31 Dec 06 | CBH Group won't confirm if its had a flood of wheat following its export permit award
31 Dec 06 | DESPITE being devastated by drought in 2006 the resilient graingrowers of the Northern Agricultural region have shown their indomitable spirit in true Christmas style. WA farmer Peter Cripps, of Binnu, inland from Geraldton, caught sight of these
31 Dec 06 | MEAT and livestock farmers in WA are hoping the New Year will bring them a sort of industry reprieve. With a scarcity of feed available due to the drought, feed prices sky high, a lack of killing space, feed lots feeling the pinch, Livestock Ship
31 Dec 06 | WA wheat group at odds with CBH over its marketing approach.
14 Dec 06 | But member allegations of biased treatment led UFCC to write to about 90 shareholders that would have been affected by the payout, re-visiting the recent decision. UFCC board chairman Bowe Wilson said the board recognised the need to tidy up the
14 Dec 06 | ³The sooner this harvest is out of the way the better,² Mr Tutt said. ³From a grain handling point of view it has been a huge challenge and in many aspects we¹ve all had some difficult and complex issues to deal with but if we shut down hard we sh
14 Dec 06 | Industry leaders and guests gave speeches on topics relating to bioenergy and various projects that organisations were undertaking to enhance the production and use of the renewable energy resources Australia produces abundantly. The topics includ
14 Dec 06 | But it¹s a scenario that the Wheat Growers Association (WGA) is aiming to torpedo, as the war over WA wheat continues to increase in ferocity. WGA chairman Bob Iffla said he was absolutely disgusted by CBH¹s most recent application to export 2mt o
14 Dec 06 | It is the second time in four weeks that Coles¹ meat section has been under the spotlight. Last month, Coles¹ senior merchandise managing director was sacked over his involvement with the company¹s meat supplier. In the latest incident, a Cole
14 Dec 06 | APBA president Judith Pearce and spokesman Chris Dodoff said there needed to be a facility for selling pigs via live auction in order for small producers to survive in the industry and to keep the industry alive. Mr Dodoff said the APBA was upset
14 Dec 06 | Third generation dairy farmer Dale Hanks of Harvey said he would be spending about $50,000 more than normal to provide grain and a further $15,000 for water. Mr Hanks said the extra expense was due to the high grain prices and because Harvey Water
14 Dec 06 | Mr Bradley said he welcomed a move to open up barley markets across the border but lamented the lack of freedom afforded to barley marketing in WA. He said the abolition of the barley single desk in South Australia would allow that state¹s barley
14 Dec 06 | ³We are hoping to announce the details before Christmas,² Mr Sharp said. Trading in Computronics on the Australian Stock Exchange was suspended two weeks ago when the company announced it had gone into voluntary receiver-ship. Mr Sharp said sof
14 Dec 06 | WAFarmers water portfolio spokesman Steve Dilley said rural people were becoming more convinced that what Perth wanted, it got ‹ regardless of the ramifications to rural and regional areas. Mr Dilley said while South-West residents had felt a sens
06 Dec 06 | WorkSafe recently shut down the pig selling portion of Midland because the structure was considered old and unsafe. The Cabinet approval means the WA Meat Industry Autho-rity (WAMIA) can now pro-ceed past the drawn-out second stage of the project
06 Dec 06 | During the Cole inquiry, counsel assisting John Agius SC gave Mr Lindberg a severe hammering about how his actions had facilitated Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein¹s human rights abuses. Mr Lindberg was severely distressed and broke down in tears in
06 Dec 06 | Any sheep or goats moved from their property of birth must be tagged with an NLIS year-colour tag imprinted with the owner¹s brand. The year-colour tag must be placed in the right ear for female stock and in the left ear for male stock. Sheep
06 Dec 06 | Agriculture Minister Kim Chance praised the State Government¹s $11 million locust control program. He said although it was a success, more work was needed to restrict damage to farm land that had already been devastated by this season¹s drought.
06 Dec 06 | According to AWEX project and policy manager Ben Lyons, contamination in the Australian Merino clip is the most pertinent issue for the Australian industry. On a recent Federal Government-sponsored trip to China, AWEX identified many Chinese wool
06 Dec 06 | Greasy wool markets main-tained at relatively stable levels last week and defied traditional falling trends when the dollar was high, despite near-record offerings in the wool selling rooms last month. In late October and early November, national
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