National Farmers' Federation boss Tony Mahar says state and federal governments are not doing enough to alleviate staffing shortages, leaving the industry searching for 150,000 workers.
Well-timed rain in July and August has increased the chances of the 2022 crop reaching 20 million tonnes, according to the Grain Industry Association of WA.
Agribusiness Westpork recorded a slight uptick in revenue and a small dip in profit to $11.6 million in the 2021 financial year, according to documents lodged with the corporate watchdog.
After almost three decades in business, the Staines family has agreed to hand over the reins of their Esperance farm equipment business to machinery giant McIntosh & Son.
In some respite for aspiring homeowners, the retail price of an avocado has fallen 47 per cent below the five-year average thanks in part to a bumper crop in Western Australia.
Alannah MacTiernan has fiercely defended her comments about the threat of foot and mouth disease, amid claims they were “out-of-touch” and calls for her sacking.
Routine testing has detected viral fragments of foot and mouth disease and African swine fever in Melbourne, but the federal government says the country remains free of the two diseases.
Minbos Resources is set to raise $25 million in a placement backed by billionaire Liang Feng, with the parties also set to research the potential for phosphate and green ammonia projects.
Wide Open Agriculture has cut the ribbon on a new pilot-scale facility designed to convert lupin into a plant-based protein developed with Curtin University.
Craig Mostyn Group will acquire full ownership of V&V Walsh next week, five years after the two Western Australian family-owned agribusinesses struck their first deal.
WorkSafe will conduct an inquiry into the agricultural industry after a young man in the Great Southern became the 12th person to die working in the sector in the past year.
ASX-listed aquaculture company Seafarms Group has launched a second review of its prawn farm after an original assessment recommended the project should not proceed.
The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved NewCo Mills' second go at building a stock feed grain mill on a 5.75 hectare site in Bullsbrook.
NewCo Mills is getting a second crack at building its proposed $24.7 million stock feed grain mill in Bullsbrook through the state’s expedited development pathway.
Perth-based agribusiness Quintis is back in the plantation development business, the first time it will add more sandalwood trees to its asset base in five years.
The state government has exempted commercial nurseries and tree farms, led by Benara Nurseries, from cuts to groundwater allocations but horticulture producers will need to adapt.
Bannister Downs Dairy, jointly owned by the Daubney family and Gina Rinehart, has created the first Western Australian milk to be crowned most popular dairy product in the country.
The Sweeter Banana Co-operative and Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative will expand their operations after obtaining $2.55 million in loans from the state government.
