Sir Michael Hintze spends $7.5 million on Central Victorian farm
Billionaire hedge fund manager Sir Michael Hintze has bought an 842-hectare grazing aggregation in Central Victoria. It is at Willatook, south-west of Bendigo. He had paid about $7.5 million, for the...
View ArticleChina-US tariff war impacts Australian nut industry: HTW's David Nilon
EXPERT OBSERVER China has imposed retaliatory tariffs of between 15% and 25% on US$2.75 billion worth of US imports, including nuts, frozen pork and wine, in response to US import duties on aluminium...
View ArticleGina Rinehart reports S Kidman & Co profit
Australia's largest landholder Gina Rinehart has reported a farming profit in the year following her acquisition of the S Kidman & Co empire. The company, called Australian Outback Beef, owns more...
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Single room timber shack north of Melbourne sells at auction
A getaway shack on a rock escarpment in the Tallarook ranges, just over an hour's north from Melbourne up the Hume Freeway, sold at its weekend onsite auction. The rustic single room timber cabin, set...
View ArticleSouthern NSW experiencing unusually high rural yields: HTW
During the course of discussions with some corporate purchasing parties, valuation firm Herron Todd White are starting to see a change in the way the market is perceiving what can be achieved in terms...
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26,000 hectare agri footprint in NSW’s Golden Triangle hits the market
One of Australia’s largest integrated beef and cropping businesses, spanning nearly 26,000ha is being offered to the market for sale. CBRE Agribusiness has been appointed to sell the northern NSW...
View ArticleDistrict record achieved for Kyeamba Valley grazing property
A property in the Upper Kyeamba Valley, located midway between Wagga Wagga and Holbrook, has sold for $3.7 million at auction. Ray White Rural Wagga Wagga agent Geoff Palmer said Jandera attracted...
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Rural NSW regions with more reliable rainfall attracting buyers: HTW
With large areas of New South Wales still in an extended drought, buyers are looking for opportunities to purchase property in higher, more reliable rainfall areas, according to a report released by...
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Bringing in backpackers is not the right way to get more workers onto farms
GUEST OBSERVATION Suddenly, getting workers onto farms is a top political priority. Over the weekend, and again in parliament on Monday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced plans to get more...
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Helping farmers in distress doesn’t help them be the best: the drought relief...
GUEST OBSERVATION Two years ago we were celebrating just about the best year for farmers ever. Now many farmers – particularly in New South Wales and southern Queensland – are in the grip of drought....
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Billionaire Sir Michael Hintze lists blue-ribbon Glaisnock farm
MH Premium Farms has listed the Glaisnock mixed-farming enterprise, with the property to go under the hammer next month. The offering is a 982 hectare landholding within the south-west slopes region of...
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‘Soil probiotics’ promise bigger, healthier crops, but there’s a downside
GUEST OBSERVATION More than half the world’s plant-derived energy intake comes from just three crops: rice, wheat and maize. These crops, like most land plants, live in an evolutionarily ancient...
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Nottingham station in Wee Jasper for sale
Nottingham Station, one of Australia's largest sawn hardwood timber stockpiles in Wee Jasper, NSW, has been listed for expression of interest. It has been offered by Jim Guilfoyle and Tim Corcoran...
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We must look past short-term drought solutions and improve the land itself
GUEST OBSERVATION With drought ravaging Australia’s eastern states, much attention has been given to the need to provide short-term solutions through drought relief. But long-term resilience is a vital...
View ArticleGerry Harvey sells Victorian dairy farm
Billionaire investor Gerry Harvey sold his disappointing Victorian dairy farming venture to the Sydney billionaire father and son combination Tony and Michael Perich. They have bought his company’s...
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Better data would help crack the drought insurance problem: Neal Hughes
GUEST OBSERVATION While drought policy raises many complex emotional, political and policy issues, it can be helpful to think of it as an insurance problem: how can we best help farmers manage climate...
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Yass family home auction set for auction in Old Parliament House
Following their recent move to Canberra, the owners of a family home on a 2.02 hectare parcel of land with views across the Yass Valley and surrounds, are hoping the recent popularity of the town will...
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Gina Rinehart's Wagyu herd expansion with New England buy
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has purchased the 3234 ha New England grazing property, Glendon Park. Located about 40 kilometres north-east of Armidale, Glendon Park will be used to grow the 2GR...
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Historic Western District station Chatsworth House up for $25 million
Chatsworth House, one of Victoria's grandest Western District's properties, has been listed for sale. It's set to be traded for the first time in 25 years, having not sold when listed three years ago....
View ArticleDomaCom partner to offer co-investment in Sapphire Wind Farm
DomaCom have been selected by developers CWP Renewables and Partners Group as their partner to implement the community co-investment initiative of Sapphire Wind Farm in rural New South Wales. The...
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