A WA first in chaff packaging
Jamie Turner and his wife Dale have set up a new feed business just north of Bindoon. Called Australian Premium Feeds, this is no...
An ideal mob
When Morawa farmer Ian Tubby ‘retired’ to Gingin in 2010, he invested his leisure time in the pursuit of developing an ideal cleanskin sheep....
Two for the price of one
For the sixth year in a row, the same purebred shorthorn cow on Steve Parson’s Gingin farm has surprised her owner with twins.
Affectionately known...
Shoulder to the wheel
Much has changed in farming technology since the 1950’s when Brad Millsteed’s grandfather took up cultivating the land in Watheroo, 40kms north of Moora.
Integrated...
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,...
Mangoes in full flight
Finessing the art of mango farming has been a challenging yet rewarding project for aviation enthusiast John Reymond and wife Jill Wilson. The couple...
Finessing the fleece
Chris Pietraszek was hooked the first time she discovered the unique softness and warmth of alpaca fleece. “I walked into the Toodyay Alpaca Shop...
Beef in the black
The grass is slick with rain at David and Sara Roe’s 1930 hectare grazing property Benalong, west of Gingin, and their handsome black angus...
Heifer Quality on the Rise in Gingin
The annual Gingin Heifer Competition was held last week on 16 April 2015. Competition was intense with 12 local breeders bringing a high standard...
The Green, Green Grass of Home
There’s no doubt that the Greville family know their beef. Cattle farmers Maxine and Chris Greville have passed on their passion for naturally raised,...
Painting the town orange
It’s impossible to imagine how self-confessed chronic volunteer, twenty-nine-year old Elizabeth (Liz) Brennan squeezes in her smorgasbord of voluntary commitments alongside her ‘real’ jobs...
Cattle club shine in the show ring
The seven student members of the Cattle club at The Bindoon Catholic Agricultural College and their mentor, Kevin Marshall are riding high after multiple...
