COTTON seed may be a by-product of the expanding northern cotton industry but it could create even more economic value than the fibre itself, some of the region’s most experienced agricultural stakeholders believe.
Among them is Rob Boshammer, one of the Ord River Irrigation Area’s longest established and most successful farmers.
“We have done the sums on the cotton and cotton seed and we believe the cotton seed will add more value to the northern economy through weight gain in cattle than cotton fibre itself will,” he told Beef Central on a recent visit to Kununurra.
“We…
