Western Australia Country Hour

The peak industry body for avocado growers is on a mission to get as many people as possible eating the fruit. 

A farmer who had to kill over half a million of his own chickens, to control an outbreak of bird flu on his properties in northern Victoria, has spoken about the ordeal for the first time. 

Resource analyst Tim Treadgold says a big iron ore expansion plan for the region is a huge vote of confidence for the WA industry. 

Hot on the heels of getting the approval to sell lab-grown meat in Singapore - Australian company Vow now has permission to sell its product here. 

Traditional owners, in a far-flung corner of the Western Australian desert, are concerned the decisions made by a city-based land council could put their country at risk.

High tomato prices are due to supply shortages caused by recent floods in parts of Queensland and the detection of a plant virus in South Australia and Victoria.

The state government has announced it has lost the fight to eradicate the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer.

A significant milestone at the Geraldton Port last night, with the first bulk shipment of grain exported outside of the state's main grain handler, the CBH Group.

The former CEO of the WA Fishing Industry Council says members of the seafood and farming industries need to modernise the way they represent themselves to government by forming one primary producer based interest group. 

The operators of the Boyanup saleyards in Western Australia's south west are being accused of animal cruelty, after an unfit cow was shot at least five times to put it down.  

The latest Grain Industry Association of WA crop report shows the state has the potential to harvest a 20 million tonne crop this season.

A number of WA farmers have raised concerns about the quality of the cropping fertiliser MAP or mono-ammonium phosphate this season.

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart is planning on merging her two iron ore operations in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

The former owner of the Port Hedland Export Depot says he wants to appeal the recent Federal Court ruling on the compensation claim for the live export ban to Indonesia in 2011.

Sue McDougall received a Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to horticulture.

One of the veterans of the WA livestock sector says sheep producers, who've decided to stay in the industry, are going to be well rewarded over the next two to three years.

The truffle industry is taking a closer look at the impact synthetic truffle flavouring is having on the market.

A worker on a farm in Western Australia's mid west is so good at taking photos she may turn it into a full time career.

A large iron ore mine that's been approved for the state's Mid West region will create up to a thousand jobs, but locals are worried about their future groundwater supplies.

One of the leaders of the Keep the Sheep campaign, Paul Brown, says his bid to represent the Nationals in the Senate may have failed but he still thinks there's room to negotiate a possible extension to the phase out of the live sheep trade by sea.

Farm in Western Australia's mid west have finally had some good rain bringing relief for those who have been dry seeding.  

The Donald Trump rollercoaster ride is not over. A US federal trade court has just blocked most of his import tariffs from taking effect. How could this affect our exports?

Today we'll take a a close look at the Federal Government's plan to introduce an unrealised capital gains tax and what it will mean for many farming families.

Hundreds of community-led renewable energy projects have been developed as part of a growing national trend. One in Denmark is ten years old it's about to expand to meet growing demand.

Just about every landholder in Western Australia is listening carefully to the weather forecasts at the moment, hoping to get some rain out of the current systems. 

Two new valued-added products have been launched for the Bravo apple today. One is a rosy, pink apple juice and the other is fresh, long-life apple slices, both will be marketed under the trademark Soluna and both will be available shortly in local shops and eventually exported.

A corporate law expert says some hard questions need to be asked over possible conflict of interest issues relating to a lucrative contract within Western Australia's emerging cotton industry.

Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud says a policy to reinstate the live sheep trade by sea will be a condition of any future coalition.

The Federal Nationals will formally break away from the Liberal Party after failing to reach an agreement on a coalition partnership. 

There are ongoing efforts in some of Western Australia's schools to encourage more teenagers to consider a career in agriculture. 

Scientists say demand for the critical mineral gallium is expected to increase significantly as the world faces an artificial intelligence revolution.  

Australia's biggest gold miner has announced the discovery of significant new ore reserves at Kalgoorlie's Super Pit.

WA Police is asking farmers to be patient as it tries to address problems with the firearms portal.

Australia's agricultural sector has broadly welcomed the easing of trade tensions between the United States and China, but at the same time, it's cautiously watching to see if the two economic powerhouses become too friendly and discard Australia.

A farm in the Kojonup area, 260 kilometres south east of Perth, runs a successful everlasting daisy business.

The latest GIWA crop report shows ongoing dry conditions in the northern agricultural region has seen the state's estimated crop area drop slightly from last month's report.

Locals in the South West town of Collie have mixed opinions about the future of nuclear power, following the federal coalition's election loss.

Can WA Labor deliver election promise of $150m vanadium battery for Kalgoorlie by 2029?

The Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen's Association has been reflecting on the result of the federal election, with members feeling the issues and policies vital to pastoral communities aren't being heard.

Lobby group WAFarmers says the agricultural sector is "in all sorts of strife' following Anthony Albanese's historic election win.

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee expects shorn wool production in Western Australia and South Australia to decline by over 18 per cent in each state, taking a significant toll on the forecast for the national wool clip.

The live sheep export trade is shaping up as a key issue for voters across the electorates of Forrest, Durack, Bullwinkel and O'Connor.