PinG - Partners in Grain - Western Australia

Please Scroll Down for Some Great Opportunities for 2010

The WA PinG Reference Group met at ANZ Headquarters in Perth in February, and welcomed onto the Group Julie Ramm from Nyabing, and Kerry Smeeton from Jerdacuttup. Retiring members were Scott Uppill from Tammin, and Natalie Lee from Dumbleyung

Check Out if We've Been to Your Town Lately!

Interested in any of these workshops? Ring us to book one for your town.

Is Your Office Driving you Nuts?

One of our flagship workshops have been the Farm Office Procedures workshops. Over 650 farmers have taken advantage of the Partners in Grain Farm Office workshops that have been held throughout WA since 2007.

Vibrant presenter Jeanette Buegge, who is a farmer based in Bruce Rock, brings plenty of experience to the workshop and gives practical tips and advice on how best to get your farm office to work for you.

For more info and to register, go to our Upcoming Events page or call the WA Co-ordinator or email julianne.hill@agric.wa.gov.au

Workshops coming up soon include a run in the week of the 6th of September for our central wheatbelt

Having Trouble with Your Computer?

Well Partners in Grain WA have designed a computer based one day workshop to follow on from the paperbased Farm Office Procedures workshop.

For more info and to register, go to our Upcoming Events page or call the WA Co-ordinator or email julianne.hill@agric.wa.gov.au

Workshops are coming up starting the week of 6th September in Yuna

Got An Idea and Want to See it Happen?

Partners in Grain are now planning events and workshops for 2010 and would welcome input from farmers about what they would like to see on the ground in their town.

Over the last 3 years, WA Partners in Grain (PinG) have co-ordinated or sponsored events or professional development opportunities for growers in 54 towns throughout the grain-growing areas of WA: Crop and Pasture Insect Identification workshops, Beef & Beer and Lamb & Lager events, Crop Disease Identification workshops, the very popular Farm Office Procedures workshops, CTF sponsorships and many more. More than 1100 farmers have attended one of PinG’s events.

So if you want to get something happening on the ground in your town, please contact the PinG Co-ordinator so that events can be planned in your town for 2010.

Ring WA Partners in Grain Co-ordinator Julianne Hill on 0408908989 or email julianne.hill@agric.wa.gov.au, or check out the website on www.partnersingrain.org.au to find out more about Partners in Grain events.

There are heaps more opportunities coming up in a place near you. So if you want to know more, please don't hesitate to contact the WA PinG Co-ordinator.