Aquaculture is one of Australia’s fastest growing primary industries.
Recent improvements in technology, increased production capacity and more secure markets have resulted in greater opportunities in inland aquaculture.
Promoting your small business is essential.
Every small business should develop and maintain a brand and establish a unique selling point before choosing the best way to promote products to customers.
An efficient irrigator uses a systematic approach to ensure the irrigation system is delivering water evenly, that schedules meet plant demand, and fine-tunes irrigations to suit the soil and crop stage.
Celery is one of the highest yielding vegetable crops in Western Australia and is usually grown from transplants produced by specialist seedling nurseries.
It is a shallow-rooted crop with high fertiliser and moisture requirements.
Chinese water chestnuts are a potential small crop for specialised markets for growers in warm temperate regions. A major problem is that the corms do not look attractive for marketing and many may be unsaleable.
If you run livestock, whether on a small scale or commercially, you need a biosecurity plan.
Brussels sprouts are the most cold tolerant of the brassica crops. They should be grown in well-drained soil and fertilised regularly.
They are susceptible to a range of pests and diseases and are hand-picked at harvest.
Leeks will grow on a range of soil types and grow best with temperatures between 15 and 25°C. They generally take 21 to 30 weeks to reach maturity from transplanting.
Spinach is a general term for certain vegetables and may refer to plants from five different families.
It is now commonly consumed in pre-prepared salad mixes which has increased demand from the traditional cooked vegetable.
Many new navel and Valencia orange varieties have become available in recent years and are currently being evaluated under West Australian conditions. Many are protected by Plant Breeder's Rights and the best are expected to replace some existing commercial varieties in future years.
