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Grain Pool cuts feed barley returns by $10/t

29/09/2008 | The Estimated Pool Return for Grain Pool's No.1 Feed Barley Pool has dropped $10 this week and is now $255-$265 per tonne. | Frost chills crop, but WA crop ... | Cleaning out of a 'stifling' GM ...

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Commander of high yielding barley

16/09/2008 | A new high-yielding, mid to late-maturing barley is commanding attention at today's Hart Field Day in South Australia. | Irrigators back calls for ... | Another interest rate cut ...

Grains and Cropping - Barley

Shock delay on grower vote: no clear winner

21/08/2008 | The AWB general meeting in Melbourne on Thursday ended with a surprise adjournment of the grower vote on the company’s reform proposal, in an at times feisty meeting. |

Comments (5) | Market deregulation leads to WA ... | Chicago wheat prices up 3pc ...

Grains and Cropping - Barley

Growers to take barley brewing on board

14/08/2008 | WA barley growers, especially those on the south coast, are set to play key roles safeguarding the quality and reputation of Australia’s malting barley and therefore its value. | Growers to have a say in grain ... | Investor exodus sees canola ...

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Prince points to Australia as he reignites GM food flames

14/08/2008 | The Prince of Wales, garbed in a kilt and ensconced in a plump armchair, has lashed out against the genetic modification of food, warning it could cause "the biggest disaster environmentally of all time". |

Comments (1) | Pipe water from the Gulf to the ... | Investor exodus sees canola ... | AUDIO: GM locations vital for farm ...

Grains and Cropping - Barley

Aphids in barley under GRDC attack

11/08/2008 | New Grains Research and Development Corporation supported trials are aiming to curb the growing challenge of aphid control in northern barley crops. | Wheat variety upgrade in ... | Anti-pipe protesters would ...

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Port opening to bridge Adelaide grain gap

8/08/2008 | The opening of the Port River Expressway Bridges last Friday will increase Adelaide port's capacity to export grain by providing an integral link to ABB's nearly completed Outer Harbor grain terminal. | Nine rigs speed Qld's biggest ... | WA rains a boost for higher ...

Grains and Cropping - Barley

Nats condemn 'unfair' AWB ballot

28/07/2008 | Federal Nationals politicians Fiona Nash and John Cobb are backing wheat growers who claim AWB has employed "undemocratic processes" for its the FutureVote08 ballot to amend the company's constitution. |

Comments (4) | AWB lashes WAFarmers for its ... | NSW Farmers not taking sides in ...

Grains and Cropping - Barley

Wheat enters a volatile period

18/07/2008 | The biggest change to the Australian wheat industry post-deregulation will be the increased volatility, according to ABB Grain general marketing manager Peter Jones. |

Comments (1) | Case IH's new JXUs 100pc ... | WA lobby says keep AWB dual ...

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66pc of SA farmers don't have a business plan

12/07/2008 | New research has revealed that two thirds of SA grain growers do not have a business plan and 50pc have not undertaken any grain marketing training, prompting a new educational campaign from the State Government. |

Comments (4) | ABB Grain buys New Zealand ... | Computer dream team to help ...

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Rain lifts grain crop hopes in three States

8/07/2008 | Widespread rain in the Victorian, NSW and South Australian wheatbelts has come at the 11th hour for many grain growers in those states, after an earlier winter dry spell. | CBH enters South American ... | Big crop coming, but can we ...

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