New horticulture crops

Fashions come and go in many agricultural crops as consumers become interested in new tastes, and niches are found or extended for existing crops from other environments.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is currently working with the truffle and green tea industries around Manjimup in the south-west of the state to help overcome production and quality issues.

Development of these and other new industries offer land owners opportunities for greater flexibility and profitability in a challenging marketplace.

Jujubes in Western Australia

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Jujubes in Western Australia

17 December 2013

Jujubes (or Chinese dates) are a new horticultural industry in Western Australia.
Ord River Irrigation Expansion Stage 3: Cockatoo Sands

26 November 2013

This page and attached reports are part of the assessments for expansion of Ord River Irrigation in Western Australia’s Kimberley region: the 6000 hectares of red loamy soils – the Cockatoo Sands –
Update on the truffle pest and disease project - November 2018

22 November 2018

Presentations on recent activities of the national project, Pests and diseases of truffles and their host trees in Australia, were given at the Australian Truffle Grower Association (ATGA) annual c
Carbon farming: liquid biofuel as a replacement for fossil fuel

18 October 2013

Nearly all biofuel systems (mainly biodiesel and bioethanol) produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels (diesel and petrol derived from fossil oil).
Propagating jujubes

3 February 2017

Jujubes are a new horticultural industry in Western Australia. This page provides an overview of propagation techniques.
Jujube quality management

24 July 2017

This page aims to assist growers to consistently deliver quality jujubes to consumers.
Cultivation of black truffles in Western Australia

18 December 2014

This article outlines the conditions for growing truffles in the South-West of Western Australia.
Pests and diseases of truffles and their host trees

4 November 2015

A bulletin has been produced to assist in the identification of insects and other related pests and molluscs as well as diseases of truffles and their tree hosts in Australian truffle orchards.
Update on the truffle pest and disease project - July 2018

16 July 2018

Presentations were recently given in NSW, Victoria, the ACT and Tasmania updating industry on the latest to come out of the Pests and diseases of truffles and their host trees project.
Irrigation in the Pilbara

16 January 2014

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is planning for the future of irrigated agriculture development in the Pilbara, recently completing a three-year investigation into irr