Supporting your success

DAFWA Office Katanning

DAFWA Katanning

February 2015

Supporting your success

WA Agriculture - What

Industry Gross Value of Product’n

CEREAL CROPS $1874 million

MEAT & LIVESTOCK $1449 million

HORTICULTURE $782 million

WOOL $558 million

PULSES, PASTURES & OILSEEDS

$557 million

FISHERIES $451 million

FORESTRY $415 million

DAIRY $157 million

Supporting your success

WA Agriculture - Where

Supporting your success

DAFWA Office Katanning

Farming businesses in the Katanning district

Broader industry in the Katanning district

What do we do?

Supporting success of farm businesses

Supporting your success

• ~ 5000 farm businesses state-wide

• 1500 – 2000 Southern Agricultural Region

• Average 60/40 to 70/30 ratio of cropping to livestock

• Push in many farm businesses towards cropping

• Sheep important component to reduce risk

Farming businesses in the Katanning District

Source: Rowe and Anderton, 2013 Sheep Updates

Staff

District Office• Manager - 1• Development Officers – 2• Crop & Pasture Research Officers – 5• Veterinary Officer – 1• Animal Welfare Officer – 1• GIS Officer - 1• Biosecurity Officers – 3 (2 going)• Technical Officers – 2• Sheep Research Officers – 2 (3 more coming soon)• Administration Officers – 2

Research Facility• Manager – 1• Technical Officers – 4• Farm Operatives - 2

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• Research – break crops, time of sowing, varieties, nutrition, sheep genetics , weed management

• New Genes for New Environment Facility

• Extension – all of the above• Natural resource management• Working with grower groups• Biosecurity – invasive species, footrot

What do we do?

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• Workshops • AgTactics & AgMemo • Grower Group Support – Crop

Updates, Sheep Updates• Major field days• Mapping• On-farm demonstrations

Supporting success of farm businesses

Supporting your success

DAFWA Office Katanning

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February 2015