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Sugarcane was grown commercially in the Ord River Irrigation Area between 1995 and 2007. 

The Grower Group Research and Development (R&D) Grants Program awarded $6.7 million to 16 grower groups across Western Australia in its inaugural round.

In this edition read about how backgrounding could assist in gaining access to higher value markets, funding available to help deliver priority projects from the Northern Beef Infrastructure...

Wednesday
23rd
Nov 2016
11 November 2016

Indigenous cattlemen and women from across Australia’s north will travel to the East Kimberley town of Kununurra to participate in an Indigenous Producer's Workshop from November 23 to 26 - a...

Exhibiting fruit and vegetables at shows is a popular activity.

Tuesday
01st
Nov 2016
25 October 2016

With the Kimberley turning a corner of unprecedented opportunity in the sectors of agriculture, aquaculture and tourism, how can we harness this wild destination and steer it toward a rich and...

The life of the celery crop is considered in three phases — establishment, rapid growth and maturation — and each phase has specific fertiliser requirements.

Selecting the correct pump for an irrigation system will not only result in better crop production, but save money on running costs over its life.  A poor pump choice may result in damage to the sy

Hollow heart is an internal disorder where a 'lens' or 'star'-shaped cavity forms in the potato tuber.

Capsicums (Capsicum annuum) and chillies (Capsicum frutescens) are cultivated as annual vegetables while the edible parts are botanically fruit. They belong to the Solanaceae fami

Broad beans are a winter-growing leguminous vegetable grown for their large, immature seeds which are a good source of protein, carbohydrate, B group vitamins and fibre.

Matching water supply in the soil to crop demand using good irrigation practice is important to produce a high quality potato crop.

Brooms, including scotch broom and needle leaved broom (Cytisus scoparius, Genista linifolia, Genista monspessulana) that have been designated as Weeds of National Signif

Growing demand for safe, high quality food in Asia and the Middle East is creating a unique opportunity for the agricultural sector in the north.

Read the following articles: DAFWA’s new Food Industry Innovation project; Why WA needs the Food Industry Innovation project; What is...

Over-application of fertiliser nutrients can cause growth and quality problems in vegetable crops.

Welcome to the second edition of the Pilbara Hinterland Agricultural Development Initiative (PHADI) e-newsletter. In this issue we bring you an update from the Woodie Woodie trial site including ...

When different fruits and vegetables are stored together, one foodstuff may be tainted by odours given off by another.

The storage life of fresh fruit and vegetables varies with type, variety and pre-harvest conditions.

Carrot virus Y has been found in carrot crops throughout Australia.

  

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