Booming processed meat sales have led to WA abattoir operator WAMMCO paying out a record $21.8 million to its members, more than double last year’s bonus.
Premier Roger Cook says the call to end live sheep export is wrong but conceded that if he were a member of the federal caucus, he would be bound to support it.
Darryl Hockey has resigned as Western Australian Fishing Industry Council chief executive after four years, with Melissa Haslam announced as his replacement.
A controversial federal government Bill that would ban live sheep exports in Australia from 2028 has passed the lower house and is headed for Senate scrutiny.
Administrators of Yeeda Pastoral Company will enter another funding agreement to preserve the substantial cattle herd, the Supreme Court of Western Australia has heard.
Meat processors are confident they can find markets to accommodate more sheep meat products from Western Australia when the federal government’s ban on live exports comes into effect in 2028.
The competition watchdog has again raised concerns over a proposed takeover of Namoi Cotton, warning it could significantly reduce competition in the industry.
Predictions for a poor growing season have been thrown at the window by Western Australia’s peak grains industry body after a fortnight of well-timed rains across the state’s south.
WA agriculture groups have painted a bleak picture for the future of the state’s farming towns due to the federal government’s decision to ban live sheep exports.
Hundreds of farmers have rolled into Perth’s CBD this morning in protest of the looming live sheep export ban which has been slammed by the agriculture industry and state government.
Albany’s shellfish hatchery will be expanded by local business Colab Construction, following the award of a $3.6 million government tender to support the state’s seafood industry.
Western Australian cotton growers could be disadvantaged by a multinational company’s proposed takeover of the country’s largest producer, the competition regulator has warned.
Broome’s largest traditional owner enterprise is investigating how its pastoral operation can keep bringing in money should Australia’s live cattle trade end