Agriculture
East Kimberley: Possible new farm land says minister
Terry Redman
Agriculture minister Terry Redman says 50,000 hectares of East Kimberley land could be cultivated.
Mr Redman said he will release a survey commissioned by his department in which new land was assessed for farming.
You can read his statement here:
Kununurra: Possible delay to Ord Stage II
Ord Stage II construction may be delayed if federal environment approval does not come through this year.
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Banana benders develop new banana products
Queensland researches are working on alternative uses for bananas with bruised skins.
A variety of product made from bananas are being tested to create markets for perfectly good fruit that is currently thrown away.
Kununurra: NSW rice farmers visit the Ord
A group of 30 NSW rice farmers visited the Ord to see this year’s new rice crop.
They are from Coleambally, the same district as the two farmers who are harvesting their first Kimberley rice crop.
Kimberley Echo [read this story]
Kununurra: Ord Stage II ‘on track’
Regional development minister Brendon Gryls says Ord Stage II is on track.
He said successful crop trials of rice and chia have already been made as part of the project.
Kununurra: Distillery processes own sugar cane
Kununurra’s distiller has started to process his own sugar cane using imported machinery.
Following the collapse of the sugar industry Spike Dessert of the Hoochery decided to import a tiny sugar mill from Columbia, and to crush sugar from his own acreage to continue making cane spirit and rum.
Lake Argyle: Barramundi farming could reduce carbon emissions
A scientist says growing Barramundi at Lake Argyle could soak up 30% of WA’s carbon emissions.
UWA Professor Jorg Imberger said the lake is probably taking up 2-3% of our state’s man-made emissions already.
Sandalwood oil genes found
Scientists at the University of Western Australia say they have isolated the genes for sandalwood oil.
They have lodged a patent for the new process, which they expect to be used for increasing yields of oil in the Ord Valley.
Barry Haase welcomes Liberals’ food and agriculture policy
Barry Haase MHR
Local federal member Barry Haase today welcomed his party’s agriculture and food security policy.
You can read his statement here:
Kununurra: New rice varieties
The Ord River research station is trialling 14 varieties of rice using various methods.
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