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Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for Fairfax's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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Woolies breaks ranks on cheap milk, lifting price to $1.10/L

Woolies breaks ranks on cheap milk, lifting price to $1.10/L

Woolworths has bowed to dairy farmer pressure and rising consumer concern about the drought, ending its contentions $1 milk price

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CBA offers discount loan help for flooded North Queensland

CBA offers discount loan help for flooded North Queensland

Commonwealth Bank has pledged up to $50 million in concessional loans for agribusiness customers

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Agribusiness buzz in brief

Agribusiness buzz in brief

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

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Photos: Agribuzz spotlight on ag's unexpected opportunities

Photos: Agribuzz spotlight on ag's unexpected opportunities

Agribuzz draws diverse crowd involved in agriculture to hear feedlot boss, Tess Herbert.

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Bega Cheese to build $34m high value milk protein plant

Bega Cheese to build $34m high value milk protein plant

Bega Cheese is to become one of the world’s largest producers of the special lactoferrin protein

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Drought forces cooked chook price rise, but why not milk?

Drought forces cooked chook price rise, but why not milk?

Leaping feed prices and other input costs have effectively forced a truce in the supermarket barbecue chicken discount war.

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CommBank culls unpopular fees and farm loan penalties

CommBank culls unpopular fees and farm loan penalties

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has made a swathe of policy changes on fees and lending assistance for its farm and small business customers.

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Strong support for new MLA chief from ag sector

Strong support for new MLA chief from ag sector

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AACo confirms big flood losses to its Gulf herds

AACo confirms big flood losses to its Gulf herds

A 30,000 head herd of cows and their calves has sustained extreme flooding losses on Wondoola Station

MacBank ag funds to quit recent Hassad farm purchases

MacBank ag funds to quit recent Hassad farm purchases

Drought-defying property market activity suggests neighbouring farmers will be vigorous bidders for five former Hassad Agriculture farmland parcels up for sale again

Wallumbilla cattle country opportunity

Wallumbilla cattle country opportunity

The Cormack family's Wallumbilla properties Perola Park and Oakwood are headed to auction.

Road train goes up in flames

Road train goes up in flames

Police said a blown tyre likely caused the explosion.

Livestock compensation key to north west recovery

Livestock compensation key to north west recovery

Direct compensation for the thousands of stock lost in the weather catastrophe that struck in early February is the key component of the recovery package north west Queensland mayors have put to Prime Minister, Scott Morrison.