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Cutting red tape would be critical to accomplishing that, Dr Brett said. The cost of gaining approval from regulators to develop cropping country, he said, took a prohibitive amount of time and money. “Let’s get on track to start developing up here, there’s a lot of assets and suitable country that just go to waste,” Dr Brett said.

In a year where extraordinary prices for all store and slaughter cattle have become almost routine, there have still been examples of highly-innovative, adventurous, gutsy and market-savvy marketing plans put in place by vendors and their agents across the country to try to optimise their outcome.

Rural property prices have soared this year, but with an unprecedented set of market conditions, what are agents expecting for the new year? A “perfect storm” of variables has fuelled Australia’s booming rural property market this year. Farms became even more attractive assets to buyers, with high commodity prices, low interest rates, quality seasonal conditions and access to affordable capital all contributing to the boom.

Christmas 2021.

AUSTRALIAN-SPECIFIC research is showing the climate benefits of reducing red meat consumption below amounts recommended in dietary guidelines is small and could create negative environmental trade-offs such as higher water scarcity. The industry’s big service provider Meat & Livestock Australia has released a fascinating report on the topic, which draws extensively from research conducted by CSIRO and other institutions. Against a backdrop of increasing calls for affluent societies to significantly cut red meat consumption in the name of the environment, the work shows getting Australians to eat less beef is not an effective climate solution.

Image location a West Australian Hancock Agriculture property.

Royal Flying Doctor Service, with medical systems sponsored by S.Kidman & Co.

The Hancock Prospecting Group posted one of the largest profit margins for private companies in the country with revenue up from $10.5 billion to $16.6 billion. The company paid $2.7 billion in taxes for the year.

Discussion in relation to Gina Rinehart suggested innovations of change to the aged pension system.

This is an edited version of a speech by Gina Rinehart given for National Agriculture and Related Industries Day.

The WA businesswoman highlighted in her speech ideas on how the Federal Government could assist agriculture, which included allowing farmers to clear their land to decrease the risk of bushfires, compensating for past clearing restrictions, and reimbursing past fines on farmers who had cleared land to protect their families, staff, pets and infrastructure. Ms Rinehart said as well as slashing red tape, the Government also needed to recognise “water was king” for agriculture.

This year, our fifth annual National Agriculture and Related Industries day, we had planned one of the biggest celebrations ever to mark our appreciation of all those in agriculture, and this important National day. Unfortunately with the uncertainty of COVID restrictions, we had to postpone our event. Please join us in the Whitsundays next National day, November 21 2022. National Agriculture & Related Industries Day is our day to come together and hold celebrations around the country to acknowledge the over three hundred thousand hard working men and women across our essential industry.