Agribusiness

China will remove its tariff on Australian wine on Friday in a decision that will be welcome news for producers struggling as a glut of local produce impacts prices.

Agribusiness Cargill Australia and the state government are in talks over a potential canola crushing plant which could feed a biofuels hub in Kwinana.

A 5400-hectare parcel of land has been leased to Kununurra’s largest farmer in a boost long-held ambitions for the Ord to become a major cotton growing region.

Major seafood producer Tassal Group has received a $5 million grant from the state government to aid its barramundi farm growth plans.

A combination of strategies will likely be necessary to achieve the ambitious climate goals set for 2050.

The parent company of long-established Western Australian dairy company Brownes reported a profit of $3.2 million for 2023.

Growers will testify before a Senate committee on the conduct of major supermarkets as part of a probe into grocery prices.

The MV Bahijah saga has highlighted vulnerabilities in Australia’s live export operations.

The boss of Western Australia’s new food research epicentre near Pinjarra wants to help establish research centres in regional towns to drive agricultural innovation.

A famed Kimberley pastoral operation and owner of northern WA’s only large abattoir has fallen into the hands of administrators and is allegedly millions of dollars in debt.

Administrators handling Quintis Leasing’s administration have recommended winding up the company after receiving almost 30 bites during an expression of interest period.

Aquabusiness Seafarms Group has committed to reviving Project Sea Dragon after the Federal Court ruled the subsidiary behind the prawn farm proposal be wound up.

A new biosecurity initiative backed by a $42.7 million kitty will bolster the nation’s ability to detect exotic pests and diseases that threaten Australia’s $31 billion grains industry.

Changes to EU farm guidelines will have an impact on Australian grain and oilseed producers.

A new food and beverage manufacturing facility has been unveiled within the Food Innovation Precinct of WA for businesses to develop and produce products on a commercial scale.

A legal dispute between Milne Agrigroup and Inghams over animal feed pricing continues to brew in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

Two international firms have won contracts with WA’s largest grain handler to build new grain rail sidings under plans by CBH Group to be exporting 3 million tonnes per month by 2033.

The Federal Court has canned a major prawn farm proposal after finding the Seafarms Group subsidiary responsible for the project has been trading while insolvent.

A domestic biofuels industry will help to shield Australian growers from a decline in demand for oilseeds from overseas fuel markets as they transition to electric vehicles.

Western Australia’s grain harvest has shrunk by nearly 50 per cent from the record highs of recent years, though yield improvements are buffering farmers against increasingly unpredictable rains.

Nutrien Ag Solutions is assessing the damage of the massive blaze that ripped through its bulk fertiliser site in Kwinana on Friday, of which a cause is still unknown.

National food security is not an issue for Australia.

More than a dozen fire applicances and 50 firefighters are tackling a hazmat fire at a Kwinana warehouse, that could potentially emit dangerous fumes.

Former West Coast Eagles player Phillip Matera has started legal action against a collapsed produce company in which he was a shareholder.

A stranded live export ship is expected to return to port and could offload thousands of livestock after an application to export them to Israel was rejected.

Backers of a multi-million-dollar aquaculture precinct mooted for Esperance are hopeful of luring major seafood companies to the greenfields site.

Vigilance and adaptability will be the watchwords for producers as they navigate fluctuations in livestock markets.

WA beef wholesaler V&V Walsh has inked a $40 million memorandum of understanding with a Chinese trade group to boost its supply of cattle.

A global agricultural giant is set to acquire cotton company Namoi Cotton, which is building WA's first cotton processing gin in Kununurra.

Grain receivals in WA have collapsed 45 percent as low rainfall brings the state’s agriculture industry back to earth following three seasons of strong crops.

Ian Trahar has moved to take full ownership of environmental services company CO2 Australia, which was demerged from Seafarms Group more than five years ago.

Harvest Road Group, the agricultural arm of Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s business empire, reported a $38.6 million loss after tax in the past financial year as revenues fell by more than $120 million.