A single shipment of bulk wheat from Canada will head to Australian shores as the drought places further pressure on the local market.
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has issued the permit
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Canegrowers appoint next chairman
Paul Schembri has been appointed as Chairman of sugar cane farmer advocacy group Canegrowers.
He will be supported by two Vice Chairmen, Plane Creek district grower Kevin Borg and Burdekin district grower
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Allied Grain Systems saves time supplying silos
Allied Grain Systems installed an innovative conveying solution to slash Fellows Bulk Transport’s labour hours and costs.
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AGI silos master the elements
By using its global resources, agricultural infrastructure company Ag Growth International (AGI) has designed a new line of environmentally resistant silos.
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Port Augusta boosts biosecurity with $500,000 upgrade
South Australia’s Port Augusta has undergone a $500,000 upgrade to strengthen its biosecurity measures.
An additional X-ray irradiator has been installed at the site in an attempt to improve the sterilisation
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Queensland opens EOI to develop new sugar product
Sugar mills are being encouraged to help develop a new sugarcane-based product that has almost zero calories.
The product, known as PlantZap, is a sugarcane extract developed by scientists at the Queensland
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Drought hits GrainCorp figures, announces $59M loss
Grain receival company GrainCorp has attributed a $59 million loss in the six months ending March 31, 2019 to drought conditions and international trade disputes.
It follows the announcement of Long Term
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LTAP pulls GrainCorp takeover bid
GrainCorp suitor Long Term Asset Partners (LTAP) has pulled out of its $3.3 billion takeover attempt, citing difficulties during due diligence.
LTAP chairman Tony Shepherd said on May 6 LTAP had been a
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Two thirds of QLD in drought, agricultural production hit
Almost two thirds of Queensland are now drought declared after a significant lack of rainfall across central, southern and south east Queensland.
Minister for Agricultural Industry Development Mark Furner
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Contracts awarded to upgrade WA grain infrastructure
Western Australian grain handler CBH Group has awarded three contracts to upgrade major grain receival sites.
Contracts have been awarded to contractors WCP Civil, Georgiou Group and WBHO Infrastructure
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