31 Dec 09 | Last week’s AWB annual general meeting was vaudeville masquerading as corporate business.
31 Dec 09 | NO MATTER what part of Australia you call home, the agriculture sector has again experienced significant challenges this year with a volatile global economy and weather conditions making it difficult to predict farm incomes.
31 Dec 09 | THE US Department of Homeland Security, which now conducts food and agricultural inspections at US borders, has opened a new Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center (CTAC) aimed at ensuring the safety of foods imported into the country.
31 Dec 09 | THERE'S only one way to shear a Merino, and some shearer trainees aren't being taught do it the right way, according to shearing contractor Brendan Boyle.
31 Dec 09 | WA is headed for its lowest road toll since 2005, but the number of critically injured victims of crashes continues to rise.
31 Dec 09 | IT is believed fallen powerlines may have sparked the Toodyay bushfire.
31 Dec 09 | TWIN brothers John and Rob Ainsworth say their golden memories of growing up in Corrigin inspired their love of painting.
30 Dec 09 | SCIENTISTS have gained a glimpse into how the koala, one of the nation's most loved creatures, may have acted tens of millions of years ago.
30 Dec 09 | THE US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory is producing cellulosic ethanol and processing one tonne a day of feedstock.
30 Dec 09 | AS A ''get out of jail'' card, the Nufarm board could hardly have done better than the deal struck with the Japanese chemicals group Sumitomo, after being left in the financial equivalent of no man's land by its one-time Chinese partner, Sinochem.
30 Dec 09 | DESPITE a few setbacks, the Muchea Saleyards should be operational in March according to the WA Meat Industry Authority (WAMIA).
30 Dec 09 | THE results of a controversial animal feeding study on genetically modified crops are expected to be made public by the middle of next year.
30 Dec 09 | RECORDS have tumbled across Western Australia as a short lived heat wave makes its mark.
29 Dec 09 | IT'S got such a simple ring to it: People's Bank. And it's not only pithy, it's also easily understandable and catchy too.
29 Dec 09 | THE federal opposition is considering declaring a war on camels as part of its climate change policy, arguing that the desert pest is responsible for more emissions than the exhaust of 300,000 cars.
29 Dec 09 | KEVIN Rudd has flown back to Australia after a gruelling few days in Copenhagen having just agreed with other world leaders to do, well … not that much on climate change.
29 Dec 09 | FOLLOWING on from the popular desk-based farm office workshops, Partners in Grain (PinG) WA is bringing computer workshops to towns throughout the Wheatbelt.
29 Dec 09 | THE ongoing problem of rural areas attracting doctors has been compounded with the resignations of doctors from three major Wheatbelt centres.
29 Dec 09 | PARTS of Western Australia saw their hottest day so far this summer as temperatures rocketed into the 40's.
28 Dec 09 | MINISTER for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke has launched a new initiative that provides financial and mentoring support for up to ten young Australians who are committed to contributing to Australia’s rural sector.
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