Storm damage won't stop crop harvesting
Agriculture Department officers in Western Australia's Great Southern say rain and hail damage to crops in the region this week amount to little more than an inconvenience to the harvesting process.
View ArticleAttempted murder accused denied bail
One of the men charged over the brutal bashing of two men at Newdegate last month has been denied bail after appearing in the Albany Magistrates Court yesterday.
View ArticleGirl killed in crash near Quairading
A 10-year-old girl has been killed in a car crash in the Wheatbelt.
View ArticleCanola plantings soar
Western Australia's grain handler says there has been a massive increase in canola plantings along the south coast this year.
View ArticleMiner plans for iron ore search
Mining company Magnetic Resources has been granted a series of mining tenements to look for iron ore deposits in the great southern.
View ArticleLobby group labels GM crops report misleading
The Network of Concerned Farmers has labelled a new Government report into genetically modified (GM) crops as misleading.
View ArticleFarm group labels report GM propaganda
The Network of Concerned Farmers says a new report by the Bureau of Rural Sciences is a propaganda exercise for genetically modified (GM) technology.
View ArticleChinese firm's farmland purchase sparks fears
A Great Southern farmer has voiced concerns about a Chinese company's $29 million purchase of a large area of prime, grain-growing land in Western Australia's south.
View ArticleChinese food supply link from WA unlikely: farmer
The former president of the WA Farmers Federation says suggestions a Chinese agricultural company could invest billions of dollars in its own grain supply chain in the state's south are "propaganda".
View ArticleGrain growers fear drenching to hurt crops
Grain growers in southern Western Australia are concerned they will face crop downgrades and damage as a result of significant rain and storms last week.
View ArticleSouth-west avoids storm damage
The State Emergency Service (SES) says it appears south-west Western Australia has mostly escaped damage from a storm that passed over the southern half of the state yesterday.
View ArticleBody found on roadside at Newdegate
Police are investigating the discovery of a man's body on the roadside at Newdegate, south-east of Perth in WA's Great Southern region.
View ArticleMan's body found on roadside near Newdegate after 'crashing into tree'
A man found dead on the roadside in Western Australia's southern Wheatbelt may have been hit by other vehicles after crashing his car into a tree, police have said.
View ArticleCBH chairman to retire
Cooperative Bulk Handling Chairman Neil Wandel has announced he will step down from the top job in August.
View ArticleChanging of the guard at CBH
Neil Wandel and Wally Newman tell Tara De Landgrafft what changes will occur within CBH with the stepping down and appointment of the group's chairman.
View ArticlePerth man charged over Newdegate fatal road crash
Police have charged a man over a fatal traffic crash in the Western Australian Wheatbelt town of Newdegate last month.
View ArticleNick running for farmer awareness
A Newdegate, Western Australia farmer will next month run 150km from Hopetoun to Bremer Bay, to raise awareness about food security and the future of farming.
View ArticleNick Kelly tells Tara De Landgrafft why he's running 150km next month
Nick Kelly tells Tara De Landgrafft why he's running 150km over three days next month. READ MORE
View ArticleMerino breeders seeing resurgence
With national sheep flock numbers at an all time low and prices for lamb climbing, many producers are busily re-building their herds.
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