Industrial action at CBH Group’s biggest grain export terminal has reached fever pitch, with the co-operative initiating a lockout of all employees covered by a proposed EBA “until further notice”.
Georgia Campion
Fresh Australian apples will soon be bound for Canada under a newly negotiated trade agreement by the Federal Government in a win for the $680 million industry.
Australia's farmers and producers are on track to deliver a record result, with new figures showing the industry will pass $100 billion this financial year.
Fraser Barton
Most farmers view climate change as a major threat to their businesses and are already dealing with unpredictable growing seasons and unusual rainfall patterns.
Poppy Johnston
Australia’s beef industry is poised to hit record production levels this year, as demand for the “best beef in the world” continues to soar.
Cally Dupe
Su McClusky has been appointed interim chief executive of the National Farmer’s Federation following the resignation of Troy Williams in July.
A new three-year research collaboration will mean more WA brewers will be looking to buy local grain for brewer’s spent grain to be transformed into other products such as food and clothing accessories.
Hundreds of women in WA’s farming and agriculture industry flocked to the sold out Women in Farming 2025 event to learn, trade experiences, and network.
The world’s agricultural largest drone, the DJI Agri T100, will make its WA debut at the Dowerin Machinery Field Days, showing off its advanced spraying technology.
An invasive species responsible for hundreds of deaths in the US has spread into Queensland, with new details on what sparked the “catastrophic” outbreak.
Thomas Henry
The State Government has brought in a Big Four consulting firm to help hash out how much it could cost to take back control of WA’s freight railways from investment behemoth Brookfield Corporation.
Simone Grogan
Users of another WA port have been whacked with fee increases following on from big hikes ushered in at the Port of Fremantle.
The US looks set to import more Australian beef as American herds continue to dwindle, while tariffs and disease threaten other top export nations.
Stephanie Gardiner
The South West’s biggest display of prized poultry is back for its 50th anniversary show this month in Brunswick.
Craig Duncan
After more than a decade of work, the Kimberley Cotton Gin in Kununurra has officially opened with the project expected to create more than 1000 jobs over the next decade.
Cain Andrews
Australian cattle farmers have hit back at Donald Trump’s claims American beef will “flood” the market Down Under.
Cally Dupe, Caitlyn Rintoul and Jackson Hewett
A sweet treat that has been savoured by everyone from prime ministers to punters will be in demand as it marks its 75th year at a beloved annual show.
Savannah Meacham and Laine Clark
CBH workers at the Kwinana Grain Terminal will strike against WA’s largest grain handler on Friday over stalled enterprise agreement negotiations.
Class action claimants against the unlawful 2011 live cattle export ban have launched an appeal against the Federal Court’s ruling the ban had no effect on low export numbers in following years.
Locally grown Bravo apples have hit US grocery shelves following the inaugural shipment of the internationally-branded Soluna apples.
Last year’s national junior sheep judge champion will travel from his Tambellup farm to challenge Agricultural Shows Australia finalists in September.
Hannah Whitehead
Murray Findlay, who spent three harvests in Kojonup and now works on a farm in Borden, has been selected to represent WA in the national grain judging competition at the Royal Adelaide Show.
Claire Middleton
Farmers are "using all the tools in the toolbox" to protect their crop as weeds get tougher to manage in an evolving war against the unwanted intruders.
Maeve Bannister
Animal-rendered product exports will resume to Indonesia for the first time in seven years following a successful trade visit by Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins.
