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  1. legal actionPremiumFormer CBH board chair Newman firm on legal action

  2. seeding 2021Premium“Earliest and best” start to WA growing season in years

  3. export marketsPremiumRecord season and new contracts for WA’s Bravo apples

  4. major milestonePremiumGoldfields project generates $2m carbon credits in 2yrs

  5. seeding 2021Growers seed into moisture for first time in 3 years

labour crisisWA grower may have to plough nearly half of his crop

It could be several weeks, if not months before the 12 workers Mr Rose had secured for harvest touch down on WA soil.

Jacinta Cantatore & Shannon Verhagen

seeding 2021Three generations helping seed at York family farm

A wetter and better start to the season than usual prompted an early Easter start to seeding for York farmer Erin Emin.

Shannon Verhagen

cbh boardPremiumSix candidates vie for two positions on CBH board

One three-year term position is available in CBH’s District One, while one two-year term position is available in District Four.

Cally Dupe

Milking the oatsOats fillip for WA farmers

WA produces more than half of Australia’s oats, but for almost 20 years the national oat breeding program has been based in South Australia. That is changing to WA.

Jenne Brammer

UpdatedPremiumRinehart leads high-profile cattle station sales

A collection of Aussie cattle stations bigger than some European countries has been listed for sale.

James Wagstaff

Bank ClosingANZ Beverley’s closure ‘disrespectful’ to customers

Beverley’s only bank is closing its doors, causing angst among the tight-knit farming community and leaving its customers facing a 130km round trip to Northam.

Cally Dupe

Close callVideoWATCH: Truck ploughs into another on Albany Highway

A dramatic collision between two trucks has been caught on police dash cam in WA’s Wheatbelt.

Tough timesPremiumPremiumYeeda mothballs northern abattoir, converts it to co-op

High cattle prices means it is not viable for the Kimberley Meat Co to open this year, prompting management to restructure it into a co-operative.

Trade collapsesPremiumPremiumCrayfishers seek $21m in fees relief after China blow

Australia’s lobsters were among a suite of Australian products — including wine, barley, timber and hay — blacklisted by China amid deteriorating tensions between Beijing and Canberra.

cbh boardPremiumSix candidates vie for two positions on CBH board

One three-year term position is available in CBH’s District One, while one two-year term position is available in District Four.

Cally Dupe

“minimum standards”PremiumBigmouths risk being kicked out of CBH board contest

CBH board candidates will need to watch their mouth or risk being expelled from the contest as the grain handler aims to improve the behaviour of those vying for a director’s role.

Cally Dupe

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Flowering careerCommentsPremiumMeet the man who’d do anything to collect WA seeds

Luke Sweedman has explored nearly all of WA’s nooks and crannies during his career as a botanist. He’s so planted in the field that he even has a tree named after him. Here is his story.

Steve Butler

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The West Australian exclusive
‘So, So loved’CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Family heartache at loss of ‘legend’ in workplace death

The family of a young Manjimup electrician who died in a workplace accident have spoken of their heartbreak at losing a ‘carefree’ soul who was ‘so, so loved’.

Ben Loughran

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONPremiumWho is betting whiz kid at centre of $120m court case?

He’s an Aquinas College graduate who’s been photographed rubbing shoulders with former footy stars and splashing cash, so how did Chris Brown get caught up in a $120 million Federal court case?

Sarah Steger

News

Close callVideoWATCH: Truck ploughs into another on Albany Highway

Liam Croy

Trade collapsesPremiumCrayfishers seek $21m in fees relief after China blow

Jenne Brammer

cbh boardPremiumSix candidates vie for two positions on CBH board

Cally Dupe

“minimum standards”PremiumBigmouths risk being kicked out of CBH board contest

Cally Dupe

Grain

cbh boardPremiumSix candidates vie for two positions on CBH board

Cally Dupe

“minimum standards”PremiumBigmouths risk being kicked out of CBH board contest

Cally Dupe

legal actionPremiumFormer CBH board chair Newman firm on legal action

EXCLUSIVE Cally Dupe

seeding 2021Three generations helping seed at York family farm

Shannon Verhagen

Livestock

Tough timesPremiumYeeda mothballs northern abattoir, converts it to co-op

Jenne Brammer

major milestonePremiumGoldfields project generates $2m carbon credits in 2yrs

Shannon Verhagen

Innovator awardInnovator award to Matt Camarri

Bob Garnant

WAMIA bossWAMIA chief in new livestock role

Bob Garnant

Wool

Shearing displayShear joy at centre of display

Cally Dupe

Pingelly ShearsBoyle in close win at Pingelly

Bob Garnant

Shearing competitionShearing comp seeks young guns

Bob Garnant

Expo shearingBoyle wins open at Expo

Bob Garnant

Politics

Voting overhaulCommentsPremiumUpper House reform now ‘on agenda’ for WA Govt

Josh Zimmerman

41st ParliamentLara’s love letter to Gero in special speech

Phoebe Pin

New EraCommentsPremiumNats, Libs sign ‘alliance agreement’ to battle Labor

Peter Law

State ElectionPremium‘Dangerous time’ for agriculture

Cally Dupe

Machinery

Soil healthKalannie farm gears toward soil health

MACHINERY BOOMLending points to confidence boost

Carbon AgProbe boosts carbon data gathering

CASE IHConnect with Case IH

Field Days

apple festivalPremiumApple Fest to host interactive regenerative ag display

Shannon Verhagen

wagin woolorama 2021Camera IconGlitz and glam at Wagin Woolorama fashion shows

Shannon Verhagen

Wagin Woolorama 2021Denmark students judged the best at Wagin

Cally Dupe

Wagin WooloramaAngenup Merino supreme at Wagin Woolorama

Bob Garnant

Horticulture

plans scrappedPremiumNovotel to take seasonal workers for WA farms

Shannon Verhagen

export marketsPremiumRecord season and new contracts for WA’s Bravo apples

EXCLUSIVE, Shannon Verhagen

labour crisisWA grower may have to plough nearly half of his crop

Jacinta Cantatore & Shannon Verhagen

labour crisisPremiumFeds say they never stopped processing applications

EXCLUSIVE, Shannon Verhagen

Finance & Markets

beyond the saleyardsBeyond the Saleyards — Sheep markets well supported

Rob Kelly

Beyond the SaleyardsBeyond the Saleyards — Prime bids putpressure on price

Rob Kelly

Beyond the SaleyardsBeyond the Saleyards — Crossbreds sign of stable market

ROB KELLY

Beyond the SaleyardsBeyond the Saleyards - Stability key for WA prices

Rob Kelly

Opinion

OPINIONSearch for fresh markets is part of the fix

Gary McGill

opinion
opinion
Station Life
opinion
Bidding farewell to Station Life musings

Raelene Hall

opinion
opinion
Careful what you wish forCommentsPremium
opinion
Despite the bravado, Nats worried in Opposition

Joe Spagnolo

OPINIONLip-service to regional WA’s needs

Mia Davies

Country Communities

Bank ClosingANZ Beverley’s closure ‘disrespectful’ to customers

Cally Dupe

seeding 2021Three generations helping seed at York family farm

Shannon Verhagen

seeding 2021Growers seed into moisture for first time in 3 years

Shannon Verhagen

seeding 2021York farmers reducing hay and upping canola

Shannon Verhagen