The Department of Primary Industries has rolled out trials across North Queensland to determine the impact of a wave of foliar fungal diseases on cotton crops. The trials, which came on the back of identifying and obversing the diseases during the cropping cycle in 2023, have addressed ways to manage [...]
Farmers in and around the Big Rivers Region of the Northern Territory (NT) and Kununurra in Western Australia (WA) are invited to learn about incorporating sesame into broadacre rotations in Northern Australia at a series of field days in June. During the field days, trial sites showcasing high-value, multi-purpose crops, [...]
With the global sesame seed market expected to reach A$26 billion by 2025, the Australian sesame industry has been identified as a high-growth potential emerging industry. The recent introduction of new high-yielding, non-shattering varieties, with high quality seed and adaptation to local conditions, is a game changer for the sesame [...]
The burgeoning northern Australian spice industry has moved from concept to impact with the first orders secured to replace 100 tonnes of imported kalonji seed. Melbourne firm Hab Shifa imports up to 800t a year of kalonji seed – also known as nigella – for sale as a health ingredient [...]
The latest trends, opportunities and critical barriers to development across some of northern Australia’s key agricultural sectors will be under the spotlight at next month’s International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TropAg) in Brisbane. Researchers from four of the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) industry sector situational analysis projects will present [...]