A mothballed Kimberley abattoir has been thrown a $56 million lifeline by a Canadian government-backed fund which would value the plant at a fraction of its former price.
Quintis and several of its subsidiaries have gone into voluntary liquidation after a troubled period for the sandalwood producer including cutting more than half of its workforce.
WA-founded carbon farming project developer Carbon Sync has launched Australia’s first free carbon credit calculator to enable farmers to estimate their potential income through soil carbon farming.
The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union has sued the country's biggest grain handler, alleging it failed to fully pay workers during a strike at its Kwinana premises.
Recent rainfall has given Western Australian farmers some reprieve for the start of the crop season but an industry body says more was needed to hit a potential 16 million tonne yield.
Prominent Great Southern farmer Alan Richardson has opened up a new WA grain export pathway through Albany, the first to do so in WA for more than six years
Booming processed meat sales have led to WA abattoir operator WAMMCO paying out a record $21.8 million to its members, more than double last year’s bonus.
Premier Roger Cook says the call to end live sheep export is wrong but conceded that if he were a member of the federal caucus, he would be bound to support it.
Darryl Hockey has resigned as Western Australian Fishing Industry Council chief executive after four years, with Melissa Haslam announced as his replacement.
A controversial federal government Bill that would ban live sheep exports in Australia from 2028 has passed the lower house and is headed for Senate scrutiny.
Administrators of Yeeda Pastoral Company will enter another funding agreement to preserve the substantial cattle herd, the Supreme Court of Western Australia has heard.
Meat processors are confident they can find markets to accommodate more sheep meat products from Western Australia when the federal government’s ban on live exports comes into effect in 2028.
The competition watchdog has again raised concerns over a proposed takeover of Namoi Cotton, warning it could significantly reduce competition in the industry.
Predictions for a poor growing season have been thrown at the window by Western Australia’s peak grains industry body after a fortnight of well-timed rains across the state’s south.
WA agriculture groups have painted a bleak picture for the future of the state’s farming towns due to the federal government’s decision to ban live sheep exports.
Hundreds of farmers have rolled into Perth’s CBD this morning in protest of the looming live sheep export ban which has been slammed by the agriculture industry and state government.
China has lifted bans on Australian beef exporters, removing almost all of the $20 billion worth of trade sanctions it imposed, ahead of a high-level visit to Canberra.
Albany’s shellfish hatchery will be expanded by local business Colab Construction, following the award of a $3.6 million government tender to support the state’s seafood industry.
Western Australian cotton growers could be disadvantaged by a multinational company’s proposed takeover of the country’s largest producer, the competition regulator has warned.
