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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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An inquiry by the consumer watchdog into Australia's supermarket sector has raised questions about whether the major chains are securing prime shopping locations, to try and disadvantage potential competitors.
A renewable energy company plans to build the largest land-based wind farm outside of China, in Western Australia.
The third biennial International Wheat Congress is currently underway at the Perth Convention Centre.
Tammin farmer Brad Jones says he is OK sending his spray records to Grain Producers Australia if it helps them explain to the APVMA how chemicals like paraquat are used when spot spraying on modern farms.
Western Australia's Kimberley and Pilbara regions received a fair amount of rain over the weekend. Overall, it's been welcomed.
A slowing Chinese economy may be one of the reasons why live Australian lobster have still not been officially welcomed back into China.
A Western Australian farmer believes the scheduled shut down of Australia's 3G network next month will leave him with little to no mobile or internet coverage.
The CEO of lobby group WAFarmers has welcomed Australia's new Free Trade Agreement with the United Arab Emirates, but questions the extent of opportunities the deal opens for WA's agricultural sector.
Lucas Robinson was recently named WA's most valuable player at the recent AFL under-16 national championships.
A livestock producer in the state's South West is preparing a submission to the board of the Dardanup Butchering Company (DBC) pleading for more time before the company closes the doors on its custom service kills.
Grain Producers Australia says it's relying on the science to determine the future use of paraquat in this country and not the recent "rhetoric" and "innuendo" about the agricultural chemical.
A forensic entomologist thinks he's come up with a remedy for some of the trees that have been effected by the polyphagous shot hole borer.
The national commodities forecaster, ABARES, is predicting cattle prices will rise 29 per cent this financial year.
Farmers from across the country have gathered at Parliament House in Canberra today to protest over political decisions they say have left them feeling like they're under siege.
Demand for sheep in the state's south east seems to be holding up, despite thousands of head leaving the region in recent months.
Some Gascoyne mango growers expect to be harvesting a month earlier than usual.
The Chinese government is calling on domestic traders to buy more grain from Chinese farmers rather than rely on imports. It's a move that's already having an impact on global grain markets.
The Labor Party has announced its candidate for the new Federal seat of Bullwinkel in Perth's outer suburbs. Trish Cook says she's been closely following the debate around the future of the live sheep export trade by sea.
The livestock shipping company Wellard, almost returned to profitability at the end of the 2024 financial year, recording a loss of $US0.8 million, a big improvement on $US15.5 million loss the previous year.
It's been a rough 2024 for the nation's nickel industry, with some believing the sector can't, and won't, be resurrected.
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