Agribusiness

Woodchipper Gunns has struck a deal to sell its hardwood sawn timber business for $28 million as it continues to finalise its long-awaited capital raising.

CO2 Group has gained $3.8 million in federal government grants to fund carbon sink projects in Western Australia and New South Wales.

A high-profile anti-whaling and environmental activist has been given a suspended jail term for bursting into the offices of Western Australia's Forest Products Commission (FPC) and throw

Rifts between Australia's farming community and the Australian Greens over the carbon tax have been "wildly exaggerated", says the party's new leader Christine Milne.

Consumers are at risk until all genetically modified (GM) ingredients are listed on every food label, independent Senator Nick Xenophon says.

Bega Cheese will supply Coles-branded cheese to the supermarket giant under a five-year deal.

Nine animal rights activists have been arrested after they chained themselves to a live-sheep export ship and gates at Fremantle Port for nearly seven hours.

A writ has been lodged in the Western Australian Supreme Court on behalf of an organic farmer seeking damages for losses suffered after genetically modified canola contaminated his crops.

Labor will promote new overseas markets for chilled and processed meat from Western Australia, state Opposition Leader Mark McGowan says.

Sentiment among Western Australian farmers dipped over the last quarter, but they remain the most confident in the nation, according to a new survey.

Supermarket group Woolworths has officially opened its meat processing centre in Bunbury, which cost $31 million to upgrade and will employ 70 workers.

Agribusiness Elders expects a substantial injection of cash if it emerges the winner in a long-running tax dispute with the Australian Taxation Office.

Fisheries Minister Norman Moore has committed $14.5 million over the next four years to seek sustainability certification for the state’s commercial fisheries.

The chief executive of the nation's largest cattle producer Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) says the company is ready to increase its live cattle exports to Indonesia.

Spuds have become a political hot potato as the state opposition seeks to stamp out the nation's last remaining potato regulator.

 The first half of 2012 could be the best period in years for Australian agriculture, underpinned by a sizeable increase in Western Australian average farm cash.

The federal government has promised to take strong action if an investigation into slaughter practices at Indonesian abattoirs reveals breaches of its new regime to protect Australian cattle.

Anglers will have their possession limits halved under new proposals aimed at simplifying Western Australia's fishing regulations.

Australia's wheat export regulator should be reformed, rather than abolished, to protect the industry's reputation overseas, a Senate hearing has been told.

Wine supplier Treasury Wine Estates wants to produce more luxury wines and boost its presence in the fast-growing Chinese market.

Wesfarmers has bucked the job shedding trend with plans to employ more people this year at Coles and its other retail chains, after underwhelming the market with a flat first half profit result.

Western Australia's 2011-12 grain harvest continues to extend its record-breaking run, with a truckload of wheat delivered to CBH Group's Pingrup receival site near Albany late yesterday afternoon

Local crop protection chemical firms have welcomed an investigation by a federal government body into the importation from China of large amounts of a herbicide used in weed control.

Harvey Fresh has acquired New South Wales-based juice processor Nugan Quality Foods for an undisclosed sum in an effort to grow its capacity to supply juice and concentrates to South East Asia.

Dairy farmers have accused the federal government of having no regard for their future, despite two major Senate inquiries into the supermarket milk price wars.

Australia's largest cattle producer, Australian Agricultural Company (AACo), exported more live cattle during 2011 despite the Australian government's temporary ban on live exports to Indonesia.

Australian fruit and vegetable growers fear they will become the latest victims in the supermarket price wars after Coles slashed its fresh produce prices.

Frustrated dairy farmers are leaving the industry while the government sits on three reports on the supermarket milk price war.

Biofuels producer Algae.Tec has signed a deal to fund the construction of a facility in China that will produce a renewable alternative to fossil fuels.

Farmers in Western Australia say the federal government has ignored the concerns of farmers nationwide by failing to decrease the threshold for foreign investment in agricultural land.

Wesfarmers expects a 74 per cent drop in first-half earnings from its insurance division because of a high number of natural disasters.

Grain handler CBH Group has reported a late surge in grain deliveries, pushing the state’s total harvest to an unexpectedly large total in excess of 14 million tonnes.