Fertiliser giants have warned that sourcing and supply are becoming less predictable amid developing geopolitical conflict which is pushing freight costs up as suppliers look for alternative trade routes
Georgia Campion
WA is expected to produce a large but lower harvest this season as growers across the Mid West and the northern Kwinana zone begin harvesting
Georgia Campion and Melissa Pedelty
WA’s grains industry has welcomed the State Government’s decision to delay phosphine limits but have warned against complacency as it begins to sort a solution before the 2029 deadline.
WA grain growers are being encouraged to represent their peers at the GrainGrowers’ policy table to ensure the State is adequately represented in the organisation’s advocacy work.
Melissa Pedelty
Geraldton’s CBH grain terminal is gearing up for another busy season, even though it won’t reach the heights of last year’s record-breaking harvest.
Sienna Seychell
Farmers in Mingenew and surrounds are reporting crop losses of up to 50 per cent because of persistently high levels of mouse activity.
The State Government has bowed to industry pressure and extended the deadlines for new phosphine workplace exposure limits by three years, but have excluded grain dust limits from the delay.
A major Japanese chemical company is releasing a new herbicide in 2027, giving grain and sugar cane growers an additional option to fill the gaps created by regulatory use restrictions.
Two lesser-used oat varieties that continue to grow in popularity among West Australian growers have been found to be more resilient than the commonly used Bannister variety at a Hillside trial.
Recent changes to the GrainGrowers Limited constitution have created a pathway for State farming organisations to apply for membership but the organisation has declined to say how many votes were cast.
WA’s grain industry is becoming increasingly concerned with new fumigant exposure limits, with the State Government admitting the limits would put existing measuring equipment to the test.
Grain farmers in Wickepin and surrounds are bracing for a loss of more than 30 per cent of their crops this harvest after experiencing one of the driest seasons on record.
The “highly competitive” Thai market is ripe pickings for WA grain growers as demand for milling wheat is sustained to produce flour-based products
An insight into the Philippine and Thai grain supply chains has surprised some growers, with feedback prompting some to reassess their cropping strategies.
WA growers got up close and personal with the grain supply chain in Thailand, as they explored opportunities and markets for their product on CBH Group’s annual grower study tour.
Nominations for the member director elections at WA’s largest grain handler have opened this month, as three districts are set to have one new representative each
An agricultural property technology company has ranked Australia’s prime cropping land, with WA in second place, believing it important information to help govern industry decision-making.
This years’ Co-operative Bulk Handling Grower study tour kicked off with a trip to the Philippines, with nearly 20 growers from across key grain growing regions touring the supply chain.
A farm insurance specialist is reminding WA farmers of the fire risk associated with climbing temperatures in the lead-up to one of the strongest El Nino events on record.
The Philippines has marked itself as the largest importer of West Australian wheat on the global market, after outstripping Indonesian demand and a growing domestic crop trend.
As WA’s harvest gears up, growers across the State are able to take advantage of the latest information and advice on harvesting low crops.
WAFarmers has confirmed it will not become a member of Grain Growers Limited even if proposed constitutional changes go through to allow it to do so
Harvest has begun three weeks early this year after a dry winter period, with the first load delivered to Geraldton port last Tuesday.
The Philippines has overtaken Indonesia as the largest market for WA-produced wheat from the State’s grain handling giant.
