GINA Rinehart’s Hancock Agriculture has purchased three irrigated cropping properties in the Wee Waa region of New South Wales, in a transaction reportedly worth around $150 million.
Industry sources have told Beef Central that Hancock Ag purchased the 6856ha aggregation from the Findley family, who have lived in the area for three generations.
The transaction features main property, Cudgewa, alongside Pian Plain and Pindara, which are run by father-and-son team Robin and Lucas Findley.
Sizable, reliable water entitlements is understood to be a key feature of the aggregation, with the…