ORDCO technical officer Tammy Palmer, DPIRD development officer Sarah Nolan, ORDCO technical officer Lizzy Webber, DPIRD technical officer Lauren Gibson, Australian Mango Industry Association development officer Sarah Hain. Credit: Cally Dupe
More than 150 national agricultural industry players gathered earlier this month for what organisers say was the biggest ever crop field day held in Kununurra.
The event was hosted by Northern Australia Crop Research Alliance, formed in 2016 as a collaboration between the Ord River District Co-operative, Kimberley Agricultural Investments and The Chia Company.
The organisation was created to develop top cropping production systems with a focus on big fields and best quality.
A big focus of the tour was the Ord’s cotton trials, which are growing across about 300ha.
The trials’ success has reignited hopes that the industry could finally be reborn using a GM cotton variety, decades after insect pests caused the collapse of commercial cotton production at the Ord River.
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Rich River Irrigation owner Russell Healey, of New South Wales, Kimberley Agricultural Investment manager Luke McKay. Credit: Cally Dupe
CRC for Northern Australia WA Manager Catherine Marriott and ORDCO chief executive David Cross. Credit: Cally Dupe
Ceres Farm owner Melanie Gray and Oliver Gray, 2. Credit: Cally Dupe
CSBP representative Michael Crossley and Muresk Institute agribusiness student Sandon Knipe. Credit: Cally Dupe
Charles Sturt University lecturer Doug Abrecht, and Kimberley Education for Life teacher Claire Piesse. Credit: Cally Dupe
NT Farmers chief executive Paul Burke and Curtin University agribusiness student Chris Hetherington. Credit: Cally Dupe
Ceres Farm worker Chris Belm, Ceres Farm owner Matt Grey and Merredin farmer Bob Gray. Credit: Cally Dupe
DPIRD principal research scientist Richard George and Ritchie Brothers territory manager Brandon Murray. Credit: Cally Dupe
XO Aviation pilot Alistair Farnhill and EE Muir & Sons Agronomist Matt Dennis. Credit: Cally Dupe
Plant Health northern Australia industry liaison manager Trevor Dumall and NT Farmers Industry Development manager Greg Owens. Credit: Cally Dupe
DPIRD principal business development officer Jo-Anne Ellis and Ivanhoe Farms owner Darryl Smith. Credit: Countryman
David Gray’s AgLink horticulture manager John Cross and ORDCO agronomist Penny Goldsmith. Credit: Cally Dupe
DPIRD research station manager Mark Warmington, DPIRD agronomist David McNeil and DPIRD horticulture acting director Rohan Prince. Credit: Cally Dupe
Kimberley Produce owner Craig Dobson, Barradale Farms owner David Menzel, and The Chia Co founder John Foss. Credit: Cally Dupe
Charles Sturt Agribusiness students Sienna Bergensen, of Albany, Hannah Mitchell, of Mansfield, Olivia Aquilina, of Broadford. Credit: Cally Dupe
Charles Sturt University lecturer Chris Antonio, NACRA executive officer Deb Pearce, and Charles Sturt University Julia Levtchenko. Credit: Cally Dupe
Barradale Farms owner David Menzel, Acadia Farms owner Chris Jowett, Bothkamp owner Christian Bloecker and Barradale Farms farmhand Jack Menzel. Credit: Cally Dupe
