SEPWA Achievements 2007 - 2008

Events

  • SEPWA Annual Grain Grower's Dinner
  • SEPWA Harvest Debrief in Esperance and Lake King
  • SEPWA Ladies Day
  • Beef and Beer Night
  • Sponsors' Evenings
  • Agronomic workshops in conjunction with Partners in Grain and Farm & General
  • International Study Tours
  • Joint Liebe Group and SEPWA Young Growers Study Tour to Perth
  • RRR Network/SEPWA International Rural Women's Day event in Esperance
  • Lunch and Learn with Jill Hutchison
  • Field Days
    • Esperance Downs Research Station Field Day (in conjunction with the Dept of Agriculture)
    • Ladies' component of Esperance downs Research Station Field day - implement 2007
    • Local Field Days

Funding Projects

  • Grains Research and Development Corporation funding for "Opening the harvest window for yield, quality and profit on the South Coast"
  • Joint project with CBH Group with High Moisture harvesting issues
  • Partners in Grain funding for the SEPWA Ladies' Field Day
  • Small Business Enterprise Centre funding for SEPWA Ladies' Day and Harvest Debrief
  • National Landcare Project funding for "Pastures Phase Farming System and Effect on Soil Health" project
  • South Coast Natural Resource Management funding for "More Than Trees and Fences" project
  • Department of Agriculture and Food funding for "Young Growers' Study Tour", Barley Purity and SEPWA trials programme
  • GRDC funding for Barley Purity
  • GRDC funding for Precision Agriculture

Trials

  • GRDC funded Wheat Agronomy Project run by Sarah Ellis and Ben Curtis
  • Farmer scale wheat and barley variety trials throughout the Esperance Port Zone

Staff

  • Continued employment of Gemma Walker as Executive Officer
  • Continued employment of Nigel Metz as Trials/Projects Coordinator
  • Continued employment of Kelly Guest as Pastures Officer
  • Continued employment of Marnie Fels as Bookkeeper (part time) then Jan Clawson (part time)
  • Employment of Julia Ashby as Media Officer (part time)

Grains Industry Lobbying

  • High Moisture segregations

Executive Representation on other Committees

  • Grains Licensing Authority - John Richardson
  • Western Malting Barley Advisory Committee - Peter Roberts & Steve Tilbrook
  • CBH Board of Directors - Steve Tilbrook
  • Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Western Panel member - Peter Roberts
  • Pulse Association of the South East (PASE) Committee - John Richardson
  • Grains Industry WA subcommittee - Chris Reichstein