From ruin to riches: How a whisky distillery revived Corowa
Dean Druce took over a defunct flour mill in the small NSW town of Corowa in 2010, transforming it into one of the country’s best whisky distilleries.
Agribusiness
This feral menace is wreaking havoc. Why aren’t we taking it seriously?
Their stings and swarms make them fearsome predators. As politicians ‘dither’ and Queensland struggles to keep a lid on them, one of the world’s worst feral pests marches on, with potentially disastrous consequences.
Peanut capital cheesed off as Bega shuts famed factory
Australia’s peanut capital of Kingaroy is reeling after a decision by food manufacturer Bega to close the close the town’s 101-year old peanut processing company.
Any takers? Canada pension fund retires from Riverina
One of Canada’s largest pension funds has listed a cropping holding in the NSW Riverina with a price tag of $40m.
Farmers’ net zero a no-go for now
The peak red meat research and marketing body is dumping its carbon neutral target, after a revolt by farmers frustrated at being ‘whipping boys for climate change’.
‘Risky assumptions’: Could Australia feed itself during war?
One of Australia’s big four banks has raised key concerns about supply chain ‘vulnerabilities’, calling for action.
Even rice is feeling the cost of living crunch
Supermarket shoppers are opting for private label rice and pulling back on microwave pouches to save money.
Green tape choking Tasmania: Labor leader urges environmental law reform
A Labor state leader wants the Albanese government to adopt a radical shake-up of national environment laws that would dramatically shift the goalposts in favour of industries.
Hippie to honey mogul: father-son team shaking up beekeeping
A free-range childhood led Cedar Anderson and his dad to take a gamble on their beehive invention. Now, with celebrity customers and millions from investors, they’ve found sweet success.
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Students can observe and explore crop and livestock performance, weather and soil conditions, machinery and input usage, sustainability and environmental indicators.
‘They have to come out’: inside the vineyards lighting bonfires to survive red wine crisis
Standing in front of piles of twisted vines that for 40 years produced excellent wine, Jo Nash set them all on fire. And her winery isn’t alone in making hard choices to survive | WATCH
Rural property tycoon lists $15m Murray riverfront estate with rival
Prominent dealmaker’s holdings hit the market following an investment loss and settlement of bitter legal dispute.
PM sees for himself as drought bites
Anthony Albanese has finally heeded pleads to visit drought-stricken areas. Farmers say ‘action’ is what is needed next from the PM.
Riding the goat tales of a homegrown revolution
Australia was famously raised on the sheep’s back and loves a well cooked steak, but there’s a new Aussie-grown meat creating a sensation locally – and overseas.
Aussie families snap up Qld cattle empire for $200m-plus
The late Ray Scott’s sprawling 100,930ha pastoral portfolio has been carved up, with 10 farms sold to nine different buyers. See all the details.
Investors push Nufarm board to put the business up for sale
Allan Gray’s Simon Mawhinney is due to meet with the board on Wednesday and wants it to test the market’s interest in a takeover for the whole business.
Beefing up: SA wagyu pioneer sees sizzling demand in China
Wagyu industry pioneer Scott de Bruin is looking to ramp up production at his Mayura Station as global demand for Australia’s premium beef continues to rise.
Ravaged farmers: drought needs the PM’s attention, too
There may be floods in NSW but increasing swaths of southeastern Australia are so drought-stricken that stock is being slaughtered and crops are in doubt.
Trust in carbon emissions scheme eroded
The federal government’s carbon emissions scheme has drawn criticism from two industry heavyweights, who say reforms are needed to rebuild confidence.
Dairy firm directors face grilling on $72m collapse
Directors of failed dairy firm Beston Global Food will face the music in court, with liquidators pushing ahead with a public examination into its $72m collapse.
Super tax an existential threat, say farmers
The National Farmers Federation warns that thousands of farms are threatened by the proposed super tax on unrealised capital gains.
Lambie’s anti-salmon stance may cost her political career
During the election campaign, Jacqui Lambie told the salmon industry to ‘piss off’ out of her home state. Many of her former supporters have delivered her the same message at the ballot box.
World must brace for tariff-induced higher food prices: GrainCorp
As Australian farmers plant their winter crops in volatile times, major wheat, barley and canola exporter GrainCorp predicts the Trump tariff war will push up food prices.
Trump’s gift to Australia – a beef monopoly in China
China has effectively blocked US beef from entering the country, and is instead looking to Australia to fill the vacuum with even the most patriotically American branded restaurants looking increasingly Aussie.
Shock departure of top exec at billionaires’ plaything AACo
The nation’s biggest agricultural company is reeling from the sudden exit of an influential executive, who quit by saying ‘I’m simply going to focus on my own career’.
Forgotten drought ‘must be first priority for new PM’
A crisis of historic proportions is unfolding across much of southern Australia, but farmers say you wouldn’t know it from federal election campaign.
One of world’s largest wine companies to set up HQ in Adelaide
One of the world’s largest wine companies, which owns some of the most iconic brands and sells $1.5bn annually, will set up its headquarters in Adelaide after a high-profile merger.
Timber: forest industry fells Labor
Australia’s peak timber industry body has passed its verdict on the major parties’ policies, with implications for key marginal seat battlegrounds.
China’s billion dollar Aussie wine revival
Australian wine exports to China have surged past $1bn in the first full year of trade since tariffs were lifted, but Donald Trump’s trade war looms as a worry for producers.
Just a tick: peak farming group delivers scorecard
The nation’s peak farming body has rated the policies of the main political parties. The outcome could swing votes in key rural and regional seats.
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