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Diversity crops up in Kojonup

10 Feb 12 | CASH cropping at Kojonup has proved to be an adaptable and opportunistic venture undertaken by a large majority of the region's farmers.

Grains and Cropping - General

AWB 2011/12 wheat pools to close in SA and WA

09 Feb 12 | WITH harvest complete AWB will close its remaining 2011/12 season wheat pools in all South Australian and Western Australia port zones except for the Albany port zone at 5pm Friday 10th February 2012.

Grains and Cropping - General

Wheatbelt farmers give Iggy the spray

09 Feb 12 | LAST week's rainfall from remnants of Cyclone Iggy produced variable results throughout the WA Wheatbelt.

Grains and Cropping - General

Scientists tick lupins as super food

09 Feb 12 | THE WA-based Centre for Food and Genomic Medicine (CFGM) has declared lupins a new super food.

Grains and Cropping - Legume

Grain Growers not right choice for WA: PGA

08 Feb 12 | THE Pastoralists and Graziers’ Association (PGA) has questioned any benefits for West Australian grain growers under the recent arrangement between Eastern States based Grain Growers Ltd and the WA Farmers’ Federation. |

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Grains and Cropping - General

Grain gains from soil biology research

07 Feb 12 | THE science of soil biology is following on the heels of minimum till farming - hailed as the next productivity revolution and a potential source of widespread gains in the cropping sector.

Grains and Cropping - General

WA fact sheet a go-to guide on summer fallow management

07 Feb 12 | CONTROLLING summer weeds early to conserve moisture for use by subsequent crops gives economic returns in most locations in most years, according to research.

Grains and Cropping - Grasses and feed

Colour standards go against the grain

02 Feb 12 | SOUTH Coast barley growers are calling for a review of barley standard guidelines saying the current system discriminates against them.

Grains and Cropping - General

Be ‘rust ready’ in season 2012

01 Feb 12 | EVERY grain grower should have a rust management plan drawn up at the beginning of the season.

Grains and Cropping - General

Premier must act on Carnarvon bushfires: PGA

31 Jan 12 | THE Pastoralists and Graziers Association (PGA) has called for Premier Colin Barnett to declare the bushfires in Carnarvon, which have been burning since the 27th of December, a Natural Disaster.

Grains and Cropping - General

GrainGrowers, WA Farmers team up to champion grain

31 Jan 12 | GRAIN Growers Limited and The Western Australian Farmers Federation have entered into a Heads of Agreement to better promote the interests of the state’s grain producers. |

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Grains and Cropping - Grains

Grain Gain On-farm courses to boost grower skills

31 Jan 12 | GROWERS can enhance their business and leadership skills by participating in Grain Gain On-farm courses offered across Australia by Grain Growers Limited.

Grains and Cropping - General

Western Australia's heatwave leads to bush fire concerns

30 Jan 12 | PARTS of Western Australia have been enduring an extended heatwave and now dry winds are picking up speed, raising the bush fire threat.

Grains and Cropping - General

WA growers explore summer crop options

28 Jan 12 | SUMMER rains have meant growers throughout WA have seized the opportunity to sow summer crops. |

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Grains and Cropping - General

Opportunity to cash in on grain still exists

27 Jan 12 | AUTUMN is the time for WA growers to sell new season grain according to Geraldton-based Planfarm consultant, Cameron Weeks.

Grains and Cropping - General

Be the early bird on summer weed control

26 Jan 12 | West Australian growers are urged to control summer weeds as soon as possible, even it means getting out the boomspray while completing harvesting programs.

Grains and Cropping - General

Time to consider rust resistance for 2012

25 Jan 12 | WHEN considering options for their 2012 cropping program, grain growers should select varieties with sufficient rust resistance to suit their own risk situation.

Grains and Cropping - General

Rail finger pointing continues

20 Jan 12 | TRANSPORT Minister Troy Buswell has indirectly pointed the finger at CBH in response to last week's horrific truck crash east of Beverley. |

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WA harvest hits record level

19 Jan 12 | THE 2011/12 WA harvest is set to go down as the largest on record. |

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SPRAY awards on again

19 Jan 12 | THE call is going out again to farmers and farm contractors to be part of this year's national SPRAY Awards and in the running for a $15,000 prize pack - including a study tour of Britain.

Grains and Cropping - General

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