COUNTRYMAN article by Jo Fulwood
Pingelly farmer Ray Marshall has been elected to the board of national grains representative body Grain Producers Australia.
Mr Marshall, who runs a mixed sheep and cropping enterprise and has been involved in grains advocacy for 18 years, was first elected to the Grains Councils of WAFarmers in 1997.
He was the inaugural president of the Western Oats Alliance, now the GIWA Oats Council, and was involved in the development of the national guide to grain contracts with Grain Trade Australia.
Mr Marshall spent four years as part of the national strategic review of grains research and development and was the inaugural vice-president of the WA Grains Group.
He joins Miling grower Barry Large as the second Western Australia representative on the board, as the organisation moves to increase its membership base across the country.
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Students from the Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, located in Yangling, Shaanxi Province of China visited Lake Grace last Wednesday and Thursday. Most of the students are studying Plant Protection although there were others studying Food Science, Agronomy, Aquaculture and Veterinary Medicine. The students come from all over China, however the majority were from Central and Southern China with one from Mongolia.
WA Grains Group 