Bega sells Queensland peanut processing plants to family business
By Sophie Johnson and Megan Hughes

Workers and growers in Queensland's peanut industry receive a lifeline, with a major deal struck between Bega and the Crumpton Group.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-12/bega-group-sells-peanut-processing-assets-to-crumpton-group/105763466

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Bega sells peanut processing plants at Kingaroy and Tolga to family business

Workers and growers in Queensland's peanut industry receive a lifeline, with a major deal struck between Bega and the Crumpton Group.

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WA beekeepers to send convoy across the Nullarbor
By Kate Forrester

About 600 West Australian beehives are being loaded on trucks to assist South Australian almond growers facing drought.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-29/wa-beekeepers-offer-help-south-australia-almond-growers/105580888

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Beekeepers' convoy of WA hives to help South Australia's almond growers

About 600 West Australian beehives are being loaded on trucks to assist South Australian almond growers facing drought.

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Varroa mite anxiety heightens as bee hives move for crop pollination
By Selina Green

South Australian beekeepers are already battling drought and low prices — the last thing they need is a bee-killing parasite, which has stayed out of the state so far.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-07-24/beekeepers-concern-for-varroa-mite-risk-during-pollination-in-sa/105562474

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Struggling South Australian beekeepers anxious about varroa mite risk

South Australian beekeepers are already battling drought and low prices — the last thing they need is a bee-killing parasite, which has stayed out of the state so far.

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