A call has been made to strengthen coastal structures after Cyclone Seroja tore through WA’s Mid-West region.
Live exports back in the spotlight
Animals rights activists want Australia to follow the Kiwis’ lead.
Seaweed industry set to explode
By 2040, Australia’s seaweed industry could be valued at $1.5 billion, create 9000 jobs, and lower our carbon footprint by 10 percent.
Imagining a wine region
With the Langton’s Margaret River Wine Show this month, it’s a great time to dig into how the area’s wine industry started.
Let’s talk water
The Australian Water Association is worried about water shortages in the future, and whether we are prepared for water stress.
Cash harvest
Incentives are being offered to young West Aussies to encourage them to head to the regions, but are they promoting unrealistic expectations?
Get behind: how bad internet dogs rural students
Covid-19 has forced most rural university students to pack up their city lives and move back to the country, where internet speeds can be woeful.
Future faces of hemp
Passionate farmers are taking part in a statewide trial to see if industrial hemp is a viable crop in WA’s variable climate.
Time for regional towns to have ‘the talk’
With rising rates of domestic abuse in regional towns, a new sex education program aims to teach more than just the birds and the bees.
Agricultural shift to plant-based protein
CSIRO report finds a transition to sustainable farming could see our agricultural sector worth $25 billion by 2030.
Canola crushed by Instagram tourists
Farming towns have been forced to act on a recent surge of tourists traveling to take photos among flourishing crops.
Frack off Buru
Environmental protestors target oil and gas meeting today.
The last resort for WA farmers
Ravensthorpe farmers are restricting water usage to survive.
The women who shear
Experts say female shearers are on the rise, and the industry needs to adapt.
Women who shear
Although there are still less than 200 female shearers in Australia, there has been significant growth in recent years.
Frankenfood? The future of sustainable meat supply
Replacing conventional meat with something that is grown and sold – not slaughtered.
Will Australia say bon voyage to live exports?
Opponents of the live export trade get a million dollar boost.