Tom Taylor

The Bunya Orchards acquisition clears the way for New Forests’ agriculture-focused subsidiary New Agriculture to pursue acquisitions for its debut fund once fundraising is complete.

Centuria’s head of agriculture says the recently acquired Arrow Primary Infrastructure Fund will provide the firm with diversified agricultural exposure while sharing a focus on controlled environment agriculture with the Centuria Agriculture Fund.

With its Victoria and New South Wales orchards now mature, Cibus Capital is testing institutional appetite for its 1,000ha almond platform.

The deal, which lands amid a push to increase Australia’s low-carbon fuel production, sees fund managers positioning bioenergy as a new infrastructure subsector.

While the Australian government accelerates its buyback of water for environmental purposes, a review of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan shifts the gaze onto adjacent areas primed for investment.

Backed by cornerstone commitments from a UK local government pension scheme and an Australian superfund, Gresham House’s strategy pitches timberland as a mature asset class within natural capital.

The A$36bn Queensland-based superannuation fund is turning to an experienced global investor who wants to sharpen its use of technology to drive performance.

Weight-loss drugs are changing eating habits in wealthy economies, say reports. But with population growth, rising emerging-market incomes and finite arable land, agriculture’s investment case is shifting – rather than shrinking – toward productivity and quality.

After nearly two decades of consolidation, Macquarie is preparing to take its flagship pastoral platform to market, betting that scale, operational integration and a seasoned management team will resonate with institutional investors seeking exposure to Australian agriculture.

Properties held in the Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund will see new operators take over after Dicky Bill fell behind on rent and other obligations.