
Meet Maddison McNeil
There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach for achieving drought and climate resilience, which helps to ensure that Maddison McNeil’s job as SW WA Hub Adoption Officer

Sweet Lupin Association launched to promote value-added lupin exports
The Sweet Lupin Association (SLA) has been established to spearhead the promotion of ‘Australian lupin bean’ as a sustainable and healthy food source. Establishment of the SLA,

WA farmers to benefit from E&A projects
Farmers in the South-West WA region will benefit from exciting new extension and adoption projects. From 18 winning projects in the national $13 million Extension

Coordinator brings back soil learnings
Interstate soil science learnings are being brought back to the region by the SW WA Hub’s Regional Soil Coordinator Jenni Clausen – to inform local

Meet Tanya Kilminster
Tanya Kilminster’s goal in her role as SW WA Hub Knowledge Broker is for farmers and grower groups to feel more confident making decisions in

Innovative barley technology in pipeline
A SW WA Hub-initiated project is developing innovative technology that will support faster market and end user acceptance of improved malting barley varieties. The Australian

Implementing improved vineyard floor management for premium grape production in a warm and dry Mediterranean climate
Funding: Australian Government’s Agricultural Innovation Hubs Program, with support from The University of WA (UWA). Initiated through the SW WA Hub Lead organisation: UWA Project

Meet Theo Nabben
Ongoing improvement of SW WA Hub activities is a central focus for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager Theo Nabben. Mr Nabben describes MEL as

Biodegradable mulch put to the test
Irrigated crops such as grapes, citrus and vegetables in WA’s South-West agricultural region are worth $900 million to the economy but are vulnerable to climate

Find out about Regional Soil Coordinators
A recording of the recent webinar ‘What is a Regional Soil Coordinator’ provides an overview of these roles that are located across Australia. Funded by

Regional Node Leads planning ahead
The SW WA Hub’s Regional Node Leads recently met online with Hub staff for their first meeting of the year, and discussed work for the

Drought resilience challenge accepted
Keen and creative students from the WA College of Agriculture in Cunderdin have investigated solutions to help WA farm businesses adapt to a warming and