Grain Central

Rushy Lagoon has sold to UK investor Gresham House. Photo: LAWD AFTER months of speculation, today’s approval of the sale of Rushy Lagoon, Tasmania’s largest farm, to UK investor Gresham House has sparked mixed responses. The sale will see land use at Rushy Lagoon in the state’s north-east transition from beef and dairy production and cropping into forestry over much of its 21,745ha.

CSIRO’s Food Innovation Centre is located at Werribee in Victoria. THE CSIRO has confirmed its decision to close and divest of its Food Innovation Centre located at Werribee in Victoria. The announcement follows the CSIRO’s decision earlier this year to end research into future food technologies and cut jobs across the program and its broader agriculture and food division.

CSIRO’s Food Innovation Centre is located at Werribee in Victoria. THE CSIRO has confirmed its decision to close and divest of its Food Innovation Centre located at Werribee in Victoria. The announcement follows the CSIRO’s decision earlier this year to end research into future food technologies and cut jobs across the program and its broader agriculture and food division.

Weather: The heat is persisting in the EU with more damage to the corn crop expected. To this point, it has largely been a French story but, increasingly, this is an EU and Black Sea region story. Countries like Poland are running over 100mm behind normal with temps over 11°C above normal. Indian Monsoon is predicted to catch up a little this week.

ADELAIDE University has released two new faba bean varieties, FBA Coorong and FBA Barmah, which will provide Australian growers with new disease-resistant and export-focused growing options. The varieties were developed through the National Faba Bean Breeding Program, supported by co-investments from the Grains Research and Development Corporation and research partners.

The backhoe at the incident scene, December 2022. Photo: SafeWork NSW DIRECTORS of a New South Wales farming partnership have pleaded not guilty in the Industrial Court to charges over two separate fatal workplace incidents in 2022 and 2024. The deaths occurred at properties near Carinda, south-west of Walgett, owned by P&J Harris & Sons. In both cases charges were laid against Jane, Peter and Jack Harris as well as six companies which comprised the P & J Harris and Sons farming partnership.

Coomandook is one of six Bunge sites being offered for sale through a tender process. Photo: Elders SEVEN sites which have long been part of South Australia’s bulk-handling network have been deemed surplus to requirements by owner Bunge and are up for sale. The sites are located at Bordertown, Tintinara and Coomandook in the Upper South East, Geranium and Wunkar in the Murray Mallee, and Murdinga on the Eyre Peninsula.

A durum crop on the Canadian Prairies shows good yield potential during flowering. Photo: Weisgerber Farms PLANTING progress was slower than normal across much of the Canadian Prairies this season but was largely completed by the end of May, while central Canadian grain farmers completed the majority of their campaign by the middle of last month, in line with the long-term seeding pace, despite disruptions from unseasonably wet weather.

Weather: All about the US row crop heat – remember that one of the main determinant of yield in corn is overnight temps during the pollination window. Add to this rumours of China buying and it makes sense we caught a bid. Indian monsoon is still lagging – local price has also been firming but is well below the highs of last year. Argy could do with a drink – additionally, we note a few frosts – not so much crop damage but certainly sucks the moisture out.

A SERIES of cold fronts and troughs resulted in moderate to heavy falls across south-west Western Australia, southern parts of South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and inland parts of New South Wales and Queensland. Weekly rainfall totals of 15-50mm were recorded across south-west WA, and large parts of the south-east, with falls greater than 50mm across south-eastern parts of SA, northern and south-western parts of Vic, northern and western Tas, and large parts of inland NSW.