A small earthquake hit the Great Southern town of Gnowangerup early on Thursday morning.
Melissa Sheil
The Levett family, who produce prime lambs in Walkaway were first time overall winners of the WA Meat Marketing Co-operative’s Producer of the Year Awards,.
Bob Garnant
WA’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has been without plans for a long-term home since the $320 million move to Murdoch University was announced and then promptly scrapped.
Steve Martin
A major upgrade to one of Australia’s most popular websites has left thousands across the nation infuriated.
Tegwen Bescoby
Merino and Poll Merino ram breeders paid to a top of $5200 for the quality line-up at the King family’s 47th Annual Rangeview Ram Sale
WA lamb producers were enforced with the message “it’s a good time to be in industry” at the WA Meat Marketing Co-operatives annual general meeting.
A “sanitised” report into Labor’s firearms reforms has disappointed firearm stakeholders who say the inquiry failed to fully scrutinise the laws.
Georgia Campion, Jessica Page and Oliver Lane
More and more Australians are consuming red meat in a new report that indicates trust in the nation’s livestock sector is at an all-time high.
Georgia Campion
Every week, households in Western Australia are doing their bit with food scraps, separating their pizza boxes, plastics, glass and garden clippings into the correct bins.
Greg Watts
Newdegate farmers say the doubling of their town’s permanent grain storage capacity with a new $20 million receival site will mean fewer trucks in the townsite this harvest.
Cally Dupe
‘Sorry to have to do that, it’s the first time I’ve done that. But today is the day to make sure that we are holding these (standing orders).’
Jessica Page
A farming leader has labelled the an inquiry report into WA’s rushed and contentious firearms reforms “political grandstanding”.
Australia’s biggest livestock export conference will get the royal treatment when it comes to Perth after organisers announced the event would now be held at Crown Perth, instead of Optus Stadium.
WA farmers are upbeat about the outlook for this year’s hay season and market, as cutting wraps up across much of the Wheatbelt —even with recent rainfall causing delays in some areas.
A late burst of rain and a delay to baling hasn’t deterred Williams farmer Mark Fowler, who is feeling upbeat about the hay market with a crop of “very sugary” hay almost in the bag.
He was once the party’s leader, but Barnaby Joyce now says his relationship with the Nationals’ leadership has “irreparably broken down” as he reportedly toys with a move to One Nation.
Cally Dupe & Caitlyn Rintoul
ohn Hassell has pledged his support for National Farmers’ Federation’s new president Hamish McIntyre, labelling it a “fantastic” appointment despite missing out on the top spot in a competitive four-way race.
It was a family affair in the Australian Stud Sheep Breeders Association Interbreed Competition at this year’s Perth Royal Show.
A major industry group has endorsed two of the three board candidates recommended by Australian Wool Innovation, while calling for an urgent shift in the organisation’s culture and direction.
Western Australia bore the brunt of a sharp downturn in the Australian wool market last week, with Fremantle posting the highest pass-in rate nationally at 32 per cent.
Corrigin woolgrowers Greg and Ben Doyle were taken by the “long and stretchy” ram at the Dewar family’s 18th Annual Woodyarrup Ram Sale, bidding to a top of $7000 for its quick growing appeal.
Australian Wool Innovation’s reserves have fallen to their lowest levels in a decade as the number of woolgrowers paying more than $100 in levies continues to plummet.
The significant recovery in lamb and mutton price levels has renewed breeder interest aimed at increasing long-term supply with expectations numbers will begin to lift with continued strength in the market.
DEAN HUBBARD
As a young gun senator for Queensland at the end of the Howard government, Barnaby Joyce quickly gained a reputation for being outspoken and unafraid to cross the floor when his views clashed with his party’s.
Katina Curtis
