Events
- 2012 Ravensthorpe Agricultural Initiative Network Crop Updates
- 2012 SEPWA Harvest Review, Season Preview (barley panel discussion on future of industry), AGM and Annual Grain Growers' Dinner
- 2012 Marco Gliori poetry tour of schools in Esperance Port Zone
- 2012 Healthy farming Families evenings at Ravensthorpe, Grass Patch and Esperance
- 2012 Sam and Jenny Bailey schools tour of Esperance Port Zone
- CBH Ladies Grain Marketing Day
- 2011/12 Harvest Photo Competition
- 2011 Innovation Generation Conference Study Tour
- 2011 Liebe Ladies tour
- 2011 Soil 2 Grain Workshop
- 2011 Understanding employment responsibilities - Lunch and Learn
- 2011 Ladies' Day and Dinner - Robyn Moore
- 2011 EDRS Field day (in conjunction with Department of Agriculture and Food WA)
- 2011 Local field days
Funding Projects
- "Agronomy Jigsaw - Water use efficiency" project in partnership with DAFWA
- "Putting Precision Agriculture on the ground in Western Australia" project funded by GRDC
- "Cross contamination of Chemicals by Farm Family Members" project funded by RIRDC and Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health
- Involvement in "barley head loss" project which is run by DAFWA and funded by GRDC
- Appy Farming (GRDC)
- Enzyme Brewing project (GRDC)
- Plus considerable funding for events such as the wheatbelt study tour, Harvest Review Season Preview, Ladies' Day.
- Increased number of sponsors and corporate members plus retained existing ones
Trials
- SEPWA wheat, barley and canola variety trials
- Grazing crops trials, an extension to the SEPWA canola and barley variety trials
- Interflour funded comprehensive trials program throughout the Esperance Port Zone
- Sampling all wheat trials as part of funding by Interflour – varietal quality and milling evaluation
- Micro malt of samples from the barley trials
Other
- Coordinated Trial Sites throughout the Esperance Port Zone
- Employed Nicole Curtis as Executive Officer (August 2011)
- Continued employment of Nigel Metz as Projects Officer
- Continued employment of Jan Clawson as Finance Officer (part time)
- Continued employment of Julia Ashby as Media Officer (part time)
- Continued employment of Bill Sharp as Trials Coordinator (part time)
- Upgraded the SEPWA webpage (www.sepwa.org.au)
- Continued involvement with the Grower Group Alliance
Grains Industry Lobbying
Successfully lobbied for Esperance farmers to be able to use Prosper
Negotiating with CBH Group for seperate Hindmarsh stack
GIWA - Industry standards of wheat, barley and canola
Executive Representation on other Committees
- NVT Advisory Committee – Lyndon Mickel
- Nuffield Scholars - Andrew Fowler and David Cox
- GIWA subcommittee - Chris Reichstein and Steve Tilbrook
- Esperance Port - Chris Reichstein
- Neridup Soil Improvement Group - David Cox
- Beaumont Better Farming Group - Lyndon Mickel
- Barley Council (Chair) - Steve Tilbrook
- GIWA Executive - Steve Tilbrook
- North Mallee Group - Sam Guest
- Ravensthorpe Agricultural Initiative Network (Chair) - Andrew Chambers
- Newdegate Field days - Craig Newman
- Nuffield Australia Board – Andrew Fowler
- Super Towns Community Reference Group – Chris Reichstein
- Lake King Cropping Group – Craig Newman
- Glyphosate Resistance Working Group- Chris Reichstein, Greg Curnow and Eric Nankivell
- Grower Group Alliance Strategic Advisory Group – Eric Nankivell
- GRDC Esperance Port Zone Cropping Solutions Network Panel – Leon Bowman, Chris Reichstein and Eric Nankivell
- Chairman of Board of EOPP (Esperance Organised Primary Producers Cooperative) – Leon Bowman
- Rangelands Pty Ltd (Farm and General board) Board – Leon Bowman
- Mouse Management National Working Group – Andrew Chambers
- Esperance High School Farm Advisory Committee – Angus Sellars
- Combined Agricultural Schools Advisory Committee – Angus Sellars
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