SEPWA in Esperance, Western Australia | Agricultural cooperative

SEPWA

Locality: Esperance, Western Australia

Phone: 9083 1125

Address: Melijinup Road 6450 Esperance, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.sepwa.org.au

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25.01.2022 It's time to get out the calendar to mark down this week's round of field days! The Lake King field day is tomorrow (Sept 15). There's two events on Thursday (Sept 17) at Munglinup and Salmon Gums. The week wraps up on Friday with the PASE Field Walk and AGM. The details are on our website, just click on the links for each event. http://www.sepwa.org.au

24.01.2022 SCHOLARSHIPS UP FOR GRABS Do you know someone from the Esperance area studying agriculture at uni, or who is about to take on an ag degree? Three scholarships are available, worth a total of $8500. Head to our website to find out more. Applications close February 19. http://www.sepwa.org.au//285-2021-scholarships-in-agricult

23.01.2022 Farmers, if you’re looking for more tips about how to identify and control Russian Wheat Aphid, you can join a Zoom webinar on Tuesday morning at 9am. The damaging aphid has been found in the Esperance area, the first time it has been detected in Western Australia. Entomologist Svetlana Micic from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) will take you through the aphid’s lifecycle, identification, spread in WA, crop damage and thresholds. Regist...er in advance at: https://dpird.zoom.us/we/register/WN_dN1VgXZWQuScNAIONEkojg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. If you need help working out how to use Zoom, find your nearest teenager or young farmer! You’ll need to download the Zoom program and follow the instructions from there. See more

19.01.2022 Grass Patch farmer and SEPWA member John Sanderson will talk about his carbon calculator results tomorrow online and you can join other farmers from across Australia to hear all about it. GrainGrowers is hosting the webinar on Thursday October 15 at 10am WA time to look at the Carbon Calculators report released recently. The project, conducted by Ben White from the Kondinin Group for GrainGrowers, looked at five carbon calculators. ... What does this mean for a producer keen to know what their carbon footprint looks like? Can they be useful for looking at on-farm operations and produce a true picture of the carbon footprint? Will they address future market access issues where carbon neutral grain seems to be the path for buyers, particularly the EU? See the GrainGrowers post below if you’d like to register.

18.01.2022 Take the chance to check out some crops right across the Ravensthorpe area during the Ravensthorpe Spring Field Day tomorrow. The day includes plenty of inspections of SEPWA and DPIRD trials and a tour of the Galaxy Mt Cattlin Mine Site. RSVPs are a must - you can text 0417 174 299.

18.01.2022 The spring field day season is well and truly underway, and tomorrow (Friday, September 4) the Grass Patch Field Walk kicks off at 11.30am at Ron Longbottom's farm on Swan Lagoon Road. There's plenty of stops during the day to look at trials and a mystery tour drive! You can find the tour on UHF 10 or phone SEPWA President Dan Sanderson 0427 786 044.

17.01.2022 DRY SEASON SURVEY 2020 What’s the water situation like on your farm? The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation wants you to complete this short survey so they can get a picture of what’s happening across the region.... "Completing this short survey about your farm water situation will help us manage emergency livestock water and community water supplies for the coming summer and autumn. While we continue to accept surveys, we would appreciate your feedback by November 14 to help us plan for water supplies for stock and emergency requirements." Tracy Calvert Manager Rural Water Planning Department of Water and Environmental Regulation https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/dryseasonsurvey2020

15.01.2022 The State Government has today announced a $3 million accommodation and travel incentive scheme to entice seasonal agricultural workers to regional WA. The program is designed to help regional areas facing labour shortages as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to $3360 will be available in accommodation rebates for workers who move to the regions for agricultural work - eligible workers will be able to claim up to $40 a night in accommodation rebates for up to 12 weeks. A ...travel allowance will also be made available to those relocating more than 100 kilometres from their usual place of residence. In the Goldfields-Esperance region, workers will be able to claim $150 for travel. The rebate scheme will take effect from September 21 with more information on how to submit a claim available at http://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/regional-workers-scheme The scheme follows the launch of the 'Work and Wander out Yonder' campaign. The State Government has partnered with recruitment services Seek and Studium to match employers and job seekers through the campaign website - there's information for workers and employers here: https://www.wa.gov.au/government/work-and-wander-out-yonder

13.01.2022 Popular weatherman Neil Bennett from the Bureau of Meteorology is the guest speaker for next year's SEPWA Harvest Review & AGM. Save the date for March 4 when you’ll get the chance to ask all those tricky weather-related questions you’ve always wanted answered! Head to the SEPWA website for event details, plus plenty of other local events you can mark down in your diary which are coming up in the next couple of months, including a GRDC Summer Sesh in Esperance on January 22. www.sepwa.org.au

10.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS: $3M FUNDING FOR DIGITAL FARM NETWORK PROJECT State Agriculture Minister Alannah MacTiernan has this morning announced at Speddingup, north of Esperance, that $3 million will go towards the Esperance Digital Farm Network project. The proposal to develop a network for the Esperance region has been more than 12 months in the making securing this funding marks a crucial milestone and puts the region's farmers a step closer to accessing quality business gra...de internet. SEPWA has been heavily involved in the process with many phone conversations and face-to-face discussions taking place with growers, industry representatives and local and state government in the Esperance Port Zone. Communications provider CipherTel plans to build their own network and use some existing Telstra towers and fibre infrastructure to develop a new Fixed Wireless network by bypassing congested satellite and old copper lines. Farmers would connect with a small dish antenna up to 20km from the tower, delivering speeds of up to 80Mbps download and 40Mbps upload with unlimited data usage. Only areas which meet critical interest from local farmers will be developed and SEPWA will continue to keep you updated from here. ** Make sure you tune into the WA Country Hour at lunchtime today because SEPWA president Dan Sanderson will be on the program to explain more. **

10.01.2022 Make your way to Gibson this afternoon for the Esperance Downs Research Station Field Walk to hear from a variety of speakers on the latest local research trials and findings. There's no cost and no need to pre-register so simply turn up at 12.30pm to put your name down for the afternoon's events. For more information go to our website http://www.sepwa.org.au//esperance-downs-research-station-

07.01.2022 If you're a farmer looking to improve your skills working on committees or with community groups, then this governance training is a great opportunity to learn more. It's being held at Muresk later this month and in Lake Grace in early October. You can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/gga-cbh-not-for-profit-gove

06.01.2022 It's a busy week for crop and trial inspections with two more field walks scheduled in the Esperance area. Neridup farmers have their event tomorrow (Sept 9) and the Condingup Beaumont field walk is on Thursday (Sept 10). You can read detailed agendas for both events on the SEPWA website - just click on the link for each event.... http://www.sepwa.org.au

02.01.2022 Harvest is rapidly approaching in the Esperance Port Zone, so before you disappear out into the paddock, get yourself along to the CBH pre-harvest meetings this coming week. This is your chance to hear about important changes for harvest and to get involved in planning for your local site. CBH Group Ravensthorpe Agricultural Initiative Network (R.A.I.N)

01.01.2022 Now just one day to go until the Esperance HRZ Field Day. You're invited to be there for the day's events, starting at 11am at the Esperance Downs Research Station.

01.01.2022 Are you sick of complaining about terrible internet access on your farm with no results? If you’d like to hear a concept of how it could be improved, join us tomorrow night at the Cascade Community Hall, for a discussion and barbecue. It’s on 5-6.30pm on Sept 21. Hope to see you there!

01.01.2022 GRDC Esperance event cancelled Esperance’s GRDC farm business update scheduled for Monday, February 8 has been CANCELLED due to Covid-19 uncertainty. But there is some good news, you can join their FREE online event on Thursday, February 11 instead. If you've never attended a face-to-face GRDC update before, this could be your chance to have a look online without leaving home and see the event live-streamed.... See below for info about how to sign up.

01.01.2022 Let your farm office manager know there's a free webinar tomorrow morning (Sept 16) which could provide some helpful info for dealing with staff this harvest, especially considering it might be tricky getting hold of workers.