The 42nd Gingin Heifer Competition featured some outstanding future breeders again since establishing the benchmark for its trademark of quality out of one of the most well-renowned cattle regions in WA.
Bob Garnant
Recent rains following two ex-tropical cyclones have brought a positive start to WA’s grain-growing regions despite area shrinkage following supply constraints, soaring costs, and uncertainty.
Georgia Campion
Growing up, Shane Argent thought shearers were the “coolest people in the world”. Thirty years on he’s one of them, having done everything from shearing for Andrew Lloyd Webber to running a one-man show.
Danielle Marsland
Australian farmers will receive an additional 250,000 tonnes of fertiliser from Indonesia, as the conflict in the Middle East continues to squeeze supplies.
Duncan Murray
Aviation returned to the Wheatbelt in spectacular fashion at the first Beverley Air Show in 25 years.
The first WA sons by US Montana record setting Angus sire Basin Jameson 1076, were on offer at the Gandy Angus Yearling Bull Sale, pushing prices to a top of $21,000.
You couldn’t find a better fit for a committee advocating for the rights of remote children than Madi Hall, who grew up on a cattle station and went to a school where the only other student was her brother.
WA will stockpile millions of litres of fuel in the Kimberley as the Federal Government turns to Asia-Pacific counterparts to shore up critical supplies as farmers gear up for seeding.
Two mothballed abattoirs in Tammin and Esperance are set to hit the market, ending more than a year of speculation.
Rebecca Nadge
Fertiliser giant CSBP will roll out alternative fertiliser supplies for anxious WA growers after increasing its local manufacturing capacity despite its recent force majeure announcement.
A Kukerin grower who is determined to be an active voice in the industry has been selected as the only West Australian to partake in the nationwide GrainGrowers development program.
Hannah Whitehead
The Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen’s Association will host its inaugural Head Stockman’s Leadership Forum in Broome next month to recognise and invest in the next generation within the northern pastoral industry.
Western Australia’s sheep and lamb market is drifting further from the Eastern States, with widening price spreads and rising freight and export pressures reshaping pricing dynamics.
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Grain growers are ploughing ahead with their seeding despite constraints around global fuel and fertiliser supply, gambling their odds on breaking even or making a profit this cropping season.
A Kununurra-based seed producer has nabbed its share of a nearly $3.2 million funding pie in the State Government’s most recent release round of RED grants.
As fuel stocks plummet and prices rise, a WA farmer is warning others to implement tougher security after thousands of litres of diesel was stolen from his property this month.
Kulin grain grower Barry West is keeping a positive outlook on this years cropping program despite fuel and fertiliser uncertainty, after receiving some much needed rain.
Bannister Downs Dairy has emerged as a standout at the 2026 Dairy Industry Association of Australia WA Dairy Awards, delivering an impressive haul of accolades.
Madelin Hayes
Grain Producers Australia chief executive Colin Bettles has stepped down from his leading role, handing the reins over to former Cattle Council chief Duncan Bremner.
The largest display of vintage tractors in WA, Lights on the Hill returns to Talbot’s Farm in Brunswick this weekend for a full day of machinery nostalgia and — quite literally — horsepower.
Wondinong pastoralist Lara Jensen has had a “complete gutful” of governments kicking the proverbial can down the road on rail safety, more than 25 years after the tragedy at the Yarramony Level Crossing.
Wild dog control may take a hit after the State Government provided no commitment to continue funding a long-term action plan.
The Thompson family and the Munda Reds Droughtmaster stud team are hoping for continued support this year, with the potential for the fifth Telethon bull to raise the bar past six figures.
The running of the 42nd Gingin Heifer Competition will take place on April 16, with about 10 competitors exhibiting 18 pens of four 2025-drop heifers of any breed, judged by Jim McGregor.
