13+ hour, 56+ min ago   (523+ words) A prestigious agricultural award needs a medal to match the level of honour it will bestow upon its recipient. That's where medal maker and coin designer Tony Dean comes in. Mr Dean created the medals for the inaugural Australian Agriculture…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (412+ words) Stratton Goodhall's Kojonup paddock was surely the loudest in the Great Southern region last Saturday at least for a few minutes. At Mr Goodhall's Sunnydale Vintage Day, 100 participants revved up their Stihl chainsaws at the same time and sliced up…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1708+ words) Mouse activity across Western Australia's agricultural zones has fallen to low levels for the first time since the severe plague hit in autumn. However, with crops heading towards grain fill and harvest, growers are being urged to continue monitoring crops…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (689+ words) Growing up in the remote Upper Gascoyne region, about 120 kilometres north of Gascoyne Junction, you could be forgiven for pining for the perks of city life. But for Emily Davies, Perth is a mere necessity and distraction while she completes…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (170+ words) Western Australia's top agricultural trailblazers have been officially celebrated at the state awards dinner in Perth on September 3, following the announcement of the five major winners at the inaugural Australian Agriculture Awards. Launched earlier this year by ACM Agri and…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (455+ words) An important key to the sustainable future of farming is measuring and understanding your emissions and finding ways to mitigate, while maintaining high levels of production. Nutrien West Region Sustainable Ag Field Manager, Joe Batten, said carbon farming had a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (389+ words) Popanyinning farmer Tim Haslam was a long way from home when he was announced as the WA winner of the Toyota Wellbeing and Safety in Agriculture category of the Australian Agriculture Awards. His son, Dougal Haslam, took to the stage…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (462+ words) "Tradition is almost the enemy of innovation". Those words, from David Thompson, Moojepin Merinos, Katanning, summed up an evening celebrating his own innovation at the WA state awards evening as part of the Australian Agriculture Awards. David and his son…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (417+ words) Tim Stevenson, Hill River, Badgingarra, hopes more farmers can learn about what they can ask for, and what they have control over within renewables developments. Mr Stevenson has been named as WA's state winner of the Sustainability in Agriculture category…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (407+ words) Jemma Read, based in WA's Wheatbelt, may only be 28 years old - but the WA College of Agriculture Cunderdin teacher is making her mark. Ms Read was one of three finalists in the Nutrien NextGen Leader category at the WA state…...