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One of the veterans of the WA livestock sector says for the first time in a long time there's some real optimism about the future of the sheep industry in Western Australia, especially among those who've stayed in sheep.  

A staple in the Aztec diet has become a viral TikTok trend sweeping social media — the "chia seed challenge" promising weight loss, improved gut health and digestion.

Carnarvon farmers are hoping a heatwave forecast for next week isn't as severe as the last one which has cost them about a million dollars in losses. 

Home owners living next door to the world's biggest lithium mine, in the state's South West, are calling on the miner to create a home buyback or relocation scheme.

The long term trend of people drinking less wine globally is evident in Wine Australia's export report for last year. 

WA competitors performed well at Australia's biggest rodeo event at Tamworth, in north east New South Wales, over the weekend.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Luana has brought heavy rainfall to stations across the north.

The charity group Farmers Across Borders is preparing to take truck loads of straw and hay to pastoralists in the Gascoyne and Murchison.

Lumpy skin disease has been detected for the first time in the tourist hotspot of Bali, Indonesia.

An adventurous American has trained and rode a horse across Australia.

The Singaporean businessman behind WA's billion dollar Wagyu operation says China's tariff on beef exports should be viewed as an opportunity for Australia. 

A few hundred people participated in a car rally over the weekend over the controversial demersal fishing bans that came into effect at the start of this year.

Farmers and pastoralists in the Kimberley are facing financial losses and safety risks with a key weather radar expected to be offline for three months.

WA volunteer fire fighters and local councils are investing in expensive Starlink satellite units to stay connected during bushfires.

A company planning to bring competition to the WA grains industry, with a series of small transhipment ports in Western Australia, is calling on the state government to contribute $2 million towards the approval process.