WEST Australian grain trader and bulk handler CBH Group has released its long-awaited report into the company's future structure.
The three models recommended are: a non-distributing co-operative, maintaining CBH's tax exempt status but providing competitive services and rebates to members; a distributing co-op returning profits to growers as cash and share rebates; and a dual co-op, with one entity holding the storage and handling assets and the other holding all other assets.
Chopper rules
THE Victorian Government has dumped restrictive planning laws limiting the use of helicopters on farms.
Planning Minister Justin Madden said anyone using helicopters for farming activities such as spraying pesticides or fertilising crops would not require helipad permits.
