This Month
Chris Corrigan leads investors in $500m farm sale to Canadian fund
A venture backed by PSP Investments has bought out co-investors including the prominent businessman in the Kooba aggregation once part of ASX-listed Webster.
Mormons broaden horizons with $38m NSW farm deal
The acquisition is the latest expansion into Australian corporate agriculture by the investment arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The real reason Trump is taking a whack at Aussie beef
Local cattlemen say American ranchers don’t sell their beef in Australia because it is not economical to do so.
March
Tough times for orchards, vines send values plummeting
Capital values for orchards and vineyards plunged over 2024. In contrast, farmland used for grazing and annual crops has prospered, and the outlook is rosy.
NZ fresh produce giant tempts Aussie agribusiness investors
The travails at T&G Global spell opportunity for Australia’s big players, which have been battling for larger slices of the sector.
What (wagyu exporter) Gina Rinehart thinks of Trump’s tariff war
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart says Donald Trump’s tariff agenda should prompt Australian governments to cut taxes for Australian farmers and small businesses.
Swiss outfit to exit $100m of Queensland cattle stations
The two sprawling stations are part of a substantial cattle and sheep empire put together over years by Swiss aviation dynamo Oskar J Schwenk.
Billions in beef exports at stake from Trump’s tariff war
US cattle ranchers and sheep graziers have recently restated their long-standing complaints against the Australian industry.
China hits back at Canada with fresh agriculture levies
The latest move by Beijing opens a new front in a trade war largely driven by US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
Jumbuck sells Rawlinna, Australia’s largest sheep station
The $20 million-plus price tag of the property covering more than 1 million hectares reflects the risks of its volatility.
February
The Bangkok teacher who saved the Lukin tuna empire
When pioneering fisherman Dinko Lukin died in 2011, nobody thought his wife – 31 years his junior – could save the business he had left drowning in debt.
Commodities on verge of ‘breakout’ after two-year slump
The sector is trading back at levels last seen during the 2022 boom, led by a surge in precious metal and agriculture prices.
January
How Australia became a test bed for the future of farming
Experimental fungi and “robotic bees” are among the agtech innovations being trialled in a country on the front line of climate change.
Why 2025 could be a bumper year for these Australian farmers
The agriculture sector may be in for a stellar 2025 but much still depends on the weather, Trump’s tariffs, and the war in Ukraine.
December 2024
Succession drama at Elders triggers huge protest vote again
A botched succession planning process where CEO Mark Allison was re-hired after the company signalled that he would be stepping down has enraged shareholders.
Orchard and vineyard values down 15pc as livestock farms rally
Farmland planted with permanent crops such as wine grapes and nuts has fallen 15pc on average over the past 12 months, according to a key index.
Why grapes (for eating) are so expensive
Australians are increasing consumption of table grapes in a near $1 billion industry whose exports to China were unscathed when the wine industry was hit hard by tariffs.
US issues order mandating bird flu testing of milk supply
The virus has infected more than 500 dairy herds in top milk state California, and more than 700 nationwide since March.
‘Authentic’ Jeremy Clarkson tops polls in disaffected, desperate UK
His shift from Top Gear cars to Diddly Squat cows has so enhanced Clarkson’s everyman appeal that people are asking if a political future beckons.
How salmon could cost Labor majority government
A fierce backlash over a review into fish farming in Macquarie Harbour in the state’s west that is costing the party votes in battleground electorates.