Responding to plant and animal diseases, bolstering WA’s regional borders, and addressing the threat of feral animals are central to a $26 million state government cash splash.
Two global agribusiness giants have lodged competing bids for ASX company Namoi Cotton, which is behind the construction of WA’s first cotton processing gin.
Fertiliser company Nutrien Ag has secured a minor win in its legal fight against Fremantle Port Authority, after the court temporarily stopped the lease expiring.
Nutrien Ag has made a last-ditch effort to stop Fremantle Ports from locking the company out of its Kwinana premises after parties disagreed on who is responsible for fire-damaged infrastructure.
WA grains breeder InterGrain will lead a new federal-funded oats research consortium designed to cement Australia’s position as a high quality and valued added oat producer.
Administrators of Yeeda Pastoral Company have received a time extension for the next creditors meeting, after finding the Kimberley business was $103 million in debt.
Sandalwood producer Quintis has been placed on the market after receivers were appointed to the business this week, with the sale to include its operations and facilities across Australia.
China will remove its tariff on Australian wine on Friday in a decision that will be welcome news for producers struggling as a glut of local produce impacts prices.
Agribusiness Cargill Australia and the state government are in talks over a potential canola crushing plant which could feed a biofuels hub in Kwinana.
A 5400-hectare parcel of land has been leased to Kununurra’s largest farmer in a boost long-held ambitions for the Ord to become a major cotton growing region.
