Daniel Kemp

Following fires and drought, the covid-19 pandemic presented a new challenge for Australia’s farmers, but financial returns for investors have remained steady and attractive.

The latest figures from the Australian Farmland Index showed good returns for investors in 2020, only falling slightly from the same period one year earlier.

Buyout led by newly formed asset manager Prcstnt has collapsed, with all of McWilliam’s assets and brands up for sale again.

Productivity Commission review will examine whether the foreign ownership register achieves the law’s aim of increasing transparency and assess its cost to investors.

Roc Partners has bought out Emerald Grain from the Japanese conglomerate, at a time when prospects for Australia’s east coast grain industry are positive.

NSW ag commissioner Daryl Quinlivan says water market reform is ‘nothing to be scared of’ and will help the sector become more efficient.

The roadmap makes 37 recommendations for participants in the financial system that will help achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and go further than government policy.

A trade dispute between China and Australia emerged in 2020, with the latter on the receiving end of threats of import suspensions and tariffs. A report from Rural Bank shows the extent to which each commodity could be affected.

Gina Rinehart’s company will sell several cattle stations in northern Australia with reports suggesting that ‘government tape’ is hampering the firm’s ability to manage multiple large properties.

The listed real estate specialist, which is making a push into agriculture, will realize a significant capital gain on Vitalharvest, for which it acquired the management rights in June 2020.