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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

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.

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

Fingers crossedCrop forecast finds WA grainbelt looks deceptively good

Melissa Pedelty

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

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

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

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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

According to the Safer Farms Agricultural Injury and Fatality 2026 trend report, one of the top three leading causes of injury was being hit by animals.

farm safetyFarmsafe report shows many incidents could have been avoided

The latest data on farming fatalities and injuries has found too many families continue to be affected by preventable injuries and fatalities on farm.

Melissa Pedelty and Rebecca Nadge

Moora Miling Pasture Group secretary Rachel Walmsley and president David Hamilton.

targeting connectionWA’s oldest grower group encourages youth in agriculture

WA’s oldest grower group has been quietly targeting sustainable farming practices in the Wheatbelt’s north for more than 85 years.

Black cockatoos foraging on seed near grain silos.

COCKATOO CONCERNSGrain-contaminated pesticides impacting Wheatbelt cockatoos

A new study has found endangered cockatoos in the Wheatbelt have been ingesting grain contaminated with pesticides, with some seed spills near silos containing concentrations well above regulatory limits.

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.

Leila Howman, 13, placed first in the sheep handling and was named runner-up champion in the overall intermediate group standings at the Youth Sheep Handlers Expo.

Youth handlersRASWA hosts jumbuck classroom to educate youth

The Youth Sheep Handlers Expo was a classroom without the traditional learning methods, all of which went out of the window, replaced by the study of an assortment of sheep and the shepherds who care for them.

Bob Garnant

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

Melissa Pedelty

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A young man has died in a horror crash in the Wheatbelt.

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A young man has died in a rollover near Toodyay.

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To other members of Snap Fitness, he was just another man on a treadmill, but this photo shows serial child sex offender Bradley Pen Dragon breaching his strict bail conditions once again.

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Inside the mind of WA’s most notorious paedophile Pen Dragon

To members of Snap Fitness, he was just another man on a treadmill, but this photo shows serial child sex offender Bradley Pen Dragon breaching his strict bail conditions once again.

Ben Harvey

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A major disturbance involving multiple inmates has unfolded at WA’s maximum security prison with reports of widespread damage to cells and ‘considerable’ flooding.

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Melissa Pedelty and Rebecca Nadge

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Who gets the farm?Succession disputes tearing rural families apart

Melissa Pedelty

Major DevelopmentDunsborough vintner proposes $350 million ag facility

Melissa Pedelty

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Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

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Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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