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Wool MarketElders to pull out of wool sales shocking WA producers

WA wool producers, who are still regaining their confidence after an uplift in the market, have been left shaken and disappointed by Elders’ decision to pull out of the State’s wool sales.

Georgia Campion

WA's wool producers have been left reeling and disappointed after Elders made the decision to cease all of its wool sales by July next year.

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CSIRO researcher Steve Henry said farmers were seeing up to 8000 mice per hectare in some grain paddocks.

A Plague of MiceMouse plague threatens $1 billion in damage to WA’s crops

WA’s grain growers are facing another whammy to the industry — a $1 billion damaging mouse plague — after about thousands of burrows were found in key farming regions.

Georgia Campion & Sienna Seychell

Sheep have been stolen from two Wheatbelt farms.

Rural CrimeNearly 150 head of sheep stolen from two Wheatbelt farms

The rural crime squad is investigating after nearly 150 head of sheep were stolen from two Wheatbelt properties as farmers gear up for lambing season.

Georgia Campion

The Australian Merino Production Trial runs wethers under the same conditions and evaluates both fleece and carcase traits.

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Rebecca Nadge

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Charlotte James on Kevin picks up pace during the gymkhana barrel race at the 2025 Nullarbor Muster.

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Rising fuel costs have forced the cancellation of the 2026 Nullarbor Muster that was scheduled for this month.

Isabella Davis

Bibra Lake-based Dyson Jones trading assistant Russell Fraser and wool auctioneer Sam Howie celebrated WA's rising wool market with the week's two-day sale topper, a 17.9 micron four-bale consignment of AAAM fleece branded 'Bricky'.

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A Bridgetown Merino fleece consignment is destined for China’s Red Sun Wool Textile Company in Zhejiang, part of the Sunwoo Holding Group that processes 24,000 tonnes of high-quality Merino wool tops each year

Bob Garnant

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Shane Powell of TIA, Mike Rose of TIA, Paul Greenfield chair of Soil CRC’s board, Michael Crawford chief executive of Soil CRC and Brett Harris from InVENT holding the QUOLL® e-nose.

SOIL PROBE NEEDS SUPPORTE-nose will help farmers assess soil conditions on-the-spot

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Wool MarketElders to pull out of wool sales shocking WA producers

WA wool producers, who are still regaining their confidence after an uplift in the market, have been left shaken and disappointed by Elders’ decision to pull out of the State’s wool sales.

FARM TECHSheep walk-over weighing systems could be replaced with AI

The CSIRO is developing an in-paddock prototype that can accurately estimate sheep liveweight and fleece weight in real-time using 3D imaging and AI that could replace more labour-intensive weighing models.

Danielle Marsland

John Higham outside Geraldton Magistrates Court and inset his rooftop protest in February.

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A Geraldton fisherman has avoided a fine for trespassing after chaining himself to the roof of the local fisheries in an action of protest.

Imogen Wilson

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Flowers by the side of Nicholson Road, Lynwood, where a fatal crash occured which resulted in the death of Skye.

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SOIL PROBE NEEDS SUPPORTE-nose will help farmers assess soil conditions on-the-spot

Danielle Marsland

Wool MarketElders to pull out of wool sales shocking WA producers

Georgia Campion

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Imogen Wilson

Travis and Zoe Allington on their family farm.

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