Aquabusiness Seafarms Group has committed to reviving Project Sea Dragon after the Federal Court ruled the subsidiary behind the prawn farm proposal be wound up.
A new biosecurity initiative backed by a $42.7 million kitty will bolster the nation’s ability to detect exotic pests and diseases that threaten Australia’s $31 billion grains industry.
A new food and beverage manufacturing facility has been unveiled within the Food Innovation Precinct of WA for businesses to develop and produce products on a commercial scale.
Two international firms have won contracts with WA’s largest grain handler to build new grain rail sidings under plans by CBH Group to be exporting 3 million tonnes per month by 2033.
The Federal Court has canned a major prawn farm proposal after finding the Seafarms Group subsidiary responsible for the project has been trading while insolvent.
A domestic biofuels industry will help to shield Australian growers from a decline in demand for oilseeds from overseas fuel markets as they transition to electric vehicles.
Western Australia’s grain harvest has shrunk by nearly 50 per cent from the record highs of recent years, though yield improvements are buffering farmers against increasingly unpredictable rains.
Nutrien Ag Solutions is assessing the damage of the massive blaze that ripped through its bulk fertiliser site in Kwinana on Friday, of which a cause is still unknown.
Grain receivals in WA have collapsed 45 percent as low rainfall brings the state’s agriculture industry back to earth following three seasons of strong crops.
Ian Trahar has moved to take full ownership of environmental services company CO2 Australia, which was demerged from Seafarms Group more than five years ago.
Harvest Road Group, the agricultural arm of Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s business empire, reported a $38.6 million loss after tax in the past financial year as revenues fell by more than $120 million.
