Commercial Farming

City slickers packed up and literally headed for the hills during Covid, and there’s been a big spike in the places they want to live.

Property values may be plummeting in much of the country, but agricultural land prices have just seen an explosion due to some unexpected global forces.

Strong seasons, high yields and healthy commodity prices are driving interest in farmland, especially in tightly held Gippsland. But an economist warns conditions are not quite what they were in 2021.

Australia’s largest private landholders have bought a cattle station three times the size of the ACT. ‘We’re seeing smiles all round’, an agribusiness expert says of the market.

Skyrocketing input costs, stagnant farm gate prices, the expense of transitioning to cage-free, floods and lingering Covid disruptions have put Australian egg farmers under unprecedented pressure in 2022, sparking recent supply issues and potential consolidation of the industry.

Australia’s cattle stations are rebuilding their herds, prices are strong and it’s a great time to buy in or sell up, experts say.

Local farming families and an institutional investor have paid $120 million for a large portfolio of land in the northern NSW food bowl owned by a Chinese mining company.

For many city folk, the attraction of a farm and the country life proves irresistible. But how can you turn your dream into a reality?

A North Queensland crocodile farm could soon have a new owner, with a ‘handful’ of potential buyers hoping to snap up the unique farm holding.