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Australia’s sheep flock is dwindling at the same time as international demand for lamb and mutton booms. That’s bad news for local shoppers.
Gridsight uses AI to integrate renewable energy sources into the grid, and has plans to double what Australia’s grid can do without doubling its infrastructure.
Beekeepers are going broke, feral honey bees are dying and there may not be enough hives to pollinate crops. Video shows bees at a secret Hunter Valley site.
PSP could pay more than $200 million for the proposed acquisition of AAA Egg Company, which owns Golden Eggs and Days Eggs.
Beekeepers are going broke, feral honey breeds are dying and there’s a very real possibility there won’t be enough hives to pollinate all our crops.
OSI has swooped on one of the country’s oldest operators, creating a rival to the biggest two producers: ASX-listed Inghams and family-owned Baiada.
Western Australia’s oldest dairy producer is looking for a new owner after its Chinese owner defaulted on a $200 million loan.
Inghams has about 40pc of Australia’s chicken processing market. Its CEO Ed Alexander said that the risks to the industry from bird flu can’t be fully eliminated.
The mooted M&A approach comes at a time when Inghams’ share price has fallen 35.4 per cent over the past year and 42.2 per cent over five years.
As H5N1 bird flu spreads across Australia, wildlife experts, scientists, and poultry farmers prepare for devastating losses to native species and industry.
Agscent’s smell technology is already boosting productivity for dairy farms. But its backers are targeting advances in health, industry and law enforcement.
La Caisse and Costa family-backed agricultural investor Go.Farm are planting $330 million in a new agriculture platform.
While an IPO presentation is yet to be mailed out, we’ve got our mitts on Comfresh’s financial forecasts.
Industry sources put the acquisition price at around $130 million to $140 million, marking Precision’s first bolt-on acquisition.
Gresham Partners have issued an investment memorandum for the 11-farm-strong asset and are calling for indicative offers by mid-July.
On farms around the country, robots weed crops, AI-controlled lasers patrol fields, and pigs have Fitbits. Welcome to the modern era of Australian agriculture.
The pitch books are out on Inghams, the $777 million wholesale chicken supplier to major retailers, fast food operators and food service distributors.
After decades of business hurdles, this project in WA’s north-west is about to transform Australia’s ability to supply what is now a crucial commodity.
The company is wearing extra costs as it modernises its IT systems and the CEO says an uninspiring federal budget will dampen residential real estate.
A global grain oversupply crunched margins at the biggest grain handler on the east coast, triggering a big sell-off in its shares.
SPC boss Robert Iervasi, who formerly led Japanese beverages giant Asahi, will use $75 million to pay down SPC’s debt while leaving $25 million in the can for working capital.
The move comes after owner Palisade Investment Partners brought in corporate advisory firm Kidder Williams to conduct a strategic review earlier this year.
The Brazilian company is the country’s largest meat processor and owns Primo Smallgoods and Huon. It has long tangled with ATO officials over its liabilities.
Time is running out for grain growers to plant their winter crops and they’re making hard decisions amid the uncertainty of fertiliser and diesel supply.
Street Talk understands the $NZ304 million listed player is weighing the break-up of Fresh’s various units.
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