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...
Tending the Temple
A lifelong love of growing fresh fruit and vegetables has led to the creation of the enigmatic ‘Temple of the Vegetable’ at the Chittering...
Professor Temple Grandin Visits Moora
Julie Walsh
Meeting one of your heroes is always going to be a momentous occasion.
When that hero is an internationally recognised mastermind in animal...
Red hot chilli peppers!
With a passion for horticulture as firey as the chilli he grows, Dom Latassa of Elli Dom Produce in Gingin is a veritable green...
Avocados underway!
At Avowest’s Gingin orchard, seasoned avocado grower Alan Blight is drawing on science to help mitigate the wild card every farmer faces – the...
Local citrus packs a punch
Fortunately, the driest May for 36 years isn’t expected to affect our burgeoning local citrus crop. In fact, the warm, dry days have made...
