Livestock

Despite – or perhaps thanks to – their strategic appeal to global investors, Australia and New Zealand remain among the most restrictive countries in the OECD for foreign direct investment in agriculture.

The country is not alone in observing subdued growth in farmland values and annual cropping outperforming its permanent counterpart, as these trends take hold in the US too.

Incoming NZ Super Fund joint chief investment officer Will Goodwin talks with Agri Investor about the future of New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund, its plans to transform farmland, and the fund’s total portfolio approach.

COP29 has finally kick-started Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to establish transparent carbon markets, but critics warn unresolved flaws may undermine emissions reduction efforts.

The amount of agricultural land with some level of foreign ownership fell by just 0.3% in 2023, far less than the 10% fall seen in 2022.

Categorization, commodity risk and accessing scale are among the issues Australian superannuation funds cite when it comes to investing in agriculture – but foreign pension funds do not appear to have the same misgivings.

Rural Bank’s first-half analysis of Australian farmland shows values continue to rise but at a slower pace than the highs of the last four years.

Successive governments have made alterations to New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Act, creating a complicated regime for investors to navigate.

The Colorado-based firm is working with retailers to figure out how portfolio companies can go from upstarts to must-haves for strategics and generalists.

Farmland investment company WealthCheck also owes about A$6.2m to creditors, according to a preliminary report by its liquidators.