19/04/2006 | THE Pastoralists and Graziers Association (PGA) wants clarification on whether an agreement between AWB International (AWBI) and AWB Ltd (AWBL) indemnified AWBL against any losses resulting from their separation. PGA Western Graingrowers chairman
19/04/2006 | A glimpse of better days ahead WA graingrowers will start the 2006 season next Tuesday, Anzac Day, confident of at least matching last year's near record 12.5 million tonnes production. Last year there was no summer rain and there was a dry
19/04/2006 | AWBI chairman Ian Donges and Grains Council of Australia president Murray Jones will address growers at the April 27 single desk rally to be held in Cunderdin. "The importance of the single desk to farmers and Australia has not been lost on Mr Don
19/04/2006 | OPINION over whether CBH Group should go corporate remained divided this week with some growers fervently in favour of a shift and others wondering what all the fuss was about. CBH Group chairman Tony Critch said more had been made of the corp
19/04/2006 | NORTH-WEST pastoralists will have access to more medical services if doctors support a joint local government and industry proposal. Roebourne Shire and industry partners including Burrup Fertilisers, Pilbara Iron, Dampier Salt and North West Shel
19/04/2006 | FROST-TOLERANT genes discovered in Victoria last week are testament to the benefits Australian growers are losing by rejecting GM crops, according to grower lobby group Producers Forum. Producers Forum WA chairman John Snooke said Victorian Ag
19/04/2006 | BUYING more land to increase crop production does not necessarily provide increased gross margins. Asking any graingrower will reveal the preferred pathway would be to grow more on less. Take Meckering farmers Craig and Fiona Hitchcock, for
19/04/2006 | STRIPE rust lurking in the green bridge and taking aim for an early strike could cause torrid times for some WA wheat crops. The speed with which stripe rust emerges has been shown to have a major bearing on its overall management and yield impact
19/04/2006 | THREE of WA agriculture's identities were recognised for their contributions to the industry last week when they were inducted into the Royal Agricultural Society of WA (RASWA) Agricultural Hall of Fame. Henry Schapper, Kevin Hogan and Edgar
19/04/2006 | PROTECTING WA grain crops from disease threats through the domestic mail system has proven continually frustrating, according to the Agriculture Department. Agriculture Department quarantine officers are unable to open mail arriving at Perth D
19/04/2006 | TWO senior AWB Ltd executives have quit the bealeagured wheat giant. Their resignations, effective immediately, coincided with the appearance of Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer and Prime Minister John Howard before the witness box a
19/04/2006 | NEW support for genetically modified technology in the pulses industry emerged at Grains Week in Canberra with Pulse Australia announcing a pro-GM policy. Pulse Australia chief executive officer Gavin Gibson said a major change in attitude towards
19/04/2006 | WHEN one of the world's leading fashion designers is prepared to back Merino wool, woolgrowers can rightly assume the industry is still alive and well. For Peter Morrissey it's simple, he loves working with Australian wool. Mr Morrissey dresses
19/04/2006 | WHEN one of the world's leading fashion designers is prepared to back Merino wool, woolgrowers can rightly assume the industry is still alive and well. For Peter Morrissey it's simple, he loves working with Australian wool. Mr Morrissey dresses
19/04/2006 | The Department of Agriculture and Food has staved off rumours it is planning to sell its research stations. Director General Ian Longson said the agency was only carrying out a review of research stations to find ways to increase the delivery of r
19/04/2006 | FARM lobby groups' allegations of inadequate government spending in the bush are false, according to Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan. Ms MacTiernan dismissed such claims as "twaddle" and suggested farmers had made a habit o
19/04/2006 | AWB has made a solid start in marketing the 2005-06 pool, despite the drama surrounding the Cole Inquiry and the Iraqi boycott on its wheat. Last week the exporter announced it would make a $397 million first distribution to growers who delive
19/04/2006 | AVON MLA Max Trenorden has claimed growers could be forced to cart illegal tonnages of fertiliser if government road assessments and seasonal truck permits were not organised by seeding time. But Transport Minister Alannah MacTiernan said the
19/04/2006 | THE untimely drinking water shortage at Badgingarra Primary School in February was symptomatic of the State Government's lack of attention to rural areas and should never have happened, according to Nationals education spokesman and Greenough MLA Gra
19/04/2006 | WOOLGROWERS may be disheartened by recent declining wool prices, but predictions do not suggest a further spiralling towards last year's low figures. While wool prices were on the rise earlier in the year, many WA brokers warned not to expect
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