http://www.countryman.com.au/ Latest Content for News en-nz http://www.countryman.com.au/images/countryman_logo (small).gif Copyright 2007 Countryman http://www.countryman.com.au/feed/ Countryman RSS Generator infor@countryman.com.au infor@countryman.com.au Mounting uncertainty surrounds the future of the AWB brand, with Canadian giant Agrium saying it has plans for the once king of the Australian wheat business. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/3603.html infor@countryman.com.au 02-09-2010 Scientists have unveiled the first sequence coverage of the wheat genome in what is a groundbreaking moment for agriculture. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/3604.html infor@countryman.com.au 02-09-2010 Growers have had their say and launched a new national grains body out of the ashes of another, but WAFarmers says it will be plagued by the same problems. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/3605.html infor@countryman.com.au 02-09-2010 The release of the first map of the genetic code of wheat has been hailed by scientists as both a way to boost yields and to help feed the world. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/3606.html infor@countryman.com.au 02-09-2010 With northern pastoralists forced to send heavy cattle to southern markets since Indonesia's new weight restrictions, shipping cattle to ports closer to Australian meatworks is under consideration. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/3607.html infor@countryman.com.au 02-09-2010 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged to change Labor traditions to make lasting improvements to Australian democracy. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/3608.html infor@countryman.com.au 02-09-2010 Plans for the South West Agrifood Precinct Group to develop an area for red meat producers, processors, exporters and food production groups, otherwise known as the South West Red Meat Precinct (SWAPG) are moving forward. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/3609.html infor@countryman.com.au 02-09-2010 Seven community leaders are in the running to win The Royal Agricultural Society (The RAS) of WA's 2010 Rural Community Achiever Award. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/3611.html infor@countryman.com.au 02-09-2010 Frustrated beef producers Matt and Janet Thompson are taking their long-running legal battle to the Supreme Court this week, in a bid to increase the size of their Narrogin feedlot and to defend the property rights of rural West Australians. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/3565.html infor@countryman.com.au 26-08-2010 The sudden passing of Ned Borrello last week, aged 50, has rocked WA agriculture and stunned the beef industry. http://www.countryman.com.au/article/3566.html infor@countryman.com.au 26-08-2010