An irrigation project near Derby in the Kimberley, which won a Premier's Award this week for "Improving Aboriginal Outcomes" has had its plan to expand the project rejected by the state's Department of Environment Regulation

In a statement from the Department of Environment Regulation it says its assessment found the clearing of native vegetation may impact on habitat for the greater bilby, the northern quoll and flora of conservation significance, and so the applicant was requested to provide targeted fauna and flora surveys to inform the assessment

The head of the nation's peak grains R&D body concedes there wasn't much growers could have done to escape this season's numerous frost events

Despite concern about trade implications from some sections of the grain and livestock industries, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority has approved an application for grain growers to use glyphosate late on their feed and food grade barley crops

Port Hedland is going ahead with plans to improve and expand its cattle loading facilities, with the official approval process to spend several hundred thousand dollars on the upgrade now signed-off

The mining, oil and gas sector says it's under increasing pressure to manage the impact of drugs and alcohol in the workplace

The Tasmanian Minerals Emergency Response Teams competitions have just been on to test everything from first aid, firefighting skills, safety theory, and a rope rescue from a 15 metre crane, along with a search and rescue in a disused alumina kiln

Commonwealth legislation making medicinal marijuana a controlled prescriptive drug came into effect this week

Wallal Downs Station, about 500 kilometres south of Broome, is expanding its pivot irrigation footprint

The Country Hour is aware of several stations looking to diversify but are growing frustrated with the huge amounts of red tape and bureaucracy to clear 40 hectares for a pivot

Researchers may have discovered a way to make wheat varieties more frost and salinity tolerant and also make the grain more palatable for those with allergies

A Western Australian farm advocate group believes moving to biological farming systems can cut input costs by as much as 98 per cent per hectare

The Australian Rangeland Society has put its support behind a bid to lobby the United Nations for the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists in 2021

Woolworths is in the federal court today defending allegations of unconscionable conduct for demanding millions of dollars in extra payments from suppliers

The Senate's red meat inquiry will reconvene to hear from producers, after the ACCC revealed it's investigating allegations of cartel-like behaviour at saleyards

The KPCA held its AGM yesterday and replacing Peter Camp as chair is David Stoate from Anna Plains Station south of Broome