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Mingenew Midwest Expo Mingenew Midwest Expo cancelled, new grants program launched

The Mid West’s biggest agricultural field day — the Mingenew Midwest Expo — has been cancelled indefinitely after more than 40 years.

Cally Dupe

Major Crash investigators are appealing for anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.

Disaster and EmergencyDriver killed in horror three-vehicle Wheatbelt crash

Jessica Evensen

Australian Wool Network board Brendon Lunney, Rick Maybury, John Collye, and Ben Barlow. AWN chief operating officer Rick Maybury has taken a step up and into the role of the pastoral houses’ managing director and chief executive.

New BoardRick Maybury appointed new AWN chief executive

Australian Wool Network chief operating officer Rick Maybury has taken a step up and into the role of the pastoral houses’ managing director and chief executive.

Georgia Campion

Avocado production in Australia is down about 15 per cent but is expected to soon bounce back. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

AgricultureAvo production smashed, but still 20 for every Aussie

Millennials don't have to mourn the loss of their beloved smashed avo toast, with lower production of the fruit expected to be short-lived.

Stephanie Gardiner

MEATY ROLEFormer Fremantle forward Hayden Ballantyne joins AWN

Former Fremantle Dockers forward Hayden Ballantyne as a new role on the agricultural field after taking up a role as a cattle agent at Australian Wool Network.

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Gilgandra grain grower John Kilby with WeedSmart western extension agronomist Peter Newman.

WEEDSMART WEEKWeedSmart Week: Geraldton set to host annual soiree

Farmers taking part in the field tours will travel to Yuna to visit Simon Smart’s farm and meet with farm manager Austin Raynor, before travelling next door to meet farmers Erin and Brady Green.

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The Port of Albany has been allocated $11 million in the State Budget for the design and redevelopment of the ageing Berth 1 and Berth 2. Inset: Southern Ports chief executive Keith Wilks.

Port plansPort of Albany upgrades years away despite Budget funding

Bigger grain ships could one day berth at the Port of Albany, but it will take “several years” and more than $10 million in planning before the project breaks ground.

Georgia Campion

Westcoast Wool & Livestock wool manager Brad Faithfull and wool broker Justin Haydock.

future of non-mulesedNon-mulesed wool premiums thought to be catalyst for uptake

Australian farmers have not been in a rush to transition away from mulesing, especially in WA, but with growing premiums for non-mulesed wool this could be set to change.

Melissa Pedelty

Wool industry figureheads say the 5.7 per cent increase in the Eastern Market Indicator, year-on-year, was good news for the sector but “did not reflect the state of the industry”.

final saleEOFY wool sales finished strong but not with a bang

The Australian wool industry is feeling a weight lifted after wool sales recorded a 5.7 per cent increase in price on last financial year.

WA Agriculture and Food Minister Jackie Jarvis has unveiled the $97.3 million State Biosecurity Response Centre in Canningvale. PIctured is the facility

HALF BAKEDWA’s $97m biosecurity hub not operating ‘at full capacity’

WA farmers and the opposition have come out swinging at news the State’s $97 million biosecurity hub in Canning Vale is not running at full capacity more than six months after being opened.

DPIRD research scientists Amy Bowden and Brittany Bolt with Agriculture and Food Minister Jackie Jarvis.

Methane StudyKatanning sheep feed trials delivered at NZ conference

West Australian research on sheep feed efficiency and methane emissions has been delivered at an international livestock genetics conference in New Zealand.

Caterpillar is celebrating 100 years and continues to innovate with new zero-emmissions haul trucks.

100 YEARSCaterpillar set to be celebrated at Sunnydale Vintage Day

Caterpillar, the world’s biggest manufacturer of earthmoving machinery, will be celebrated in Kojonup for its centennial year with roots back to a US merger in 1925.

Bob Garnant

Shire of Dalwallinu president Keith Carter.

Wubin Hall for saleShire of Dalwallinu seeks tenders for Wubin Town Hall

Two tiny town halls in a far-flung part of the Wheatbelt are being put up for sale by the local Shire.

Bob Garnant

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Housing marketPerth in property marathon as median price jumps to new peak

Perth’s median dwelling price has jumped $65,000 over the past year, with anticipated interest rate cuts set to further buoy the market.

Kim Macdonald

The 58-year-old Mongol took to the ring in Thailand on Saturday night, winning his first professional fight in the opening round.

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The childcare centre copped a heavy $45,000 fine for the incident.

Courts & JusticeHefty $45k fine dished out for 2yo found alone on busy road

A Baldivis childcare centre has been fined $45,000 for inadequately supervising a two-year-old child who was found alone on the side of a busy road after wandering away from a bush excursion.

Shannon Hampton

Cleveland Dodd's grandmother Roslyn Sullivan talks to the media outside court Andrew Ritchie

Courts & JusticeHorrific details of teen’s final weeks in Unit 18 laid bare

An inquest into the death of Cleveland Dodd — the first juvenile to die in custody in WA — has been told that Corrective Services staff had come to ‘accept the unacceptable’ in how they treated young offenders.

Sarah Crawford and Rebecca Le May

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Dom Sheed of the Eagles and team mates celebrate winning the 2018 Toyota AFL Grand Final match between the West Coast Eagles and the Collingwood Magpies at the in 2018.

AFLHow Dom Sheed went from Kalgoorlie kid to AFL hero

Dom Sheed is happy to be remembered for one kick, but the retiring West Coast Eagle has achieved so much more.

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Shaydan Riley was driving home from work when he collided with a truck and a ute in Aldersyde on Tuesday.

WA NewsTributes flow for ‘loving dad’ killed in Wheatbelt crash

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Mingenew Midwest Expo Mingenew Midwest Expo cancelled, new grants program launched

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BusinessTrump scolds ‘stupid’ Fed after it holds key rate steady

The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady amid expectations of higher inflation and lower economic growth ahead, and still pointed to two reductions later this year.

Jeff Cox

Top oil CEOs have sounded the alarm as Israel-Iran strikes escalate.

Middle EastTop oil execs sound alarm over Israel-Iran escalation

The CEOs of TotalEnergies, Shell, and EnQuest have warned that further attacks on critical energy infrastructure could have serious consequences for global supply and prices.

Sam Meredith

Global investors may be underpricing the impact of a conflict between Israel and Iran, market watchers warned on Monday.

CNBC newsInvestors shrug off Israel-Iran conflict at their peril

Despite the continued fighting — with hundreds reported dead — global stock markets have sustained positive momentum.

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The Insta360 One R displayed in a container of water at the Insta360 booth during CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 8, 2020.

CNBC newsTrade war not stopping China’s push deeper into the US

Chinese companies are so intent on global expansion that even the biggest stock offering to date on Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR board counts the US as one of its biggest markets, on par with China.

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