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Fingers crossedCrop forecast finds WA grainbelt looks deceptively good

The latest forecast estimates that while WA’s crops have the potential to again hit records, a predicted drier and hotter spring may swing the pendulum very quickly.

Melissa Pedelty

Sarah Corke's grain and sheep farm in Yealering on July 17.

Artist rendering of the proposed Peel Agri-Bio Innovation Precinct at Lot 9503 Gull Road, Keralup.

Major DevelopmentDunsborough vintner proposes $350 million ag facility

Melissa Pedelty

The Australian Government funded the community wellbeing program as part of the $140m live sheep export transition package.

export ban responseCommunity Wellbeing Program rolls out across WA

A range of new wellbeing services is available to sheep producers thanks to a program established in response to the phase-out of live sheep exports by sea.

Melissa Pedelty

Central Wheatbelt Biosecurity Association executive officer Linda Vernon said the worst of the impact was going to be felt in areas closer to Perth.

imminent riskState Government trickle feeds Wild Dog Action Plan funding

WA farmers say the reduction of Wild Dog Action Plan funding means it will be a matter of months before impacts are felt, making the issue ‘imminently problematic’.

Melissa Pedelty

The LambEx AMPC Carcase Showcase producer panel included Dr Pete McGilchrist, Todd Heaysman, Kate Johnston, Braden Johnston and Sam Clothier.

LambEx Carcase ShowcaseLamb performance data serves up a champion recipe

Australia proudly championed lamb this week with a showcase that aimed to prove that the industry was more geared towards data performance and not exclusively breed or feed specific.

Bob Garnant

protein focusLivestock industry experts spot new marketing demographics

Livestock industry experts say GLP-1 weight-loss medication users and people aged 65 could be key marketing demographics for Australian red meat.

Melissa Pedelty

Elders' chief executive officer Mark Allison.

Unified StrategyTop agribusiness boss calls for national ag strategy

Australia’s top agribusiness boss has called for a long-term national agriculture strategy to bolster the nation’s economic and sovereign capability.

Georgia Campion

Over the past 20 years, agricultural land in Australia jumped by more than 250 per cent, growth driven by strong livestock prices, favourable weather, low interest rates and land scarcity.

Who gets the farm?Succession disputes tearing rural families apart

Farm succession disputes are rising in WA as land valuations surge and traditional farming succession becomes a thing of the past.

Melissa Pedelty

Major DevelopmentDunsborough vintner proposes $350 million ag facility

A $350 million agriculture development facility, which is being pitched as Australia’s first carbon-negative Agri-Tech innovation precinct, has been proposed for WA’s Peel region

Fingers crossedCrop forecast finds WA grainbelt looks deceptively good

The latest forecast estimates that while WA’s crops have the potential to again hit records, a predicted drier and hotter spring may swing the pendulum very quickly.

export ban responseCommunity Wellbeing Program rolls out across WA

A range of new wellbeing services is available to sheep producers thanks to a program established in response to the phase-out of live sheep exports by sea.

Matthew Cossey - CEO, CropLife Australia

PLANT SCIENCECropLife criticises APVMA’s new cost recovery model

The peak body for plant science has hit out at the Federal agricultural department, warning its flawed policy model will force Australian farmers to pay significantly more for crop protection products.

Rebecca Nadge

Nyabing cleanskin sheep producers Kate and Braden Johnston with their son Spencer, 16, with a yarding of their UltraWhite lambs.

Lifting lamb productionJohnston family all in with UltraWhite lamb production

Nyabing sheep producers who transitioned from dual-purpose to shedding breeds have outlined their operation at a national event

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Major DevelopmentDunsborough vintner proposes $350 million ag facility

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Fingers crossedCrop forecast finds WA grainbelt looks deceptively good

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