WA’s hope for a grain harvest exceeding 20 million tonnes has been put at risk by a lack of rain and cold weather in southern regions, while past fertiliser supply issues are starting to hit crop quality.
Georgia Campion
Bob Garnant
People in regional communities are being asked to pledge unwanted safety work boots, shirts and other wearable gear for the benefit of agricultural trainees who in turn will provide a local workforce.
A group of Paul Lionetti’s closest friends have come together to buy the naming rights for this year’s Great Southern Farmer Awards, each chipping in to honour a mate who did so much for the region.
Jacki Elezovich
WA farmers are growing more concerned agricultural land is being locked up for carbon projects but experts believe there is a different way of looking at the growing industry.
Melissa Pedelty
WA beef, sheep and goat producers came together in Northam to learn the latest on red meat research and development.
West Australians have had their last spoonful of an award-winning, local favourite yoghurt after the food processor went into liquidation.
Sheep and lamb prices have corrected from the record levels reached in July, but I’m not convinced increasing livestock supply is the reason, writes Dean Hubbard.
Dean Hubbard
Newdegate’s only primary school is marking 100 years of education at this year’s field days, marking the milestone with a newly finished mural adorning a line of classrooms.
The Newdegate Machinery Field Days is in good hands with event co-ordinator Alison Spencer, who is looking forward to welcoming many return visitors at this year’s event.
WA’s grain handling giant has unveiled its new fleet of locomotives in its bid to keep up with the State’s continuous bin-busting harvests and almost double its monthly tonnage capacity.
The inaugural Helen McDonald Champion Ewe Hogget Shield is up for keepsakes at this year’s Newdegate Machinery Field Days.
A WA leading wool marketing business will again be contributing its support at this year’s Newdegate Machinery Field Days by showcasing a historical Merino competition.
The companies behind The Royal Hotel, Ciao Dandy and Busselton Pavilion have gone into voluntary administration amid a ‘restructuring’ process, but will continue trading.
Adrian Rauso
After millions of guests, thousands of rotations, and countless memories, an iconic Perth venue will say goodbye in January.
Zach Margolius
The Western Power manager who raped a colleague on a work trip was a bully who bragged about his bikie connections but was exposed as a wannabe by a senior Coffin Cheater.
Ben Harvey
Energy producers have squandered an opportunity to stave off an industry-wide levy for a WA oil rig clean-up after the junior operator collapsed, the minister says, as fears mount similar debacles will follow.
Rebecca Le May
More than 8000 messages between a Perth mother accused of murdering her baby and chatGPT will form a central part of the case, a court has been told.
Hannah Cross
A Perth bakery boss accused of physically blocking Fair Work inspectors as they tried to access employment records is being taken to court.
A young woman has died after her hatchback collided with a tree on a rural road in WA’s Wheatbelt.
The mum driving when her car collided with another, killing her four-year-old daughter and injuring her son, has been hit with a suite of charges two months on from the fatal crash.
The early 2000s platform would capitalise on nostalgia and rejection of the traditional social media experience. Would you go back?
Sawdah Bhaimiya
Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.
Sam Meredith
Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 stock-market crash.
Yun Li
BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the US and Iran.
Rebecca Nadge
Craig Duncan
DEAN HUBBARD
Trevor Whittington
Brendan Foran
Lara Jensen