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REVEALED: New use for Perth’s $200m COVID quarantine camp

A new use for the COVID quarantine facility in Perth’s north, which cost the Commonwealth $200 million to build, has been detailed in a proposed 12-month pilot program.

Peter Law

Farmer meeting PremiumFarmers set to meet in Kulin for town hall-style meeting

Farmers are being urged to attend a town hall-style meeting bound to be informative but expected to cause fireworks over topics including WA’s grain supply chain and foot-and-mouth disease. 

Cally Dupe

Bush LegendsVideoCommentsPremiumDowerin Field Days: From grazed knees to a WA farming icon

Steve Butler explains how a bid to put grass and water on a gravelly football oval in WA’s Wheatbelt led to the iconic agricultural show that is the Dowerin Field Days.

Steve Butler

MLA MEATUP FORUMPremiumWA in ‘strong position’ as red meat industry evolves: MLA

WA livestock producers have been told they are in a “strong position” as the red meat industry evolves, with global demand for animal protein growing rapidly despite changing consumer trends.

Adam Poulsen

Perfect MatchPremiumYoung Aussies urged to take a gap year in the regions

A new gap year program aimed at giving those aged 18-25 the chance to live and work on a farm or station for a year has been hailed a “godsend” by one WA pastoralist.

Cally Dupe

CRUNCHING THE NUMBERSFMD threat greatest for sheepmeat and wool trades

WA’s sheepmeat and wool trades have the most to lose if foot-and-mouth disease reaches Australia, with the two industries facing a similar economic fallout, according to a leading agricultural analyst.

Adam Poulsen

Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field DaysPremiumDowerin’s dad-daughter duo at the helm of sheep displays

Dowerin livestock marshall Brett Jones will have a helping hand from his daughter Shanae when it comes to organising the stud sheep displays at this year’s Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days.

Adam Poulsen

Social PhotosPremiumAll smiles for Perth Royal Food Awards

It was all smiles when bread-lovers and some of the best bakers in the State gathered at the Claremont Showground for their time to shine in the Perth Royal Food Awards.

Cally Dupe

WAFarmers Dairy Conference PremiumDairy farmers’ milk price and input cost race ‘over’

The increase in costs faced by hardworking dairy farmers relishing good milk prices has been laid bare in analysis that also suggests the race between milk prices and input costs is “largely over”.

Cally Dupe

FLATTENING THE CURVEHas Indonesia’s FMD outbreak peaked?

The worst of Indonesia’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak may have passed, with daily cases declining and authorities claiming to have brought the virus under control in four provinces, including Bali.  

Adam Poulsen

MINGENEW MIDWEST EXPOFresh ideas at the Mingenew Midwest Expo board

It is believed to be one of the youngest field days boards in Australia, and the team behind this year’s McIntosh and Son Mingenew Midwest Expo has plenty of fresh ideas.

Adam Poulsen

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Nationals MP tipped for role in Twiggy’s green energy empire

Vince Catania is the latest name linked to Andrew Forrest’s burgeoning Fortescue Future Industries as part of a huge recruitment drive by the company.

Josh Zimmerman

WORK BEGINSResearch ongoing at Katanning Sheep Feed Intake Facility

Katanning’s new Sheep Feed Intake Facility has launched its first research project — a five-year effort aimed at helping farmers breed more efficient and sustainable animals.

Adam Poulsen

KULIN BUSH RACESPremiumKulin Bush Races sells out in one minute

The Westcoast Wool and Livestock Kulin Bush Races has sold out in record time for the second year in a row, with punters scooping up all 4200 tickets in a staggering 63 seconds.

Adam Poulsen

biosecurityPremiumWorld’s most expensive Macca’s run

A hungry Aussie bought two egg and sausage McMuffins and a ham croissant on the way home without knowing how much it would cost them.

Ellen Ransley

Walnut FarmGood times for WA’s biggest walnut orchard

The passionate farmers behind the largest walnut orchard in the heart of the State’s premiere southern food bowl region are celebrating a number of milestones this year.

Shannon Verhagen

WAFarmers Dairy Conference Dairy departed proves hard to replace

WAFarmers’ dairy council is still on the hunt for a vice president after a call for nominations from the floor was met with silence at the organisation’s dairy conference in Busselton.

Cally Dupe

TRANSITION BEGINSPremiumCattle Council of Australia endorses new national peak body

The Australian cattle industry’s new national peak body is on track to launch in November after being endorsed by seven of eight State farm organisations.

Adam Poulsen

‘EXTREMELY PLEASING’WAMMCO to return record $8.4m bonus to producer members

The WA Meat Marketing Co-operative is set to give a record $8.4 million in rebates to its farmers this year, despite enduring crippling supply chain challenges and an overall ‘tough year’.

Adam Poulsen

Nuffield lunchThe Nuffield Annual Sponsors Luncheon plates up big topics

The Nuffield Annual Sponsors Luncheon brought a crowd to Optus Stadium as Nuffield WA chairman Reece Curwen welcomed distinguished guests to the formal event.

Bob Garnant

SHEEP PROJECTIONSPremiumAustralian sheep flock rebuild quickens pace

The national sheep flock appears to be rebuilding quicker than previously thought, with Meat and Livestock Australia now forecasting it will reach 76 million head by the end of the year.

Adam Poulsen

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MacTiernan to quit politics at next State election

Alannah MacTiernan will retire from politics at the next WA election, heaping further pressure on Mark McGowan to strip his under fire Cabinet minister of the Agriculture portfolio sooner rather than later.

Peter Law

FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASEPremiumFeds ramp up foot-and-mouth disease biosecurity measures

“Biosecurity response zones” have been established at all of Australia’s international airports, with arriving travellers now being screened more thoroughly in a bid to prevent the spread of FMD.

Adam Poulsen and Rebecca Le May

FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE‘Out of touch’ MacTiernan accused of turning back on farmers

Farmers say Alannah MacTiernan has turned her back on them after the ‘out of touch’ Agriculture Minister claimed an FMD outbreak would ‘not be catastrophic’ and could even lead to lower meat and milk prices.

Adam Poulsen, Josh Zimmerman, Kimberley Caines and Stuart McGuckin