A WA broadacre farming family is launching a new platform to give farmers and agricultural workers a simpler way to find each other, with registrations now open before the 2027 seeding season
Melissa Pedelty
Four WA dairy farms have been recognised in the top 100 performers in the the 2026 Australian Milk Quality Awards.
Rebecca Nadge
WA researchers are tackling frost, a challenge that costs grain growers hundreds of millions of dollars a year in lost production and quality
WAFarmers chief executive says most WA farmers are completely in the dark about the potential ramifications of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act reforms
WAFarmers has revealed a more than 6 per cent rise in membership numbers after the priority processing arrangement was announced on September 24.
WA’s State agriculture department has identified Malaga as the preferred location for its new $320 million home after years of plans to replace the asbestos-riddled former site in South Perth.
Georgia Campion
Live sheep export transition advocate says the “last piece of the puzzle” of the WA Roadmap to 2028 will be released “soon”, which will provide modelling to help guide industry decisions.
A temporary weather radar at Wyndham is undergoing final testing with imagery expected to be made public by the end of the month.
Stakeholders have until mid November to comment on the newly-released Australian Animal Welfare Strategy draft
The Grains Research and Development Corporation will invest $4.7 million in a co-ordinated program to help Australian growers and the grains supply chain prepare for upcoming phosphine regulatory changes.
Farmers in Mingenew and surrounds are reporting crop losses of up to 50 per cent because of persistently high levels of mouse activity.
New research is under way to advance plant breeding technologies and drive faster delivery of high-performance wheat and barley varieties.
A WA pastoral association has hit out at the State’s water department over a lack of clearly defined appeal mechanisms for fines, but DWER has argued that is not the case.
As Australia’s banking sector considers how to address service gaps in regional areas, many of WA’s farmers and rural communities have already had to respond to closures.
Georgia Campion and Rose Patane
WA dairy industry stalwarts say the return of two beloved WA dairy brands to a pair of “able” and “responsible” hands will have a positive effect on the dairy industry.
Madelin Hayes and Melissa Pedelty
A major Japanese chemical company is releasing a new herbicide in 2027, giving grain and sugar cane growers an additional option to fill the gaps created by regulatory use restrictions.
Grain farmers in Wickepin and surrounds are bracing for a loss of more than 30 per cent of their crops this harvest after experiencing one of the driest seasons on record.
Denmark’s WA College of Agricultural have cemented its place at the top of WA’s agricultural skills competition, claiming their fifth overall title at the 2026 Farm Skills competition.
Amy Towers
Australian farmers are welcoming Opposition Leader Angus Taylor’s commitment to introduce a new agriculture visa from 2030.
WA farmers are continuing to advocate for better connectivity in remote and regional areas, believing the rollout of a new emergency capability by Australia’s major telecommunications providers is not enough.
A team of industry experts are working to assist sheep producers in their transition to feedlotting and has submitted a proposal for funding to the Federal Government.
WA agriculture real estate experts are reporting fewer inquiries for land than this time last year, blaming rising input costs, interest rates and a dry season.
Lower Chittering goat breeder Trevor Blight was awarded the Governor’s Cup trophy at this year’s Perth Royal Show, his family’s fourth in more than 40 years of showing livestock.
Bob Garnant
An independent agricultural consultant is reminding operators who intend to install sheep feedlots to pay particular attention to the details in their application.
