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 Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 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

Jujube quality management

27 July 2017

This page aims to assist growers to consistently deliver quality jujubes to consumers.
Jujube irrigation recommendations

17 May 2017

Jujubes (or Chinese dates) are a new horticultural industry in Western Australia. This page outlines recommendations for irrigating jujubes in Western Australia.
Jujube fertiliser recommendations

8 May 2017

Jujubes (or Chinese dates) are a new horticultural industry in Western Australia. This page outlines fertiliser recommendations for jujubes in Western Australia.
Propagating jujubes

20 February 2017

Jujubes are a new horticultural industry in Western Australia. This page provides an overview of propagation techniques.
Horticultural Research in Australia

21 March 2017

This page provides links to the best available information on particular horticultural crops.
Pests and diseases of truffles and their host trees

23 January 2017

This page identifies insects, other related pests and molluscs, and diseases of both truffles and their tree hosts in Australian truffle orchards.
Cultivation of black truffles in Western Australia

6 September 2017

This article outlines the conditions for growing truffles in the South-West of Western Australia.
Truffle orchard on-farm hygiene

4 November 2016

On-farm hygiene is about minimising the risk of unwanted plant, animal and microbiological organisms entering your property and causing problems.
Ord River Irrigation Expansion: Mantinea Development area

27 April 2017

The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) has been supporting the Ord River Irrigation Expansion Stage 2, now known as the Goomig Farmlands, in Western Australia’s Kimberley
African black beetle in horticulture

11 September 2017

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.