The 30,000 hectare Kooba farm aggregation has sold, for a rumoured $500 million. Australian Food and Fibre (AFF), owner of Hay’s cotton gin, will take ownership of Kooba, in a joint venture between Canadian-based agribusiness PSP Investments and the Robinson family.

Australian Food & Fibre’s tertiary scholarship has awarded, as new grower rep joins the Hay Gin team.

“It’s good to be back,” agronomist Heidi Stephens said.

The 2024 ginning season came to an end last week at the Australian Food and Fibre (AFF) gin south of Hay.

The ginning season ran for five months and processed 45,000 round modules into 199,000 finished bales, making 2024 one of the Hay gin’s biggest runs.

Southern Valley Cotton Growers Association (SVCGA) has named Ron Harris from Ravensworth Agricultural Company its Grower of the Year at the annual awards dinner.

After years of drought, Cotton Australia is forecasting the industry’s second largest crop on record due to favourable conditions across most of Australia’s cotton growing regions.