Table 6 Sites of current agricultural and horticultural production in the Derby-West Kimberley Shire Location No of Current total Cropping activity Estimated growers area cropped area (ha) 2013 (ha) Liveringa 1 285 Irrigated fodder 180 Station (one (permit) moved to freehold) Liveringa 1 4869 Irrigated and 95ha irrigated, Station fodder estimated (freehold – former Camballin Farms area) Debesa 1 30 Irrigated fodder 30 Station Dampier 1 195 Non-irrigated fodder Downs Station Gogo Station 1 150 Irrigated fodder 150 (permit) Gogo Station 1 480 Non-irrigated fodder 480 (permit) Gogo Station 1 723 Non-irrigated fodder 480 (permit) Beefwood Park 1 590 Non-irrigated fodder 990 non-irrigated (+ 400) (permit) Sunny Side 1 86 Turf and fodder 20 Farm Derby outskirts 3 100* Mangoes, vegetables, 100 herbs, shade trees, palms, mixed production ** Area is as supplied by shire planners. Actual productive area may vary. In addition to the areas listed in Tables 5 and 6, there are some activities on Aboriginal communities and outstations, although these are small, low impact enterprises and include community gardens and wild harvest and cultivation of Terminalia ferdinandiana (gubinge or Kakadu plum) and other indigenous plants.
Table 6 Sites of current agricultural and horticultural production in the Derby-West Kimberley Shire Location No of growers Current total area (ha) Cropping activity Estimated cropped area 2013 (ha) Liveringa Station (permit) 1 285 (one moved to freehold) Irrigated fodder 180 Liveringa Station (freehold – former Camballin Farms area) 1 4869 Irrigated and fodder 95ha irrigated, estimated Debesa Station 1 30 Irrigated fodder 30 Dampier Downs Station 1 195 Non-irrigated fodder Gogo Station (permit) 1 150 Irrigated fodder 150 Gogo Station (permit) 1 480 Non-irrigated fodder 480 Gogo Station (permit) 1 723 Non-irrigated fodder 480 Beefwood Park non-irrigated (permit) 1 590 (+ 400) Non-irrigated fodder 990 Sunny Side Farm 1 86 Turf and fodder 20 Derby outskirts 3 100* Mangoes, vegetables, herbs, shade trees, palms, mixed production 100 ** Area is as supplied by shire planners. Actual productive area may vary. In addition to the areas listed in Tables 5 and 6, there are some activities on Aboriginal communities and outstations, although these are small, low impact enterprises and include community gardens and wild harvest and cultivation of Terminalia ferdinandiana (gubinge or Kakadu plum) and other indigenous plants.
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