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.

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

YEEDA Pastoral Company has closed it doors to tourism stays this season, fully refunding those who have already booked, according to an announcement made last week.

Prospective Sulphate of Potash (SoP) fertiliser producer Keren Paterson is a finalist in the Chamber of Minerals and Energy Western Australia (CME WA) Women in Resources Awards.

It doesn't take long for rocks to become the subject of conversation when you're speaking with most farmers.

Temperatures may have hit the high 30s, but that didn't stop 213 registered bidders at Landmark's clearing sale on behalf of CJ & WR Cochrane, Duranillin, last week.