Class action claimants against the unlawful 2011 live cattle export ban have launched an appeal against the Federal Court’s ruling the ban had no effect on low export numbers in following years.
Georgia Campion
Locally grown Bravo apples have hit US grocery shelves following the inaugural shipment of the internationally-branded Soluna apples.
A Perth businessman has donated the largest grant ever given to a WA university.
Caitlin Vinci
Sussan Ley has paid tribute to the WA beef industry’s “huge potential” and doubled down on the Liberals’ commitment to live cattle exports after visiting the Broome Common Export Depot near Broome.
Cally Dupe and Oliver Lane
Regional Finance Hub director Sarah Lang says robotic dairying could be the way to preserve WA’s declining milk pool and secure the future of the local industry.
Melissa Pedelty
CBH workers at the Kwinana Grain Terminal will strike against WA’s largest grain handler on Friday over stalled enterprise agreement negotiations.
Lamb survivability remains a challenge for producers with 30 per cent of lambs born most likely to die before marking, costing the Australian industry $1 billion every year.
Bob Garnant
Australian Wool Innovation is urging wool growers to become shareholders so they can have a say in the upcoming board elections.
WA Merino producers are constructively advised to consider building a prosperous flock for the future.
The Grower Group Alliance is reeling from a complete funding cut from the State Government in the latest Budget, a move that chief executive Rikki Foss says is “surprising” and “disappointing”.
From the vast stations of the Kimberley to feedlots in the Great Southern, this is an industry that not only supports more than 10,000 regional jobs but also underpins billions of dollars in export revenue.
Dean Smith
Merino genetics make up the biggest proportion of the Australian sheep flock, and while traditionally bred for their wool production, they also significantly contribute to sheepmeat production.
Kat Rummery
In a year where lamb prices are climbing, the pressure is on for sheep producers to get more value out of every ewe, and increasingly, that means looking beyond the scanning result.
Nyabing-based Wiringa Park Poll Merino stud’s balanced breeding objectives are aimed at profitable returns for producers in today’s market while measuring up for the future.
Three Springs-based Hill Padua Polls stud has matured with genetic gain as featured in the Victoria-based Balmoral Merino Sire Evaluation Trials.
The Campbell family, who run the Coromandel Poll Merino stud in Gairdner are proud to be at the forefront of Merino breeding and more excited than ever with the quality and direction of their sheep flock.
The Wilkinson family, of Challara Poll Merinos at Badgingarra, encourages all Merino producers to be resilient during a time of challenging market conditions.
Most sheep producers understand the crucial role genetics play in meat and wool production, given the substantial impact genes have on important traits.
Processors nationally are running 16–17 per cent above the five-year average, indicating strong throughput and supply chain activity across the board.
DEAN HUBBARD
The US has suspended live cattle imports from Mexico due to concerns about the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite found in southern Mexico.
Staff Writers
Reality TV star Matt Wright will face trial on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice following a fatal helicopter crash in 2022.
Lloyd Jones
The boss of a Mid West shire at the centre of a legal dispute over mining companies paying land rates says the issue is “not dead” after the State Government moved to draw up new laws that side with industry.
Kate Campbell, Rebecca Le May & Simone Grogan
A Senate inquiry into the Federal Government’s decision to allow more US beef imports into Australia has been voted down, despite growing concern from industry leaders.
Cally Dupe
Grain Producers Australia chair Barry Large has been reappointed to lead the national peak body for another term, following the organisation’s annual general meeting in Melbourne last week.
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