Agribusiness

A motion to wind up Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) is doomed to fail but beef producers hope it ultimately will lead to a new industry body.

The state government will spend almost $14 million in the next five years to reduce the risk of shark attacks after three fatal attacks in recent months.

Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman says the state’s grain industry has received a significant boost with a new consignment of wheat exports to Saudi Arabia.

Australia's farmers face a positive outlook in the medium term despite a volatile global economy, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says.

THE local horticulture sector is being urged to evaluate export opportunities after two major players secured contracts with Singapore’s largest supermarket group. 

Strict new laws in Western Australia will require all cats to be microchipped, sterilised and registered on a database.

Woolworths' new chief executive Grant O'Brien is planning an aggressive push to open 39 new supermarkets while reviewing the company's troubled Big W and Dick Smith stores.

Master Builders Australia says a replacement agency with fewer powers than the Australian Building and Construction Commission would give the green light to building unions to engage in unlawful st

The forestry assets of failed rural land owner The ARK Fund have been sold for $46 million in a deal struck by receivers from McGrathNicol with an international timber investment group.

More than half of Western Australia's surf life saving clubs are threatened by rising sea levels and erosion, according to a new report.

Grocery giant Coles has been caught up in an online scam offering free $500 gift cards to the supermarket.

Tough new abalone laws have been introduced to Western Australia this season, giving recreational fishermen just one hour on the first Sunday of each month to collect the valuable shellfish.

Farmers say new animal welfare arrangements for the Australian live export trade take a balanced approach.

WESTERN Australian grain growers are gearing up for a record harvest this year, with the state set to produce up to 12 million tonnes of wheat.

Exporters expect the resumption of the live cattle trade to Indonesia to move at just a ‘trickle’ for the rest of the year, with the first shipment due this week.

Indonesia has confirmed it will significantly cut the number of cattle it sources from Australia when it re-assesses its import quota for next year.

East Perth's Restaurant Amuse has taken out the coveted Restaurant of the Year prize at the 2011 Western Australian Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence.

West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says there's no reason the live cattle trade to Indonesia cannot resume immediately to existing abattoirs that meet Australian standards.

WESTERN Australian grains handler Co-operative Bulk Handling, also known as CBH Group, has been ranked number one for the second consecutive year in Co-operatives Australia’s top-100 list, based on annual turnover.

The country's biggest grain exporter, CBH Group, has awarded a United States-based corporation an $80 million contract to build a new locomotive fleet.

DairyWest has added premium yoghurt producer West N Fresh to its investment portfolio, after it today announced the completion of its purchase of Brownes.

Almost 100 dairy producers, shop owners and organisations are rallying against a decision by the major supermarket chains to slash the cost of milk.

Lower milk prices won't hurt the dairy industry, supermarket Coles says.

The consumer group Choice says a supermarket ombudsman would help decide whether milk at $1 a litre was helping or harming customers.

Federal Labor MPs have joined the opposition, the Australian Greens and independent members in voicing concerns about the milk price war being waged by major supermarkets.

High global prices are expected to cushion the blow to agricultural production from Australia's wet and wild summer.

UK finance group Standard Chartered has bought into Perth-based livestock exporter Wellard Group for $83 million, in a move Wellard says will boost its growth ambitions throughout Asia.

Wesfarmers says milk sales at its Coles supermarkets have risen by about 15 to 20 per cent since it began a price war on the consumer staple to achieve customer loyalty.

Wesfarmers says it increased first half profit 33 per cent as it continues to be optimistic about the future performance of its retail businesses.

Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman says Western Meat Packers' new $7 million headquarters, officially opened in Osborne Park today, signal confidence in the state's beef industry.

Severe water shortages in Western Australia's wheatbelt region has led to an official declaration of water deficiency by the state government.

Parliament will investigate a milk price war after concerns the major supermarkets are attempting to drive out competition.