Agribusiness

Tattarang’s chief executive has opened up on wins and losses at Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s private company and outlined plans for continued rapid growth.

SOUTH WEST: A family-run orchard has gone through some tough times in its almost 100 years of operation.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s private company has revealed new details on the growth of its multiple subsidiaries including RM Williams, Squadron Energy, Akubra and Harvest Road Group.

Western Australia’s grain harvest has eclipsed 20 million tonnes for the third time, fuelled by a warm growing season and record plantings.

Four Perth businesses spanning brewing, recycling, native botanicals and insect production are collaborating on a bold project.

SOUTH WEST: A brewer, a marron farmer and a seed grower walked into the Shire of Capel.

An oat processing mill planned on Perth’s south-eastern fringe and backed by former international rugby player Dane Haylett-Petty has been submitted to the local shire.

The state’s major grain handler has called time on the latest harvest after 20.3 million tonnes of grain was delivered, marking the third largest haul in CBH’s history.

OPINION: A weaker currency cuts both ways for Australia’s export-focused agricultural sector.

The Pastoralists & Graziers Association of WA has entered voluntary administration after discovering ‘serious financial misconduct’ last week.

The Pastorals and Graziers Association of WA will pause operations after uncovering ‘serious financial misconduct’.

The South West shire has hatched a plan to attract a wide range of agricultural industries to the district

WA’s grain king John Nicoletti is believed to have emerged with a large portion of his former Merredin Farms portfolio, which has been broken up among six buyers.

Business News understands Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company and PenAgri have offloaded the 80,000-hectare Merredin Farms to a host of Wheatbelt farmers.

Fremantle-based livestock vessel operator Wellard will sell its last remaining ship and consider delisting from the ASX, in a $80m windfall for shareholders.

Brazilian agribusiness giant Minerva Foods has shut down the Tammin abattoir and has gone to ground about the future of the company’s operations in Australia.

Seafood giant Tassal has won traditional owner support for its barramundi farm expansion plan off the Kimberley coast.

The horticultural wholesale arm of Tony Galati’s empire has been fined $62,600 for four breaches of the Horticulture Code.

A tough year for Australia’s largest co-operative has seen profit plunge on the back of a smaller harvest, slim grain margins and a large investment outlay.

Western Australia’s 2024 crop is expected to come in at more than 20 million tonnes, well above predictions made mid-year due to a lack of rain.

Western Australia’s biggest grain handler and a New South Wales-based contractor have sued each other over a rapid rail and outloading project in the state’s Great Southern.

Western Australian Meat Marketing Co-operative has been charged over the death of a worker at its Katanning abattoir.

A Pinjarra cattle farmer has won a $59 million contract to supply livestock to feed Western Australia’s prisoners.

OPINION: Dramatic changes to US positions on trade and agriculture could have widespread consequences.

WA agribusiness firms are confident of reclaiming their positions in the Chinese market, though concede competition is stronger than ever.

Investing in abattoir capacity and new facilities in WA may offer upside, but the reality is more challenging for those that can’t scale up.

A mild winter across swathes of WA’s growing regions has left stone fruit growers with a mixed bag come harvest season.

The first commercial harvest from an Abrolhos Island oyster operation has proven a hit as the company behind it eyes growth through the Mid West hospitality scene.

OPINION: A move away from Merino sheep is reshaping farming practices and economic outlooks in the sector.

Phil Matera has growth in mind for Djinda Produce, after taking sole ownership of the business earlier this year.

A Perth-based geospatial tech firm has unveiled its latest innovation, a data visualisation tool which can display the distribution and severity of pesticide resistance across Australia.

Family-owned agribusiness group Craig Mostyn has completed a $25 million expansion of its Linley Valley Pork facility, upgrading processing and cold chain capacity to meet export demand.