The biggest agriculture machinery auction in WA history will take place next month as the Saudi owners of the State’s largest farm aggregation seek to offload their vast inventory.
Adam Poulsen
Grain king John Nicoletti says he would rather farm than go fishing or play bowls in his “old” age after being revealed as a major buyer of WA’s biggest farm aggregation.
Cally Dupe
WA’s largest farm aggregation — estimated to be worth about $200 million — has been returned to local hands after more than five years of foreign ownership.
Cally Dupe, Olivia Ford & Adam Poulsen
Labor is planning to reverse the ‘reckless’ privatisation of WA’s freight rail network two decades ago, but is refusing to reveal how much it is willing to pay for it.
Jessica Page
WA’s largest farm aggregation — covering more than one-tenth the size of the Perth metropolitan area — has reportedly sold to a group of Wheatbelt farmers, who are believed to have paid an eye-watering sum.
A canister of dangerous material has been located two months after it was lost overboard from a ship at the Port of Esperance.
Carwyn Monck
Mukinbudin grower John O’Neil has thrown his hat in the ring as a candidate for CBH Group’s 2025 member director elections, joining the three other hopefuls seeking election or re-election for District 2.
Olivia Ford
CBH receivals have officially cracked 20 million tonnes as deliveries continue to roll in from across WA for the State’s third biggest grain harvest on record.
Grain Producers Australia has welcomed a move by the country’s chemical regulator to push back its final regulatory decision on paraquat and diquat.
Newly released cabinet papers lay bare the key role of WA farmer Trevor Flugge as a government adviser on agriculture in Iraq during the post-invasion transition of power.
Katina Curtis
China has added another 17 varieties - including soybeans, wheat, corn and rice - to its list of approved gene-edited and genetically modified crops.
Ella Cao and Mei Mei Chu
Aussie brewers are calling on the Government to follow their UK counterparts and slash a controversial tax they say is crippling the industry.
Emma Kirk
Grain growers could soon have access to better performing, more robust barley varieties thanks to groundbreaking genetic research by a team including scientists from WA.
Staff reporter
Prominent farm industry leader Terry Hill has been appointed inaugural independent chair of the WA Agricultural Research Collaboration’s steering committee.
Rebecca Turner
As another harvest draws to a close, the Countryman team is excited to share some of our favourite readers’ photos from this season.
Staff reporters
WA’s grain harvest is starting to wind down, with deliveries now slowing as CBH Group confirmed receivals had exceeded the co-operative’s 17.5 million tonne forecast.
A better-than-expected harvest has lifted farmers’ spirits in WA, where rising sentiment has bucked the national trend in the final quarter of 2024.
Industry group GrainGrowers has launched a new online education campaign in a bid to promote the responsible stewardship of Australian grain producers to consumers.
WA’s harvest is now being tipped to hit a whopping 20 million tonnes after the Grain Industry Association of WA on Friday lifted its 2024-25 crop production forecast by more than 1Mt.
CBH Group has posted a $279.5 million drop in profit but insists the figure is ‘in line’ with expectations, as Australia’s biggest grain handler continues to spend big on infrastructure improvements.
The ABC Ombudsman has dismissed complaints made by peak farming bodies about its coverage of the herbicide paraquat, concluding the reporting on the chemical was fair and accurate.
Countryman caught up with the initial five hopefuls running in CBH Group’s 2025 Member Director Elections to find out what their priorities are and what they hope to achieve.
‘Disruption’ was the theme at WA’s biggest annual gathering of agricultural consultants, so it’s no surprise industry veteran Carly Veitch described the past five years as a ‘wild ride’.
Pulse growers in WA are being encouraged to implement good storage practices during this year’s harvest to maximise market potential.
