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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Community detectives connect the dots…
A keen eye and some dedicated amateur detectives have seen a box of treasured family memories reunited with their owner.
Volunteering at the Bullsbrook Recycling...
Let’s talk about the dinosaur in the room
Last Friday night I dutifully trooped off to Midland Ace Cinemas to watch the latest Jurassic Park offering – Jurassic World Dominion, with my...
