Perth-based Harvest Technology Group has entered a major partnership after signing up to a global reseller agreement with IT service provider Speedcast Australia.
The first stage of aquaculture company Seafarms Group's Project Sea Dragon will cost at least an extra $80 million due to changes to project scope and increasing material costs.
WA grain growers are facing an 18 per cent hike in freight costs while also dealing with machinery supply disruptions caused by industrial action at Fremantle Port.
Gina Rinehart's West Kimberley station Nerrima has sold for more than $30 million, as well as two additional pastoral stations Ruby Plains and Sturt Creek for an undisclosed sum.
The state government has selected three horticulture groups to develop nearly 280 hectares of land near Carnarvon, with Fruitico to develop by far the most.
CBH Group has appointed former RAC chief executive Terry Agnew and recruitment specialist Suzanne Ardagh to a panel to assess potential board candidates.
A lack of spring rain and recent frost events are likely to reduce final grain crop tonnage in the state, but a record-breaking harvest is still within reach.
The Australian government has approved a $32 million loan for construction of a cotton gin at Kununurra though the project's full potential hinges on approvals for land development.
Australia's agricultural sector is expected to have a record year with forecasts of $73 billion in gross production value, as WA farmer confidence reaches a 10-year high.
Maddington-based PWR Hybrid has been named as the preferred proponent to build a microgrid at Australian Potash's $208 million development in the Goldfields.
Applecross-based Kerman Contracting has been named to build CBH Group's fertiliser facility in Kwinana, a day after the grain handler's board approved the $55 million project.
Andrew Forrest has called on federal regulators to stop JBS Group's proposed takeover of Huon, one day after the board of the Tasmanian fishing business affirmed its support of the deal.
Tasmanian business Huon Aquaculture today confirmed it had received a takeover proposal from Andrew Forrest's Tattarang, lower than that of Brazilian meat processing giant JBS.
Increased yields, improved water-use efficiency and strong grain and livestock prices contributed to a successful 2020 for broadacre farmers, despite trade tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Western Australia could produce a record-breaking 20 million tonnes of grain this season, according to the Grain Industry Association of Western Australia's crop report.
