Grain Growing

Some farmers see possibilities, some see a blight on the landscape, amid a significant growth of wind energy in WA's agricultural heartland.

With billions of dollars tipped in to improve public transport in Perth, residents along the battered road between Mount Magnet and Geraldton wonder when similar upgrades will come.

An ASX-listed agribusiness will develop 24,000 hectares east of Darwin for cropping and horticulture.

There are fears US tariffs could lead to increased competition in key markets for Australian commodities and dampen demand in our biggest markets.

The government says it will enter negotiations to reverse the privatisation of the state's freight rail network, but grain farmers say the damage has already been done.

South Australian farmers have grappled with a series of uncontrollable weather conditions that have created one of the most challenging seasons on record.

The state's largest grain handler, Cooperative Bulk Handling, reports it has processed 19.5 million tonnes this season — 3 million tonnes more than it predicted at the start of harvest.

Australia's largest exporter of tallow is the ASX-listed GrainCorp. But how did a grains company get involved in rendered fat?

As investment in agriculture grows and seasonal condition outlooks remain positive across Queensland, farmers are feeling positive about the year ahead. 

Grapes, cotton and grains are blooming out of Queensland's desert red dirt, prompting the beginning of a brand new industry. But can the dusty outback become more than just grazing land?

South Australia is forecast to have its lowest grain harvest in 15 years, off the back of a dry winter and severe frost events.

Western Australia's grain export industry has been dominated by the grain handling co-op CBH for decades, but changes are afoot as new players enter the market.

Avonbank mineral sands' company informs farmers their land will be used for a 3,000-hectare mine, under compulsorily acquisition powers in Victoria's Mining Act.

A sensational season on the land is flowing into regional communities in northern NSW where populations swell as workers arrive to harvest crops.

Grain and oilseed growers in northern NSW look to the skies and hope the weather cooperates to produce a stand-out harvest this year with the success credited to a full moisture profile at sowing and consistent and timely rain throughout the growing season.

Pressure is mounting to get Australia's chickpea harvest into India before taxes that could cost exporters more than half their profit kick back in.

Hundreds of GrainCorp workers in the state may refuse to load or unload grain trucks and trains during the approaching harvest unless they are given a pay rise.

As crop growers across the country's south-east come to grips with the fallout from last month's unseasonally freezing overnight temperatures, there are calls for the event to be treated as a natural disaster in order to trigger urgent government assistance.

Riverina farmer Terry Walker was looking at the best canola crop he had ever grown until a brutal September frost changed his prospects completely.

Many farmers are facing big losses this season, leaving some to consider whether to cut their crops for hay instead.