"He basically went bush but stayed in his Canberra bubble."

Bega Cheese chairman Barry Irvin talks about bouncing back from cancer and what it means to be a 'stupid male'.

Water supplies might have been tight at Narrikup this year but that didn't prevent the Pugh family from presenting another excellent catalogue of Summit Gelbvieh bulls for sale recently.

Buyers were treated to quality and choice last week at the fifth annual WA Consolidated Red Angus sale on-property at Kingslane, Benger.

Cloudy skies and a few drops of rain may have been a sign of hope for producers, but it wasn't enough to encourage them to bid at the 24th annual Southend Murray Grey on-property bull sale at Katanning recently.

Prices at the Little Meadows Golden Edition Angus bull sale topped at $14,000 and surged beyond the $10,000-mark six times at Dardanup last week.

There was no rain in sight, the temperature hit 42 degrees Celsius midway through the afternoon and it was evident the tight economy was biting.

IT was a tempestuous campaign but CBH chairman Wally Newman has retained his seat on the board following company elections.

Nearly 70,000 sheep and 1500 goats were offered on AuctionsPlus in the past week.

The love affair with restoring old tractors continues for Chapman Valley farmer Marshall Gould.