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Hosted by Belinda Varischetti, the presenter of the Western Australian Country Hour, the country's finest hour
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Rio Tinto is the largest hay producer in WA's north and has recently cut production by half.
Several rain events over the last two weeks have changed the seasonal outlook for many of the state's grain growers who now have a chance of returning reasonable grain yields.
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture heard the policy to end of the live sheep trade in Australia could result in a net animal welfare benefit for the global trade.
There were some heated exchanges and emotional statements in Parliament House in Canberra today for the first public hearing of the House of Representatives inquiry into the bill to end the live sheep trade by sea.
The number of live sheep exported by sea will be down about 100, 000 on the previous financial year. Despite the numbers the WA Livestock Exporters Association argues the industry is growing and new market opportunities are in the pipeline.
Some farmers in Western Australia's northern grain growing area are smiling today after more than 120 millimetres of rain fell on their properties over the last three days.
Danish wind turbine company Vestas wants to establish a big new wind farm in Western Australia.
New data from Australia's agricultural forecaster, ABARES, shows global demand for Australia's premium sheepmeat products remains high, with strong demand for both lamb and mutton from the Middle East and other emerging markets.
An Australian rare earths mining company has been targeted in a suspected cyber attack.
The WA director on the board of Australian Wool Innovation says it's no secret the body will be looking for more money at the next Wool Poll, which takes place later this year.
The significant cold front that crossed Western Australia over the weekend has delivered some much needed rain to most of the state's agricultural region.
More than 1500 vehicles took part in a convoy on some of Perth's main roads this morning in protest against the Federal government's decision to end the live sheep trade.
Nationals leader David Littleproud says he is pleased Agriculture minister Murray Watt has admitted he will have to have a Senate inquiry into the phase out of the live sheep trade by sea.
It's smiles all round for so many relieved WA farmers who have finally watched rain falling from the sky.
Today you'll hear from grain farmers in three different parts of the state's grainbelt to find out how much rain they have had and what it means for their seeding program.
More than half a million chickens have been killed in south-west Victoria, as strict biosecurity measures are enforced to control an outbreak of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.
Farmers in Western Australia, who claimed canola plants died last season after a glyphosate application, have had their cases settled by Advanta Seeds to the tune of more than $600, 000.
Hundreds of thousands of chickens will be killed as authorities from Agriculture Victoria try to control an outbreak of bird flu.
An agronomist in the northern agricultural zone says he's shocked at just how much wheat is coming out of the ground on very little moisture this season.
Just over half a million (507,900) WA sheep and lambs have been trucked to the eastern states, so far this year, as challenging seasonal and market conditions continue to take hold in Western Australia.
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