Agave an ideal dryland cropping option for northern graziers

By Matt Sherrington
Updated August 17 2016 - 9:31am, first published August 16 2016 - 2:00pm
Agave expertise: Mexican agronomist and agave expert Dr José Ignacio Del Real Laborde is working with AusAgave to establish commercial plantations of agave as a feedstock for a new dryland sugar industry.
Agave expertise: Mexican agronomist and agave expert Dr José Ignacio Del Real Laborde is working with AusAgave to establish commercial plantations of agave as a feedstock for a new dryland sugar industry.

AusAgave CEO Don Chambers and Mexico-based agronomist and agave expert Dr José Ignacio Del Real Laborde visited Ayr on Tuesday to discuss the potential of agave as a dryland cropping option for northern cane growers and beef producers.

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