Experienced US food sector boss, Jim Leighton, to take Mick McMahon's job at Inghams

A quick look at some of the people and issues making news in agribusiness

Vegetable seed marketer South Pacific Seeds has doubled its processing capacity in its most significant area in Australia, the South East. It opened stage 1 of an $8 million investment last week at Naracoorte.

Woolworths says its new $30 million fund will help farmers meet the growing customer demand for organic fruit and vegetables.

GrainCorp is to build an extra 79,000 tonnes of annual malting capacity in Scotland

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The APVMA will be under government scrutiny following the announcement of a senate inquiry into its performance.

About 16pc of the manure effluent from Australian piggeris is now directed to biogas systems

Supermarkets can't claim dairy farmers' financial stresses are nothing to do with them says Ag Minister

The issue of 'fake' foods will be considered by the Food Regulation Standing Committee.