Massive falls in the north means the state's biggest rivers are full and some pastoralists are happy.

WA Labor has scrapped its plans to ban genetically modified crops in Western Australia and will instead focus on protecting the state's non-GM farmers. Shadow agriculture spokesperson Mick Murray says GM growers need to be more responsible for their seed, and says Labor would introduce "severe penalties' for farmers who were shown to have contaminated their non gm counterparts.

The Australian Tax Office says employers of working holiday makers are steadily signing-up to a new register so they can claim the 15 per cent tax rate for backpackers. Businesses currently employing working holiday makers must register with the ATO before the end of the month.

As part of the Australian Wine Research Institute effort to educate and eliminate smoke taint, which occurs when ripening grapes are exposed to bushfire smoke, Tasmanian grape growers and wine makers were offered a line up of smoke tainted red wine for tasting.

We farewell former WA Country Hour presenter, Belinda Varischetti, as she drives off in to the ABC Perth sunset from today.

The De Pledge family has sold Mandora station, south of Broome, ending a long-running association with the property, which dates back to the 1940s.

The imported seafood industry says the ban on green prawns from overseas will cost the sector half a billion dollars over six months, severely impact the amount of prawns available in Australian shops, and will push prices up.

New wine research suggests cellar door sales are making up to a third of small wine maker's incomes.

It's hoped grain yields will double in the next 30 years, thanks to a world-first revolutionary plant breeding system, based on pig breeding.

It's almost two years since cyclone Olwyn wiped out crops in Carnarvon, and yet it could be another two years until the flow of bananas from paddock to packing shed is back to normal.

The Banana Industry is getting a big dose of free publicity today - the Banana Army, an unlikely looking bunch, is at the Gabba today for the ODI between Australia and Pakistan.

The looming threat of the deadly plant virus, Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus (CGMMV), has Western Australian melon growers ramping up their on farm biosecurity.

The Department of Agriculture Food of Western Australia says CGMMV can’t be wiped out, and good biosecurity is the key trying to stop it spreading.

The Western Australian Government has announced $37 million to address rising salinity levels at Wellington Dam near Collie, with the aim of expanding irrigated agriculture in the South West.

Hundreds are gathering for the Korean Australia Day Event, and Australian mangoes are going to be on everyone's lips if all goes to plan.

The mango season is well underway in Carnarvon and, unlike the Kimberley's mango season, Carnarvon growers are enjoying good yields.

The announcement this week that East Timor will end an agreement with Australia over maritime borders has been hailed as an economic boon for the fledgling country. It means East Timor will have a greater say over the development of the Greater Sunrise gas field - 20 per cent of which sits in its territorial waters. 

Birrindudu Station, on the edge of the Tanami Desert on the Northern Territory-Western Australia border, is using a drone to muster its cattle and check on fires.

Meat and Livestock Australia has released its 2017 Australia Day lamb advertisement, and well-known comedian and vegetarian Dave Hughes has created a response.

An Australian grain industry group is lobbying the Chinese government to visit WA in a bid to protect the lucrative Chinese barley market. Chinese importers say they're concerned about an increasing amounts of conical snails in crops, especially on WA's south coast.

Nearly six thousand buffalo were exported from the Northern Territory last year, a good result according to the NT buffalo industry council.

Sophie Downs Station in the Kimberley has had a wet week with over 100 millimetres in the gauge.

It's been a good wet season around Broome and parts of the West Kimberley which is great news for those involved in the gubinge industry.

Table grape growers in Carnarvon have been tinkering, testing and trialling new varieties of grapes... and are just wrapping up their first commercial harvest of these new varieties.

Australian researchers have found a way to 'silence' particular genes in plants by using a spray that makes them resistant to pests and diseases. It's hoped the discovery will help in the development of natural pesticides.

Premium manuka honey is expensive - up to 120 dollars a kilogram - and this year Australian producers are hoping they'll sell much more of it.

Vintage has started for at least one of the vineyards in Western Australia's oldest wine producing region - the Swan Valley.

The Department of Agriculture and Food of Western Australia is trialling new grape varieties, aimed at future proofing the industry with fruit which could handle a changing climate.

The table grape harvest is wrapping up in Carnarvon. It has been a mixed season, however prices are favourable.

The mining, oil and gas industries are facing a high level of uncertainty as this year unfolds as recently improved prices are already sliding back.

Western Australia's first uranium mine is a step closer after WA's Environment Minister Albert Jacob... gave the green tick to a project at Wiluna in the northern Goldfields.

Australia's multi-peril crop insurance companies have paid out less this year than previous years - due to improved harvests in western Victoria.

An Indigenous writer and historian says a project to harvest and mill kangaroo grass will encourage farmers to grow native crops.

The sheep industry in Western Australia farewelled one of its champions recently. Rocco De Bellis has been remembered as one of the pioneers of the SAMM industry in Australia, a journey that began for him in 1998.

WA's main grain handler, the CBH Group, has announced its largest ever rebate payment for grain growers after the cooperative released its 2015 - 16 financial results revealing five million dollars was spent on a review of its structure and governance.

Australia is relatively new to crop insurance. While not enough grain growers are taking up multi-peril insurance, some have started taking up index insurance allowing farmers to take out spot insurance for an approaching risk such as frost, heatwave and a deluge.

The Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) is warning ratepayers to prepare to pay more to cover the cost of Local Government Authority vehicle licencing after the State Government introduced changes to vehicle licencing concessions.

The Federal Government's decision to suspend the importation of raw prawns in response to the discovery of white spot disease on some prawn farms in QLD has been welcomed by some seafood producers, but the Seafood Importers Association of Australia it not happy and says there was 'absolutely no' consultation with the Federal Government before it announced the suspension.

A Tincurrin farming family have had a fiery end to what they've described as a "nightmare harvest". The Angwin's were harvesting the last of their oats when their mum called to say she could see flames.

An Indigenous writer and historian says a project to harvest and mill kangaroo grass will encourage farmers to grow native crops.

We take you to an 'indoor' cricket competition in Australia's hottest town; Marble Bar.

The importation of green prawns into Australia will be suspended after the white spot disease outbreak in south-east Queensland. Federal agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce says, while the disease is not harmful to humans, it has been found in prawns imported for human consumption.

The Shark Bay Prawn Trawler Operators Association is in support of the suspension of the importation of green prawns.

The staff at Warrawagine Station in the East Pilbara are celebrating with the arrival of the wet season. The station was destocked severely last year after three failed seasons.

There is Catastrophic fire danger across large parts of Western Australia, DFES are asking people to be particularly careful in these conditions.

A great year for canola quality across Western Australia has meant big benefits to both growers and oil producers. CBH have recently announced record grain totals, which were largely driven by the high canola yields, which also had high oil content. Not only is this beneficial for growers, it also creates great market opportunities.

Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the Esperance floods which wreaked havoc on the agricultural industry and grounded the region's fishing fleet. Described as "once in a generation", the remnants of tropical cyclone Isabel dumped over 200mm of rain on the south east coastal town in just 24 hours. Over 25-thousand sheep died, land eroded and Esperance was cut off from the rest of the state for weeks. We take a look back to see how the region has recovered.

There is concern from sheep producers that an unusual absence of rabbits in some areas of WA is going to result in foxes attacking lambs at lambing time. The Department of Agriculture and Food of Western Australia says the decreased number of rabbits in some areas could be due to a new strain of calicivirus, and say now is the time to target foxes.

There is concern from sheep producers that an unusual absence of rabbits in some areas of WA is going to cause big problems come lambing time. Rabbits are of course part of a foxes diet, and a producer near Albany is concerned without many around, the foxes may be peckish for some lamb.