Countryman Grains News
Marshalling area leads to more access and storage
CBH is investing $6-7 million in a new marshalling area, weighbridges and sample decks at Geraldton Port on a site the company owns between Ocean Street and John Willcock Link.
March 11, 2013, 12:16 pm-
Gaps in use of lime to fight acidity in Wheatbelt
New mapping has highlighted significant gaps in the use of liming to combat soil acidity across Western Australia, despite more than one million tonnes of lime being applied to paddocks last year.
February 14, 2013, 6:35 pm -
Pool calculator makes it easier
CBH Grain has developed a pool calculator to make accessing its grain pool payment information simple and easy.
January 10, 2013, 2:47 pm -
January close for AWB wheat pools
AWB will close all AWB 2012-13 wheat pools in WA, South Australia and eastern Australia at 5pm (EST) on Thursday, January 31.
January 10, 2013, 2:46 pm -
Tier 3 rail an election hot potato
Tier 3 lines will struggle to continue to carry grain after this year without a significant cash injection, according to an auditor- general report released last week.
January 10, 2013, 2:45 pm -
Relief as last grain trickles into State�s silos
Grain is continuing to trickle into CBH receival points, with 19 sites across the State still receiving a daily total of about 10,000 tonnes as of early this week.
January 10, 2013, 2:45 pm -
Wards wading through big cropping program
Wagin farmers the Wards are half-way through harvesting their biggest cropping program to date.
November 22, 2012, 3:37 am -
New variety performs in dry conditions
A new short-season canola variety could prove to be a profitable break crop in drier agricultural areas, particularly the eastern Wheatbelt.
November 15, 2012, 3:26 pm -
Carryover grain clogs system
CBH has conceded a backlog of last season's grain is holding up the receival of this year's harvest, with some receival points still full of old season grain.
November 15, 2012, 3:15 pm -
Violent storm hits Wongan Hills farms
A hailstorm has wiped out 600 hectares of Wongan Hills farmer Robert Sewell's standing canola crop.
November 8, 2012, 3:53 am -
Gene helps growth in acidic soils
Researchers have isolated a gene that allows common barley varieties to compete with wheat yields when planted into acidic soils.
November 8, 2012, 3:51 am -
WA Liberal MP goes against party grain
WA Liberal MP Dennis Jensen will defy Tony Abbott to allow passage of the Gillard Government's legislation to fully deregulate the wheat industry.
November 1, 2012, 3:32 am -
Times tough but quitting not on
The Days are not letting a run of dry seasons change their vision of the long-term future of agriculture.
October 25, 2012, 3:25 am -
Exporters in terminal discussions
Nearly a dozen grain exporters and industry players are believed to have formally expressed an interest in developing a grain terminal at James Point port.
October 18, 2012, 3:33 am -
Redman opens GM facility
Grain growers in the Great Southern hope a new research facility to evaluate genetically modified trial crops will expose plant breeders to local issues.
October 18, 2012, 3:32 am -
Trials point to Spear genetics
Wheat varieties containing genetic material from the Spear family have a greater tolerance to heat stress, according to Dion Bennett, Australian Grain Technologies' recently appointed heat and drought tolerance expert.
October 18, 2012, 3:31 am -
Tension mounts on wheat reform
As WA's harvest ramps up with the first 1500 tonnes of wheat delivered to Geraldton Port on Tuesday, the debate over the deregulation of wheat exports continues to rage.
October 11, 2012, 3:19 am -
GrainGrowers highlights danger of weight rise
Upping the hectolitre weight from 74kg/hl to 76kg/hl for milling wheat receivals would cost growers millions of dollars in downgraded grain, according to figures unveiled at last week's annual GrainGrowers conference.
October 11, 2012, 3:09 am -
Growers up in arms over Mid West bin closures
Growers in the Geraldton zone are accusing CBH of passing on costs to growers and local government as a result of several bin closures for this harvest.
October 11, 2012, 3:08 am -
Brendon upbeat on bottom line
The Haeusler family took a gamble this season by planting canola for the first time in more than a decade.
October 11, 2012, 3:07 am
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