From little things big things grow
Appreciating the little things in life is an easy task for Christine Falconer, who spends her days in the company of pygmy goats. These...
Skin deep success at Challara
In the early nineties, tired of chasing fly blown sheep around their Badgingarra farm, Peter Wilkinson and his father Ron of Challara Poll Merino...
Farming with compassion
The big, lumbering sows on Kusha Hill farm just south of Dallwallinu are grunting and snorting companionably in their pens; natural sunlight and breeze...
Hay history reaps rewards
In the Bible, chaff is considered the most humble of wheat products, containing little to no value. Yet for the Turner family – the...
Back to the future
Throughout the West Australian grainbelt shimmering crops of wheat, barley, canola and oats stretch as far as the eye can see – glowing liquid...
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...
Marvick Native Farms in the limelight
Northern Valleys News first visited Marvick Native Farms in Red Gully in January 2016. A retirement project for Vickie Shina and Mark Andrew, their...
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...
The splendour of an olive tree
The air is hot and dry up on Regans Ridge. Although views over the scarp stretch almost to the sea, the breeze is warm...
Good eye for genetics
At this year’s Bindoon and Districts Agricultural Show, Dale Jansen of Fernwood Farm is proud as a parent as she parades a pair of...
In the lupe!
Lupins are familiar to most as stockfeed, but the humble legume may be poised to become the next human health food revolution. Boasting 40%...
Black Friday – celebrating 100 years of Angus
Angus cattle breeders around the country are celebrating 100 years of the Angus breed this year – with the Angus Society of Australia marking...
