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

Articles

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).
Ord River Irrigation Expansion Stage 3: Cockatoo Sands, Western Australia

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 –
Monitoring for invertebrate pests in truffle orchards

9 November 2017

Slugs and slaters are among the most important pests of truffles. When abundant, they cause significant damage to truffles.
Truffle orchard on-farm biosecurity and hygiene

14 September 2015

On-farm biosecurity, or hygiene, is about minimising the risk of unwanted plant, animal and microbiological organisms entering your property and causing problems.
Australian truffle orchard - integrated pest and disease management

12 February 2020

Two documents on Australian truffle orchard pest and diseases are available to download.
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.
African black beetle in horticulture

18 March 2014

African black beetle (Heteronychus arator), is native to southern Africa. It has been present in Western Australia since the 1930s and occurs in the wetter coastal regions.
The truffle industry in Western Australia

25 June 2019

The truffle industry in Western Australia, to date, has been developed around the black truffle produced by Tuber melanosporum, also known internationally as French black truffle or Perigo
Ord River Irrigation Expansion – Mantinea Development area, Western Australia

19 May 2015

This page summarises the preliminary soil and groundwater resource assessment findings for the Mantinea Development area, part of the Goomig farmlands in the Ord River Irrigation Expansion Stage 2,
Irrigation in the Pilbara

16 January 2014

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is planning for the future of irrigated agriculture development in the Pilbara