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“very disappointing”CommentsPremiumAnother potash player bites the dust

Australian Potash has been placed in the hands of administrators, marking the third time in just over two years a WA-based potash hopeful has collapsed.

Adrian Rauso

AgricultureFarmers plan for drier conditions by preparing soils

The majority of Australian farmers feel they are more prepared now to handle extreme weather than they have been for the past five years.

Liv Casben

AgriculturePremiumAgriculture minister calls for freeze on Xmas ham price

The federal agriculture minister says supermarkets should freeze the price of leg ham to give families certainty ahead of Christmas Day.

Andrew Brown

AgricultureFearful farmers say river lifeline may sink agriculture

More water will be returned to rivers after the Murray Darling basin was thrown a lifeline, but farmers fear the changes will sink regional communities.

Liv Casben

HARVEST SNAPSCamera IconBeauty of harvest on full display

It’s that time of year — when the Countryman team put the call out for the best harvest photographs to share, both in the paper and on our social media pages.

Countryman

ProcessPremiumGreen light for Coles’ $105m buy of milk processing plants

Competition watchdog gives supermarket giant Coles the go-ahead to buy two milk processing plants in the eastern States despite farmers’ fears about how it could use its power.

Adrian Lowe

‘WE STAND WITH THEM’CommentsPremiumPremier says PM ‘should reconsider’ live export ban

Roger Cook has conceded Federal Labor’s live sheep export ban will be an ‘unnecessary burden’ and one Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ‘should reconsider’ after being confronted with a damning new report.

Adam Poulsen

‘POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION’Meat and Livestock Australia top boss Jason Strong resigns

Meat and Livestock Australia is looking for a new managing director as Jason Strong prepares to step down next month after five years in the role.

Adam Poulsen

‘HUGE POTENTIAL’GreenPlus sets sights on WA expansion

A leading commercial horticulture manufacturer based in South Korea has set its sights on WA as it taps into Australia’s $15.6 billion a year horticulture sector.

Adam Poulsen

PRIME FARMLANDCommentsPremiumRinehart’s $20m land grab in South West expansion

WA mining magnate Gina Rinehart is buying up big in the South West, splashing more than $20 million to buy 2000ha of prime cattle, hay and horticultural farmland during the past 18 months. 

Cally Dupe and Adrian Lowe

Ongoing impactCommentsReport reveals shocking cost of live export ban to WA

Seven local governments are turning up the heat on Labor to bin its planned live sheep export ban, after a new report revealed it could cost $128 million in the north-eastern Wheatbelt alone.

Adam Poulsen

Huge buyCommentsForeign buyers snap up $300m Kimberley cattle portfolio

An overseas investment company has swooped in to snap up the Kimberley Cattle Portfolio from Australia’s 19th richest person, Hui Wing Mau.

Aidan Smith

MID WEST ABATTOIR RECRUITS New Geraldton meatworks owners on recruitment drive

A recruitment drive is under way in order to get the Geraldton Meat Exports facility up and running again after its new owner Al Qudsi Agri Group took over the unused premise in August.

Aidan Smith

Phase outLive sheep export ban could cost WA economy $128m

A report commissioned by a group of West Australian councils has found a live sheep export ban could cost the state up to $128 million over two decades.

Liv Casben

LIVE EXPORT CONFUSIONCommentsAg Minister promises to release report after FOI denied

Murray Watt has again insisted he will release a controversial report containing recommendations on ways to shut down WA’s live sheep trade, after multiple Freedom of Information requests were rejected.

Adam Poulsen

AgricultureDigging in to improve Australia's poor soil health

Australia's first national soil action plan has been launched to address the nation's long term soil security.

Liv Casben

Steak out?Meat cuts will slice emissions, UN says

The world’s richest countries will be told to cut down on meat as part of a plan to bring the global agrifood industry into line with the Paris climate agreement. 

Bloomberg

Environment boostPremiumOver $500,000 to boost Upper Great Southern environment

More than $500,000 of State Government funding has been allocated to parts of the Upper Great Southern for projects aiming to conserve the region’s environment. 

Harry Grigson and Stuart McGuckin

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The West Australian exclusive
Gina Rinehart gets in on action at Bunbury Farmers Market

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has taken a majority stake in the Bunbury Farmers Market, heralding a new era of big growth plans for the iconic South West business.

Adrian Rauso

AgricultureCroppers warn winter harvest is not looking great

As the winter crop harvest winds up earlier than usual, the nation's biggest wheat producer WA is reporting lower than expected volumes with some yields halved.

Liv Casben

HARVEST 2023-24HARVEST 2023-24: Farmers set to be finished before Christmas

WA’s grain harvest is set to by all but finished by the end of December, marking one of the earliest end dates in recent years on the back of low yields, an early start and high-capacity machinery. 

Cally Dupe

SAUDI SHEEP TRADEPremiumEmanuels plans first shipment to Saudi since 2012

The first delivery of live sheep to Saudi Arabia since it stopped importing from Australia in 2012 is expected to take place in December by Emanuel Exports. 

Aidan Smith

SHOCK ALLEGATIONSCommentsYeeda Pastoral Company at centre of DWER probe

The pastoral company that owns northern WA’s only major abattoir has been accused of negligence leading to the deaths of more than 400 cattle, and of illegally dumping tonnes of slaughtered animal waste.

Adam Poulsen

Pest controlAerial survey of feral deer populations wraps up

Aerial surveys to gather critical information on the density of feral deer populations have wrapped up near Esperance, Harvey and Muchea, with results set to be released in the New Year.

Adam Poulsen