This Month
Manulife puts $110m almond aggregation up for sale
The Canadian investor’s divestment comes at a time of geopolitical instability that makes institutions look favourably at food-producing land assets.
Ag fund manager goes nuts for Bundaberg orchards
The six-orchard portfolio will be part of a $600 million vehicle that New Forests manages as part of its $12 billion in assets under management.
Australian Meat Group leaves door open to bidders after $196m Killara deal
The long-running sale of Australian Meat Group looks to be getting a new life after it picked up Killara Feedlot from ASX-listed Elders.
February
Australian Meat Group snaps up cattle feedlot for $195.8m
Elders has offloaded its 1402-hectare Killara Feedlot, which it has owned for around 30 years, and has plans to use the sale proceeds to pay off debt.
Aussie almond orchards on the block as Cibus prepares to harvest gains
Food and agriculture investor Cibus Capital has readied for sale Amaretto Almonds, an almond producer with two orchards in Australia’s premier almond-growing regions.
CEFC, River Capital take punt on huge Tiwi carbon project
The government’s green bank and the Melbourne-based investor are tipping in $81 million to help fund one of the country’s biggest nature-based carbon projects.
January
Murdoch puts $20m prized sheep station on the market
Near Cootamundra in NSW, Springfield is part of a wider farming network linked to Cavan Station, the historic property the media baron bought in the 1960s.
UK billionaire buys 700,000-hectare WA sheep station amid buying spree
Once owned by Kerry Packer, Consolidated Pastoral is controlled by Guy Hands. It’s among the country’s biggest station owners and is keen for more.
Too many grapes, not enough drinking lead to glut of wineries for sale
The 2026 outlook for the winery and vineyard market is looking sluggish, with a surplus of opportunities on the market and not enough buyers.
AACo warns hit from major Queensland flooding ‘likely to be material’
The country’s largest pastoral company has told investors four of its properties are affected, but says it will not be as bad as the 2019 devastation.
December 2025
Bell family, Ray Dalio begin farms sell-down with $200m deal
The sale of the Coonamble farms in NSW begins a wind-up of a major agricultural portfolio following the death of stockbroking legend Colin Bell three years ago.
Centuria bumps agricultural interests to $1.3b in latest deal
The ASX-listed fund manager is pushing into agriculture as part of a broader strategy of diversifying beyond the traditional areas of commercial real estate.
November 2025
Mick Fanning, Zoe Foster Blake back seaweed firm’s ASX listing
The seaweed cattle feed business will be among a string of late ASX listings this year when it debuts on Wednesday with a market capitalisation of $112 million.
Giant glasshouse in fresh hands through $168m deal
Sold by Canadian pension fund PSP Investments to local fund manager, the facility sprawls over 45 hectares, producing tomatoes, cucumbers, and mangoes.
Australian farmers targeted for tariffs in US backlash
American sheep farmers want tariffs on $1.4 billion in annual Aussie lamb imports, amid a rising backlash across the US agricultural sector targeted at Australia.
Inside Australia’s most expensive country estate
Terry Snow ploughed $350 million into Willinga Park, which boasts a horse hospital and a ballroom. Its biggest selling point, though, is the tax break.
Westpac halts rural bank closures until 2030, puts bankers into councils
Westpac made the move ahead of the House of Representatives economics committee’s interrogation of major bank CEOs on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Famed Queensland station home to the ‘Dig Tree’ up for grabs
The sprawling cattle station on Cooper Creek has been a prized grazing property more than 150 years. It also has a unique place in Australian history.
October 2025
Victoria’s Cobungra Station, home to Wagyu beef, up for grabs
The property is one of Victoria’s largest cattle stations and is home to Stone Axe Pastoral Company, a prominent, private-equity backed Wagyu producer.
This finance start-up is flipping the script on rural renewables
Getting local support for green projects in regional Australia is one of the thorniest problems of the energy transition. But RELA sees a commercial solution.
