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Taking The Emu To Market, Paul Frapple, Ruth Hagan
Taking The Emu To Market, Paul Frapple, Ruth Hagan
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Licensed, commercial emu farming in Western Australia is now five years old.
This year, 13,500 birds will be processed for their meat, skin and oil. Production has exceeded demand at prices which the industry considers fair because the industry is still developing marketd for these producys.
Without secure, long term markets, over-production will worsen as the turn-off in this State increases and emus become available from other Australian states and overseas.
The Department of Agriculture is assisting the industry to develop a viable industry.
Breeding Better Malting Barleys, Ross Gilmour, Allen Tarr, Stefan Harasymow
Breeding Better Malting Barleys, Ross Gilmour, Allen Tarr, Stefan Harasymow
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Development of new barley cultivars in Western Australia has substantially improved the grain yield and quality of the State's barley crop. This has increased returns to barley growers and enhanced Western Australia's reputation in export markets as a major supplier of barley for malting and feed.
The State exports more than 200, 000 t of malting barley, 60, 000 t of barley malt and 150, 000 t of feed barley each year.
The major challenge for the future is to develop new, high yielding cultivars with improved malting quality.
In this article, the authors discuss the achievements of the past; …