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Nuveen natural capital’s Australian strategy

Nuveen Natural Capital is an investment arm of the massive US teachers pension fund TIAA. With $2.2 billion under management here in Australia, Nuveen is the third largest investor in Australian ag. We talk to their head of APAC and Africa Kristina Hermanson about the global investment landscape for agricultural assets, where she sees the […]

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STX Beef Co. buys Missouri Prime Beef Packers

STX Beef Company LLC (STX) announced May 16 the purchase of Missouri Prime Beef Packers. STX will take over operatorship immediately. Missouri Prime Beef Packers is located approximately 20 miles north of Springfield, Mo., in Pleasant Hope. The plant, which sits on 256 acres, currently processes approximately 750 head of cattle per day in its […]

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Growing your own? The big mistake you have to avoid

An abundance might sound like success for a gardener, but if you’re growing crops at home to supply your own needs, then little and often is a much better aim. Mark Diacono explains. We gardeners are used to taking every measure available to us when sowing seeds. We study the back of seed packets, listen […]

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NSW Farmers calls for comprehensive flood review | The Land

“We support the NSW Water Minister’s call for improved modelling, but beyond that we need a comprehensive, ongoing review of public and private flood works, whether approved or unapproved, so we can get to the bottom of what went on and more importantly understand how to prevent future flood impacts.” Click to check the original […]

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Feedgrain Focus: Northern barley bucks downtrend

This early sown crop of Sunmax wheat is off to a flying start in the Moree region of NSW. Photo: Oscar Pearse PRICES for low-protein wheat have dropped by up to $13 per tonne this week as exporters show preference for higher-spec grain. Feedlots in the northern market are continuing to bid up for barley […]

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Northern export feeder steer prices slip

CATTLE purchased in April at prices of $3.80/kg liveweight are still being loaded onto livestock vessels for Indonesia in northern ports, but increasingly the market for export feeder steers has slipped further into the $3.55 to $3.70 range, trade sources have told Beef Central this week. Live export cattle yarded at Berrimah in the NT. […]

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