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  1. National Agriculture DayPremiumNational Agriculture Day is set for Friday, November 18

  2. Love of the gamePremiumJarrod Cameron finds his spark in country footy

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    ‘What’s the point?’    Comments
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    Home buyers told to BYO tradies by major builder

  4. ‘Pretty special’PremiumLongmuir lauds ‘maturity and guts’ in special Fremantle win

  5. PoliticsPlan to stop double-ups in training sector

JUNIOR JUDGINGShow of faith in young judges

A young judges qualifier event will be held at WA College of Agriculture — Denmark for those who missed their chance to win a slot in the upcoming State Championships at the Perth Royal Show.

Adam Poulsen

Newdegate Machinery Field Days Read the 2022 Newdegate Machinery Field Days program

Read the 2022 Newdegate Machinery Field Days program.

Cally Dupe

PEST CONTROLState biosecurity funding ‘a pittance’: Thomas

Damning new figures show farmers are spending 333 times more per hectare to control feral animals on their own properties than what the State Government is spending on the same cause on unallocated crown land.

Adam Poulsen

NewsToyota LandCruiser 70 Series order books closed for another 12 months

Toyota has no plans to re-open 70 Series LandCruiser order books until late next year, as it struggles to clear its huge order bank.

Mike Costello

Show timePremiumMullewa hosts a big weekend with two big events

Those who attended the Outback Bloom Festival last week would be reminiscing the scent of the district’s wildflowers as well as the waft of fairy floss and hot donuts coming from the Mullewa Agricultural Show.

Jessica Moroney

National Agriculture DayPremiumNational Agriculture Day is set for Friday, November 18

Australian agriculture’s biggest day of the year is on Friday, November 18, when the nation comes together to celebrate National Agriculture Day.

Staff Reporter

Machinery Growers switch to expanding GPS network for guidance

An expanding cellular real time kinematics differential GPS network is attracting grower uptake for improved accuracy, reliability and repeatability with machine guidance compared with other systems.

Oat-ertunity Grains Australia launches hunt for inaugural oat council

Grains Australia is on the hunt for oat enthusiasts and experts to form its first national oat council as the national group powers on with bringing together industry “good functions”.

Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days SoilsWest releases ebook focused on sodic and alkaline soil

WA grain growers wondering how to tackle sodic and alkaline soil have been encouraged to check out a new ebook produced by SoilsWest that forms another part of what is now an eight-book series.

mingenew midwest expoMingenew pop-up shop a huge hit showcasing 15 local artists

A suite of brightly coloured, handcrafted flowers for the past few weeks have been dotted around the streets of Mingenew, leading to a treasure trove of artwork and handcrafted wares.

Shannon Verhagen

Field DayFinding success on gravel soils focus of Williams field day

Cutting edge options for managing gravel soil constraints to improve yields will be the focus of an upcoming Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development field day at Williams on September 14. 

Cally Dupe

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Drugs sold under the noses of cops in ‘Perth’s Silk Road’

Brazen peddlers are using an app to push cocaine, pot, prescription pills and MDMA to satisfy tens of thousands of buyers across our suburbs - and it’s all happening in plain sight of police.

Michael Traill

‘Missed by everyone’PremiumTributes for teen stab victim as accused claims self-defence

The teenager accused of stabbing a 17-year-old to death in a botched North Perth drug deal has faced court after allegedly plunging a knife into the boy’s heart.

Michael Traill

Flying fistsVideoPremiumWATCH: The moment bikie violence explodes at Perth pub

Shocking CCTV vision of a wild bikie brawl shows the moment all hell breaks loose inside a pub, with the violence erupting in front of horrified patrons.

Kellie Balaam

News

National Agriculture DayPremiumNational Agriculture Day is set for Friday, November 18

Staff Reporter

mingenew midwest expoMingenew pop-up shop a huge hit showcasing 15 local artists

Shannon Verhagen

PEST CONTROLState biosecurity funding ‘a pittance’: Thomas

Adam Poulsen

animal sciencePremiumAussie scientists aim to breed 'superfly'

Liv Casben

Grain

Oat-ertunity Grains Australia launches hunt for inaugural oat council

Cally Dupe

Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days SoilsWest releases ebook focused on sodic and alkaline soil

Cally Dupe

Field DayFinding success on gravel soils focus of Williams field day

Cally Dupe

Near-record forecastPremiumWA’s grains industry gears up for a bumper harvest

Cally Dupe

Livestock

Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field DaysSuperior Sires project provides a profitable link

Bob Garnant

JUNIOR JUDGINGShow of faith in young judges

Adam Poulsen

Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days PremiumCrowds flock to rams at Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days

Bob Garnant

Junior sheep judgingPremiumCunderdin students well represented at junior sheep judging

Bob Garnant

Wool

Wool awardsWIA wool medals awarded to four highly respected recipients

Bob Garnant

WOOL BAN LIFTEDChina has lifted its wool ban on South Africa

Bob Garnant and Adam Poulsen

Shearing BoomDemand for shearing combs and cutters soars

Cally Dupe

Q Fever Warning One shearer’s experience with Q-fever prompts a warning

Cally Dupe

Politics

Golden ticket eventCommentsPM vows WA will be heard ‘loud and clear’ at jobs summit

Kimberley Caines

PoliticsGovernment to create biodiversity market

Paul Osborne and Andrew Brown

Aboriginal corporation supportPremiumPlibersek rules out rock art fears & backs $4.5b urea plant

Kimberley Caines

The hot topicsPremiumNWC by-election: Q&A with main candidates

Jessica Moroney

Machinery

Machinery Growers switch to expanding GPS network for guidance

Staff Reporter

MACHINERY OUTLOOKPremiumTractor sales support buoyant agriculture outlook

Staff Reporter

DOWERIN GWN7 MACHINERY FIELD DAYSPremiumCNH Industrial 400-600 diesel mechanics down

Shannon Verhagen

Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field DaysPremiumWongan Hills Engineering comb trailer raises money for #6Bs

Cally Dupe

Field Days

mingenew midwest expoMingenew pop-up shop a huge hit showcasing 15 local artists

Shannon Verhagen

Newdegate Machinery Field Days Latest in livestock at Newdegate Machinery Field Days

Cally Dupe

Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days Agwest Machinery named most outstanding exhibitor at Dowerin

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DOWERIN GWN7 MACHINERY FIELD DAYSPremiumSOCIAL PICTURES: Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days

Shannon Verhagen

Horticulture

Chemical ResistanceGreen peach aphids with world-first resistance spark concern

Cally Dupe

Troubled watersPremium‘Disingenuous’ spud king slammed for another water theft

Carly Laden

UpdatedPremiumFarmers want to pay workers in fruit

Catie McLeod

berry good dropCuprum creates Blueberry Vodka to fight food waste

Luke McPherson

Finance & Markets

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSPremiumSheep market continues slide

Rob Kelly

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSOld season sheep backlog continues

Rob Kelly

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSPremiumSheep prices continue to slide

Rob Kelly

CRUNCHING THE NUMBERSFMD threat greatest for sheepmeat and wool trades

Adam Poulsen

Opinion

OPINION PremiumThis week's jobs and skills summit can’t be a ‘talkfest’

Steve Martin

Newdegate Machinery Field Days PremiumHear from the Newdegate Machinery Field Days president

Craig Newman

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opinion
Mark RileyComments
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Skills summit confronts range of issues that need attention

Mark Riley

Mark Riley

OPINIONPaid leave for emergency volunteers deserves support

Martin Aldridge

Country Communities

Community legendsPremiumCunderdin school bus drivers retire after combined 90 years

Shannon Verhagen

Kings ParkExplore Kings Park by bike

Mogens Johansen

Coolgardie RodeoPremiumBull ride dedicated to Goldfields rodeo lover

Amber Lilley

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review
‘Deliciously unctuous’
review
Simon Collins discovers the best lamb shank he’s ever had

Simon Collins