The Gauge | Tom Marland says to prevent bushfires you have to understand the landscape and the climate.

Sponsorship is still needed for Farmers Across Borders' next hay run to support drought-affected pastoralists in WA.

Find out which tariff cuts come into effect on January 1, 2020, under recent free trade deals.

There are 117 recruitments in process at the Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development (DPIRD) according to WA Agriculture and Food Minister Alannah MacTiernan.

In this week's The Gauge, Moree farmer Oscar Pearse says farmers can be part of the climate change solution but need payment for their environmental stewardship.

State and federal agricultural ministers met in Moree on Tuesday.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority will be in the spotlight of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee next year.

The Hon. Shane Stone AC QC will lead the National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency.

Five departmental secretaries have been shown the door as part of major machinery of government changes reducing number of departments.

Rather than label environmentally, sustainability and ethically conscious consumers as "latte drinking lefties", Western Australian primary producers need to engage with them to secure a long-term future for their industry.