WA’s avocado industry is relieved but staying vigilant after it was revealed just 0.27 per cent of nearly10,000 avocado trees inspected in the Perth Hills tested positive for polyphagous shot-hole borer.
Cally Dupe
The future of dairy empire Mundella hangs in the balance amid revelations the yoghurt-maker’s debts have surged beyond a whopping $16 million.
Matt Mckenzie
Canning the red meat industry’s headline target of carbon-neutral emissions by 2030 should not be taken as ‘backsliding on sustainability’, industry figureheads say.
Staff Reporter
The State Government’s mission to buy back WA freight railways from a Canadian investment behemoth has advanced beyond a seemingly frosty start earlier this year.
Simone Grogan
Caroline Wilga, 26, was last seen at a convenience store on Stirling Street, near the intersection of Goomalling-Toodyay Road in Toodyay on June 28.
Jessica Evensen
Twenty five years after Christian Jensen, Hilary Smith and Jess Broad were killed by a poorly-lit grain train in the Wheatbelt, their families are still fighting for changes that could save lives.
Lucas Robinson will become the fourth Fremantle next generation academy prospect in the WA under-18 side after being named to take on Vic Metro in their final game of the national championship.
Mitchell Woodcock
Serious welfare concerns are held for an Esperance man last seen at a Norseman service station seven weeks ago.
Carwyn Monck
Sabrina Hahn explains the shift from eradication to management, and how home gardeners can do their bit to help.
Sabrina Hahn
Researchers from UWA have discovered two new species of a small carnivorous marsupial which despite being cute-looking, are actually ‘ferocious’ predators.
Amy Cavender
A small family operated cheese factory and sheep dairy near Nannup has taken out the top gong at the 2025 Perth Royal Dairy Awards against more than 200 entrants.
Melissa Pedelty
Australian farmers have not been in a rush to transition away from mulesing, especially in WA, but with growing premiums for non-mulesed wool this could be set to change.
The Australian wool industry is feeling a weight lifted after wool sales recorded a 5.7 per cent increase in price on last financial year.
WA farmers and the opposition have come out swinging at news the State’s $97 million biosecurity hub in Canning Vale is not running at full capacity more than six months after being opened.
Australia’s 2025-26 wool selling season has commenced in the positive, despite it being the smallest opening sale since AWEX records began in 1997.
West Australian research on sheep feed efficiency and methane emissions has been delivered at an international livestock genetics conference in New Zealand.
Georgia Campion
Caterpillar, the world’s biggest manufacturer of earthmoving machinery, will be celebrated in Kojonup for its centennial year with roots back to a US merger in 1925.
Bob Garnant
Two tiny town halls in a far-flung part of the Wheatbelt are being put up for sale by the local Shire.
The WA lamb market has remained firm against a national downward drift in values from recent record highs, with Eastern States saleyards recording softer trends.
Meat and Livestock Australia has unveiled two new livestock market indicators aimed at market transparency and decision-making support.
The 30-year-old man who died in a horror three-vehicle crash in the Wheatbelt is being remembered as a ‘loving’ father of three with a ‘big personality’.
Caitlin Vinci
The Mid West’s biggest agricultural field day — the Mingenew Midwest Expo — has been cancelled indefinitely after more than 40 years.
WA crop production and grains research is set to be boosted thanks to a $5 million State Government investment into a nation-wide plant phenotyping project.
Only one regional emergency service group in WA has received the nationwide Rebuilding Futures grant shared between 14 communities to boost resilience and preparedness in disaster-impacted areas.
Hannah Whitehead
