Australia sends its first shipment of live cattle to eastern China.

Industry says there could be new opportunities for Australian farmers despite global political uncertainty surrounding the Trump Presidency and Brexit.

Queensland graziers seek clarity on compulsory acquisition of land by the Australian Defence Force in central and north Queensland.

The town of Carnarvon celebrate the arrival of the Gascoyne River.

DAFWA hopes a nutrient testing program will help expand the WA jujube market.

Byron Bay based distillery taps into the global gin craze with a northern rivers blend.

CBH Group deputy chair Vern Dempster claims he has been targeted by members of AGC during his campaign for re-election to the Board.

AGC refutes the claims and says it is playing no role in the current CBH elections.

Panoramic Resources says it’s in a good position to restart its nickel mine north of Halls Creek as soon as the price of nickel improves.

Dairy processor Brownes faces a grilling at a Senate Inquiry examining their conduct over milk contracts.

The Gascoyne River has started to flow for the first time in more than one-and-a-half years.

Clinical psychologist Kirstin Bouse says rural people often do not prepare themselves for the mental strain of continuously dealing with extreme weather.

The Commonwealth and State governments ratify a new boundary agreement for deepwater trawl fisheries in WA.

ACCC's inquiry into the dairy industry gets underway .

The Australian vegetable industry set a lofty target to increase its export volume by 40 per cent within four years.

A bumper season predicted for this year’s commercial barramundi season.

Researchers map the genome of a significant Brahman cow in an effort to better understand genetic markers and their impact on things like fertility.

No shortage of work for a drone business in the far north of WA.

West Australian avocado growers could be exporting fruit to lucrative markets in Thailand and Japan by the end of the year.

Exploration company Artemis Resources plan to re-open the Radio Hill nickel and copper mine just outside of Karratha. Chairman David Lenigas says his confidence has been boosted by US president Trump's trillion-dollar infrastructure plans.

Resources analyst Rob Brierley says there are opportunities in this depressed resources market for mining companies with cash to buy closed mines cheaply.

Carnarvon biodynamic farmer Wes Bassett juggles a FIFO life with growing mangoes, bananas and paw paws.

West Australian scientists have scoured the world for wheat germplasm that could help local farmers plant their crops earlier.

The WA Government has granted $250,000 to an Indigenous organisation to start up an irrigation project on Roebuck Plains Station near Broome.

South Australian stockmen organise a fundraiser to drive a herd of cattle over the Harbour Bridge to raise awareness for organ donation.

A farmer from the state's Wheatbelt, Norman Jenzen, received 70mm rain on Saturday, and had destructive winds pick up two 45 tonne silos on his property.

The Consolidated Pastoral Company, which owns a handful of stations in the Kimberley region, has just shipped off its first load of cattle for 2017. Around 1,200 head were exported out of Townsville over the weekend, bound for CPC's feedlot in Lampung, Indonesia.

If farmers and hospitality businesses employed backpackers this month, without registering with the Tax Office, they could face a penalty. Since the tax rate was settled at 15%, employers were given until the end of January to register for workers currently employed.

Parents across the state are sending their children to school today - some for the first time. Jen Critch says changes to the Western Australian curriculum, which places 11 year old's in high school, make it particularly difficult for rural families, and also impact rural towns.

A pig farmer from the Mid-West has received over 80mm in the 24hrs to 9am today. David Smith says roads are washed away, the power is out, and he is expecting a weed problem next week.

With storms across the state, Western Power is working hard to restore power to over 800 homes. One family in Eradu has been without power since 4:00pm on Saturday. Western Power say they hope to get power back on before the end of the day.

South Australian cucumber producers Four Ways Fresh have declared their first two years of production in WA a success, despite some teething problems including difficulty accessing enough water and the threat of Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus. The privately owned company has initially established eighty tunnels in the Geraldton region in order to secure year round production of cucumbers for customers on the eastern seaboard.

The Country Hour celebrated Australia Day, catching up with West Aussies who received Australia Day honours; learning what a pony was; and joining the action of the cane toad races in Kununurra

On the program today: Hopes are high for a massive cobalt deposit in WA; Lake Argyle in the Kimberley set to overflow next week; Fine wool producers are all smiles as prices hit record levels; and grape growers will soon be able to work out how to reduce water costs thanks to a new smartphone app.

Land-holders across the state are reporting an increase in kangaroo numbers since a major pet food processor stopped sourcing local kangaroo meat. In May last year, WA's main processor VIP Pet Foods'- which used to take up to 100,000 kangaroo carcasses a year from around the state - began to buy their meat only from the eastern states which led to many professional shooters dropping out of the game, as they couldn't find a home from the carcasses. Beef producers are being told global prices will stabilise this year and that 2017 should bring better conditions for meatworks exporting product. And a $5.6 billion iron ore project in WA's north took a step closer to fruition today with the signing of a state agreement between the WA Government and the Todd Corporation. The project involves 160 kilometres of railway, a mine development and a trans shipment port facility and will open up other iron ore opportunities according to the Barnett Government.

Speculation is mounting that a new trade deal is close between Indonesia and various South American countries to import livestock.

A Western Australian farmer is hanging up the boots, after finishing his last and 70th harvest. Eighty-four year old Leo Tuffley has been in Nyabing, in the state's Great Southern his whole life.

A Holstein heifer calf has smashed Australian dairy records, selling for $251,000 at auction.

Prawn fisherman will be just as excited about the start to this year's wet as pastoralists, because good rain in the north, means good prawn numbers.

Dr Laura Boykin from the University of WA has been doing a lot of great work in the field of improving Cassava yields, and has just been appointed as one of ten Senior TED fellows in the world (as in the TedX talks).

The name Leon Bradley is remembered as a visionary, passionate and true to his principals, and has certainly left his mark on WA's agricultural sector.

A fire burning just out of Albany in an area of small landowners threatened lives and homes yesterday. A community meeting has just been held, giving locals the latest.

Bega Cheese has acquired Vegemite and other spreads as it diversifies from it's traditional dairy focus. The deal is worth 460 million dollars and includes a Port Melbourne manufacturing plant and taking on 200 employees.

We cross live to our Country Hour Cricket Correspondent for a score update.

As a deadly new strain of Avian influenza sweeps across South Korea, Australian egg farmers are stepping in to ease the shortage at supermarkets across the nation.

The Commercial Egg Producers Association of Western Australia says with Australia's current oversupply of eggs, any export market is a good thing.

130mm has fallen at Debesa Station in the last 24 hours, which has almost reached its average rainfall of 28 inches for the wet season.

There has been a surge in Mediterranean fruit fly numbers in Carnarvon, and unfortunately it's coinciding with the mango season.

The Department of Agriculture and Food says regional towns need to significantly increase their amount of European wasp traps, in order to properly tackle the issue.