By the fig and the olive
Behind the rows of flourishing olive trees lining Brand Highway just north of Gingin lies Koorian Farming Enterprises – a family-run operation growing olives,...
Blueberry bounty
GreenAcres Blueberry Farm completely fill the Northern Valleys News brief of ‘uncovering the hidden treasures of our region’. Bursting onto the scene this summer,...
Fine and Dandalee
Award-winning goat breeder Trevor Blight has been breeding goats for fifty years. In 2022, he came full circle, welcoming back Angora goats to join...
There is no alternative to agroecology
When I read this bold statement on the Terra Madre, Salone del Gusto 2022 program I was no less than intrigued! What was agroecology?...
Berkshire Valley dam overflowing
In 1953 a property known as ‘Exmoor’ in the Berkshire Valley was supported by the government to secure water storage by building — what...
Where there’s a will
A symbol of prosperity and blessing since the beginning of human civilizations, the grain that gives our Wheatbelt its name has been the backbone...
FMD – Be aware!
What you need to know about Foot and Mouth disease and how it affects us in the Northern Valleys region.
You may have heard on...
A fresh approach
There has been an unexpected benefit to sweltering through WA’s record-breaking summer. Joseph Ling, managing director of leading WA citrus producer AGRIFresh, says the...
Organic growth
Michelle De’Lisle, AUSVEG
Gingin Organics is a Certified Organic vegetable farm located in Neergabby. It grows a range of vegetables throughout the year including celery,...
The Regen-Gen
You might have heard the term Regenerative Agriculture bandied about more often lately – it’s one of those once ‘alternative’ concepts that has been...
2022 Gingin Heifer Competition Results
The 2022 Gingin Heifer Competition, held 7 April, saw Bullrush Farms (Alan, Margaret and Sean Greenwell) take out the top prize for the best...
Food ‘shortages’ – is transport the real problem?
As the images of empty supermarket shelves flooded our news feeds the past few weeks — eliciting a mild to medium level of panic...
