22 Dec 05 | A COST benefit analysis for a proposed bio-security fence in WA will be done by agricultural and pastoral consultant Alan Peggs. The Pastoral and Graziers Association (PGA) and Mr Peggs signed a contract last week, authorising Mr Peggs to inve
22 Dec 05 | THIS year's stonefruit season is promising to be one of the best for Western Australians. According to Mullalyup grower and WA Fruit Growers' Association Summer Fruit Council chairman Peter Gubler, the state's unusually cold, wet spring weather h
22 Dec 05 | IF the future at Hamelin Pool station does not include sheep or goats then owners Brian and Mary Wake are still well placed to survive. More than 100,000 cars a year pass their front gate of which 70-80pc stop at Hamelin Pool to see the stroma
22 Dec 05 | BIGGER, plainer ewes of the Rambouillet sheep breed from France, have been used in a successful Poll Dorset/Merino crossbreeding programme since 1994 by WAMMCO's November Producer of the Month, Haydn Beeck of 'Grand View' Katanning. Haydn won WAMM
22 Dec 05 | CO-OPERATIVE Bulk Handling (CBH) should stick to its knitting, according to Westonia farmer Ross Della Bosca (pictured). "It's a farmer owned cooperative and they should be looking after farmers first," Mr Della Bosca said. "Bigger headers and
22 Dec 05 | EARNINGS from Australia's commodity exports are forecast to rise by 22pc in 2005-06 to more than $120 billion, according to the December issue of Australian Commodities, released by ABARE executive director Brian Fisher. "The strength of Australia
22 Dec 05 | THE industry needed to capitalise on emerging markets to shape the future of Australia's dairy industry, according to the head of Dairy Australia's Trade and Strategy Group Chris Phillips. He said dairy exports were worth about $3 billion annual
22 Dec 05 | JOHN Deere has released the first totally integrated guidance package which within 18 months will be available for any tractor, header or SP sprayer, regardless of colour. Called the Universal AutoTrac assisted steering kit, it already is availabl
22 Dec 05 | THE young rural people working for Landmark are just as essential to the company as the farmers they strive to serve. With more than 325 people of all ages employed by Landmark in 35 branches and 77 agencies in WA, the company relies on the st
22 Dec 05 | LOCAL and eastern states Charolais breeders pounced on the opportunity to secure top quality genetics at the Linkletter stud dispersal in Kojonup last week pushing prices to a top of $10,500 for a bull and $5100 for females. With the sale of t
22 Dec 05 | CHALLENGE Dairy Co-operative executive officer Larry Brennen did not agree with the Dairy WA survey's finding that there was only room for two processors in WA. "There has got to be a 45-50pc drop in production for a milk shortage to occur," M
22 Dec 05 | SUBMISSIONS from the Australian dairy industry are being sought in relation to revisions of the Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) collective bargaining arrangement. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) last week issued a draf
22 Dec 05 | THERE was a time when Brian and Mary Wake looked beyond the station gate to survive during times of low wool prices and drought, but today their Hamelin Pool property near Shark Bay is brimming with its own diversity. Brian, one of five brothe
22 Dec 05 | MARKET analyst group Profarmer has predicted the wheat export war could get ugly, with graingrowers divided over Co-operative Bulk Handlingís (CBH) wheat export bid. ProFarmer managing director Richard Koch said the CBH application to export W
14 Dec 05 | LIVE cattle exports to Egypt look promising following interest from importers looking to rebuild livestock numbers with Australian cattle. Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) livestock services manager (Middle East and Africa) Nigel Brown said
14 Dec 05 | PLANNING the sex of lambs is an option not far away thanks to Australian Sheep Industry CRC postgraduate student, Simon de Graaf. Simon is working with researchers at The University of Sydney, XY Inc and The Australian Sheep Industry CRC to develo
14 Dec 05 | LIVESTOCK Production Assurance (LPA) programs could save producers money following a notice from the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) to processors that organic chloride testing would be needed only from properties without qual
14 Dec 05 | IN an initiative funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) and delivered in conjunction with Kondinin Group, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104) training will be offered to a group of shearers and wool handlers as part of the ongoin
14 Dec 05 | THE clicking of shears and whirring of blades could be heard from a Boyup Brook shearing shed from early morning to dusk as 13 teenagers donned singlets to learn about the art of shearing. The group of 16 to 20-year-olds is taking part in a tw
14 Dec 05 | STATE-OF-THE-ART satellite technology is about to help northern beef producers improve land management and ensure long-term sustainability by better understanding cattle grazing behaviour. Using collars on cattle fitted with global positioning s
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