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Ensuring the bollworm resistance is futile

Ensuring the bollworm resistance is futile

It's completely counter-intuitive, but cotton producers are being urged to keep a small patch of cotton plants where bollworm can thrive.

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Insurance can cut reliance on drought support

Insurance can cut reliance on drought support

A global insurance expert says the sector can play a valuable role in lessening reliance on government drought assistance.

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Positive signs from Mingenew harvest

Positive signs from Mingenew harvest

Cereals will outperform canola this year in the northern Wheatbelt.

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WA frustration at herbicide label changes

WA frustration at herbicide label changes

WA farmers say national changes to 2,4-D application rules are unwarranted and that they are being penalised for east coast drift incidents.

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Hay oat seed a scarce commodity

Hay oat seed a scarce commodity

Hay producers are frantically hunting for oat seed for next year, leading to a massive spike in seed prices.

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Further drift incidents cause concern

Further drift incidents cause concern

Just weeks after the APVMA changed its regulations regarding the use of 2,4-D there have been more reports of spray drift damage.

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Radar proponents strike gold

Radar proponents strike gold

Two and a half years after funding was first announced, Rainbow is revealed as the new home of the Wimmera-Mallee radar.

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Riordans to lease Edenhope site

Riordans to lease Edenhope site

Riordan Grain Services will lease Emerald Grain's Edenhope Storage this harvest, with a view to buying the facility down the track.

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Work needed to cut supply chain costs

Work needed to cut supply chain costs

In spite of investment in recent years, more work is needed in order to keep Australia's grain transport costs down.

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Grain peak body sells digital ag platform

Grain peak body sells digital ag platform

GrainGrowers divests precision ag software ProductionWise

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Trade Minister puts heat on India over sugar subsidies

Trade Minister puts heat on India over sugar subsidies

Australia reacts to India's export push that is hitting local industry and devaluing the global market.

Why farmers need to stand up or suffer

Why farmers need to stand up or suffer

Perception is everything in today’s online world. Farmers have been taking it on the chin for far too long because of the “just get on with it” characters they are.