Legislation to end the live sheep trade by sea is a step closer to being set in law, with the Export Control Amendment (Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea) Bill 2024 passing the House of Representatives today.
WA primary producers can now apply for an interest-free loan of up to $25, 000 per business, to cover the costs of stockfeed, water and transportation. The loans were announced in April, as part of the state government's $8.6 million support package for farmers in drought.
Simon Quilty from Global Agritrends believes prices for both beef and lamb are set to rise over the next few years.
Police have made charges as part of an operation into copper wire theft from the grain handler, the CBH Group and public works sites through the Wheatbelt and South West.
WA mining giant Mineral Resources has announced its Yilgarn iron ore operations - which employ 1,000 workers near Southern Cross, in the WA Goldfields - will close by the end of the year.
Western Australia's fisheries minister Don Punch has confirmed the Aquatic Resources Management Act has been scrapped.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is ending his Australian tour in Perth today where the focus of talks will centre around the critical minerals industry - the key to renewable energy transition.
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.