Autumn has brought smoky days and the rumble of tractors across paddocks as growers around the state have been getting into the annual hustle and bustle of deep ripping, ploughing, spreading lime and spraying. Those lucky enough to receive solid rainfall have been firing up seeders once again. The recent rainfall across large sections of the Western Australian grainbelt has instigated a flurry of activity and in some areas, particularly in the eastern regions, quite a few hectares of canola have already been sown.