Sunday, May 27th, 2012

Countryman News

Brothers remember the fallen

"Some of the raids we went on, we destroyed a whole city but our losses were also severe. You get such terrible shocks that you can never forget. We remember it every day."
April 26, 2012, 8:09 am
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Farm businesses feel the pinch

Obtaining finance might not have been as tough as last year, but financially farm businesses are still feeling the hangover from seasons past.
April 26, 2012, 8:09 am
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Farmers in limbo as cropping season looms

Thirteen WA farming families have walked away from the land in the past two years, aided by the Federal Government's farm exit scheme offered under the drought pilot.
April 26, 2012, 8:08 am

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Budgets tight across Wheatbelt

Most farmers in the central and eastern Wheatbelt are still recovering financially from the drought years.
April 26, 2012, 8:08 am

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Farmers cash in on mining boom

Unpredictable seasons and the stress of working on the land are resulting in increasingly more farmers seeking to cash in on WA's mining boom.
April 19, 2012, 12:54 am

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Pipeline project boon for region

The Gascoyne area is set to get a boost with the multi-million-dollar Gascoyne Pipeline Project and the Gascoyne Food Bowl Initiative in Carnarvon.
April 19, 2012, 12:53 am

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Community digs deep for baits

Sheep farmers at Goodlands, north of Kalannie, are forming a declared species group in the fight against wild dogs.
April 19, 2012, 12:50 am

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United front needed for dog control

Australia's peak wild dog body claims not everyone is pulling their weight when it comes to control - and it's pushing wild dogs further west.
April 19, 2012, 12:49 am

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Move to fence Goldfields stations

Kalgoorlie pastoralists are taking matters into their own hands, planning to construct a wild dog fence around 13 of the region's stations.
April 19, 2012, 12:48 am

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South Coast farmer ahead of the pack

Climatologists are predicting a mixed bag for seeding but early rains mean some producers already have crops in the ground.
April 12, 2012, 12:45 am

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Anti-dumping duty unfair: WAFarmers

WAFarmers has warned Australian Customs and Border Protection Services (ACBPS) that a glyphosate anti-dumping duty will be an unfair burden on Australian farmers.
April 12, 2012, 12:45 am
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Tigers to brave great shave for cancer

This April, a different kind of predator will be stalking the football fields of the south coast - the bald tiger.
April 12, 2012, 12:44 am

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Compo crux of land use battle

A Gingin farming couple are locked in a legal dispute with WA petroleum company Empire Oil and Gas over land access and compensation agreements.
April 12, 2012, 12:42 am

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Education failings dire: inquiry

WA must act now to address the "crisis in agribusiness education", according to key players in the sector.
April 5, 2012, 12:38 am
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Landmark court hearing likely in GM canola dispute

Biotech giant Monsanto says a court dispute between two Kojonup neighbours over genetically modified canola contamination will not impact on demand for GM seed this growing season.
April 5, 2012, 12:32 am

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Centenary a proud celebration

Proud of the past, confident of the future is the theme WAFarmers' 100th birthday celebrated in fine form at Burswood last week.
March 29, 2012, 12:59 am

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Commodity mix way of the future, says Norton

Despite a tumultuous past few years for WA's agriculture sector, outgoing WAFarmers president Mike Norton sees a sunny future for farming in WA.
March 29, 2012, 12:57 am

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Debt is the elephant in the room for farmers

Farmers will need to rein in debt to stay viable, claims Westpac Agribusiness WA head of grains Chris Moore.
March 29, 2012, 12:57 am

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Sector has the chance to forge its destiny

Agriculture is receiving a roadmap to its future and farmers, processors, consumers and everyone in between are the architects.
March 29, 2012, 12:54 am
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The final frontier

Some of the Kimberley's wild places can be reached only by air or sea.
March 23, 2012, 8:49 pm

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