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  1. Highway to hellPremiumSouth West farmer warns of highway dangers

  2. “huge blow”NAB Wheatbelt and Mid West branch closures ‘callous’

  3. “now is the time”Farmers urged to check crops for fungus risk

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  5. CHAMPIONSHIPS CANCELLEDPremiumCOVID-canned football championships hurts

CrimePremiumMore than 20 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition seized at NT cattle station

Police have seized firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition after searching a NT cattle station in relation to a suspected case of livestock theft.

ALICIA PERERA

apples and orangesPremiumMinister suggests training pickers to drive chaser bins

Pacific workers could swap picking oranges for driving chaser bins to relieve pressure on farmers this harvest if the State Government’s bold idea to train them on heavy machinery gains traction.

Shannon Verhagen

Driverless farmingPremiumWA farmers place first orders for automated equipment

Smaller autonomous machinery will start operating on WA farms by early 2022, but large driverless tractors or headers won’t start cruising Wheatbelt paddocks for years to come.

Jenne Brammer

Old stylePremiumFarm lobby says Perth Show displays outdated farming

WA’s peak agricultural lobby group says the Perth Royal Show shows farming as it was a century ago, and the industry should take lessons from a flagship mining event on how to promote itself.

Jenne Brammer

PoliticsMorrison backing miners despite reshuffle

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has moved to reassure the resources sector about his government's commitment after the portfolio was sliced out of cabinet.

Matt Coughlan

Elders recruitGraduate takes up career challenge

Fresh out of a double major degree in animal science and agronomy at Murdoch University, Lauren Rayner has taken up a trainee livestock position with Elders at its Narrogin branch.

Bob Garnant

Green goldCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumBargain price avos ripe for picking amid record crop

Avocados — delicious, nutritious and now costing just $1 each in some shops. But while a price crash on the versatile health food is great for consumers, farmers fear they could be toast.

‘good news’No further pesticide resistance in fall armyworm

The recent findings provide hope its march south can be slowed and follow a mammoth effort testing the resistance of 158 samples collected from maize crops in the Ord River Irrigation Area and Broome.

“now is the time”Farmers urged to check crops for fungus risk

WA canola growers are being urged to assess their crops’ risk of a destructive and “unpredictable” fungal disease capable of axing yields by 20 per cent.

Highway to hellPremiumSouth West farmer warns of highway dangers

And Cowaramup dairy farmer Peter Duggan — who farms either side of the busy thoroughfare — said the increased traffic made it dangerous for him to move machinery

Shannon Verhagen

Lime PitGreat Southern farmers support Nullaki lime pit

Great Southern farmers have thrown their support behind a controversial plan to open a lime pit on the Nullaki Peninsula in December, saying it would slash their lime costs in half.

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30-year mysteryPremiumClaremont killer ‘not linked to Perth teen’s murder’

Detectives have launched a fresh public appeal for information into the 1991 murder of Kerry Turner, amid confirmation a major ‘forensic review’ was carried out into the case several years ago.

Phil Hickey

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WA Police rocked by suicide tragedies

WA Police has been plunged into mourning after two serving officers — including a sergeant who ran his own station — took their own lives in the past fortnight.

Phil Hickey and Brianna Dugan

FULL LISTPremiumAll 842 members of Perth’s The Weld Club revealed

The club is famously private, but today The West Australian can for the first time reveal the names of all its 842 members.

Rhianna Mitchell

News

‘good news’No further pesticide resistance in fall armyworm

Shannon Verhagen

“now is the time”Farmers urged to check crops for fungus risk

Shannon Verhagen

Highway to hellPremiumSouth West farmer warns of highway dangers

Shannon Verhagen

Lime PitGreat Southern farmers support Nullaki lime pit

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Grain

‘good news’No further pesticide resistance in fall armyworm

Shannon Verhagen

“now is the time”Farmers urged to check crops for fungus risk

Shannon Verhagen

More changesPremiumCBH’s CFO Doug Warden to join mining company

Jenne Brammer

apples and orangesPremiumMinister suggests training pickers to drive chaser bins

Shannon Verhagen

Livestock

Elders recruitGraduate takes up career challenge

Bob Garnant

Haynes’ farmHaynes’ family in farming blitz

Bob Garnant

WAFarmers Annual ForumGeoff Pearson takes WAFarmers livestock council reins

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Cattle SchemeCattle Industry Funding Scheme funding opens

Wool

WASIA AGMShearer training essential

Bob Garnant

AWI appointmentFormer NFF president appointed AWI chairman

Bob Garnant

Wool industryCOVID protocols postpone shearer shortage workshop

Bob Garnant

wool showcased“World-leading” practices of WA woolgrowers showcased

Shannon Verhagen

Politics

Public infringementCommentsBarnaby Joyce fined for flouting virus rule

Ben McClellan

Country mattersCommentsPremiumDavies ‘disappointed’ by Joyce’s return as Nats leader

Peter Law & Charlotte Elton

Back in chargeCommentsNats re-Joyce as Barnaby wins leadership spill

Lanai Scarr & Sarah Ison

Melbourne outbreakVideoWA border to stay open but travellers must get tested

Peter Law

Machinery

New TechnologyData exchange key to top productivity

40 Under 40 AwardsSeed Terminator inventor crushes 40 Under 40 Awards

Soil healthKalannie farm gears toward soil health

MACHINERY BOOMLending points to confidence boost

Field Days

Gidgegannup Small Farm Field DaySlow food to tell its story

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Rebuilding after devastationGidgegannup Small Farm Field Day rises out of the ashes

Dorothy Henderson

WA Honey Festival a sweet celebrationWA Honey Festival

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Mingenew Midwest ExpoNew farmer at the helm of Mingenew Midwest Expo

Dorothy Henderson

Horticulture

Green goldCommentsPremiumBargain price avos ripe for picking amid record crop

Jenne Brammer

‘good news’No further pesticide resistance in fall armyworm

Shannon Verhagen

apples and orangesPremiumMinister suggests training pickers to drive chaser bins

Shannon Verhagen

‘long awaited’‘Timely action’ needed on new ag visa, say vege growers

Finance & Markets

Beyond the SaleyardsBeyond the Saleyards — Sheep and lamb markets stable

Rob Kelly

Beyond the SaleyardsBeyond the Saleyards — More buyers in market demand

ROB KELLY

Beyond the SaleyardsBeyond the Saleyards — WA lamb prices are on the level

ROB KELLY

Beyond the SaleyardsBeyond the Saleyards — WA lamb prices continue to soar

Rob Kelly

Opinion

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Better days aheadCommentsPremium
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Frydenberg’s ‘pandemic Budget’ sets stage for election

Lanai Scarr

Lanai ScarrFederal Political Editor

OPINIONSearch for fresh markets is part of the fix

Gary McGill

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Station Life
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Bidding farewell to Station Life musings

Raelene Hall

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

Joe Spagnolo

Country Communities

WAFarmers Annual ForumSee who we snapped at the WAFarmers Annual Forum

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Social SceneLocally-grown leaders gather in Northam

Melbourne Cup TourMelbourne Cup Tour headed to Jennacubbine

Northam architectureNortham architecture awarded