Jeremy Lemon with assistance from Penny Malone
- Assessment of yield and protein forecasting systems by Jeremy Lemon (in partnership with the Birchip Cropping Group)
- Farmer scale wheat and barley variety trials throughout the Esperance Port Zone
Other
- Coordinated Trial Sites throughout the Esperance Port Zone
- Employment of Nigel Metz as Trials/ Projects Coordinator
- Employment of Catherine Field as Sustainable Farming Systems Officer (resigned in Nov 05)
- Continued employment of Marnie Fels as Bookkeeper (part time)
- Continued employment of Julia Ashby as Group Development Officer (part time)
- Continued development of the SEPWA webpage (www.sepwa.org.au)
- Continued involvement with the Grower Group Alliance
- Development of an economic Harvest Loss model (for growers on the south coast to better understand the benefit of high moisture harvesting)
Grains Industry Lobbying
- Sand in canola stack for 05 harvest
- High moisture wheat trial in Esperance for 05/06 harvest
- High moisture barley segregations in Esperance for 05/06 harvest
Agronomic Achievements
- Annuello most successful wheat grown in the Esperance Port Zone (an outcome from the SEPWA wheat variety trials)
Executive Representation on Other Committees
- WA Wheat Variety Release Committee - Rory Graham
- Western Malting Barley Advisory Committee - Peter Roberts & Steve Tilbrook
- Starling Advisory Committee - Mark Biven
- Esperance Zone Advisory Committee - Mark Biven
- AWB Grower Advisory Committee - Mark Biven
- CBH Board of Directors - Steve Tilbrook
- Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Western Panel member- Ben Curtis
- Pulse Association of the South East (PASE) Committee - John Richardson
- Wheat Breeding Reference Group - Chris Reichstein
- Vice Chair of WA Farmers Federation, Esperance and Ravensthorpe Zone - Mic Fels
SEPWA is also proud to have developed close partnerships with our sponsors.
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