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PHOTO © ASH TELFORD, GASCOYNE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Carnarvon sweet corn trial contributes to student skills
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BY ANNIE VAN BLOMMESTEIN DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, DPIRD
t’s all systems go at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Carnarvon Research Facility, with science facility upgrades underway, new horticulture researcher recruitments being finalised, existing trials revamped and fresh trial research being conducted.
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WA Grower SPRING 2020
Interactions have begun with Year 11 Carnarvon Community College students. 3 CARNARVON Community College student Jake Kuzmicich, who is undertaking qualification in Rural Operations, and Plant Productions Systems at Central Regional TAFE, assists with the pest monitoring trial in a sweet corn crop at DPIRD’s Carnarvon Research Facility.
