The Facey Group is a not-for-profit grower led group embodying relevant and localised research, extension, information and networking. Facey Group covers the Top of the Avon and Blackwood River Catchments, servicing members from regions of Kulin in the east to Wandering in the West, from Pingelly and Yealering in the North down to Williams, Wagin, Dumbleyung and Katanning in the South. Founded in 2001 as an incorporated association, Facey Group aims to build the aptitude of member businesses and farming practices.
For over four decades, Farmanco has been a leading advisory firm in Australia's agricultural sector, offering expert guidance to more than 750 farm businesses.
The Farmanco Group provides a comprehensive suite of services, including:
Primary Financial Services: Licensed to offer financial services related to swaps and derivatives for grain marketing.
Farmanco is committed to offering impartial, client-focused consulting services that are both professional and relevant. By building respectful, long-term relationships with our clients and gaining deep insights into their operations, we are able to deliver timely, accurate advice. Our consultants draw on a broad spectrum of information sources, ensuring that the guidance we provide is comprehensive and tailored to the specific needs of each farm business.
FarmLink Research Limited (FarmLink) is a not for profit agricultural research and extension organisation in southern NSW owned by growers and involves advisers and researchers. FarmLink’s main objective is to coordinate and communicate private, public and grower group funded research and development activities within in the region. FarmLink has been operating since 2003. There are three main parts to the business including research, communication and collaboration.
Federation University Australia (FedUni) is one of the nation's leading regional universities. With a reputation for relevance and excellence, FedUni has a strong tradition of education and training delivery spanning more than 145 years. FedUni was the nation's first regional, multi-sector university and is the third oldest site of higher learning in Australia.
Sustainability, productivity and profitability must go hand in hand. Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia is helping to make this happen by conducting research, development and extension to support beneficial changes in Australian agriculture.
The Fitzgerald Biosphere Group (FBG) is a non-profit community organisation that works with farmers, researchers, industry groups and federal and state agencies to address local production (e.g. diseases, pests and nutrient limitations) and natural resource management issues (e.g. salinity and soil acidification) to ensure the long-term sustainability of the agricultural industry and the communities within the region.
The FBG operates within the Shire of Jerramungup, which is located on the south coast of Western Australia on the western side of the Fitzgerald Biosphere Reserve.
