Agribusiness

A shake-up in Western Australia’s dairy industry may be set to deliver for local stakeholders, but the broader sector is unimpressed with free trade commitments made with South Korea and Japan.

Harvey Fresh has been acquired by Italian dairy giant Parmalat in a deal which values the Western Australian milk and fruit juice company at about $117 million.

Western Australian executive Lloyd Moskalik is seeking to transform the international live seafood transportation industry using technology originally developed by a local crayfisherman.

Western Australia's peak farming lobby has welcomed the news that Australia will resume live exports of sheep to Bahrain, following the negotiation of a new health protocol between the two nations.

Agribusiness Ruralco Holdings has agreed to buy Perth-founded water management retailer Total Eden Holdings for $57.4 million from Anchorage Capital Partners.

Perth businessman Allen Caratti is set to gain control of a forestry investment trust previously held by Elders after the trust's shareholders approved the deal.

CO2 Group has sacked long-serving chief executive Andrew Grant as it pushes on with its bid to recast the business as an environmental services and aquaculture player.

Ian Trahar’s CO2 Group has taken another step towards becoming one of the nation’s largest aquaculture players, putting the finishing touches its $11.2 million takeover of Queensland prawn growing com

Western Australian farmers have delivered their biggest harvest in history, with the total haul today surpassing the 15.06 million tonne record set in 2011-12.