LDC has trumped Olam Agri’s bid for Australia’s largest cotton ginner by upping its initial offer for Namoi made last year 👉 loom.ly/4oJ4gCM

Who is on the move in the Australian grain industry? Catch up with our latest update on industry appointments, rewards and achievements 👉 loom.ly/4OHvvXc

Latest listings include Tuwinga on the Liverpool Plains and Glenara near Dubbo, and the Silkwood Aggregation west of the NT’s Adelaide River 👉 loom.ly/LFIxJqU

Early sown oats in summer-cropping areas are under attack from fall armyworm for the first time, with growers urged to be vigilant during crop establishment 👉 loom.ly/Hc4gtxc

Nutrien Ag Solutions has narrowly avoided being evicted from its Kwinana facility following a last-minute win in the WA Supreme Court 👉 loom.ly/rwiMZPw

Australia is sowing lentils and faba beans at the ideal time, and prospects are bright for chickpeas, but rain is needed in the dry regions to get crops off to a flying start 👉 loom.ly/eVqEZSw

ABS data indicates Australia exported 52,602t of chickpeas and 210,880t of lentils in March to bring the half-year totals to 367,899t and 862,139t respectively 👉 loom.ly/akXiQ98

Ahead of planting of Australia’s desi chickpea crop in Qld and NSW, the Indian Government on Friday announced it has removed its tariffs on the pulse until March next year 👉 loom.ly/2seBOVQ

LDC has announced it will not be selling its 17pc stake of Namoi Cotton’s shares to Olam in a move which appears to block shareholders from cashing in on the 70c-per-share offer 👉 loom.ly/-WdbjS8

Two holdings in WA’s Great Southern region, the 5595ha WALT Portfolio, and the Wilson family’s 1355ha farm at Gairdner, are for sale 👉 loom.ly/YxudQ-g

Wheat, barley and sorghum prices are little changed from last week, with volume surging in the south as traders sell warehoused stock, in contrast to the thinly traded north 👉 loom.ly/oJ_HBDs

A gala event was held on Saturday to celebrate 100 years of the Waite’s ongoing achievements in agriculture, food and wine 👉 loom.ly/-jWemyY

GIWA has trimmed its estimate of area now being planted to 8.5Mha, with the WA crop around half planted and in need of more rain soon to consolidate prospects 👉 loom.ly/O5RGrJk

Brisbane’s Imogen Fearon has baked her way to success in this year’s LA Judge Award held in Sydney over three days this week 👉 loom.ly/W5miOH8

Australia exported 523,905t of canola in March, 31pc down from the February total, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 👉 loom.ly/vDJDLVA

A mixed season for corn has seen significant fall armyworm damage in Qld and a bumper season with a new yield record set in the south 👉 loom.ly/dFx2QhQ

Proposed changes to Qld legislation have sparked further fears from irrigators about land subsidence on the Western Downs, a region already dotted with coal-seam gas wells 👉 loom.ly/ILWXqpU

A Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee report has recommended that the Senate pass Biosecurity Protection Levy legislation 👉 loom.ly/PwYMBdU

The ACCC has raised concerns with LDC’s bid for Namoi Cotton, citing a possible lack of competition for the burgeoning northern Australian industry Read for free 👉 loom.ly/7S4CW8E

Incitec Pivot is in advanced negotiations with Indonesian PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur for the potential sale of its fertiliser business Read for free 👉 loom.ly/FIbCi3o