The Australian Wool Innovation had one of its more eventful AGM's in light of recent controversy with chairman Wal Merriman sticking with the ship and new board members were elected

The head of Emanuel Exports explains why there was so much confusion over the number of sheep deaths on board a voyage to the Middle East last year, after he was inducted into the Australian Livestock Exporters Council hall of fame

Growers have contributed $3 billion to the state economy in the past 25 years according research by the Grower Group Alliance, which hopes the figures will further help individual groups to gain funding, grants and sponsorships

The head of Western Australia's prawn fishing operator, David Lock of Mareterram, is urging agribusinesses to take smaller, more sustainable profits to help the whole supply-chain

Many grain growers are suffering harvest set-backs at the moment with untimely rain, we spoke a farmer near Mullewa who almost didn't get a harvest this year and is now harvesting in the rain

A national online map has been made available which shows all of Australia's mango, macadamia, and avocado crops, with the aim being that government and industry will use it to better respond to disasters and disease or pest outbreaks

An inspirational vet who works in compliance regulation has won Young Achiever of the Year award by the Australian Livestock Exporters Council

A NSW farmer has shared his success so far with growing Turmeric crops, which include how he processes them into the traditional powder, used in more than just the conventional way

Hail storms have damaged crops in West Australian grain growing regions for the fourth time this harvest season and Salmon Gums farmer Sam Guest says he has lost 100 per cent of his crop in one paddock and there is varying amounts of damage

The Ord Irrigation Scheme in the East Kimberley region could soon start growing a new gluten replacement "superfood" after an international health food company picked the Ord as a potential world leading producer of a plant called plantago

The board of Australian Wool Innovation made a short announcement at the beginning of its AGM on Friday to say it had considered the recent controversies surrounding chairman Wal Merriman and found no material breach had occurred

AWI chief executive Stuart McCullough denies claims that too much money has been spent on certain leadership training trips and says he is "upbeat" about the future of AWI

The CBH Group has sold 100 tonnes of oats using blockchain as part of a trial for the new technology; blockchain is a way of storing data which creates a transparent, digital record of transactions, or blocks and it is credited by some as a safer way of selling grain

A new initiative led by the University of Western Australia, hopes to use farming as a form of therapy for people with an intellectual or physical disability, referred to as social farming

Denmark Agricultural College graduate Bradley Kammann begun at the college in Year 10, then moved to Manjimup Senior High School, but returned to Denmark in Year 12 because he believes he has gained academic and practical skills there

Darkan farmer Ray Harrington, who invented the Harrington Seed Destructor to try and solve the problem of herbicide resistance, has been nominated for the WA Senior Australian of the Year award

Representatives from the peak industry body Sheep Producers Australia say a recent trip to countries like Bahrain and Oman have proven to them that facilities that process Australian livestock are of a very high standard in the Middle East

After a busy year in the spotlight speaking out about the use of dingo populations to regenerate their land, the owners of Wooleen Station in the Murchison region are preparing to restock and return to cattle within the next six months

The Australian Wool Growers Association is calling on the chairman of Australian Wool Innovation, Wal Merriman, to step down after the organisation's AGM tomorrow, Robert McBride from AWGA says the recent controversy surrounding the embattled AWI leader means it is time for change

Grape growers in the Gascoyne are looking to Perth buyers for some early season support this year because the late season for American grape imports has resulted in a drop-off in prices for early Australian growers

Isolated thunder and hail storms have decimated wheat and canola crops, damaged a farm homestead roof and ripped silos from their concrete footings across southern parts of Western Australia overnight

Pingilly farmer Meredith Freebairn shares some of her favourite healthy harvest food options and we asked listeners what their favourite harvest food was

Renae Willis is an Australian Accredited Veterinarian who has been working on livestock vessels for the past few years and she describes what it is like to work on a live export ship and why she keeps going back

It was 50 years ago that Perth agronomist John Gladstones made a bold claim that the soils and climate of Margaret River might make an ideal base for wine production; history has since proven him right and he is now the subject of a book

Australia's sheep sector has a new team of leaders after the inaugural board of Sheep Producers Australia was elected overnight to replace the Sheepmeat Council of Australia

An Animal Protection Bill that would require people to hand over footage of animal cruelty immediately after it has been recorded is due to be debated in the Senate this week with the support of WA Liberal Senator Slade Brockman

The Australian Farm Institute has thrown it support behind a UK style form of workforce regulation of overseas, farm workers and labour hire companies after multiple allegations in Australia about low pay, poor living conditions, unscrupulous labour contractors and workers report being treated like slaves

But industry group GrowCom says the view that the industry could do more is inaccurate and missing the point, and its spokeswoman Rachel McKenzie says there are existing National Programs that seek to address wages, conditions and unscrupulous contractors

A proposed rare earths mine in the Gascoyne, the second of its kind announced in Western Australia this year, has passed a major milestone after the signing of a native title agreement between traditional owners from four different groups

A veterinary consultant based in Indonesia says importers of live Australian cattle are hoping the country's five-to-one feeder/breeder policy is scrapped, which requires importers to bring in one breeder animal for every five feeder cattle

Improvements to the livestock export trade will be discussed today and tomorrow with the 2017 LIVE Exchange conference getting underway in Perth; industry leaders from all over the country and abroad are there to look at practices and market insights

Additional Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development staff have been brought in to try and contain a recent incursion of starlings, which is a destructive pest that damages crops, after 11 birds were discovered near Esperance

Quad bike users and owners are being invited to have their say on how to improve quad safety as the ACCC investigates the merit in putting an official standard in place under Australian Consumer Law

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest will face a heavy compensation lawsuit if a group of traditional owners in the Pilbara go ahead with plans to sue FMG after the organisation was formally awarded the exclusive native title rights of their land today

Thanks to favourable spring conditions, Western Australia's total expected harvest has increased by an extra 800,000 tonne this month according to the Grains Industry Association of WA, which estimates an extra 7 per cent to the overall crop

A WA business has launched 'hemp' beer following the legalisation of hemp for human consumption in Australia, which is also expected to provide benefits to other local growers with hemp-based products

It is hoped a free-trade-agreement with Peru will raise the profile of Australian wine in Latin American, whilst Australian mining companies look to reap the biggest benefits of the deal

Silk-like 'mohair' made from goats has now reached similar demand that has it at similar prices to sheep wool; wool growers are currently enjoy a surge in demand from China with some ultra-fine types and the popularity of goat mohair is at an all-time high

While a strong interest in lithium has seen the total value of WA's top listed companies increase by 3.4 per cent in October, Altura Mining company says it plans to double the output of its Pilgangoora lithium mine

West Australian Wheatbelt farmers Jane Keune and Perry St Quintin have seen a dramatic turnaround in their fortunes this year, in July they were facing one of their worst ever seasons and thought they might have to sell the farm, now their harvesting crops they did not think would grow at all

The European Union Commission has failed to reach a consensus on re-licencing glyphosate, and on the streets of Brussels, there the Commission is based, lobbyists on both sides have turned the glyphosate debate into a circus

Australia has secured its fastest-ever trade agreement, with Peru; the FTA will eliminate 99 per cent of tariffs that Australian exporters face into Peru, which will give sugar, dairy, rice and sorghum farmers new market access opportunities

US president Donald Trump has abandoned the Trans Pacific Partnership with Asian nations and re-negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement, which Bob Young, who retired as the chief economist with the American Farm Bureau two weeks ago, says might not have been the best move for US farmers

Storms have caused havoc for West Australian grain growers who are trying to harvest their crops; Corey Mincherton farms about 270 kilometres north-east of Perth at Ballidu and he says 50 mm of rain has pushed back his harvest and hail has ruined much of his canola crop

Katrina Sasse farms at Canna, 150 kilometres east of Geraldton, in one storm this week she received 35mm of rain on one block, which was enough to see dams overflow

A hay baler machine sparked a fire on a farm near Albany in the Great Southern region on Thursday and subsequently burnt about three hectares of farmer Robert Horton's property; he says the fire managed to break out even though he regularly cleans his machines and check bearings

Margaret River winery Vasse Felix has just been awarded the "New World Winery of the Year" by New York based industry magazine Wine Enthusiast and chief winemaker Virigina Willcock says it is a significant honour for the winery and for the region

A native title agreement has been signed for a potential potash mine owned by WA company Agrimin on the West Australian-Northern Territory border, which covers 2,000 square kilometres of land on Lake Mackay, about 280 kilometres north-east of Warburton

It has been a mixed bag of a season for mango growers in the Ord Irrigation Scheme as they wrap up production, with yields have varying greatly from farm to farm, but Chris Robinson from the Ord River Mango Growers Association says the quality of the fruit has been incredibly good

The West Australian State Government has released its reviewed funding plan for wild dog control, which includes $6.9 million for the Esperance fence extension project, $4.8 million on state barrier fence repairs and more than half a million dollars to be spent on research and development into control methods for wild dogs

The additional funding for the extension of the state barrier fence has been welcomed by the Esperance Biosecurity Association, but chairman Scott Pickering says he is disappointed the boost to their kitty comes at the expense of the wild dog alliance

Mid West pastoralist Ashley Dowden has had to abandon sheep production due to wild dog predation and he wants to intensify his cattle operation by building a $480 irrigated fodder system Challa Station, but he says under the pastoral lease, the approval process for diversification is time consuming and complicated

Churchill fellow Will Rayner from Rural Bank says there needs to be a rethink about the way farms and rural businesses are financed because the current banking system does not understand the short term volatility of agriculture

Iron ore prices are on the slide and it is even more pronounced for lower grade products, which analyst Phillip Kirchlechner comes down to changing demands out of China

A US marketing company is embarking on a five year study into how to get Americans to drink more Australian wine and they are sharing preliminary findings at the 2017 Wine Australia Exporter Update in Adelaide this week

Approximately 70 per cent of seafood sold in Western Australia is imported, which has prompted Minister for Fisheries Dave Kelly to consider making it a requirement of restaurants to advertise exactly where their seafood has come from with country-of-origin labels

Scientists from Western Australia have developed a way to triple the shelf life of fruits and vegetables by slowing down the ripening process, which is dictated by the hormone ethylene; they have developed a blocker known as an "ethylene antagonist"

Planfarm grain marketing director Jerome Critch says he is expecting a shortage of malt grade barley this season, which could push up prices for malt barley and force feed prices down

People who live in remote areas of Australia and have to travel several hours to their nearest Centrelink office might find themselves missing out on the vital service, which a former Centrelink manager says is a deliberate strategy

The wet season in Western Australia's north is yet to officially "break", but pastoralist Annabelle Coppin says she was very pleased when an isolated storm gave parts of Yarrie Station its first real drenching on Monday

Recent reports that the Australian avocado crop will reach a record breaking 75,000 tonnes this year are being disputed by West Australian marketers and growers who say they are not expecting significantly high yields this summer

Queensland farmer Leon Collings is based three hours drive north of Cairns and is attempting to create his own market by growing a different variety in a non-traditional avocado growing region in order to produce fruit in the off-season

Magpie geese birds are causing so many headaches for farmers in the East Kimberley region that they have enlisted the services of muster helicopter pilots to scare them away and stop them eating crops

Half hour program due to national Melbourne Cup coverage

Australia's largest hay exporter says up to 80 per cent of hay grown in Western Australia this season is likely to be weather damaged due to late finishing rains that saved the season for some wheatbelt growers, but ruined quality for others

Kondinin Group research manager Ben White says that more than half of header fires start due to dust and rubbish build up and overheated bearings, which is why his advice is to monitor bearings with sensors and keep machinery clean

This year is on track to be among the top three hottest years on record according to the United Nation's World Meteorological Organisation; in Australia, Queensland and New South Wales have had record-breaking temperatures in spring and in recent seasons the south west region of Western Australia has received less rainfall