A popular group of WA dairy companies has been sent to administration amid growing pressure on the industry — but there are hopes the decades-old brands can be saved.
Matt Mckenzie
Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins has been slammed for failing to meet with farming groups during a cabinet visit to WA this week.
Georgia Campion
A Great Southern man who found himself swept up into the eye of a freak tornado and thrown 30m into a fence on a Frankland River farm on Tuesday said he is grateful he’s “still standing up”.
Melissa Sheil
Government bureaucrats and farmers have given up hope of eradicating a highly-contagious virus affecting tomato and capsicums, instead turning their focus to “long-term management”.
Cally Dupe
Australian cattle farmers are gunning to exceed the beef exporting records they set last year, with cattle prices expected to continue to rise in the face of political tensions.
Despite the drenching Perth has received over the past few days, WA’s unusually warm start to the year is likely to continue into winter.
Sarah Steger
Salt developer BCI Minerals is playing the long-game in its bid to crack Australia’s potash problem while making the most of the Pilbara’s insatiable need for more port capacity.
Simone Grogan
The ACCC has pulled the handbrake on agricultural juggernaut Elders buying out its rival Delta for $475 million out of concern the deal could raise prices and make access tougher for farmers in rural WA.
Albany’s largest aquaculture business has been forced to recall some of its produce after E. coli was found in last week’s batch of rock oysters.
Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis says she wants to see more food on Western Australian shelves made in the State as she talks up the role of agriculture’s domestic manufacturing future.
Oliver Lane
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue is reportedly gearing up to offload three cattle stations in WA’s Pilbara and Gascyone.
The West Australian
Wool from the head, legs, belly and bottom of a sheep is generally considered to be of little value, but a new project is spinning it into gold.
Stephanie Gardiner
European officials have signalled they are willing to compromise to get a free trade deal with Australia over the line as negotiations resume.
Jacob Shteyman
Central Wheatbelt grain farmers began seeding unseasonably early this year in the wake of light rainfall in mid-March, starting the season on strong footing.
Melissa Pedelty
Federal bureaucrats say a draft document detailing how the $139 million live export transition fund could be spent was “inadvertently distributed” but have declined to reveal how or who it was leaked to.
Kimberley Agriculture and Pastoral Company chairman Wayne Bergmann says the company’s latest venture into selling meat at Kimberley supermarkets is 140 years in the making.
Natasha Clark
Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s agribusiness group Harvest Road has named Harvey Gaynor as its new chief executive, bringing with him over 35 years’ experience.
Cheyanne Enciso
The Katanning Agricultural Society’s new president Mark Patterson says “bring it on, it’s showtime” after stepping up and saving the town’s 135-year-old show.
Hannah Whitehead
Farmland values have surged in Tasmania and Queensland off the back of a rebound in cattle prices, while the market in drought-affected areas has slowed.
The alpaca industry is growing as farmers woo consumers with the woolly creatures, known for their unique fleece, sustainable qualities and cheeky character.
Nearly half of the advertising spend by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry since 2022 as been spent on sharing the live sheep export ban, the Australian Live Export Council says.
Colin Barnett says he would have loved to have been the State’s Agriculture Minister and would dedicate the “attention” he gave to the resources industry to farming if he had his time again.
The world is desperate for Australian Wagyu genetics, with farmers from down under increasingly being recognised for having the “best genetics in the world”.
A State Government department claims it is not keeping tabs on the dark web because of a cyber attack, despite the department’s staff being caught up in a recent hack.
Adrian Rauso
