John Carson

Partner at Agrimedia Public Relations. Former Fairfax Ag Media Vic GM with experience as a rural journalist, editor and publisher.

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This week marked a significant moment in Australian politics as David Farley, a prominent agribusinessman, was sworn into Federal Parliament. He is the first elected member of One Nation in the House of Representatives, representing the federal seat of Farrer. In addition to this milestone, a national poll conducted after the budget revealed that One Nation and its leader, Pauline Hanson, have gained popularity, becoming the most favored party in the country. #OneNation #budget #Farrer #GST #agribusiness https://t.co/F9z403Ruaw

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Australia remains one of the world’s most attractive agribusiness investment destinations, ranking seventh globally for deal activity despite accounting for only a small share of global GDP, a report by @GrantThornton has found.#agribusiness #ESG #Mergersandacquisitions #Foreigninvestment #tariffs #foodsecurity #water #privateequity #foodsecurity
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A growing investor interest in water as an asset class and a likely re-rating of the market were two key points raised at an Agribusiness Australia Grant Thornton Australia event discussing M&A activity in Melbourne earlier this month. #AgriBusiness #WaterMarket #ESG #MergersAndAcquisitions #horticulture
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A decline in national farmland values, the first since 2013, is possible if cost pressures intensify and season conditions deteriorate, Bendigo Bank Agribusiness warns in its Farmland Values Report for 2026. #farmland #crops #livestock #interestrates #bendigobank #middleeast

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A surge in mice numbers especially in parts of South Australia and the Geraldton region of Western Australia on top of a severe disruption to imported fertiliser, as a result of the Middle Eastern conflict, has dealt a blow to farmers who have just begun planting this year's crop. #grains #MiceControl #canola #urea #fertilizer #pulses #diesel #cereals #sowingseeds https://t.co/A5kJxqJYyf

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Australia has finalized a free trade agreement with the European Union after eight years of negotiations, opening access to a 450-million-consumer market, though the beef industry has criticised the 30,600-tonne quota as too low representing just two per cent of its exports. But Trade Minister Don Farrell defended the deal, saying it amounted to an 800% increase in market access, with 70,000 tonnes of beef expected to be exported over the next two years. #eufta #beefindustry #nff https://t.co/X1tZ2o9EBv

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Despite Energy Minister Chris Bowen's assurances this week that Australia's fuel supplies are being maintained, in the wake of the Middle East conflict, panic buying, particularly in regional areas, is causing shortages with some fuel stations, relying on independent suppliers, running out. #FuelPrices #ureafertilizer #supplychain #fuelshortage #diesel
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At an Agribusiness Australia event in Melbourne earlier this month hosted by Nutrien Ag Solutions, executives from Warakirri Asset Management and SunRice Group outlined how co-operatives, private equity and public market structures are reshaping the agribusiness sector’s growth trajectory. #agribusiness #SunRice #Warakirri #NutrienAgSolutions https://t.co/8yOpdM6DyM

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Elders moves closer to Nutrien as $475m Delta Ag acquisition wins ACCC approval. #agribusiness #Elders #DeltaAgribusiness #ACCC https://t.co/Jzbbr1uaKX

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Federal Agriculture Minister @JulieCollinsMP acknowledged growing frustration among landholders about the rollout of renewable energy infrastructure across productive farmland and poor consultation particularly in Victoria in a speech to the Rural Press Club of Victoria in Melbourne last week. #RenewableEnergy #Infrastructure #landholders #RPC

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National Farmers Federation president David Jochinke this week called on governments at a national drought forum in Adelaide to prioritise shifting from reactive responses to proactive strategies for future droughts. #NFF #drought #farmers https://t.co/oDsqTXJLDn

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Federal Shadow Agriculture Minister and National Party Leader David Littleproud has come out in support of the Albanese Government’s new $1 billion drought package but, along with the VFF, called for it to be interest free for two years in line with the former government's 2019-20 scheme. #netzero #drought #loans #interestfree #VFF #funding #rural #FarmersProtest

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Farmers have welcomed last Friday's federal government announcement of $1 billion in new drought loans but have called for interest payments to be deferred until after a recovery and approval times to be reduced. #drought #loans #VFF #interestfree #Funding https://t.co/NWDjVxSoFO

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New research by the CSIRO has found that while reforestation can contribute significantly to tackl…

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Enforcement provisions with penalties of up to $12,210 for Victorian landholders refusing transmission companies access to their land is due to be debated this week in Victoria’s upper house, according to The Age. #transmission #VNIWest #renewables #AEMO
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Local-led gatherings are empowering, supporting and forging connections for men in regions where more formal mental health services are under stress around rural Australia, The Guardian's Dellaram Vreeland reports. #menscircle #suicide #ruralhealth #mensline #RuralAustralia #MensHealthMatters #mentalhealth

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Former Deputy Prime Minister and outgoing chairman of The Crawford Fund for agricultural research, @JohnAndersonAC , says the government needs to make sure there are adequate stockpiles of key farm inputs like diesel, fertiliser and agricultural chemicals to manage an uncertain world. #foodsecurity #diesel #fertilizer #chemicals #TradeRoutes #farming
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Murray-Darling Basin Authority outlines initial defence of negligence class action https://t.co/HvwHeysZTu via @ABCaustralia

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In a little over six months, the US based Mormon church through its entities has spent almost $500 million buying up some of Australia’s most productive and sought-after cropping country, The Australian Financial Review's Greg Bearup reports. #foreigninvestment #Ustrade #mormons #GPA https://t.co/fealCGBIHy

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In Victoria, a group of farmers are protesting against legislation they fear will allow the government to build transmission lines on their properties without their consent as Victorian state correspondent for The Guardian Benita Kolovos explains. https://t.co/LArtrgvbLO