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HARVEST 2024-25 PremiumWA growers deliver 3.2 million tonnes to CBH in one week

WA growers are kicking harvest up a notch, delivering more than 3.2 million tonnes of grain to CBH receival bins across the State in the past seven days — almost a 1.4Mt boost from the previous week’s total. 

Olivia Ford

HARVEST 2024-25 PremiumWoogenellup farmers set for good season despite dry year

It’s high spirits for the Adams and Crosby family, who are expecting to top their five-year average despite the dry season, an outcome Nathan Crosby says “speaks volumes” on how far farming practices have come.

Olivia Ford

Harvest 2024-25PremiumArc completes ‘critical’ grain-on-rail repairs at Canna

A critical link in WA’s grain-on-rail network has been restored in time for harvest after a loaded iron ore train derailed in Australia’s biggest wheat production zone, causing major track damage.

Adam Poulsen

GRAIN GAINSPremiumJarvis announces $10m research project into grain yields

A $10m research project into improving crop yields in the high rainfall zone region between Albany and Esperance was announced by the Minister for Food and Agriculture last week.

Melissa Sheil

EmergencyCanister of dangerous substance lost overboard at port

The public is warned not to touch the canister of extremely flammable material as it could cause serious harm.

Neil Watkinson

AGRICULTUREPremiumBrand-new fertiliser distribution centre a ‘boon’ for WA ag

Nutrien Ag Solutions has announced the construction of a new bulk fertiliser distribution centre, a $70 million investment that comes just nine months after fire tore through the company’s Kwinana facility.

Olivia Ford

HARVEST 2024-25PremiumHarvest continues to gather steam despite rain

WA growers have delivered nearly 1.9 million tonnes of grain to CBH receival bins across the State in the past seven days, despite wet weather in the Wheatbelt slowing the pace of harvest.

Adam Poulsen

Dry Season ResourcesPremiumDrought preparation podcast is worthwhile listening

With harvest under way and farmers spending long hours in the header, the South West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub is urging grain growers to tune into its new podcast.

Rebecca Turner

Australian Agronomy ConferencePremiumWA scientists clean up at national agronomy awards

A swag of WA scientists have received awards for their groundbreaking research at a major agronomy conference in Albany.

Sofia Fimognari

GRAINS INNOVATIONPremiumAustralian scientists create ‘super yoghurt’ from lupins

Food engineers from Monash University say they have created the first legume-based ‘super yoghurt’ that resembles its dairy counterpart in taste and texture.

Ezra Kaye

‘OPENING NEW DOORS’PremiumAustralia-UAE free trade agreement a ‘win for farmers’

Australia’s newly inked free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates will save the nation’s farmers $50 million a year in tariffs, according to the National Farmers’ Federation.

Adam Poulsen

Wheat ProductionMorawa zone records highest wheat production for 2022-23

The Shire of Morawa said it was pleased to learn the area was among the biggest production for wheat in the 2022-23 financial year.

Matthew Paddick

Harvest 2024-25PremiumWA harvest is kicking it up a gear: CBH report

WA’s harvest is picking up speed, with more than 1.5 million tonnes of grain delivered to CBH bins across the State in the past seven days — nearly triple the volume received the week prior.

Olivia Ford

GRAINPremiumAustralian crop Breeders appoints first CEO

Australian Crop Breeders has appointed agribusiness scientist Narelle Moore as its inaugural CEO.

Ezra Kaye

Harvest 2024-25PremiumGrain growers urged to give silos a ‘health check’

With harvest in full swing across WA, the Grains Research and Development Corporation is urging growers to maintain their storage silos to prevent weevil infestations. 

Ezra Kaye

BARLEY BOOSTPremiumBid to boost barley exports in Central and Latin America

Capitalising on barley markets south of the US border will be the focus of a visit to Central and Latin America this month by senior staff from the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre.

Adam Poulsen

FoodPremiumBig decision signals end to wheat biscuit war

Australia’s consumer rights watchdog says it will not stand in the way of Sanitarium’s bid for Weet-Bix’s main rival in the breakfast cereal aisle.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

GRAIN RESEARCHPremium‘Big’ scientific discovery for disease resistant breeding

WA researchers have found new ways for breeding crop varieties resistant to diseases such as septoria nodorum blotch, after finding a key genetic mechanism behind the way pathogens infect crops.

Olivia Ford

NEW FINDINGSSurvey finds break crops important for water efficiency

Research shared at the this year’s Australian Agronomy Conference found that break crops and pastures are essential to water efficiency.

Ezra Kaye

HARVEST 2024-25PremiumGrain deliveries ramp up across CBH network

CBH Group has released its first harvest report for the season after WA growers delivered 525,700 tonnes of grain across its receival sites in the week to Monday.

Rebecca Turner

GRAIN PremiumInterGrain announces new wheat variety for 2025 season

Mammoth, a new slow spring maturity wheat variety boasting unique phenology and high yield potential, will be available to growers for the 2025 season. 

Olivia Ford

‘Rigorous assessment’PremiumAPVMA to hand down paraquat decision in mid-2025

Grain growers face an anxious seven-month wait to find out whether Australia’s agricultural chemicals regulator will impose major restrictions on the “essential” herbicide paraquat.

Adam Poulsen

NEW LEGUMESPremiumUWA researchers launch two new legume varieties

Researchers from UWA have developed two new annual pasture legumes, naming them after two scientific legends — ‘Mother of DNA’ Rosalind Franklin and scientist Thomas Edison. 

Olivia Ford

Nailing snailsPremiumSnail workshops arms WA growers with pest management advice

With harvest kicking off, growers have been reminded of the importance of snail monitoring and control through several workshops held across southern WA.

Sofia Fimognari