Western Australia

It has been a horror week for bushfires in WA.

Young farmer dies while battling WA bushfire

The man is the second WA farmer to be killed this month while assisting firefighting efforts

19 December 2025

WA DPIRD principal research scientist, Dr Gaus Azam, is leading a long-term trial looking at lime applications to help manage sub-soil acidity.

Surface liming delivers best low rainfall outcomes

WA trial shows shallow incorporation of lime may be a waste of time for sub-soil acidity management.

18 December 2025

COGGO is seeking expressions of interest for funding of up to $150,000 over a two-year period, and is particularly interested in projects that seek to improve the testing of starch quality of cereal grains (improving on the current falling number test).

Research grants of $150,000 available for grains projects

COGGO research grant EOI applications close next Friday.

27 June 2025

WaterSmart Dams technical lead, Dr Nik Callow, from UWA’s Centre for Water and Spatial Science out in the field.

Digital platform launched to help plan farm water storages

WA farmers have access to a new resource to help plan farm water infrastructure.

25 June 2025

New GRDC National Grower Network (NGN) projects are underway in WA this season - looking at time of sowing options to respond to seasonal variability.

Time of sowing trials kick off in WA

Targeted projects focused on time of sowing aim to help WA growers adapt to variable seasons.

18 June 2025

Nutrien seed category manager and Seednet regional manager, David Clegg, Agriculture and Food Minister, Jackie Jarvis, DPIRD senior principal research scientist Daniel Real and Nutrien Ag Solutions agronomist Tom Coleman.

New triticale crop variety released for WA farmers

WA Government invests in a new forage crop.

13 June 2025

After a dusty start to the season, crops are up and away in WA.

GIWA increases area estimates as WA crops emerge

Just add water: WA crops emerge, but need more rain to meet a 20Mt production potential.

13 June 2025

WAMMCO receives $12m loan to boost its sheep and lamb processing capacity.

WA sheep co-op receives $12m boost to expand processing capacity

The WA Government is loaning WAMMCO another $12m to bolster its $50m expansion project.

16 May 2025

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

Research Report: Mobile Phones (December 2025)

With the closure of Telstra’s 3G network, Kondinin Group engineers Josh Giumelli and Ben White put several popular 4G phones to the test to see how they stacked up. Our standard test protocol applied over the past two decades was maintained as each handset was measured by the maximum distance a two-way call could be made from a phone tower.

Research Report: Side-by-side Vehicles (November 2025)

Kondinin Group’s research team dives into the side-by-side market for this report, looking at popular diesel models, a few petrol versions and a couple of electric vehicles.

Research Report: Farming Inputs (October 2025)

Inputs are unavoidable in any farming system. This Research Report focuses on several key farming inputs with a view to maximising outputs, production and profit.

Research Report: Self-Propelled Sprayer Testing (September 2025)

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli have rounded up five of the latest self-propelled sprayers to cast a discerning eye over them for this month’s Research Report. The sprayers were run over our regular test track and thoroughly inspected to see what makes these million-dollar machines tick.

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