Irrigated crops

In areas such as the Ord River Irrigation Area in northern Western Australia, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is working with industry in trialling new varieties and agronomic systems for both existing and potentially valuable new crops.

The main crops of current interest include the health food quinoa, rice which is showing considerable potential if disease and variety problems can be overcome, sugar cane which will be the basis of new developments on Ord Stage 2, and cotton which is based on genetically-modified varieties.

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    Northern Beef Development project

    20 August 2014

    Growing global demand for Australian beef products, driven primarily by Asian countries, presents opportunities to expand livestock production and value add in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of

  • AgMemo - Horticulture news, March 2019

    13 March 2019

    A snapshot of some of the latest news and seasonal advice from the department for Western Australian farm businesses in the horticulture sector.

  • Industrial hemp portal

    8 May 2018

    Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) is gaining increased attention in Western Australia due to food standards allowing human consumption of hemp seed in Australia.

  • Photograph of hand extruding a soil ribbon to estimate a texture class

    Estimating soil texture by hand

    27 February 2014

    Estimating or measuring soil texture provides valuable information about soil properties affecting crop and pasture growth. Soil texture affects the movement and availability of air, nutrients and

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    Irrigation design for agriculture

    22 January 2016

    Irrigation is the most important input for Irrigated agriculture affecting performance, yield and quality of crops.  Irrigation design determines the delivery operation and power use efficiency and

  • Healthy green carrot crop growing in a paddock

    Climate change and horticulture

    1 April 2016

    Climate change will affect horticultural production in Western Australia (WA) in a number of ways, and the effects will depend on location, soil type, crop type and management.

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    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 –

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    Industrial Hemp Grants Scheme - successful recipients

    31 January 2019

    Congratulations to the following applicants who have been selected to be awarded a grants from the Industrial Hemp Grant Scheme (IHGS).

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    Industrial Hemp Grants Scheme

    11 October 2018

    Applications are now closed for the Industrial Hemp Grants Scheme (IHGS).

  • Close up of industrial hemp seed.

    Licensing industrial hemp activities in Western Australia

    20 November 2013

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development acts as the Registrar for the Industrial Hemp Act 2004 in Western Australia.

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