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WA farmers delivering to the Geraldton Port are having their grain, particularly their wheat, discounted by up to $20 per tonne, compared to growers delivering to the Kwinana Port.
A handful of Western Australia's grain growers are still harvesting, taking off the remains of a record crop, which is likely to exceed, 26.5 million tonnes.
Today WAFIC CEO Melissa Haslam goes into a fair bit of detail about why she thinks the state government should re-consider permanent demersal fishing bans and the compensation that's currently being offered.
Today you'll hear the latest on a serious bushfire in the Harvey Shire and you'll also hear from the owner of a pearl farm that's currently in the forecast path of Tropical Cyclone Hayley.
Sino–American company Talison Lithium has ruled out a rail link to the world's biggest lithium mine at Greenbushes in West Australia's South West region.
The head of the Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen's Association is hoping any future changes to national firearms laws don't ignore the fact farmers and station owners need guns and they are used as tools.
