Farm Weekly

The glyphosate debate continues - a second California-based jury has found the glyphosate-based herbicide causes cancer.https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/5968274/second-jury-finds-glypo-cancer-link/?cs=4699 …

Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud MP announces in Perth today funding to cut down the humidity on live export vessels leaving Australia.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5969231/bid-to-take-heat-out-of-live-ex-industry/?cs=5158 …

Identifying a niche market and filling it is paying off for Esperance Quality Grains (EQG).https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5968629/pulse-containers-paying-off-in-esperance/?cs=5158 …

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) and its most vocal critic WoolProducers Australia (WPA) have confirmed an extraordinary meeting to resolve five outstanding issues arising from last year's performance and governance review will not be needed.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5967271/consensus-means-awi-meeting-not-needed/?cs=5158 …

A meeting aimed at finding ways to cope with the ongoing water shortage issues facing parts of the southern Wheatbelt and Great Southern areas will be held in Lake Grace on Monday.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5967284/crisis-meeting-on-critical-water-levels/?cs=5158 …

A thought-provoking opinion on how should be spent in rural areas.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5965069/time-to-look-beyond-the-rats-at-rotto/?cs=5158 …

A Newdegate farmer received a round of applause when he asked Grain Producers Australia (GPA) director Andrew Weidemann why GPA couldn't join forces with GrainGrowers Limited (GGL) to create one body at the Western Australian Farmers Federation...https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5966770/call-for-leading-grain-groups-to-combine/?cs=5158 …

Engaging with the public and telling the story of farm production is more important now than ever, according to industry leaders at the Western Australian Farmers Federation (WAFarmers) Inc Trending Ag 2019 conference in Perth last week.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5964008/time-to-call-out-industry-bad-practice/?cs=5158 …

As a late entrant Trigg Mining, headed by mining engineer and entrepreneur Keren Paterson, is focussing on the local agriculture industry, both in terms of investors and as a main target market for fertiliser.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5961897/another-player-enters-the-organic-fertiliser-fray/?cs=5158 …

Grain growers have been told to strap in as they ride the market volatility rollercoaster.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5961617/strap-in-for-the-annual-volatility-rollercoaster-grain-brokers-australia/?cs=5150 …

Up to 180 mobile base stations are expected to be built with the last remaining $25 million of the federal government's $220m Mobile Blackspot Program.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5960291/mobile-blackspot-program-round-four-to-build-180-new-towers/?cs=5170 …

The long-awaited final report on the Review of the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL): sea transport, along with a response by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) was released today.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5963530/livestock-export-report-released/?cs=5158 …

In-crop herbicide, pesticide and fungicide chemicals maximum residue levels (MRLs) in grain products will become increasingly important in determining which export markets remain open to WA grain growers.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5961777/residue-levels-to-determine-market-direction/?cs=5158 …

Uruguayan beef has returned to the key Japanese market after a 19-year break but Meat and Livestock Australia says local producers shouldn't get too worried.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5958862/uruguayan-beef-back-in-japan-after-19-year-absence/?cs=5170 …

Farmers have been told to make sure there are sufficient Russian Wheat Aphid numbers around to cause economic damage before using seed treatments so as not to increase the risk of resistance from overuse.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5960221/keep-seed-treatments-for-rwa-effective/?cs=5170 …

As the Australian wool market dropped for the third consecutive week, so have Merino wool yields as the big dry continues to make its presence felt.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5958599/wool-falls-as-yields-hit-10-year-low/?cs=5170 …

Work will start on upgrading the Geraldton weather radar this week.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5959164/radar-upgrade-to-boost-weather-network/?cs=5158 …

Andrew Fowler said they noticed cows licking rocks in an area of one of their paddocks and they did some investigation as to why.https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5953711/on-farm-lime-discovery-breaks-new-ground/?cs=5150 …