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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.
Key points:
- An exchange program between the USDA and a Riverland date grower is bringing new varieties to Australia
- The deglet nour is one variety set to find SA roots after a long history with the outback and River Murray region
- Dave Reilly says the date industry is under-represented in Australia but he is keen to see it grow
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,…
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