GrainCorp debt drops to 2.1-times earnings, analysts say
GrainCorp's sale of its stake in Allied Mills will dilute earnings by about 4 per cent but provide some relief for the company's balance sheet.
GrainCorp, Cargill sell Allied Mills to PEP
GrainCorp and Cargill have confirmed the sale of Australia's largest flour supplier, Allied Mills, to Pacific Equity Partners.
Investors gain from rising farm values
Rural property values are on the rise around Australia rewarding many who invested early, but how long will the good times last?
Rural Funds almond orchards valued at $91m
Rural Funds Group has booked a $35m boost to the value of a 2500 hectare almond orchard being developed in the NSW Riverina.
Roast spuds cause cancer: report
Roasting and frying starchy foods could increase the risk of cancer, a UK government body say.
AgCAP's agriculture fund grabs 10.6 return
The Sustainable Agriculture Fund has delivered a one year return of 10.6 per cent after fees.
Apples and pears supplier Freshmax up for sale; Goldman on board
Kiwi private equity firm Maui Capital has put its fruit supply and marketing business Freshmax Group on the block, sources told Street Talk.
CBH Group splashes cash across WA
The nation's biggest grains exporter, CBH Group, is showering its 4100 farmer-owners with cash as bumper crops in Western Australia boost profits.
How Elon Musk's brother is disrupting farming
Kimbal Musk - Elon's brother - just opened a shipping container farm compound in New York City.
Grains retreat in year-end positioning
US corn, wheat and soybean futures fell as investors squared positions toward the end of the year and the US dollar firmed.
Blockchain goes bush
The cutting edge 'distributed ledger' technology from banking is being applied to Australian agriculture and the world is taking notice.
Murray River Organics suffers Bellamy's Australia effect
Fundies have their eyes on one last initial public offering for the year.
Asia dry bulk-capesize rates sliding
Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo ships on key Asian routes will slide further in a lacklustre market.
'They couldn't organise a sausage sizzle'
Entrepreneur Shane Yeend is backing a medicinal cannabis company and wants a Donald Trump-style shake-up in SA to fire up a stale bureaucracy.
Worst drought in 35 years in southern Africa
New tools are needed to stop droughts triggering food crises.
Australian farmland sales hit $16.8 billion
Australia's farmland sales are surging ahead, a new report shows.
'Brexit triggering farm labour shortage'
Farmers and labour providers fear that seasonal labour risks drying up well before Britain leaves the EU.
UniSuper injects $150 million into Hancock Taumata
UniSuper, one of Australia's biggest not-for-profit superannuation funds, has lifted its stake in Hancock's Taumata Plantations.
How funds are surviving Australia's water market chaos
Despite big rains and more politics over water, some funds are still enjoying good returns.
Exporter snaps up Adelaide Hills vineyard
One of Adelaide Hills' oldest vineyards, Blackford Stables, has sold for $1.5 million after being on the market for a year-and-a-half
Grain stocks to reach all-time peak
Global grain stocks are expected to surpass 500 million tonnes for the first time at the end of the 2016/17 season.
How Driscoll's creates berries of the future
Farm-worker organisations aren't thrilled about the prospect of a berry-picking robot.
Wilmar, QSL and the sugar canegrowers' fight
The argument over contracts between QSL and Wilmar is a commercial one, but it's impossible to keep politics out of it.
Grain growers need better rail: GrainCorp
Russian wheat growers are beating Australian farmers at their own game, GrainCorp CEO Mark Palmquist says.
Morgans, PAC launch $35m Murray River Organics IPO
Organic sultanas, raisins and currants company Murray River Organics is in the market with its long-awaited initial public offering.
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