Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login Farm chemicals entrepreneur Doug Rathbone will pocket a small windfall from the $475 million buyout of Delta Agribusiness by larger rival Elders and intends to stay on to help guide the business for two years. The 79-year-old built his fortune via the Nufarm agricultural group which he ran for 15 years until 2015.

He also owns a luxury wine portfolio that includes brands such as Yering Station, Mount Langi Ghiran and Xanadu. Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login Introducing your Newsfeed Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.

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