2026 APC Annual Forum Panel Discussions

Supporting Growers In Their Businesses

Panellists:

Alison Slyns - Small Business Development Corporation

Kerrine Blenkinsop - Climate Resilience Program DPIRD

Peter Spackman - CEO vegetablesWA

Driving Producer Profitability Through Innovation

Panellists:

Rohan Prince - Director DPIRD

Dr Bruce Mullan - Chair Pork Innovation WA

Dr Anna Barlow - Australian Grown Innovation Program

Supporting Industry To Grow Export

Panellists:

Jade Archibald - Strategic Partnerships Hort Innovation

Jenny Van de Meeberg - Head of Trade APAL

Larry Jorgensen - CEO Wines of Western Australia

The Agricultural Produce Commission supports agricultural producers to establish Producers’ Committees to enable the provision of services to producers.

The Agricultural Produce Commission exists to encourage and facilitate the self-funding of producers’ initiatives through the establishment of Producers’ Committees who deliver quality services to producers for the development, security and growth of their industry.

The APC legislation provides Western Australian agricultural producers from participating industries with the ability to self fund and direct their industry to further the growth, prosperity and security of growers, producers and agricultural industries within Western Australia.

The Commission provides specialist governance and guidance to all APC Committees, encouraging them to work with their producers to identify initiatives and provide a true value service to growers and their industries.

Learn more about the value an APC Producers’ Committee can deliver for its producers through our APC Case Studies:

**APC in Action:**

New wine industry report shows the positive impact an APC Producers’ Committee can have for the industry and it’s producers.

It is important to note that whilst the extensive value delivered for the wine industry has been enabled by a sustainable APC funding mechanism, it has been delivered through the hard work of Wines of Western Australia and regional wine associations in partnership with the State of Western Australia, Wines Australia and other key contributors.

The Commission

Works with agricultural industries to identify whether their industry could benefit from an APC Producers' Committee
Establish Producers' Committee via work with the industry and a polling process
Provide specialist financial management, governance and guidance to APC Producers’ Committees

Serving Western Australian Agricultural Producers

The Agricultural Produce Commission Act 1988 (the Act) provides Western Australian agricultural producers with the legal framework to collect funds to provide for the development and security of their industry sector.

Learn more about the Commission

See the Producers' Committees

2026 APC Annual Forum Panel Discussions

Supporting Growers In Their Businesses

Driving Producer Profitability Through Innovation

Supporting Industry To Grow Export

The Agricultural Produce Commission supports agricultural producers to establish Producers’ Committees to enable the provision of services to producers.

Learn more about the value an APC Producers’ Committee can deliver for its producers through our APC Case Studies:

The Commission

Works with agricultural industries to identify whether their industry could benefit from an APC Producers' Committee

Establish Producers' Committee via work with the industry and a polling process

Provide specialist financial management, governance and guidance to APC Producers’ Committees

Serving Western Australian Agricultural Producers

The Agricultural Produce Commission Act 1988 (the Act) provides Western Australian agricultural producers with the legal framework to collect funds to provide for the development and security of their industry sector.