WA Country Hour

Western Australia Country Hour

Spud-King Tony Galati's 'Cream of the Crop' business has received approvals to build a chicken meat farm east of Lancelin. The farm will be permitted to grow 3,780,000 chickens each year, with capacity for 540,000 chickens at any one time. Lowan Park Produce owner, Lucy Dodd, explains how she hopes her pastured chicken business will help combat climate change. As the spot price of carbon increases to $50 per unit, interest in the carbon market across Australia is increasing. Western Australia's native timber industry says the state government is failing to honour its commitment to meet sawlog volumes set out in current contractual obligations to the end of 2023. The forestry minister has denied the Forest Product Commission is in breach of its contractual obligations. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services is preparing for a weekend of significant fire weather across Western Australia. A book has been written about the development of Esperance as a farming region, and the history of Esperance Land and Development Company. Kalyeeda Station leading hand Charlie Howarth might heil from the United Kingdom, but after just two years experience he has a reputation for his skill riding Saddle Broncs.