Wool sales have resumed for the new year this week in Melbourne, Sydney and Fremantle and at the first sale in Melbourne yesterday prices were up across all wool types

Major Western Australian wool producers, Epasco farms, are thrilled to enjoy the highest prices they’ve ever seen in the wool industry

If you reckon you have got a top notch agri-business idea, there's an opportunity right now to get help turning that into a reality. Perth based start-up company Agristart has been given funding by the state government to run programs that put new innovators in touch with all the right companies and business people

Just a small amount of rain has fallen in the Goldfields so far, leaving pastoralists a bit disappointed, and hoping for more with potential Tropical Cyclone Joyce

The newly installed federal agriculture minister, David Littleproud, will fly to India in the next week in an attempt to deal with India suddenly imposing a tariff on pulse crops

Esperance’s Neil Wandel was on the brink of exporting his first shipment of pulses to India, and was disappointed to hear news of the tariff being imposed

More than 25,000 sheep were yarded for Katanning’s second sale of 2018

The most powerful person in the world, has been talking agriculture this morning in front of an adoring crowd. The President of the United States, Donald Trump gave wide ranging speech to farming leaders today covering, trade, reducing regulation and better internet

State's new opposition spokesperson for northern Australia, the member for Mining and Pastoral Ken Baston,  has a made a list of a few key priorities for the new year. On the list is the advancement of the Ord irrigation scheme, developing the resource sector and saving the School of the Air

A Liberal MP is calling on the State Government to find savings in the Royalties for Regions budget, in order to reverse some of its 64 million dollar education cuts

It's time to make way for the next piece of gear in the farm tool box - virtual reality. With a simple headset, you can take a class of ag students inside a shearing shed, or the bank manager on a tour of the farm

Pastoralists are preparing for a tropical low which is expected to turn into TC Joyce tomorrow

A fiery crash between a truck and a gas tanker has closed the North West Coastal highway in the Pilbara. Also, a truck carrying ammonia nitrate has rolled north of Meekatharra, closing the Great Northern Highway

A consultancy firm is looking into setting up a spray drying facility in the Manjimup region

A prominent Kununurra farmer is among a group of shareholders seeking to remove three directors from the embattled Indian sandalwood producer Quintis.

A new export manual is being drafted for apples growers, as industry prepares to ramp up negotiations for market access into China this season.

St John Ambulance in WA has developed a smart phone app for both first responders and registered trainers to get the two together. And, the pharmacist of the Webster pack (for medication management) has developed a simple folding card to record full medical history from medications to chronic disease and possible allergies and anaphylaxis.

Dr Tauri Simone is working on a PhD telling the forgotten story of the role and contribution of Aboriginal stockwomen to the Australian pastoral industry.

Nominations have now closed for 2018 CBH Group Member Director Elections

Drones could soon replace towers in regional WA to provide reliable internet access to residents in isolated areas. Alongside global technology firms, Australian telecommunications companies are working to develop high-altitude drones that would provide wireless coverage to remote parts of the country.

The Muchea cattle sale returned for the first sale of the new year.

A Western Australian feed lotter has called for changes in the saleyards, to notify buyers whether heifers have been pregnancy tested or not.

The younger generation's love affair with active wear is expected to sustain demand for Australian wool well into 2018.

Numbers were up at the Mount Barker weaner cattle sale, and down for the trader cattle sale.

The number of people employed in mining dropped in 2017, while employment in agriculture has picked up around Western Australia.

It has been a late one, and yields are down about thirty per cent, but the quality of Carnarvon mangoes this season looks to be improving on previous years.

Cases of the mosquito borne Ross River virus have surged in Western Australia - up to 1,127 in 2017 from 477 in 2016. One young farmer from Tambellup has defied the odds by being diagnosed twice.

Western Australia's 'Spud King' is moving into fig production. Tony Galati is trialling a one-hectare crop, but if it's successful will become the largest producer in WA.

In an effort to improve the live cattle trade out of the north - researchers in the Northern Territory are ramping up their work detecting strains of bluetongue virus.

A NASA experiment to grow wheat in space has inspired Australian scientists to develop a world-first technology that slashes the time it takes to develop new plant varieties.

Numbers of vehicles going through quarantine checkpoints continue to rise each year.

In Australia fish production is looking pretty healthy, but globally, fish stocks are at their limit or over fished.

A group of women from the Top End are leaving their mark on the usually male dominated sport of hunting. They've started a social media page for female pig hunters, that's attracted more than 1,000 members in less than a month.

Just under 20,000 sheep were yarded at the Katanning sheep sale.

An increase in global milk production and a stronger Australian dollar is once again putting downward pressure on global milk prices.

China is moving to clean up its environment and its agriculture. The Chinese government, spurred along by community pressure is addressing its air, soil and water pollution.

A WA based Nuffield scholar who looked into the rising costs of machinery in Australia says despite an exciting looking future in the farm machinery market there's still a strong need for more locally made machinery.

An Albany based volunteer is trying to encourage landowners not to kill the snakes found around the place.

Mornington Station in the Kimberley received more than 80 millimetres of rain, and is enjoying its first break of the wet season.

Ex-tropical cyclone Hilda, which hit the Kimberley coast last week, has continued on to bring heavy rain to communities along the South Australian - Northern Territory border.

A fitness coach has teamed up with an organic vegetable far to harness the energy usually sweated out at the gym, to put clients to a real life farm fitness test.

There is extra money to be made for producers through working on the relationship with all legs of the value chain, according to a business consultant.

After 40 years of controlling what farmers are allowed to grow, the Japanese government has lifted its control of the rice market. Many rice farmers are now expected to start growing wheat to meet the rocketing demand for ramen noodles.

It's been a stellar year for the livestock industry with lamb and wool prices going through the roof.

The head of WA's meat marketing co-operative says international investment has been the key to keeping their business in the black.

After some tumultuous years, it was fairly smooth sailing for the Australian resources sector in 2017.

It's the first day of a new year for Australian agriculture, and while red meat and wool are coming from highs and dairy and grains have had their difficulties, every farmer can look forward at a new year with renewed hope. The National Farmers Federation, hopes to focus on inland rail and communications in 2018.

Rainfall is at the top of the list for a few producers around Western Australia. From cattle in the north and crays in the mid-west, to avocados and grain in the south, growers are all hoping for a successful 2018.

In a surprise move, India's Parliament has imposed a new 30 per cent tariff on imported chickpeas and lentils. Chickpea producers in the Ord Valley send most of their crop to domestic markets, but growers like Fritz Bolton are concerned this will impact prices locally.

In the south-west of Western Australia, Ray Harrington says the potential price drop is concerning to him, but it simply means he will need to increase his yields.

Despite initial forecasts, grain farmers in the south-west of Western Australia have generally had a good season, particularly for barley. But in the south-east, grain cleaners have had their busiest year on record as crops were not as strong.

A Manjimup family has bet $11 million dollars on the humble walnut taking off as a super food in Australia. David Williams and his son Michael are expecting to process 110 tonnes of walnuts from more than 23,000 trees this harvest, and they've invested in a purpose built production facility on their 65 hectare property in Manjimup.

Australia’s only grower of the Tulare giant plum is harvesting his first commercial crop. Tony Giumelli say it’s always a risk growing a new variety, but he’s looking forward to seeing how it goes in the marketplace.

Tropical Cyclone Hilda is making its way down the Kimberley Coast, and pastoralists are enjoying the rain coming with it. David Stoate from Anna Plains Station has had over 70 millimetres of rain, which is the station's first heavy fall since April.

In a surprise move, India's Parliament has imposed a new 30 per cent tariff on imported chickpeas and lentils, costing Australian farmers a huge chunk of their incomes.

Pulse marketers believe this move will have a significant impact. Peter Semmler from AgriSemm Brokerage, which specialises in pulses, says the impact can already be seen on trade.