Agribusiness

US food processing giant Archer Daniels Midland Company has increased its offer for grains marketer and maltster GrainCorp to $2.78 billion.

Western Australia’s farmers are the most pessimistic in the nation, as dry conditions hitting this season’s grain harvest continue to drive down agricultural confidence.

Agriculture Minister Terry Redman can't shed light on reports a Chinese agricultural giant could buy up to $4 billion worth of prime farmland after snapping up some 30,000 hectares in the past mont

Horticulture is proving the latest attraction for Chinese investors, with a major Donnybrook vineyard that was at the heart of one of the state’s most expensive tax-driven financial disasters becom

Two Western Australian Liberal senators have broken ranks with their colleagues in declaring their support for a Labor bill to finalise the deregulation of wheat exports.

If all goes to plan, the Ord River irrigation area will attract $700 million of private investment, but there is a long way to go before that happens.

Chinese property developer Shanghai Zhongfu was today confirmed as the preferred proponent to develop 13,400 hectares of irrigated land in the Kimberley, and has immediately highlighted the substan

Agribusiness and automotive interiors supplier Elders says about 30 parties have expressed interest in its rural services business.

Amid rumours that a Chinese property conglomerate has won the right to develop land in the second stage of the Ord River expansion in the Kimberley, Premier Colin Barnett says he will not reveal wh

Shares in fertiliser and explosives maker Incitec Pivot have gained more than five per cent after it lifted its annual profit by 10 per cent and increased dividends.

The Australian Greens have put forward a plan to phase out live animal exports, as federal Labor prepares for a showdown on the controversial trade at its next caucus meeting.

Craig Mostyn Group chief executive officer David Lock has been named Agribusiness Leader of the Year at the NAB Agribusiness Awards for Excellence, organised by Monash University Gippsland.

Australia's live export industry says the controversial slaughter of 21,000 sheep in Pakistan is not an indication its animal welfare protections are failing.

A "gold rush" type obsession with abalone could cost more lives, according to a fishing expert, as the search continues for a Malaysian national washed away while searching for the marine delicacy.

Agribusiness and automotive interiors supplier Elders has appointed corporate advisor Greenhill & Co Australia to help the company with the sale process of its rural services business.

The agribusiness sector has welcomed the passing of legislation to fully deregulate the wheat industry through federal parliament’s lower house, thanking those politicians that sided with Labor for

The Australian Greens will support moves by the federal government to abolish Wheat Exports Australia and fully deregulate the export grain market.

Agribusiness and automotive interiors supplier Elders wants to sell its biggest business unit, its rural services business, before someone tries to take it over.

Greed triumphed over diligence when investors were promised unachievable returns by the now collapsed agribusiness group Great Southern, a court has heard.

Shares in Australian grains trader and maltster GrainCorp have been placed in a trading halt after a potential suitor requested talks with GrainCorp.

The Western Australian Farmers Federation has reiterated its support for the proposed winding up of the wheat industry's regulatory body after a similar organisation asked it to reconsider.

The fate of thousands of Australian sheep hangs in the balance, with a Pakistani court deferring a decision on whether or not to cull them.

A bitter feud over plans to import potatoes from New Zealand is escalating, with growers accusing Australia's biosecurity body of fudging the science and lacking the knowledge to prevent a major pe

The Labor government has labelled the Coalition's newly-united stand on wheat deregulation as a "token show of face", saying an amendment tabled in Parliament today could lead to a return to the 'single desk', despite Opposition Leader Tony Abbott assuring that it would not be re-established.

Live animal exports will decline in coming years and in the meantime Australia should start sending carcasses overseas to avoid mistreatment of sheep and cattle, Premier Colin Barnett says.

Australia's northern cattle regions could benefit significantly if animals destined for sale overseas were processed at home instead of being exported alive, a new report says.

Administrators for Gunns say answers for creditors hit by the timber company's collapse are still weeks away.

Australia's experience in dealing with its challenging farming environment means it's well placed to lead improvements in global food security, Foreign Minister Bob Carr says.

Agribusiness Elders has launched what it says is the first Australian online rural supplies business.

Federal coalition MPs could reach a compromise deal on wheat deregulation that would allow for a state-based regulatory regime, a Western Australian Liberal senator says.

A federal Liberal MP is refusing to step in line with his party over wheat deregulation, claiming the Nationals will push to bring back a "single-desk" system for the industry if the coalition wins

Mining giant Rio Tinto is using surplus water from its Marandoo mine in Western Australia to irrigate fields of hay.