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WA Supreme Bull Sale reaches top price of $22,000. | Farm Weekly

With the $13,000 top-priced Charolais bull at the sale, Copplestone Tramp T1 (P) (by Ascot Louis P48), offered by the Milton familys Copplestone Charolais stud, Dardanup, were Brett Chatley (left), Nutrien Livestock, Manjimup/Pemberton, buyers Allan and Scott Dunnet, SN Dunnet, Pemberton, Copplestone stud principal Peter Milton, Nutrien Livestock, Boyup Brook agent Jamie Abbs and Jarvis […]

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Keep your eye on today and not the future

I had to get a new tire mounted on my pickup this week. As the tire shop owner was balancing it, he told me that it has gotten much harder to get wheel weights this year. The biggest manufacturer closed their doors due to too much government regulation. Right away the first thing that flashed through […]

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Systematic review of ag injuries can help inform safety measures

Agricultural occupations are hazardous with one of the highest rates of workplace injuries and fatalities in the U.S. The manual and often strenuous nature of the work, combined with the use of machinery and exposure to environmental hazards create a challenging work environment. Understanding the nature and causes of injuries can help improve safety guidelines and […]

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Curious Questions: Why does Easter move dates every year?

Phoebe Bath researches why exactly Easter is a called a ‘moveable feast’. Ah, Easter. For most of us, we are far too busy inhaling chocolate bunnies and delicious eggs to stop and consider why it is that the date of Easter changes. As long as hot cross buns are flooding supermarket shelves, newborn lambs are […]

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