Countryman Grains News
Efficiency ethos for brothers
When you meet the Newbey brothers, Scott and Wayne, you can't help but feel excited about the future of farming.
May 24, 2012, 2:29 am-
Family prospers out of Africa
The challenges of farming in WA must seem insignificant to Roland and Celia Labuschagne, who fled the perils of South Africa to take up life on the land in Tenindewa, 80km east of Geraldton.
May 24, 2012, 2:26 am -
Canola king as growers cash in
Growers are cashing in on canola, locking in tonnes and planting more hectares after the oilseed hit $610 a tonne last week.
May 17, 2012, 2:27 am -
A tough time to turn a profit
He might be WA's biggest grain grower but even John Nicoletti concedes it's been a tough string of years for farmers.
May 17, 2012, 2:25 am -
Neighbours agree on GM buffer
Two neighbours embroiled in Australia's first organic versus genetically modified canola legal case have agreed to a 1.1km buffer for this season.
May 17, 2012, 2:00 am -
In clover, but not out of woods
It has been a sporadic start to seeding for the Ayres family, of Northampton, as they wait on a proper break to the season.
May 10, 2012, 2:59 am -
Southern DIRT sets sights on growth
Grower group Southern DIRT is ready to launch into a growth phase in the next three years, thanks to a new strategic plan.
May 10, 2012, 2:08 am -
Couple go back to basics
A dry start to the year has prompted Binnu farmers Damien and Clara Harris to go back to what they know.
May 10, 2012, 2:00 am -
Full steam ahead at Hillcroft
For the past two weeks seeding has been underway at Hillcroft Farms, north-west of Narrogin.
May 3, 2012, 2:57 am -
East coast GM price gap cut
AWB will guarantee a price discount of no more than $10 a tonne for genetically modified canola in a bid to shore-up supplies next season.
May 3, 2012, 2:09 am -
Market drives variety decision
Northern Gully farmer Mark Appleyard advocates genetically modified canola, but this year converted his program to a mixture of GM and non-GM due to market uncertainty.
May 3, 2012, 2:08 am -
Mid West growers cautious despite record season
Mid West growers are looking for another record season in 2012 to consolidate last year's high profits and justify purchases going into this season.
April 26, 2012, 10:07 am -
Mat to go with the break flow
Early starts are the norm for the Freeman family who farm at Eradu.
April 26, 2012, 10:03 am -
Residue leaves Rhys high and dry
Last year might have been a bumper crop but it's still causing a few headaches for Ogilvie farmer Rhys Carson.
April 19, 2012, 2:47 am -
Mark sees opportunity in canola
Mark Roberts is rolling the dice on early sown canola this year and after seeding the oilseed at the end of March already has plants out of the ground.
April 12, 2012, 2:43 am -
Cowpeas flourish
They might not have had much to drink but cowpeas grown on just 25mm of rain have come up trumps.
April 12, 2012, 2:32 am -
Prophet may help profits with early data on yields
A management tool used extensively by farmers in the eastern states to predict wheat yields as early as July is fast finding a following in the central and Great Southern Wheatbelt.
April 5, 2012, 2:43 am -
Breeders rethink field pea varieties
An innovative system recently rolled out by the Department of Agriculture and Food could change the way breeders are looking at future varieties of field peas.
April 5, 2012, 2:39 am -
New app to help track deliveries
Growers will have delivery information at the touch of their smart phones if a CBH plan to take LoadNet to the next level is successful.
April 5, 2012, 2:36 am -
CBH confident it's on right track
The first load of grain as part of CBH's $175 million dollar investment into rail transport in WA rolled out of Merredin station last week a month ahead of schedule.
April 5, 2012, 2:35 am
Win a Mitsubishit Triton
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