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GRAINS INDUSTRY ONLINE HUBGrain groups launch online hub to address spray drift

Australia’s peak national grain producer groups are calling for increased vigilance on spray drift prevention to safeguard the industry’s high productivity and strong performance.

Aidan Smith

research and engagementCommentsCurtin Uni celebrates ag researcher with Partnership Award

Strong leadership in the field of research and project collaboration has led to Curtin University awarding Dr Julia Easton from the School of Molecular and Life Sciences a Partnership Award.

Aidan Smith

HARVEST 2023-24 WA grain harvest slows after record-breaking November

Harvest is starting to wind down across WA, with grain growers offloading a modest 1.3 million tonnes in the latest seven-day reporting period to bring the State’s total to 10.5Mt.

Adam Poulsen

MORE TRIALS Train lighting standards still in the spotlight

Australia’s rail safety regulator has pledged to hold a second round of public consultation on the nation’s new train lighting standard to take into account new visibility trials planned for next year.  

Cally Dupe

harvest time We want to see your harvest photos!

It’s that time of year — when the Countryman team put the callout for the best harvest photographs to share both in the paper and on our social media pages.

Cally Dupe

ELDERS ACQUIRES EUREKA!Elders acquires Eureka Group to strengthen supply chain

Elders Limited has acquired the assets of the Victorian based Eureka! Group in an effort to provide Elders with flexibility and control of its crop protection supply chain. 

Aidan Smith

‘Not blowouts’CommentsPremiumWA project worth $4b dangerously at risk of blowing out

A site has been selected for Perth’s replacement container port — but the $4 billion price tag and the 2032 timeline for the major project are at risk of blowing out.

Josh Zimmerman

HARVEST 2023-24WA grain farmers steamroll through harvest programs

WA’s hardworking grain farmers are steamrolling through their harvest programs, with 2.2 million tonnes delivered in a seven-day period marking the busiest week of harvest so far.

Cally Dupe

TRADE AWARD Tessa Bevilacqua selected for leadership program

One of CBH Group’s youngest grain traders has been hand-picked for a national leadership program after being recognised for her work and potential to further the industry. 

Cally Dupe

HARVEST 2023-24HARVEST 2023-24: Farmers set to be finished before Christmas

WA’s grain harvest is set to by all but finished by the end of December, marking one of the earliest end dates in recent years on the back of low yields, an early start and high-capacity machinery. 

Cally Dupe

STELLAR YEARPowerhouse agriculture sector boosts WA’s economy

WA’s $84.9 billion agriculture sector was among the key drivers of a 3.5 per cent increase in the State’s economy last financial year, new figures have revealed, on the back of another record harvest.

Adam Poulsen & Adrian Lowe

HARVEST 2023-24‘Blessed’ harvest plays out at Quairading

A blessed harvest is playing out at Quairading, where the Hayes family are about midway through their barley, wheat and oats program — despite some minor rain delays. 

Cally Dupe

BARLEY BOUNTY Barley labelled the ‘standout’ crop after ‘sad’ season

Barley has been labelled the “standout” crop for WA during a tepid harvest, with a “good strike rate” of malt specification and grain size in the Central Wheatbelt. 

Cally Dupe

GRAINCORP EXPANSIONCommentsPremiumGrainCorp set to purchase XF Australia for $35 million

GrainCorp has branched out into the feed supplement and animal nutrition sector after entering into a binding share sale agreement to acquire XF Australia for $35 million.

Aidan Smith

evokeAg evokeAg: WA-based Guy Coleman set to speak at mega event

He’s the WA-bred ag-tech extraordinaire and now Open Weed Locator creator Guy Coleman will share his story on a national stage when the Asia-Pacific’s biggest agri-food event comes to Perth. 

Cally Dupe

Chaotic scenesCommentsFarmers devastated as WA crops smashed by vicious hailstorm

Wheatbelt farms have been smashed by hail just weeks into harvest, with some paddocks left with giant holes and flattened crops after a thunderstorm tore through. SEE THE PICTURES

Cally Dupe

Buyer revealedCommentsPremiumReward to revive Kalium’s Beyondie potash in $20m deal 

Reward Minerals has revealed itself as the speculated buyer of the stalled Beyondie sulphate of potash project.

Simone Grogan

PORT CODEWheat Port Code back under the microscope

Australia’s controversial Wheat Port Code is back under the microscope with a three-month submission period to determine whether the regulations are “fit for purpose” at the halfway point

Cally Dupe

RAIL INVESTMENT Billions needed to boost nation’s rail freight task

Australia’s rail freight network “urgently” needs billions of dollars of investment and an ambitious target needs to be set to shift freight off roads, according to a new industry study. 

Cally Dupe

HARVEST 2023-24PremiumBin turnaround times: CBH says cycle times ‘pleasingly’ low

CBH Group has used its latest harvest report to highlight quick turnaround times at its upcountry receival times after some farmers took to social media to complain about delays. 

Cally Dupe

HARVEST 2023-24PremiumWA grain harvest now a third of the way through

WA’s grain harvest is more than a third of the way through, with 5.9 million tonnes tipped into CBH Group bins ahead of spring rainfall that this week forced some farmers to pull up stumps. 

Cally Dupe

LEGAL WAR PremiumCBH sues engineering giant Kaefer for $23.45 million

CBH Group has launched legal action against a WA-based engineering company regarding what it claims was shoddy work at its Esperance and Northampton sites two years ago. 

Cally Dupe

RAIN RESULTS PremiumRAIN RAIN GO AWAY: Harvest put on hold

Farmers’ harvest programs have been interrupted by plentiful rain, with between 10mm and 45mm falling across isolated parts of the Wheatbelt and Mid West overnight as a trough moved through. 

Cally Dupe and Aidan Smith

‘HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL’Kadambot Siddique joins prestigious science academy

The director of UWA’s Institute of Agriculture has been welcomed into another esteemed global science academy for his ‘outstanding contribution’ to advancing food production in the developing world.

Adam Poulsen