Four wool industry stalwarts are vying for positions on the Australian Wool Innovation board with only three months to go until elections are held.
Melissa Pedelty
Treasurer Rita Saffioti has defended the Government’s funding of the WA Electoral Commission and put the blame on the agency behind the State election debacle following the release of the McCusker review.
Oliver Lane
The 28th annual Narrogin Long Wool Day had 25 Merino and Poll Merino studs displaying their top rams for stud and commercial growers to inspect before the upcoming ram selling season.
Bob Garnant
When Fremantle champion Nat Fyfe hangs up his boots at the end of this season, his dad David hopes it will mean he has another driver to call on for the family trucking business in Lake Grace.
Rourke Walsh and Cally Dupe
WA Police says it has been targeted by deepfake scammers seeking to spread misinformation about the State’s new firearm laws, prompting a warning to the public.
Rhianna Mitchell
Reality TV star Matt Wright asked a seriously injured pilot to manipulate helicopter flying hours following a fatal crash, a court has been told.
Lloyd Jones
The Agora Livestock team are thrilled to launch its Sheep Bid & Offer Board, a new initiative designed to make livestock trading smarter, faster, and more transparent.
DEAN HUBBARD
The South West town of Nannup is a buzz with bees, butterflys and beauty with the town’s beloved Flower and Garden Festival in full bloom.
Craig Duncan
A new generation of Merino seedstock breeders is using objective measurements to benchmark by validation of dollars per hectare
A group of local governments have joined forces in a bid to construct Australia’s longest continuous walking and cycling loop trail that will “connect the heart of the Wheatbelt”.
Hannah Whitehead
CBH workers at the Kwinana Grain Terminal are refusing to rule out possible future industrial actions following a strike over stalled enterprise agreement negotiations.
Georgia Campion
The end of the GGA and DPIRD collaboration has sparked a split response across the agriculture sector, with some grower groups confident GGA can stand on its own, while others are concerned about its future.
A rally against the Firearms Act is flagged to be the largest this year following an earlier protest in February, in support of the legislation’s operational suspension and disallowance.
WA’s hay and silage industry now has a stronger voice at the national table with Wannamal contractor Rob Anspach joining the Australian Fodder Industry Association board.
Cally Dupe
Cowaramup dairy farmer Jacqui Biddulph has won the prestigious WAFarmers Dairy Council Milk Bottle Award in recognition of her extensive industry contributions.
The US looks set to import more Australian beef as American herds continue to dwindle, while tariffs and disease threaten other top export nations.
Stephanie Gardiner
Farmers, transport industry figureheads and politicians have formed a united front to call on the Cook Labor Government to push for mandatory lighting standards on trains.
After more than a decade of work, the Kimberley Cotton Gin in Kununurra has officially opened with the project expected to create more than 1000 jobs over the next decade.
Cain Andrews
Bumper winter rains made for an exhilarating Avon Descent for competitors and spectators alike.
Bethany Hiatt
Flight-time meters were regularly disconnected and paperwork was falsified for TV star Matt Wright's helicopters ahead of a fatal crash, a jury has heard.
As featured in the Countryman back in 2020, I come from a long line of farmers.
Tony Allan
Nearly half of Australia’s cattle producers are selling fewer animals this year and instead choosing to hold back stock.
Australian cattle farmers have hit back at Donald Trump’s claims American beef will “flood” the market Down Under.
Cally Dupe, Caitlyn Rintoul and Jackson Hewett
Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins is standing by her commitment to the “crucial” Australian live cattle trade, reaffirming her stance with a three-day visit to Indonesia last week.
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