Daniel Kemp

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.

New research from CRCNA follows on from reports into aquaculture and timber highlighting the region’s potential if risks can be mitigated and barriers lifted.

Primewest took over management rights to the Vitalharvest Freehold Trust in June, which is now subject to a takeover bid from MIRA worth approximately A$185m.

The family office of Andrew Forrest has recently added an aquaculture vertical to its existing beef business – and has plans for significant growth.

The family office of one of Australia’s richest men is building a significant portfolio of beef and aquaculture assets in Western Australia and plans to expand into grains.

The fund manager has sold Banongill Station, the first property it acquired for the fund in 2016, to a local farming consortium.