Sophie Johnson

After introducing the birds last growing season as a trial, Castle Rock Estate is using them again this year with hopes to grow the flock.

WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti joins a chorus of state and territory leaders in lambasting the Commonwealth over the decision to wipe $30 billion from 50 projects in an effort to reduce inflation.

Farmers in the state's south are facing delays and significant losses after heavy rain and hail hammered their properties this week.

The thought of working and rejoining his shearing team kept Corey Bolt positive during treatment. Now, he's easing back into the physically demanding role.

Farmers battling a significant slump in sheep prices say supermarkets are ripping off consumers, as Woolworths announces it will cut its lamb prices by 20 per cent.

Some farmers say the hot, dry spring has brought on the earliest start they have ever seen, with a run of hot days ripening crops a lot quicker than expected.

In recent weeks, four country songs have held the number one American chart slot consecutively. But for Australian country artists, it's a long hard road to stardom.

Farmers in Western Australia say uncertainty over live sheep exports is contributing to plummeting prices and will soon lead to job cuts.

Farmers in Western Australia begin breeding their own stocks of the bugs, which are proving hugely beneficial to farm and animal health.

West Australian egg farmers say they have an added challenge when it comes to boosting supply amid a national shortage.

Ausgold's boss says while there are mixed views on the "change of identity" that comes with a shift from farming to mining, his company doesn't want to "just drop this on top of Katanning".

WA's peak industry body for beekeeping believes there's a "huge risk" of the deadly parasite entering the state via freight link traffic or swarms of feral bees — but authorities are "incredibly confident" it can be kept out.

Producers say a video purporting to show Australian sheep cruelly treated in Oman does not represent the reality for the vast majority of animals exported live.

It would be fair to expect wine to be vegan given it's mostly fruit, but the majority of drops are not. WA winemaker Alexi Christides says it comes down to how impurities are removed.

Farmers have seen new challenges added to their existing pressures in the past 12 months, citing the promised phase-out of live sheep export, the rising cost of production, and livestock markets down on last year.

China's decision to drop an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley is putting smiles on growers' faces, as the industry continues to grapple with a ban on a key market player.

Domestic olive oil yields have been on the conservative side this year, which could result in a further rise to the current record prices for consumers.

Australian merino wool products could become more boutique and harder to source, if a forecast decline in Western Australia's sheep flock comes to fruition.

At a rally in WA's Great Southern, farmers say the combined policy push from state and federal Labor is hurting rural communities.

Cattle producers in WA who are supplying beef to domestic and international markets are feeling the pain of sudden price drops.

Marron is a highly sought after restaurant delicacy, but native water rats have become this farmer's latest consumer, eating the crayfish from the inside out.

WA is famous for wines produced in the Margaret River and Great Southern regions but hidden within the canola fields of the Wheatbelt is an unusual vineyard. 

A farming family is feeding livestock hemp-based pellets, testing impacts on health and meat quality.

Snow has fallen on the Stirling Range for the first time this year, attracting a handful of delighted hikers.

Country drivers are familiar with increasingly common roadside produce stalls with bargain prices and farmers are grateful that people almost universally do the right thing.