Agribusiness

China’s decision to slaughter much of its pig herd due to African swine fever has led to a shortage of meat protein.

Darryl Hockey has been appointed chief executive of the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc, replacing Alex Ogg who resigned in July.

The worldwide economic fallout from COVID-19 is playing out across the agriculture sector in many ways.

As the chief investment officer at Andrew Forrest’s private company, 34-year-old John Hartman oversees a very large, extraordinarily diverse and fast-growing portfolio.

Oil and gas player Shell is purchasing a Perth-based environmental services firm to help cut back on emissions, as well as further the company’s nature-based solutions business.

Geraldton-based network company LogicIT has secured a $1 million state government grant to deliver high-speed broadband to the Mid-West and West Midland regions.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest-backed Tattarang will pay $30 million to acquire two major pastoral stations in the Kimberley, increasing its already extensive Harvest Road investments.

The co-operative that distributes water in the Ord River irrigation area has scored a big court victory over the state government, retaining its current water allocation to support the development of new cotton farms. The state government had wanted to slash the Ord Irrigation Co-operative’s annual water allocation by one third.

Property fund manager Primewest has purchased a national agricultural asset management company for $10 million, two days after establishing a $300 million fund targeting neighbourhood shopping centres.