18 Dec 07 | PASTORALISTS and Graziers Association (PGA) executive committee member Gary McGill has lashed out at the previous federal government and the Wheat Export Marketing Alliance (WEMA), blaming them for the chaos caused by CBH's wheat pool closure last we
18 Dec 07 | WAFARMERS grains council president Derek Clauson believes Neil Wandel will have many challenges ahead of him in his new role as CBH chairman. The bulk handler announced last week that Mr Wandel had been nominated as chairman-elect after a mid-week
18 Dec 07 | WA livestock exporters have welcomed Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke's words of support for the live export industry last week. It was reported that Mr Burke said he had confidence in the trade and there was a future for Australia in live
18 Dec 07 | ORGANIC sheep farmers in WA are close to setting up a formal organisation for their industry that will consolidate supplies and work at establishing a market for their products. About 25 South West farmers run certified organic and biodynamic shee
18 Dec 07 | THE search for a new chief executive officer at the WA Meat Marketing Co-operative (WAMMCO) is under way after Des Griffiths announced he would resign next year.
Mr Griffiths, 64, took over as CEO from Brian Aitkens in October 2000, a year after
18 Dec 07 | THE WA Pork Producers’ Association (WAPPA) last week called on the Australian Government to broaden the scope of the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into the import of pigmeat. WAPPA wanted the inquiry to examine the annual level of direct and
11 Dec 07 | THE White Lakes Angus stud met a receptive market last week when the breeding herd was dispersed to a contingent of both stud and commercial buyers who bid to a top of $4600. It was a sad occasion for the Williams family, Toodyay, espe-cially for
11 Dec 07 | FREMANTLE-BASED meat exporter Carl Wheeler wants to forget when the Australian dollar’s value started climbing to new heights six months ago. With the dollar still riding high, having peaked in November at a 23-year high of US93.8 cents, financial
11 Dec 07 | MILK producers in the South West are handing in notice to Fonterra, as whispers of the processor offering superior contracts to preferred suppliers grow louder. Farmers have suggested some larger producers are receiving at least four cents a litr
11 Dec 07 | A LEADING independent WA rural real estate agency has predicted a bleak time ahead for those farmers looking to sell land in marginal areas of the WA Wheatbelt. VNW Independent director Simon Wilding said the opportunity for significant gains from
11 Dec 07 | A WAR of words continues to resonate in the Federal seat of O’Connor and in the heartland of wheat growing territory three weeks after the general election. National Party candidate Philip Gardiner sparked a heated reaction from the local Liberal
11 Dec 07 | GARMENTS made from Western Australian wool will be a highlight of the international fashion stage thanks to a collaborative research project between the Agriculture Department and Italian designer Bianca Gervasio. She was in WA this month seeking
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