Deglet nour date trial preparation begins as ‘star-performing’ variety returns to Australian soil

A South Australian date grower is reviving a special date palm variety on home soil after striking a deal with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), bringing back a century-long campaign to expand the local deglet nour date industry.

Riverland-based Dave Reilly is a pioneer of the Australian date industry, and has spent more than two decades trialling different varieties for this country’s conditions,…