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Billionaire-backed BCI seeks food security role

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BCI Minerals says a by-product from its $1.48 billion expansive salt operation could aid Australian food security after fertiliser prices soared in the fallout of the Middle East conflict.

SeaStock partners with Marubeni Innovexis for Japan rollout

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SeaStock will bring its innovative methane-reducing feedstock to Japan after inking an agreement with Tokyo-based Marubeni Innovexis to develop commercial opportunities in the land of the rising sun.

Ag worth $44b to WA

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Western Australia's agriculture sector pumps more than $44 billion into the state economy, according to a new report released on Wednesday.

Rinehart delivers gloomy speech to the bush

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Billionaire Gina Rinehart has used a speech to the Bush Summit in New South Wales to accuse the Labor and Greens parties of being “held together” by “an appetite for your money”.

Fremantle Seaweed inks cattle feed deal

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A seaweed product developed by ocean-tech firm Fremantle Seaweed has won approval for use as a feed supplement by Australia's beef cattle industry.

Brownes Dairy back on the market

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Insolvency practitioners have put historic Western Australian dairy Brownes on the market after its Chinese shareholder gave the go-ahead for a formal sales process.

Farm repairs face digital future

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OPINION: Technology may provide an answer for farmers wanting machinery parts.

$20m robotic avocado shed opened

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An automated avocado packing facility has opened in the South West which growers hope will help tackle rising costs in the industry.

Inghams' wings clipped again as profit tumbles

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Australia's largest chicken meat supplier has delivered a slump in annual profit on the back of cost increases and says the operating environment remains challenging.

Jurys to sell Pingrup farm for $55m

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Joshua and Renae Jury are set to sell their farm in the Great Southern for $55 million, following their family's move to a $9 million Perth mansion.

West is best for canola crush

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Western Australia would be the best place in the nation to build Australian canola processing capacity, according to fresh research from Rabobank.

Cattle exporters seek longevity

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Australia's live cattle industry is seeking certainty from the federal government that it won't become a victim of politics again via the launch of a new blueprint.

Royal Show cuts poultry comp over bird-flu concerns

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The Royal Agricultural Society of WA has moved to cancel the Perth Royal Show's poultry competition over concerns it could become a bird flu super-spreader event.

Weather dents crop’s potential

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Optimism for another bumper crop is fading as dry weather and frost impacts parts of Western Australia's grain belt.

CBH welcomes new grain trains

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New locomotives ready to take to WA's freight rail network are equipped with “world-leading” lighting and will play a key role in delivering the state's bumper crops to market.

Major market reopens for Australian canola

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OPINION: While not a full reopening of trade or a guarantee of higher prices, Australian canola can now be sold to China.

Positive signs for Mt Barker abattoir

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An abattoir built to service small farmers and potentially game and native meats would cost upwards of $57 million to build and have capacity to process 500 sheep per day.

Collapsed Mundella Foods set to be sold

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A sale is imminent for collapsed agribusinesses Mundella Foods and Margaret River Dairy Company after the director's attempt to rescue the South West dairy producers was thwarted.

Record crop hinges on rain

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Western Australia could be on track for another record crop this year, though achieving that will depend heavily on better rainfall in August.

Winery owner plans $350m ag precinct

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A South West vintner has revealed plans for a $350 million agribusiness precinct near Perth to produce fertiliser, food and building products for local and export markets.

Fresh challenge for wine sector

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OPINION: Local producers are likely to face a new competitor in the form of Chinese wine.

Trust the science, Jarvis urges

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Faith in science needs to be restored, Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis says, amid a growing tide of skepticism and ‘dodgy' AI images.

$55m abattoir expansion approved

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Dardanup Butchering Company is one step closer to expanding its abattoir in Bunbury to double its processing facility, after a panel approved its $55 million plan.

Madura Plains sale settles

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Scaling up of the world's largest sheep aggregation on WA's south coast by a British billionaire has been finalised.

Plum Grove gets grain export deal

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Mid West farmers will have two bulk handlers to choose from this season after Mid West Ports handed a three-year agreement to a local firm to ship grain.

Shifting breed mix in WA cattle

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OPINION: Angus remains dominant among WA's cattle herds but the number of northern-adapted breeds is rising.

Go, Harvey, go for Mt Romance

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Harvey Norman founder backs Frank Wilson's family into Quintis's former Mt Romance distillery and shop.

Copper mine holds fertiliser potential

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The historic Elverdton copper mine was abandoned in 1992. Its tailings have been used as a valuable fertiliser product by a local company

Lactalis fined over milk labels

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A dairy company had to pay almost $60,000 after the consumer watchdog issued notices for mislabelling its milk products, including one from Western Australia.

Renewable.bio plans $300m biorefinery

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The new project is in addition to Renewable.bio's existing refining proposal in Esperance.

Moondah Brook vineyard back in local hands

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One of the state's best-known wine brands, Moondah Brook, and its more than 50-year-old vineyard, has been acquired by a local family, ending a long period of corporate ownership.

Ag charities deliver for Esperance

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Three influential charities are giving back in spades to local communities and beyond.