Chinese told to saddle up with Aussie ag partners

Andrew Marshall
May 29 2017 - 6:30am
Initial community apprehension about the Chinese-Japanese Shandong RuYi partnership takeover of Cubbie Station on the NSW-Queensland border has been quelled by its investment in farm productivity improvements, its support for local businesses and increased local employment .
Initial community apprehension about the Chinese-Japanese Shandong RuYi partnership takeover of Cubbie Station on the NSW-Queensland border has been quelled by its investment in farm productivity improvements, its support for local businesses and increased local employment .

Australians are not strongly xenophobic about Chinese investors buying into our farm sector, but many mistakenly fear the newcomers will degrade the land and put profits ahead of local communities and workers.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM'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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