Agribusiness

Predictions for a poor growing season have been thrown at the window by Western Australia’s peak grains industry body after a fortnight of well-timed rains across the state’s south.

WA agriculture groups have painted a bleak picture for the future of the state’s farming towns due to the federal government’s decision to ban live sheep exports.

The government seems willing to ignore the significant supply chain adjustments that need to be made.

The federal government has called a snap inquiry into its decision to end the live sheep export industry in 2028.

Hundreds of farmers have rolled into Perth’s CBD this morning in protest of the looming live sheep export ban which has been slammed by the agriculture industry and state government.

China has lifted bans on Australian beef exporters, removing almost all of the $20 billion worth of trade sanctions it imposed, ahead of a high-level visit to Canberra.

Albany’s shellfish hatchery will be expanded by local business Colab Construction, following the award of a $3.6 million government tender to support the state’s seafood industry.

For humanitarian, political and agricultural reasons, the West can’t afford to abandon Ukraine.

Western Australian cotton growers could be disadvantaged by a multinational company’s proposed takeover of the country’s largest producer, the competition regulator has warned.

WA’s farmland has reached a record price per hectare, up 32.6 per cent on the previous year to $6,225, according to a report by Rural Bank.

Broome’s largest traditional owner enterprise is investigating how its pastoral operation can keep bringing in money should Australia’s live cattle trade end

More than half of Quintis’s workforce have been made redundant, with some of its Western Australian operations placed onto care and maintenance.

Producers and marketers of red meat face several challenges, many beyond their control, to secure better market share.

Three Kimberley men have been charged over an elaborate cattle rustling operation in WA’s far north, in which they allegedly stole over $250,000 worth of cattle.

Shares in Kewdale-based Wide Open Agriculture fell sharply on Thursday, following news of the company's intent to raise $10 million in order to aid both its present liquidity needs and short-term objectives.

The federal government will invest $519.1 million to help farmers prepare for drought, particularly in regional Western Australia and Tasmania.

The owner of WA’s biggest dairy farm is placing his reputation and cash on the line to prove the potential of an autonomous and green production facility.

WA livestock processor V&V Walsh has officially opened its $50 million three-storey cold store facility, adding to its expansion Bunbury operations.

Responding to plant and animal diseases, bolstering WA’s regional borders, and addressing the threat of feral animals are central to a $26 million state government cash splash.

Two global agribusiness giants have lodged competing bids for ASX company Namoi Cotton, which is behind the construction of WA’s first cotton processing gin.

Fertiliser company Nutrien Ag has secured a minor win in its legal fight against Fremantle Port Authority, after the court temporarily stopped the lease expiring.

WorkSafe is investigating a workplace incident at a farm in the state's Wheatbelt region, where a teenage worker has died.

Only when they fail do we appreciate how much we rely on global supply chains.

Yeeda station has been placed on the market two months after its owner fell into administration owing more than $100 million to debtors.

Nutrien Ag has made a last-ditch effort to stop Fremantle Ports from locking the company out of its Kwinana premises after parties disagreed on who is responsible for fire-damaged infrastructure.

WA’s first commercial-scale vertical farm prepares to grow near Mandurah, while a new facility is helping people turn ideas into businesses.

WA grains breeder InterGrain will lead a new federal-funded oats research consortium designed to cement Australia’s position as a high quality and valued added oat producer.

The ute tax proposed by the federal government needs to be equitable.

The state government will pitch in to rebuild Western Australia’s $18 million wine trade with China following the removal of crippling tariffs.

Administrators of Yeeda Pastoral Company have received a time extension for the next creditors meeting, after finding the Kimberley business was $103 million in debt.

Sandalwood producer Quintis has been placed on the market after receivers were appointed to the business this week, with the sale to include its operations and facilities across Australia.

FTI Consulting announced it has taken over the majority of sandalwood producer Quintis and its subsidiaries’ operations and assets.