NOTICE: Hard copies of the Australian New Crops Newsletter are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher. Details of availability are included in the
Advice on Publications Available.Many Agriculture Notes of the Department of Natural Systems and Environment, Victoria are concerned with the development of new crops and can be accessed through the following Web site:
http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/web/root/domino/infseries/infsheet.nsf/ViewForms/AgNotesSpecialistRuralIndustries?Open
or via the Search Page:
http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/web/root/domino/infseries/infsheet.nsf/$$Search?Open
A search for the term 'new crops' on the NRE web site reveals the following new industries:
Alfalfa sprouts
Almond
Asian vegetables
Black currant
Blueberry
Bramblefruit
Broombush
Buckwheat
Capsicums (peppers)
Caraway oil
Carob
Chestnut
Chinese water chestnut
Cold-pressed oils
Compost (organic)
Coriander seed production
Crambe
Dill oil
Echinacea
Essential oils
Eucalyptus oils
Fresh herbs
Garlic
Ginseng
Gooseberry (European)
Growing Chinese cabbage
Hazelnut
Hydroponics
Jojoba
Lavender oil
Lavender plants
Lavender growing for oil
Medicinal herbs
Melon
Melon growing
Native food
Olive
Organic farming
Organic product certification schemes
Organic farming - the permaculture approach
Peppermint
Persimmon
Pistachio nut
Pomegranate
Pulses
Pyrethrum
Quandong
Raspberry
Red currant
Rice flower
Sesame
Tea tree oil
Walnut
Wasabi
Wine grapes
Further information can be obtained from:
Farm Diversification Information Service
Department of Natural Resources and Environment
Bendigo, Victoria 3550
Telephone: 1800 150 515 or 03 5430 4444
The Ozrural web site includes many of these articles also, as well as articles on on agroforestry, aquaculture and animals/livestock, as well as articles on many horticultural/agricultural topics.
Any claims made by authors in the Australian New Crops Newsletter are presented by the Editors in good faith. Readers would be wise to critically examine the circumstances associated with any claims to determine the applicability of such claims to their specific set of circumstances. This material can be reproduced, with the provision that the source and the author (or editors, if applicable) are acknowledged and the use is for information or educational purposes. Contact with the original author is probably wise since the material may require updating or amendment if used in other publications. Material sourced from the Australian New Crops Newsletter cannot be used out of context or for commercial purposes not related to its original purpose in the newsletter
Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Land and Food, The University of Queensland Gatton College, 4345; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email:
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