Written by: Simon Leake | Agronomist | 0439 999 173   In Western Australia, the red-legged earth mite (RLEM) has become a major pest of concern due to its increased levels of insecticide resistance. The reliance on chemical control methods has contributed to the...

Written by:  Martin Anderson | Farm Business Consultant | 0439 150 458   What an exciting and fast changing world we live in. The changes in new technologies that we’ve experienced within generations have been phenomenal. Think of computers, laptops, iPods,...

Written by: Cameron Weeks | Farm Business Consultant | 0427 006 944   Can you believe it’s July already and the year is half over? My grandmother always told me things sped up as you aged so I guess that’s what’s happening given I’m 55! Given that the growing...

Written by:  Carter Johnson | Farm Business Consultant | 0429 264 550   How frequently are you tending to the maintenance of your most crucial asset – your mental health? The statistics tell us that two in five Australians over the age of 16 have experienced a...

Written by:  Nic Sewell | Grain Marketing Advisor | 0436 606 525 Written on: 29th May 2023   What a ride this past 12 months has been! As I write this newsletter, it is interesting to recall what was happening on this day 12 months ago. The horrendous Ukrainian...

Written by: Glen Brayshaw | Farm Business Consultant & Grain Marketing Advisor | 0437 704 613     Key Points • WA will align with the remainder of Australia by adopting Electronic Identification (eID ear tags) for sheep and goats on 1st January 2025. •...

Written by: Nick McKenna | Agronomist | 0427 681 574     At the time of writing, things are not as rosy as they have been. There is little stored moisture, little rain forecast, and grain prices have fallen from the lofty heights of the past. But there is...

Written by:  Glen Brayshaw |Farm Business Consultant & Grain Marketing Advisor | 0437 704 613     Recently I had the opportunity to assist a team at the National Hot Air Ballooning Championships held in Northam. I assisted (hindered?) with navigation...

Written by:  Chad Jefferis | Grain Marketing Advisor | 0429 811 244     It has now been 10 years since Bunge began its journey in Western Australia. Primarily, it has provided another option for grain producers to store and market their grain in a...

Written by:  Peter Newman | Farm Business Consultant | 0427 984 010   I had a call from an agronomist mate of mine from Western Victoria last year asking “once we have glyphosate resistant ryegrass, will we ever get glyphosate back?” They were facing a situation...

Written by:  Andrew Jones | Farm Business Consultant | 0456 688 171   ‘Will you take an opportunity’? or ‘Will you be an opportunity’? Over the course of 40 years, the faces of farming in WA have not only changed but diminished in number. In 1980 there were...

Written by:  Simon Leake | Agronomist | 0439 999 173   What a cracking start we have had! Most of my growers in the central and southern wheatbelt have had three good hits of rain since the end of March allowing an awesome early sowing opportunity. These rains...