Ag boom to last generations says Twiggy – but beware of our customers

Andrew Marshall
Updated July 18 2017 - 12:39pm, first published 6:30am
Fortescue Metals chairman, Andrew Forrest, with rural marketing agent, Cate Mercier-Grant, and Marcus Oldham College Foundation chairman Antony Baillieu at the launch of the college's building fund raising effort on Friday.
Fortescue Metals chairman, Andrew Forrest, with rural marketing agent, Cate Mercier-Grant, and Marcus Oldham College Foundation chairman Antony Baillieu at the launch of the college's building fund raising effort on Friday.

The mining boom made him rich, but billionaire Andrew Forrest is almost breathless in his enthusiasm for the future of agricultural prosperity in Australia.

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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