Who owns NSW: Full list of 450-plus farms, owners (part 2)

(Cont'd from Part 1)

Operated by Peter and Jane Harris, Moree NSW-based PJ Harris and Sons ranks among Australia’s biggest privately owned cotton operations. Operates the Collymongle and Clyde cotton ginning facilities. In December 2022 paid the Menegazzo family a whopping $380 million for the 1.1 million-hectare Gulf Coast Agricultural Company in far North Queensland.

Brewon Station, Walgett NSW

Kindamindi, Moree NSW

Miralwyn, Carinda NSW

Moomin, Rowena NSW

Rumleigh, Brewarrina NSW

Ellerston Station, Scone NSW — 30,000 hectares

Beef operation founded by David and Prue Bondfield. Comprises the Palgrove Charolais, Charbray and Ultrablack studs. Now owned by the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.

Macintyre Station, Bukkulla NSW

Mountview Aggregation, Ben Lomond NSW – 2225 hectares

PAROO PASTORAL COMPANY

Family-owned business consisting of seven main properties in western NSW and South Australia’s South East and Eyre Peninsula. Properties cover about 500,000 hectares.

Mt Jack Station, White Cliffs NSW

Talalara Station, White Cliffs NSW

Tongo Station, White Cliffs NSW

Yantabangee Station, White Cliffs NSW

South Tahara, Wagga Wagga NSW — 2666 hectares

Owned by the famous Paspaley pearling family with a portfolio of farms spread across NSW and the Northern Territory. Holdings include the 65,000-hectare Dry River Station in the NT.

Bunnamagoo, Rockley NSW – 2030 hectares

Eurunderee, Mudgee NSW – 485 hectares

Kurrajong Park, Liverpool Plains NSW – 19,000 hectares

Thornwaite, Scone NSW – 6666 hectares

Shuttleton, Nymagee NSW — 4983 hectares

Euchareena property, Orange, NSW — 740 hectares

Glendower, Vittoria, NSW — 1393 hectares

Warragundi, Mudgee, NSW — 5800 hectares

Pension fund for the Canadian public service, including the world-famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is the biggest investor in Australian agriculture. Has about $7.5 billion in farmland and water assets across multiple states through various joint ventures.

Altora Ag

Crops more than 160,000 arable hectares of land across 65 properties in Queensland, NSW and South Australia. Purchased he 8432-hectare Timberscombe Aggregation at West Wyalong in NSW in April 2024 from Duxton Farms (see separate listing) for about $70 million.

Alroon, Temora NSW – 1123 hectares

Billabong, Oura NSW – 1445 hectares

Bundilla, Barmedman NSW – 1060 hectares

Caringbah Farms, Temora NSW – 11,600 hectares

Carinyah/Euline, West Wyalong NSW – 2077 hectares

Clays, Barmedman NSW – 642 hectares

Cromer Park/Town Airport, Temora NSW – 2007 hectares

Curraburrama, Barmedman NSW – 1651 hectares

Doodle Cooma, Henty NSW – 1178 hectares

Dunolly, Jugiong NSW – 1552 hectares

Florida, Barmedman NSW – 575 hectares

Goldens/Clear Hills/Eurolie/Wychette, Temora NSW – 1688 hectares

Gordons/Glen Avon/Pine Valley, Barmedman NSW – 1000 hectares

Gwandalan, Barmedman NSW – 404 hectares

Hazelbank/Pine Vale, Temora NSW – 767 hectares

Heinrichs, Temora NSW – 851 hectares

Houligans, Temora NSW – 414 hectares

Kara Kara/Claremont, Springdale NSW – 812 hectares

Laloki, Stockinbingal NSW – 924 hectares

Magures/Ballina/Maitlands/Meningate, Barmedman NSW – 3166 hectares

Moore Park/Meachams, Temora NSW – 1150 hectares

Newry Downs/Meadow Vale, Cowra NSW – 1760 hectares

Orana Farms/Albion Park/Hillview/Daphwood/Heatherbrae/Strathfield, Weethalle NSW – 12,049 hectares

Rosewood, West Wyalong NSW – 4968 hectares

Stewarts/Killarney, Temora NSW – 880 hectares

The Levels, Barmedman NSW – 500 hectares

Thompsons/Frog Hollow/Rodways, Barmedman NSW – 1998 hectares

Timberscombe, West Wyalong NSW – 8432 hectares

Trelawney/Nova Scotia/Tondara, Cootamundra NSW – 1279 hectares

Triangles, Temora NSW – 631 hectares

Wargin Plains, Barmedman NSW – 824 hectares

Wilesmiths, Temora NSW – 2645 hectares

Winkleys/Kurrajong Park/Myora/Meroo/Aitkens, Temora NSW – 2182 hectares

Wool–A–Roo/Valerin/Warrawong/Glenco/Gee–A–Long, Temora NSW – 3620 hectares

Yamala/Warralonga, West Wyalong NSW – 3498 hectares

Yarrabee Park/Gidgell, Morundah NSW – 9498 hectares

Australian Food and Fibre

A joint venture with the Robinson family from northern NSW. Operations are centred on the MacIntyre, Gwydir, Namoi, Macquarie and Murrumbidgee valleys. Paid more than $600 million for the Auscott Limited farming, ginning and marketing facilities in 2021.

Auscott Limited, Warren NSW – 22,000 hectares

Bengerang, Garah NSW – 9593 hectares

Darling Farms, Bourke NSW

Kooba aggregation, Darlington Point, NSW — 30,000 hectares

Bringagee and Benerembah, Carrathool, NSW — 40,000 hectares

Koramba, Border Rivers NSW

Midkin Aggregation, Moree NSW – 17,300 hectares

Hewitt Cattle Australia

Operates huge pastoral interests across NSW, Queensland and the Northern Territory. Portfolio includes several former Webster Limited properties.

Brewarrana, Narrandera NSW – 3256 hectares

Bylong, Bylong NSW – 10,310 hectares

Packsaddle, Broken Hill NSW – 40,878 hectares

Tandou Station, Tandou NSW – 127,337 hectares

Tubbo Station, Darlington Point NSW – 14,875 hectares

Warilba, Narrandera NSW – 1696 hectares

Southern Premium Vineyards

Riverina, NSW (15 vineyards – owned) – 2546 hectares

Riverina, NSW (25 vineyards – managed) – 1020 hectares

Stahmann Webster

Grows walnuts, pecans, macadamias and almonds across large swathes of NSW and Queensland. Born out of PSP’s takeover of Webster Limited.

Avondale Walnut, Avondale NSW

Kooba aggregation, Darlington Point, NSW — 1400 hectares

Leeton Walnut, Leeton NSW

Loch Lomond Pecan, Pallamallawa NSW

Long Creek Pecan, Pallamallawa NSW

Ooongarah Pecan, Pallamallawa NSW

Redbank Pecan, Pallamallawa NSW

Tabbita Walnut, Tabbita NSW

Sandy Valley Almond, Tabbita NSW – 700 hectares

Trawalla Pecan, Pallamallawa NSW

Wheat, cotton, beef, and sheep production are all part of the Harris family’s Ravensworth Agriculture Company, which spans farmland in both NSW and Victoria.

The Ravensworth story began when Ron Harris and family first arrived in the Riverina region in the 1990s, at the Ravensworth Station and beef feedlot near Maude.

Spanning 14,300 hectares, 50km west of Hay, the Ravensworth feedlot can hold 15,000 head and is the home of the Harris family’sbeef and cotton production.

Lake Marimley Station, Balranald, NSW

Ramps Ridge Feedlot, Maude NSW

Ravensworth Station, Maude NSW

Pindari Tops, Nowendoc NSW — 660 hectares

Alpha, Walcha NSW

Billy Creek, Walcha NSW

Brislington, Walcha NSW

Foxdale, Walcha NSW

Upton Farms, Nowendoc NSW — 2668 hectares

New Zealand pastoral vehicle owned by the Spencer family. Purchased the 2782-hectare Tielda at Moree NSW in 2021 for $18.5 million. Paid more than $100 million in 2022 for the 4448-hectare Vaucluse Estate in Tasmania.

Boonaldoon, Moree NSW

Tiela, Moree NSW – 2782 hectares

The Carrington Cotton Group is a privately owned family agribusiness with farming operations in northern NSW and southern Queensland. Farming ventures include cotton, wheat, barley, faba beans and chickpeas as well as fodder crops. Also owns and operates its own cotton gin and warehousing facilities.

Peppora Station, Menindee NSW

Tolarno Station, Menindee NSW

Wyoming Station, Menindee NSW

Jeogla Station, Armidale NSW — 13,340 hectares

Wallamumbi Station, Armidale NSW

Owned by Swiss billionaire, financier and art collector Urs Schwarzenbach with operations spanning about 50,000 hectares of NSW. Head office is at Harden in NSW

Brawlin Springs, Cootamundra NSW

Garangula, Harden NSW

Mandeville, Premer NSW

Windy Station, Quirindi NSW

Wantagong, Holbrook NSW — 1643 hectares

Owns a diversified portfolio of agricultural assets in cattle, almonds, macadamias, cropping and vineyards. Has about $1.9 billion worth of assets under management. Purchased the 14,000-hectare Wyseby property at Rolleston in Queensland in June 2023.

Caroona Feedlot, Quirindi NSW – 1387 hectares (valued December 2023: $10 million)

Dyamberin, New England NSW – 1729 hectares (valued December 2023: $23.2 million)

Kerarbury, Darlington Point NSW – 2530 hectares (valued December 2023: $271.4 million)

Prime City Feedlot, Griffith NSW – 4021 hectares (valued December 2023: $21.2 million)

Riverina Beef Feedlot, Yanco NSW – 1830 hectares (valued December 2023: $13.5 million)

Tocabil, Hillston NSW – 603 hectares (valued December 2023: $61.7 million)

Woodburn, New England NSW – 1063 hectares (valued December 2023: $12.5 million)

Yilgah, Hillston NSW – 935 hectares (valued December 2023: $114.3 million)

Founded in 1899 by Sir Sidney Kidman, S Kidman and Co is now operated by an Australian-Chinese consortium headed by billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart. Has significantly reduced its footprint to just two million hectares in recent years. This year S Kidman and Co made their first acquisitions in two decades, purchasing two grazing properties in northern NSW, worth more than $100m combined.

Wirribilla, Walcha NSW — 5003 hectares

Jindabyne Station, Inverell NSW — 7000 hectares

Earlsridge, Holbrook NSW — 686 hectares

Dunoon, Holbrook NSW — 452 hectares

Australia’s largest vertically integrated nut and health food company, supply domestic and global markets with premium-quality almonds.

Griffith/Hillston orchards, Griffith NSW – 671 hectares

Real assets manager investing in regenerative agriculture and forestry. At its peak had more than 450,000 hectares of land under management. Has investments in Queensland and NSW.

Eureka Plains, Bourke NSW – 71,000 hectares

Supplies to the global ultra-premium Wagyu market through its vertically integrated purebred, full-blood and crossbred Wagyu production enterprise.

Alfreda, Ebor NSW – 784 hectares

Dyamberin (leased), New England NSW – 1728 hectares

Glen Alvie (leased), Ebor NSW – 2145 hectares

Woodburn (leased), New England NSW – 1062 hectares

Privately owned Australian agricultural and pastoral enterprise known for their innovative farming techniques, sustainable production methods and environmental stewardship.

Keytah, Moree NSW – 26,305 hectares

Runs purebred Angus and Brahman cattle and Merino sheep across operations in South Australia’s South East, Queensland and NSW Western Division. Purchased the 143,000-hectare Neumayer Valley Station in Queensland in 2016.

Netley Station, Broken Hill NSW – 74,000 hectares

With six properties stretching across nearly 75,000 hectares from northern NSW to the southern Riverina, TA Field Estates has been built up by four generations of the Field family. It is now run by Michael Field and is one of Australia’s biggest wool growers.

Aberfeldy Station, Holbrook NSW – 1771 hectares

Benangaroo Station, Jugiong NSW – 3000 hectares

Congi Station, Woolbrook NSW – 10,000 hectares

Doughboy Mountain and Mirrugalee, Ebor NSW – 2000 hectares

Mobinbry and Wilby, North Star NSW – 6100 hectares

Wyvern Station, Carrathool NSW – 52,000 hectares

New York-based teacher superannuation company with about $2.2 billion worth of prime cropping country in Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Western Australia. Worldwide, operates more than 590 properties with assets valued at $US12.4 billion. In 2023 added the 522-hectare Heathcote Vineyard Aggregation at Corop in Victoria at the 420-hectare Cookoothama property near Darlington Point in NSW. In 2024 added the 14,070-hectare Sunshine Aggregation at Forbes NSW, which it purchased from AAM Investment group (see separate listing).

Abilene North, Breeza NSW – 856 hectares

Bengalala, Gunnedah NSW – 1804 hectares

Boonery Park, Tulloona NSW – 3800 hectares

Bulgary, Galore NSW – 3713 hectares

Burradoo, Boggabri NSW – 3275 hectares

Burrenda, Burren Junction NSW – 2884 hectares

Cobran, Hay NSW – 8245 hectares

Cookoothama, Darlington Point NSW – 420 hectares

Crooble Aggregation, Moree NSW – 3171 hectares

Dimby South, Pine Ridge NSW – 724 hectares

Dyfed, Moree NSW – 1477 hectares

Erlside, Warren NSW – 3705 hectares

Five Mile, Breeza NSW – 780 hectares

GG Farms, Grong Grong NSW – 1979 hectares

Gil Gil Aggregation, Croppa Creek NSW – 1371 hectares

Glen Erin, Mullaley NSW – 3524 hectares

Gorian, Burren Junction NSW – 8532 hectares

Hibernia Aggregation, Yetman NSW – 7224 hectares

Huddersfield, Darlington Point NSW – 1015 hectares

Jedburgh, Warren NSW – 3967 hectares

Mascott, Bellata NSW – 13,392 hectares

Milo, Moree NSW – 8867 hectares

Mullala, Boggabri NSW – 1142 hectares

Mumblebone, Warren NSW – 3273 hectares

Sunshine Aggregation, Forbes NSW – 14,070 hectares

Torokina, Warren NSW – 3110 hectares

Tubbo, Darlington Point NSW – 2018 hectares

Ulendah, Garah NSW – 4840 hectares

Wallam Ag, Moree NSW – 3568 hectares

Whitegates, Condobolin NSW – 1474 hectares

Yeovil, Breeza NSW – 1979 hectares

Aims to develop and demonstrate profitable sustainable and regenerative farming practices that build health soils and rejuvenate biodiversity. Sold the 10,619-hectare Picardy Station in central Queensland in December 2023 for about $45 million.

Jamea Aggregation, NSW – 6658 hectares

Tupra Station, Oxley NSW — 101,170 hectares

Chinese investment group with several interests in NSW. Paid Minnamurra Pastoral Company (see separate listing) about $38 million for the Glenrowan Aggregation in 2017.

Bobbara Station, Galong NSW – 4500 hectares

Glenrowan Aggregation, Gunnedah NSW – 11,500 hectares

Kyabra Station, Tamworth NSW – 5260 hectares

Leandah/Wyangan Aggregation, Gunnedah NSW

Established in 1993 and 100 per cent owned by its directors and employers. Has significant farming interests in the cropping an horticultural space.

Warakirri Cropping

Has the production capacity of about 400,000 tonnes of grain annually. Operates across 11 aggregations in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia totalling about 155,000 hectares.

Boolavilla, Croppa Creek NSW – 8204 hectares

Cowabbie-Mukoora, Ardlethan NSW – 19,033 hectares

Orange Park, Lockhart NSW – 8263 hectares

Willaroo, Boggabilla NSW – 15,123 hectares

Warakirri Farmland Fund

One of the largest owners of modern and high-density stone fruit orchards in the nation with assets in the Goulburn Valley and northern Victoria in partnership with WF Montague Pty Ltd. Acquired Coldridge and Grande Junction vineyards on a leaseback basis.

Grande Junction Vineyard, Pomona NSW – 1300 hectares

Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund

Has eight agricultural assets worth $138 million in eight different regions. Purchased the 350-hectare Mondall almond orchard in Victoria in May 2023.

Budwood Citrus, Leeton NSW — 160 hectares

First settled in 1935, the Cay family’s Warrembool has expanded its farming enterprise across southern NSW and Victoria, with a diverse mix of sheep, cattle and dryland cropping.

Checkers, Cargo, NSW — 3817 hectares

Aloma and Shamrock Hill, Bathurst NSW

Warrembool, Corowa NSW

Cooma NSW

Holbrook NSW

Owned the Crouch family with extensive Angus beef farming operations in NSW and on Tasmania’s King Island. Paid $22 million-plus for the 1048-hectare Reedy property on King Island, to add to its existing portfolio, in July 2023.

Scone Aggregation, Scone NSW

Owned and operated by the Brinkworth family across 943,000 hectares of land in South Australia’s South East and northern pastoral regions, far western NSW and the Riverina. One of Australia’s biggest wool growers.

Frome Downs and Lakeside stations, Broken Hill NSW – 608,000 hectares

Uardry Station, Hay NSW – 35,000 hectares

Western Lands Division Aggregation (10 farms), White Cliffs NSW – 260,000 hectares

WILMOT CATTLE COMPANY

Founded in 2008 with the purchase of Wilmot at Ebor in NSW, the company now operates across a number of properties hosting a 100 per cent grass-fed beef operation.

Morocco, Kelvin NSW – 1535 hectares

Paradise Creek Station, Inverell NSW – 2575 hectares

Wilmot, Ebor NSW – 1854 hectares

Woodburn, Walcha NSW – 2555 hectares

Windridge Farms (4 properties), Young NSW — 6392 hectares

The Huggins family name has been synonymous with Poll Merinos for almost 50 years, after introducing them to their 150-year-old Merino stud in the 1980s.Woodpark Poll Merino stud, now run by Carol and Stephen Huggins and family, was founded by Stephen’s uncles and aunt, Doug, Owen and Helen Huggins, at Jerilderie.

Eurolie, Hay NSW — 11,336 hectares

Narrawong, Hay NSW — 4410 hectares

Booabula Station, Wanganella NSW — 6749 hectares

Australia’s largest oil and gas company expanded its rural property portfolio last year with grazing land in southeastern NSW as part of its carbon offset initiatives.

Monaro Grazing Portfolio, Rocky Plains NSW — 4300 hectares

Wallendibby, Delegate NSW — 3960 hectares

Bonnie Brook, Ebor NSW

Maplewood, Ebor NSW

The Plain, Ebor NSW

Operated by the Barlow family with significant cropping and grazing interests in northern NSW and Queensland.

Grazing and cropping farms, NSW and Queensland – 110,000 hectares

Yulgilbar Station, Baryulgil NSW — 14,165 hectares

Gundaline Station, Carrathool NSW — 14,916 hectares

This list was compiled from industry sources, websites and media reports. The Weekly Times, publisher of AgJournal, accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of this list. For more information, email [email protected]