This Month
China ordered this Aussie flower farm to grow rice. Then they found a solution
In a country of 1.4 billion people, keeping everyone fed can be the difference between stability and chaos. The Lynch Group nearly had to tear down its greenhouses.
June
The robot farm that allows producers to ‘play god’
Stacked Farm’s vertical farming initiative has won the Financial Review Sustainability Leaders agriculture and environment category, as well as being the overall winner for innovation.
May
‘Worst I’ve seen in my life’: Farmers rocked by drought in SA, Victoria
The only silver lining for South Australian and Victorian farmers forced to sell off livestock is that Chinese demand for Australian grain-fed beef is surging.
US investor puts $85m grape operation up for grabs
Australia’s table grape industry is worth almost $1 billion annually. More than half the annual crop is typically earmarked for export to Asia-Pacific markets.
Margaret’s Pav and Heidi have a problem – a Sydney asset manager
Seafood quotas are becoming a serious business. And that’s putting investors and family-owned fishing fleets on a collision course.
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.
December 2024
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.
November 2024
If it’s gourmet adventures you’re after, it’s time to visit Slovenia
This country of 2 million has 10 Michelin-starred restaurants. Here’s how to navigate them.
IPF spreads a little wisdom to keep farmers in fertiliser
Incitec Pivot Fertilisers has won the Established Business to Business category in The Australian Financial Review Customer Champions list 2024.
October 2024
Ever heard of a beer farm? This paddock-to-pint brewery is onto something
Provenance is all around you at Devilbend Farm Beer Co, where Mike Shaw grows his own ingredients, from barley to hops – even the yeast.
What makes this Himalayan valley so alluring is its inaccessibility
In Ladakh’s fabled Zanskar Valley, remote villages, dramatic landscapes and ancient monasteries await adventurers. But will a new highway destroy the remote culture drawing visitors to the region?
How to have a job you love, save the world and earn up to $800k
This week BOSS speaks to four executives who are helping to save the planet. All have a high level of job satisfaction, and all earn decent money. It appears it is possible to have it all.
September 2024
Farmers rate Labor policies as bigger threat than extreme weather
Farmers say their greatest challenges are adverse political and regulatory decisions, closely followed by price volatility and extreme weather events.
July 2024
A farming revolution built on down-to-earth thinking
Increasing carbon levels in grazing lands could remove 10 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere says the winner of the Agriculture category.
‘No water equals no milk’: big dry, cold snap hit farmers
Victorian farmers have been hit by a combination of dry and cold conditions as dairy producers also face a 15 per cent cut in farm gate milk prices as of July 1.
June 2024
This Australian chef is the first to win three Michelin stars
After being plucked from near-obscurity at just 23, Brett Graham has hit the heights of global gastronomy. Now he’s turning his attention back to the farm.
May 2024
Rest Super-backed Cibus to push into carbon farming and robotics
Cibus Capital will make a big push into regenerative farming and will use the latest robotics to expand one of the country’s biggest seedling growers.
April 2024
Make green fuel the new hydrogen, airlines and airports urge Labor
Qantas and Virgin are among those lobbing the federal government to set aside $2 billion at next month’s federal budget to reduce dependency on fuel imports.
Incitec Pivot’s drawn-out fertiliser sale rounds the finish line
Investor sources tell Street Talk new chief Mauro Neves has the market’s support to run the company as a pure-play explosives business.
December 2023
How we overcooked the vegan business boom
Consumer tastes are changing – back to a weekly steak as more vegans understand the importance of protein – but have we really lost our appetite for fake meat?