Thousands of fun lovers and farming enthusiasts mustered in Narrogin on Saturday to commemorate the region’s unity and farming industry at the agricultural show’s 121st year.
Hannah Whitehead
Thousands of show-goers from all around the Wheatbelt enjoyed the Narrogin Agricultural Show on Saturday, celebrating its 121st year with rides, food, music and art.
The 139-year-old dairy has bought its contract packer in Britain, securing control of the whole production chain for its Hunt and Brew ready-to-drink coffee.
Sean Smith
WA farming industry leaders say growers will eventually foot the bill for a breakdown in enterprise bargaining negotiations at the State’s largest grain terminal.
Georgia Campion
WA’s grain harvest could smash the record set three years ago, thanks to the big crop planted and a barley-growing boom.
Cally Dupe
A Japanese unionist group has threatened to raise what it claims is “aggressive anti-union” action by CBH Group with the Japanese Government after the lockout of 130 workers in Kwinana.
Farmers are celebrating after Treasurer Jim Chalmers dumped plans to impose an “unfair” tax on those with more than $3 million in superannuation, with industry figureheads labelling it a “monumental win”.
Cally Dupe and Katina Curtis
About 20 Olympic swimming pools of effluent flooded nearby land after a structural failure at a Wheatbelt piggery.
Matt Mckenzie
WA’s bin-bursting harvest is officially under way, with a 55 tonne delivery of feed barley to CBH Group’s Chadwick site near Esperance the first of what could be a near-record crop.
An azure path has been paved for a boost to Australia’s $500 million blueberry industry and exports to Vietnam, with trade kicking off at the end of the year.
WA’s grain-exporting giant has resumed a lockout of union employees at Kwinana and installed an “alternative workforce” after a breakdown in enterprise bargaining negotiations.
Figures released on Monday reveal the number of people through the turnstile for one of Perth’s biggest events dropped more than 30 per cent from last year’s show.
Bethany Hiatt
The State Government remains committed to a $320 million permanent home for WA’s home of agriculture, despite plans for a research centre at Jandakot and trial sites at Wanneroo.
Georgia Campion and Cally Dupe
The Cook Government has been urged to cough up more cash to subsidise the costs for families attending the Perth Royal Show, with crowd numbers reportedly down on previous years.
A South West farmer has talked down the proposed plans to level beloved pine forest for new market gardens, saying it makes no financial sense.
Craig Duncan
Overland Group combines the two businesses and a joint venture to build a $60 million feed lot in Bullsbrook, but its backers are eyeing other growth and export opportunities.
West Australians are being urged to show their loyalty at the checkout, with a new campaign raising awareness of the symbol guiding shoppers to buy local.
Jessica Page
WA grain growers are being urged to take part in a landmark national consultation process that could shape how hundreds of millions of dollars in farmgate levies are managed and spent each year.
The US has blamed Mexico for inadequate screwworm control near the border, as the pest poses a multibillion-dollar risk to the American beef industry.
Leah Douglas and Cassandra Garrison
Satellite technology has advanced rapidly as "constellations" promise better internet in remote areas, but the transformation is not without risk.
Jack Gramenz
The world’s cocoa crunch is finally showing signs of a turnaround, as better harvests in South America and waning demand put supplies on track for a back-to-back surplus.
Mumbi Gitau
A $100 billion target is expected to be met by Australian agriculture, but whether it remains the best goal has been questioned at a farming conference.
Daniel Popovici never would have believed that when he started his career in Romania a decade ago, he would one day be named Australia’s best service technician.
Melissa Sheil
Just 13 of 45 projects given priority status by the WA Government have entered construction, adding pressure on looming State development reforms to deliver a better result. See the full list of 45 projects.
Simone Grogan & Matt Mckenzie
