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Storm damage won't stop crop harvesting

Agriculture Department officers in Western Australia's Great Southern say rain and hail damage to crops in the region this week amount to little more than an inconvenience to the harvesting process.

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Attempted murder accused denied bail

One of the men charged over the brutal bashing of two men at Newdegate last month has been denied bail after appearing in the Albany Magistrates Court yesterday.

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Girl killed in crash near Quairading

A 10-year-old girl has been killed in a car crash in the Wheatbelt.

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Canola plantings soar

Western Australia's grain handler says there has been a massive increase in canola plantings along the south coast this year.

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Miner plans for iron ore search

Mining company Magnetic Resources has been granted a series of mining tenements to look for iron ore deposits in the great southern.

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Lobby group labels GM crops report misleading

The Network of Concerned Farmers has labelled a new Government report into genetically modified (GM) crops as misleading.

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Farm group labels report GM propaganda

The Network of Concerned Farmers says a new report by the Bureau of Rural Sciences is a propaganda exercise for genetically modified (GM) technology.

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Chinese firm's farmland purchase sparks fears

A Great Southern farmer has voiced concerns about a Chinese company's $29 million purchase of a large area of prime, grain-growing land in Western Australia's south.

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Chinese food supply link from WA unlikely: farmer

The former president of the WA Farmers Federation says suggestions a Chinese agricultural company could invest billions of dollars in its own grain supply chain in the state's south are "propaganda".

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Grain growers fear drenching to hurt crops

Grain growers in southern Western Australia are concerned they will face crop downgrades and damage as a result of significant rain and storms last week.

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South-west avoids storm damage

The State Emergency Service (SES) says it appears south-west Western Australia has mostly escaped damage from a storm that passed over the southern half of the state yesterday.

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Body found on roadside at Newdegate

Police are investigating the discovery of a man's body on the roadside at Newdegate, south-east of Perth in WA's Great Southern region.

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Man's body found on roadside near Newdegate after 'crashing into tree'

A man found dead on the roadside in Western Australia's southern Wheatbelt may have been hit by other vehicles after crashing his car into a tree, police have said.

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CBH chairman to retire

Cooperative Bulk Handling Chairman Neil Wandel has announced he will step down from the top job in August.

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Changing of the guard at CBH

Neil Wandel and Wally Newman tell Tara De Landgrafft what changes will occur within CBH with the stepping down and appointment of the group's chairman.

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Perth man charged over Newdegate fatal road crash

Police have charged a man over a fatal traffic crash in the Western Australian Wheatbelt town of Newdegate last month.

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Nick running for farmer awareness

A Newdegate, Western Australia farmer will next month run 150km from Hopetoun to Bremer Bay, to raise awareness about food security and the future of farming.

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Nick Kelly tells Tara De Landgrafft why he's running 150km next month

Nick Kelly tells Tara De Landgrafft why he's running 150km over three days next month. READ MORE

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Newdegate farmer Nick Kelly prepares to run

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Merino breeders seeing resurgence

With national sheep flock numbers at an all time low and prices for lamb climbing, many producers are busily re-building their herds.

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