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Argyle the new canola diamond

10/10/2008 | The Canola Breeders of Western Australia have released a new variety aimed at optimum performance in medium to high rainfall areas.

Grains and Cropping - Grains

Market chaos hits beef exports

10/10/2008 | The chaos on global financial markets is flowing through to Queensland's beef exports, with buyer uncertainty reported in the US, Korea and Japan.

Livestock - Cattle

New look for Harvey Beef

8/10/2008 | Rebranding for Harvey Beef

Livestock - Cattle

WA machinery merger

8/10/2008 | Machinery dealers in shock merger

Machinery and Equipment - General

Skeleton weed plan faces axe

8/10/2008 | Skeleton weed levy may be lifted, increased or retained

Grains and Cropping - General

WA harvest begins

8/10/2008 | Northern crops kick off WA harvest

Grains and Cropping - General

WA farm groups push for GM ban end

8/10/2008 | WA farm groups return from GM trip and ask new government to lift GM ban

Grains and Cropping - General

Fonterra to buy Ski yoghurt brand

8/10/2008 | National Foods and Fonterra have entered into an agreement for Fonterra to acquire the Ski yoghurt brand from National Foods, should National Foods successfully acquire Dairy Farmers.

Dairy - General

8/10/2008 | It's World Egg Day this Friday – a day to not only raise awareness about the outstanding nutritional benefits of eggs and to recognise this versatile and tasty ingredient, but also a chance to win big.

Agribusiness and General - General

CBA buys BankWest for $2.1b

8/10/2008 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia will push ahead with an accelerated bookbuild to fund its $2.1 billion acquisition of Perth-based lender BankWest.

Agribusiness and General - Finance

PGA slams GLA decision

8/10/2008 | Free market lobbyists, the Pastoralists and Graziers Association have slammed the decision of the new WA government to retain the Grain Licensing Authority for the marketing of coarse grain.

Grains and Cropping - General

US positioned to be leading biofuels market

7/10/2008 | The United States is positioned to become the single largest biodiesel market with 19pc of consumption by 2012.

Agribusiness and General - General

NLIS - what sheep and goat owners need to know

7/10/2008 | The Department of Agriculture and Food has released a DVD and booklet outlining the responsibilities of sheep and goat owners using the National Livestock Identification System. |

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Livestock - Sheep

AWB slashes wheat pools

7/10/2008 | AWB has cut its Estimated Pool Returns for the 2008/09 AWB Western Wheat Pools for all wheat grades except durum due to significant softening of global wheat prices over the past fortnight.

Grains and Cropping - Barley

BankWest fate could be known within 48 hours

7/10/2008 | Nervous BankWest employees expect to know the fate of the company they work for within 48 hours, a source says.

Agribusiness and General - Finance

DAFWA provides mulesing alternatives

6/10/2008 | The Department of Agriculture and Food will be providing information on alternatives to mulesing, with demonstrations of wrinkle scoring at several of its research station field days this month.

Livestock - Sheep

High bushfire risk for WA

6/10/2008 | Above-normal fire potential is expected for the Goldfields and eastern South Coast due to scrub and woodland vegetation being drought affected, according to the Bushfire CRC.

Agribusiness and General - General

Mobile phone the new stockman

6/10/2008 | New software is enabling graziers to track their animals with their mobile phone.

Livestock - Cattle

Drought aid tops $1 billion

6/10/2008 | Government drought assistance has topped $1 billion as some farmers endure their seventh straight season of the big dry. |

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Agribusiness and General - General

I've got no beef: Heatley

6/10/2008 | Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) chairman Don Heatley says he hopes antagonism from the Australian Beef Association stops – but he is not holding his breath.

Livestock - Cattle

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