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Land PricesAus farmland values expected to grow modestly

Farmland prices across the country are expected to increase at a modest rate this year, with the median price per hectare forecast to grow by about 2 per cent.

Georgia Campion

Farmland prices across the country are expected to increase at a modest rate this year.

YEAR-ROUND SUPPLYProject finds optimal forage species for year-round feed

An edited photo of consultant Paul Swan, Sydney.

WOOL’S WORTHSetting the record straight on wool’s carbon footprint

According to some international frameworks, wool is up to 33 times worse for the environmental than acrylic, nylon and polyester combined

Rebecca Nadge

Taleah Cooke, 11, Rio Power, 13, and Asha Kerferd, 12 at the WA Youth Cattle Camp.

CATTLE CAMP Youth Cattle Camp was back in Brunswick for another year

Young cattle enthusiasts from across the State descended onto the Brunswick Showgrounds last week, for the annual WA Youth Cattle Camp.

Rose Patane

Elders western region livestock sales manager Wayne Peake.

BACK SHEEP’S BACK, ALL RIGHT Sector confidence lifts as producers opt back in to sheep

Agents say WA’s sheep producers are finally being rewarded after a tumultuous few years in the sector, with grower confidence increasing over the past three months and many operators buying back into sheep

Rebecca Nadge

Regional Men's Health Initiative community educator Michael Kaufman at the Muchea Livestock Centre.

TALK IT THROUGHPromoting mens’ health and wellbeing at saleyards

It’s mid-morning at the Muchea Livestock Centre store cattle sale and Michael Kaufman has spoken to dozens of people about a simple message: before it all gets too much, talk to a mate.

Rebecca Nadge

Dairy StrikesBrownes workers walk off job in second strike

Brownes workers are gearing up for a second round of strikes after negotiations with the Transport Workers Union turned hostile after last month’s strike over wages and job security

Georgia Campion

YEAR-ROUND SUPPLYProject finds optimal forage species for year-round feed

A five-year project has found the optimal combination of forage species to establish a year-round feed supply for sheep and cattle.

WOOL’S WORTHSetting the record straight on wool’s carbon footprint

According to some international frameworks, wool is up to 33 times worse for the environmental than acrylic, nylon and polyester combined

Land PricesAus farmland values expected to grow modestly

Farmland prices across the country are expected to increase at a modest rate this year, with the median price per hectare forecast to grow by about 2 per cent.

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSBeyond the Saleyards: Lamb market softens

Sheep and lamb markets eased across most States last week, as increased yardings and more cautious buyer activity placed downward pressure on trade, light lambs, and mutton.

BACK SHEEP’S BACK, ALL RIGHT Sector confidence lifts as producers opt back in to sheep

Rebecca Nadge

Scaddan grain grower Tom Curnow is planting canola, wheat, barley, and oats this season.

WeatherGrain growers hoping for more rain in dry season start

WA grain growers are holding out hope for more rain as many near the end of their seeding operations, with the Mid West welcoming more than other regions.

Georgia Campion

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Courts & JusticeIdentity revealed of man charged over WA gold mine death

A man charged with manslaughter over the death of his colleague at a Goldfields gold mine last month has fronted court.

Tegan Guthrie

G8 education’s chair has conceded the scandal has hurt confidence and trust in the sector

MarketsSEE THE LIST: Childcare giant to close 12 WA centres

Childcare giant G8 Education will close about 40 childcare centres around Australia - and 12 in WA - with ‘horrific’ child sex abuse charges against a former staffer partly blamed.

Rebecca Le May

CrimeWATCH: Bikie Troy Mercanti in violent brawl at popular pub

Dramatic CCTV footage has emerged of underworld figure Troy Mercanti wrestling another man in a violent pub brawl in Perth’s south.

Jessica Evensen

Peter Bartlett, a well-known WA entrepreneur who started underground mining firm Barminco.

MiningMiner entitled to $900,000 in compo after manager steals ore

A trusted mine manager who betrayed his mentor and boss in a big gold swindle has been found liable to repay him, with a judge rejecting ‘implausible’ defence claims at trial.

Rebecca Le May

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YEAR-ROUND SUPPLYProject finds optimal forage species for year-round feed

WOOL’S WORTHSetting the record straight on wool’s carbon footprint

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Land PricesAus farmland values expected to grow modestly

Georgia Campion

BACK SHEEP’S BACK, ALL RIGHT Sector confidence lifts as producers opt back in to sheep

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People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

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Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency.

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The world has lost 13 million barrels of oil per day thanks to the war, and there are major disruptions in vital commodities, International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol said.

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A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which much of the world’s oil and gas passes on March 1, 2026.

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Garrett Downs