Phone a pasture
Farmers may soon be able to check the condition of their paddocks and pasture simply by opening their mobile phone.
View ArticleMad mud drive makes 29th Nullarbor Muster memorable
Rainfall on the Trans Access Road made driving conditions tough for people attending the annual festival at Rawlinna.
View ArticleNullarbor Muster bucks the weather, bigger than ever
Organiser Barbara Hogg estimates that around 1000 people attended over the three days of the annual event, now in its 28th year. The events include a gymkhana, shooting and arm wrestling competitions...
View ArticleSeed shortages limit pasture choices
Supplies of some varieties of pasture seeds in Western Australia have run out. Last years poor finish in the west and the subsequent cropping disasters in the eastern states, has reduced the supplies...
View ArticleMurchison basks in Indian Summer
After almost a decade of drought, extensive summer rains have produced an explosion of growth in the Murchison. Country that hasn't seen a blade of grass for years is suddenly covered with a soft...
View ArticleRainfall around the region pleases pastoralists
The Goldfields-Esperance Region has received some much needed rainfall over the past few weeks.As a result the wild flowers are blossoming, the natural vegetation and wild life are healthy and...
View ArticleSummer pastures seeded at York
While the rain in recent weeks has thrown quite a few spanners in the works when it comes to harvest and hay cutting, a group of farmers at York have been busy making the most of a bad situation.
View ArticleSun sets on the old shearing shed
Keen photographer Alan Carmichael sent us these photos of the last fleece shorn at Balladonia Station.
View ArticleFarmers are breathing a sigh of relief over the recent rainfall
With the recent rainfall across the Southwest Land Division many farmers are breathing a big sigh of relief.
View ArticleFarmers breathing a sigh of relief over the recent rainfall
With the recent rainfall across the Southwest Land Division many farmers are breathing a big sigh of relief.
View Article2012 harvest underway
Due to the dry season, many farmers will have an early and short harvest this year.
View ArticleFirst grain deliveries for 2012-13 hit CBH receival sites
The first deliveries of grain hit receival sites this week and state bulk handler has officially called the start to harvest 2012-13.
View ArticleWAFF reflection on 2012
There have certainly been many hotly heated topical issues within the farming sector in 2012.
View ArticleStudy considers soil carbon emissions impact
Researchers at the University of WA (UWA) say grain growers may be inadvertently increasing their emissions of dangerous gases by increasing soil carbon.
View ArticleMaking hay while the sun hides
Farmers in parts of Western Australia's grain growing region are baling hay in autumn for the first time.
View ArticleAustralian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority bans use of common...
Citing concerns around toxicology, occupational health and safety and residues, the APVMA bans the use of omethoate in broadacre crops.
View ArticleWest Australian farmers grow feed in refrigerated cabinet to keep stock fed...
Farmers in WA's eastern Wheatbelt try to drought proof their farm by growing sheep feed in large refrigerated cabinets.
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