Australia's biggest wheat farmer faces more charges of illegal land clearing

Bulldozed trees on Ron Greentree's property caused loss of habitat for koalas and brolgas, NSW authorities allege

The biggest wheat farmer in Australia, Ron Greentree, is again facing charges of illegal land clearing, this time in relation to a property in western New South Wales.

Greentree, the former chair of Graincorp, along with his business partner Ken Harris and their companies trading under the name the Greentree Partnership, are facing 32 charges of unauthorised land clearing at Boolcarrol, near Moree, which is alleged to have occurred between 2016 and 2019.