Agribusiness

WA agribusiness Milne Agrigroup will supply a range of pork products with a carbon neutral footprint to Coles stores after developing the offering with the major supermarket chain.

National cold meats supplier D'Orsogna has appointed CBH chief marketing and trading officer Jason Craig to be its managing director, starting next year.

CBH group has reached two agreements with international rail equipment manufacturers to significantly increase the co-operative's rail fleet.

WA's $15.5 billion agriculture industry is the most heavily regulated in the nation, with the incoming Aboriginal cultural heritage laws expected to create more red tape, according to a report.

Barramundi farm operator Marine Produce Australia has received help from a Tasmania-based company to continue trading after exhausting funds, including from NAB.

Woodside spent $18 million on property near Lancelin last month, adding to 20,000 hectares landbanked in Western Australia for carbon abatement.

Phasing out the live sheep sector will require many WA sheep farmers to reconsider their stocking plans, or even their future in the business.

The Federal Court has refused Quintis founder Frank Wilson's request to throw out a creditor's petition over his failure to comply with a $15 million bankruptcy notice.

Fisheries Minister Don Punch has been taken to court over management measures introduced by the state government stipulating new rules for recreational, charter and commercial fishers.

Agribusiness major Bunge will acquire Glencore-backed rival Viterra in a merger that could spell a noticeable shift at the top end of Western Australia's largest grain exporters.

Seafarms Group says it is committed to developing Project Sea Dragon after it regained control of the collapsed prawn farm from administrators in March.

Given the influence of sources beyond farmers' control, care is needed when taking credit for increases in the industry's value.

Technology has changed agriculture to a significant extent in recent decades.

WA's north-west generates enormous wealth for the country but not so much for local communities.

Agriculture technology company RLF AgTech has struck a $3.3 million contract with another distributor in Vietnam, expanding its network in South-East Asia.

Kimberley Cotton Company has approved construction of WA's first cotton processing gin despite needing to raise extra funds to cover a large cost blowout.

Australia is hopeful more trade sanctions will be lifted from key exports following a surprise announcement from Beijing, as trade relations begin to improve.

It's more important now than ever that farmers, conservationists, and animal rights activists find common ground.

Darkstar Coffee Roasters has taken the top spot at an inaugural barista event hosted by Gina Rinehart backed Bannister Downs Dairy.

A recent spike in trade with Europe may be positive for some, but plenty of opportunities remain closer to home.

The federal government has announced grants to three big timber processing companies in WA in another sign the industry's future rests with softwood plantation timber.

A touch of liquid goodness may help alleviate declining soil quality.

WA's biggest grain exporter is breaking harvest records and investing in local growers and international trade.

The WorkSafe commissioner has supported majority of the recommendations derived from the injury into the agriculture industry which has been described as the “most deadly” sector.

CBH has received its first shipment of liquid fertiliser at its new fertiliser plant in Kwinana, marking the exporter's first time entering the liquid fertiliser market.

Rapid changes in demand for offsets can create turmoil in carbon markets.

The federal government has temporarily suspended its appeal to the World Trade Organization over China's tariffs on Australian barley after China agreed to undertake a review.

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Agriculture has sold four cattle stations under its S Kidman & Co portfolio, which is shared with joint venture partner Chinese-owned CRED Pastoral.

Agtech startup Agora Livestock has banked more than $1.1 million to fund commercialisation of its trading platform, after winning a major federal government acceleration grant.

Meat substitute products have issues with scalability, cost competitiveness and consumer acceptance of the final product.

Perth company Austral Fisheries has revealed a further expansion into northern Australia after reporting strong growth in revenue and profits.

New leadership is in store for Perth-based reforestation company Carbon Neutral after its decade-long chief executive Ray Wilson stepped down from the role.