Agribusiness

The Agribusiness Association of Australia has announced the winner of their annual scholarship for high school graduates who want to study agriculture.

You could win $40,000 while helping Australia′s agribusiness sector to grow. Westpac has launched its second ′Westpac Innovation Challenge′,...

Commonwealth Banks wins CANSTAR Bank of the Year – Agribusiness award 2015

Some 450 rural and regional towns will receive greater incentives to attract GPs from July 1, under changes announced in late May 2015 by Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash.

Farmers will gain tax breaks to better prepare for drought under new measures announced by treasurer, Joe Hockey in the Federal Government′s May budget -

87.5% of Australian agriculture land and businesses are Aussie owned. Find out what agricultural industries are attracting foreign owners…

According to Commonwealth Bank's May 2014 agri-insights report, there is optimism in the agri-sector, with many farmers intending to invest across the board. Interestingly, there is little appetite from farmers in increasing their land holdings over...

Each year CANSTAR assess the agribusiness products and services offered by Australian financial institutions. Find out more today at Canstar

When it comes to obtaining medical care, those living in rural areas already face significant geographical challenges. And according to the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA), a seven dollar GP co-payment for patients currently being bulk-billed...

The Australian Journal of Rural Health reported that rural residents face significant barriers to achieving the recommended health guidelines

Farm debt in Australia has increased by almost 75% over the past decade, from A$40.3 billion in 2004 to an estimated A$70 billion in 2014. Barnaby Joyce, the Federal Minister for Agriculture, has argued the government should take...

A recently published report identifies areas of unnecessarily regulation which, if improved, could raise productivity in Australia′s rural industries.

Federal government has announced a “Farm Finance” initiative to support and assist farmers with high levels of debt and help improve their financial resilience

Designed as a risk management tool, the Farm Management Deposit scheme (FMD), encourages farmers to set aside pre-tax income in good years for use in low-income years. With farm productivity susceptible to even the slightest variances...

Agribusiness is a diverse sector which faces many, often unpredictable, challenges ... but also immense future opportunity as a player in agricultural exports.

2013 marks the 20-year anniversary of Australian Women in Agriculture. We asked AWIA President Marion Rak for thoughts on what her organisation has achieved.

August 2012: Thanks to a strong value product offering and an array of specialist services designed to assist customers, Commonwealth Bank of Australia proved a clear leader in the field of Agribusiness. For this, we offer them...

With another round of severe floods and storms causing havoc in both Queensland and Victoria, it is a timely reminder that nature can strike anywhere and anytime. And nature spares nothing. People, equipment, crops and livestock...

The idea behind the Farm Management Deposit scheme is to iron out the sometimes erratic income earned by farmers. In a good year, eligible farmers can minimize taxable income by diverting surplus funds into their FMD...

The appalling bush fires and floods which have recently devastated parts of Australia serve to illustrate only too graphically how easy it is to lose not only human lives but crops and livestock as well. Add fluctuating commodity...