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WA sheep producers are leading the way
Brooke Littlewood • 2hrs ago
Southern WA is home to the largest proportion of breeding ewes in Australia with 5.6 million head.
GTA dismisses calls for ACCC grains industry inquiry
Gregor Heard
UP FOR DEBATE: Grower groups and the trade are in opposition over the need for an ACCC inquiry into the grain market.
Wheatbin backflip
Shannon Beattie
Bolgart growers Julian McGill (left), Chris Edmonds, Brant Guthrie and Bevan Clarke are disappointed in CBHs decision to permanently close their local receival site.
$600m live cattle ban compo grows $1m weekly, but no settlement date
Jamieson Murphy
Rain delivers hope, but headache for others
Shannon Beattie
While growers around the State were happy with last weeks rain, there are still factors at play which could prevent them from realising the 19.5mt harvest which has been estimated. Photo by Ruth Parkhouse, South Yelbeni.
Crude words about current diesel prices
Andrew Whitelaw, Manager Market Insights, Thomas Elder Markets
Chart 1: Crude oil and Australian diesel prices move in the same direction generally.
Powdery mildew detected in the Mid West
Shannon Beattie
Powdery mildew in the wheat canopy. Photo by Ciara Beard, DPIRD.
"We would love to make a phone call"
Jasmine Peart
The Telstra team at the ICPA conference manager of rural and regional partnerships Nicholas Stacpoole (left), regional general manager Boyd Brown, regional network adviser Kevin Donnellan and regional engagement manager Eva Colic.
Construction costs sky rocket
Jasmine Peart
JWH regional manager Tony Harvie oversees WA Country Builders, The Rural Building Company and Plunkett Homes in the regions and is feeling the impact of rising building prices.
The world's least carbon intensive urea?
Mal Gill
The proposed layout of Strike Energys Mid West Low Carbon Manufacturing Precinct, west of Three Springs. Its Project Haber granulated urea fertiliser plant is proposed in the north west corner using natural gas from the South Erregulla 1 well on the 3500 hectare site. The urea plant is proposed to be powered by a solar array immediately south of the plant and a wind farm on parallel ridges running across the property. Cropping research and development could be conducted on the area around and under the wind farm and the southern half of the property is proposed to be revegetated as a carbon sequestration project and may eventually abut a similar carbon offset project on a neighbouring property.

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