Blue Chip WA Cropping Property Sold for a Record Price
The sale of a cropping property in Western Australia has likely broken state records after the 22,000 hectare holding was sold for a staggering $97 million. Erregulla Plains, near Mingenew in the state’s Mid West Region, was bought by Daybreak Cropping, a subsidiary of Warakirri Asset Management. The addition of the property was a welcome […]
Prices Up, Production Down: Rabobank Predicts a ‘Challenging’ Year for Australian Agribusiness
Australia’s Agriculture industry should expect an “extremely challenging” year in 2020, amid drought, bushfires and the complexities of a global market, according to the Agribusiness Outlook 2020 report released by Rabobank. Despite the industry’s reputation for resilience, the bank warned that the effects of drought and bushfire will take more than one season to recover […]
Agriculture Begins to Calculate the Toll of the Bushfires
In the wake of a horrific bushfire season, the scale and impact of the devastation is slowly being revealed by many sectors of the agriculture industry. According to figures by Meat and Livestock Australia, up to 80,000 livestock farms have been affected by the fires, affecting up to 12% of the national sheep flock and […]
Trial Aims to Future-Proof Australia’s Pacific Oyster Industry
A new breed of Pacific oyster is giving hope to the Australian seafood industry after outbreaks of a deadly disease decimated stocks across New South Wales and Tasmania. Developed by Australian Seafood Industries, the new oyster is resistant to Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS). POMS is a virus that affects baby oysters (spats) when their […]
Burping Sheep Could Hold Key to Climate-Friendly Livestock Farming
Welcome to North Ronaldsay, a remote 690-hectare island off the Scottish coast – home to just 50 people and a flock of 2,000 seaweed-eating sheep. It’s this mob of burping ruminants that might offer the global industry an insight into how to reduce the methane emissions associated with raising sheep. Studies from both the United […]
Craft Beer Joins the Growing List of Gluten-Free Foods
Coeliacs rejoice, Australian-made gluten-free craft beer is now available. Established to cater to the growing market of those with a gluten intolerance, Twobays Brewing Company has released a line of four different brews including an IPA, summer and pale ales. Founder Richard Jeffares came up with the idea after travelling to America where he found […]
From China with Love? Russia Grapples with Influx of Chinese Farmers
An improved relationship between China and Russia has led to an influx of Chinese farmers into some of the most inhospitable parts of Russia. While the opportunity provides significant benefits to both countries, experts say that China’s presence in Russia could be a ‘geo-political time bomb’. While there has long been a Chinese presence in […]