In the limelight
Veronica Trethewey’s excitement about Australian Black Limes is palpable, and there is a genuine feeling that she and husband Grant are on the brink...
Seaside tree change
Reaching the end of a winding road through the sandy hills overlooking the Lancelin coast yields an unexpected joy – a tiny olive grove...
Spicks and speckles
It is a rare feat to transplant Canadians accustomed to their frosty climate into the scorching Australian paddocks and expect them to flourish. Nonetheless,...
Another bet on hay
Farming can be a risky business. For Suzanne and Steve Woods, Calingiri farmers and part owners of Muchea-based business Hay Australia, the decision to...
Feeding the birds
When Amos Machlin took on this retirement farming project he didn’t anticipate that his biggest challenge would be keeping the birds away.
With 900 Pecan...
Oils ain’t oils
Tourists may be tripping over themselves to capture the perfect Instagram moment in yellow-splashed paddocks, but when it comes to dressing our salads, it’s...
Over 100 acres of native habitat destroyed in Chittering
Over 100 acres of pine forest, native vegetation and wildlife have been lost forever in a devastating display of destruction in Chittering last month...
Bindi Belters take home Young Farmers Challenge
Young farmers Damon Topham, Ashlee Topham, Oaklee Treasure, and Leah Taylor, competing as the ‘Bindi Belters’, claimed victory in the Young Farmers Challenge at...
Hand-picked heritage
Olive harvest began in the monastic town of New Norcia this month – as it has throughout the Northern Valleys region – with just...
Keep the Sheep goes to Canberra for the National Ag Rally
Christine Brown and Kevin McLean, Banksia Downs Grazing, Coomberdale
As sandplain livestock producers, we have a vested interest in the Keep the Sheep movement. We’ve...
A passion for provenance
For Courtney Bayliss at Gingin Premium Meats, the path from paddock to plate is shorter than most. The supply chain from her family farm...
From farm to fork
When Brad Alp’s grandfather Gordon Alp first began farming Wakedale Farm back in the 1940’s, there’s no doubt his family and farm workers would...
