Students tackle climate challenges in WA agriculture
Students from two WA Colleges of Agriculture rose to the challenge of designing innovative solutions to real-world farming issues related to Western Australia’s often hot and dry climate. Now in its fourth year, the SW WA Hub’s Climate-Smart Innovation Challenge encourages high school students to think creatively about the future of agriculture.
Hub’s resilience dashboard updated and rolling out across Australia
An Australian-first online tool capturing the factors contributing to community resilience in the face of extreme climate events such as droughts, bushfires, and floods has proved so valuable that it’s expanding across the country.
Smart Grazing, Stronger Lands project funded to boost rangeland resilience
Pastoralists and land managers across Australia’s Southern Rangelands will soon benefit from a major new initiative designed to improve grazing management and ecosystem health, with the launch of the Smart Grazing, Stronger Lands project.
Western Australia is set to lead sustainable brewing by bringing in global innovators to manage wastewater in beer production
Western Australia’s first AgTech-focused landing pad, PropaGATE, is bringing global innovation to the state’s doorstep, connecting international solutions with local industries to address real-world challenges, starting with wastewater in beer production.
WA farmers gain powerful new digital platform for evaluating water security
A new digital platform is helping Western Australian farmers take the guesswork out of water infrastructure planning. The Water Evaluation Platform (WEP) enables users to choose the most effective dam infrastructure strategy, based on their local climate, budget, and water needs.
Study tour to Victoria and Tasmania will explore climate-smart farming
Western Australian farmers, researchers and agronomists are invited to join an interstate study tour exploring climate adaptation and innovation in agriculture. The South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub) will lead a fiveday study tour to Victoria and Tasmania from 31 August to 5 September 2025, visiting farms and research sites focused on drought resilience, agtech, and water-smart farming.
Sharpen your extension skills with the South-West WA Hub’s training program
The South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub) is inviting grower group staff, consultants, researchers and extension professionals to join its Extension and Adoption Training Program in May – a practical, five-part professional development series designed to strengthen agricultural extension skills across Western Australia.
New Regional Soil Coordinator to support WA farmers in building drought resilience
The South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub), in partnership with SoilsWest at Murdoch University, has welcomed the appointment of environmental biologist Bridget Watkins as the new Regional Soil Coordinator. Ms Watkins will play a key role in supporting WA farmers and land managers with best-practice soil management strategies to enhance soil health, sustainable agriculture, and drought resilience.
The South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub appoints new Director
The South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Jo Wisdom as its new Director, effective 1 January 2025. Dr Wisdom succeeds Mark Holland, who served as Director of the SW WA Hub for just under three years and is stepping down from the position for personal reasons. Mr Holland will continue his valued work with GGA as Program Broker.
The South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub Hosts Successful Showcase and Field Tour
The South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub hosted its inaugural Showcase and Field Tour on Wednesday and Thursday 11-12 December 2024. The event brought together farmers, grower groups, researchers, agribusinesses, and government agencies who are committed to enhancing the resilience of Western Australia’s agricultural sector.
Bringing the world’s best AgTech solutions to Western Australian farmers
Beanstalk, in collaboration with the Grower Group Alliance and the Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia (FIPWA), has launched PropaGATE, a program bringing the world’s best agtech solutions to Western Australian farmers.
WA students lead the way in climate-smart agricultural innovation
Three Western Australian Colleges of Agriculture – Denmark, Cunderdin, and Harvey – participated in the 2024 Climate-Smart Innovation Challenge, an initiative led by the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub).
New Drought Hub projects set to transform agricultural practices
Six 18-month transformational agricultural projects have commenced in Western Australia after grants worth $1 million were awarded by the South‐West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub).
Innovative Drought Resilience Solutions Showcased at evokeAG Conference
The eight Australian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hubs will join forces at the premier agrifood tech conference evokeAG. on 20 and 21 February, providing a united front to address one of the most pressing challenges facing agricultural communities – an increasingly variable climate.
