We spend plenty of time worrying about what carbon markets might do to Australian farming. Perhaps we should spend a little more time thinking about what they could do for it, writes Brendan Foran.
Brendan Foran
People in regional communities are being asked to pledge unwanted safety work boots, shirts and other wearable gear for the benefit of agricultural trainees who in turn will provide a local workforce.
Bob Garnant
WA beef, sheep and goat producers came together in Northam to learn the latest on red meat research and development.
Melissa Pedelty
A controversial petition to outlaw all live exports in Australia has drawn outrage from the agriculture industry, but one peak organisation is unconcerned, saying it is unlikely to be successful.
Georgia Campion
Wreaths were laid and photos of level-crossing crash victims were held in front of State Parliament ahead of the second reading of a rail lighting Bill after decades of campaigning.
A Brookton farmer’s collection of early 20th-century farm machinery, all in various states of restoration, will be auctioned in October.
WA’s leading farming organisation has welcomed the announcement of a Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, WA’s second largest export industry worth $11 billion annually.
WA farmers are growing more concerned agricultural land is being locked up for carbon projects but experts believe there is a different way of looking at the growing industry.
“Back in December I wrote in these pages that the Cook Government’s cuts to commercial and recreational fishing weren’t really about fisheries management,” writes Trevor Whittington.
Trevor Whittington
Australia’s grain industry has had record-breaking crops in the past five years to increase production by nearly 50 per cent, despite growers facing escalating hurdles thrown up by geopolitics.
This week, from August 10-16, is Rail Safety Week. However, for the families of rail crash victims like hers, there is nothing to celebrate, writes Lara Jensen.
Lara Jensen
A peak pastoral body has warned the “pivotal point” of development in the Kimberley is threatened by stringent limits on ground and surface water allocations in the Fitzroy-Derby River catchment area
WA grain farmers are sitting on a knife’s edge waiting for the next bought of rain to arrive.
A leading farming industry group is calling for the Federal Government to immediately mandate mobile roaming rather than wait for the results of a 12-month inquiry.
An Indian wool processing business has made a trip to Australia to explore expanded Merino opportunities
Grant Family Dairy Farm has supplied milk to Woolworths for its Farmers’ Own milk brand since it was established in October 2014, but that will soon change.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is gearing up for its annual exhibition stall at the Dowerin Machinery Field Days later this month
Committee members behind major community events say attracting volunteers in regional areas can be an ongoing effort but is one that pays off in spades
South West-based stockfeed business Kettridges has been pulled from liquidation by a fellow WA stockfeed supplier, which has used the acquisition as an opportunity to broaden its reach to producers.
While sudden price movements naturally raise questions, this is also one of the most difficult periods of the year to interpret, writes Dean Hubbard.
Dean Hubbard
Fifth-generation cattleman Chase Edwards, who farms at Beermullah with his parents, Brett and Lisa, is confident in his youthful stride as a sparky turned beef producer.
A Meekatharra pastoralist has warned WA’s Top End could suffer greatly if a petition to ban all live exports is successfully tabled in Federal Parliament next month.
WA’s newly formed Dairy Producers’ Committee has officially started working on its regulation instructions after securing eight industry leaders to form the inaugural team.
A retrofit boom kit that is said to improve spray coverage by up to 60 per cent will make its WA debut at the Dowerin Machinery Field Days later this month.
Rebecca Nadge
