Our Crops

Cowal Agriculture Crops

Cowal Agriculture, a Queensland company based in Emerald, owns and operates 5,000 hectares of cropland along the Nogoa River. Irrigated by the Fairbairn Dam, 20 kilometres upstream, our properties produce summer and winter crops including; cotton, mungbean, sorghum, chickpeas and wheat, primarily for export to Asia.

We run our business with family-farmer care and implement industry best management practices in every facet of our operations. Furthermore, we provide our staff with the opportunity for professional growth through ongoing training while enriching our community with employment and investment – which we believe to be the foundations of development.

Cotton

Cotton is planted in spring and fields are picked in late summer. The crop grows and fruits quickly and our team is kept busy irrigating the fields. Central Queensland cotton is the first of the Australian crop to be picked each season. After processing locally to separate the lint from the seed the fibre and majority of cottonseed makes its way to major export markets around the world.

Sorghum

The Central Highlands is well suited to grain sorghum production and our spring planted crops are generally ratooned after the first harvest. Where possible and in demand we bale the post-harvest stubble for fodder. Grain is generally delivered to the local GrainCorp depot in Emerald.

Mungbean

Mungbean is a summer growing legume planted in either spring or summer. We typically grow Mungbeans in rotation prior to the following season’s cotton crop. We strive for Processing Grade quality and typically contract for delivery to traders in southern Queensland.

Chickpea

Chickpea is a winter growing pulse crop that has a valuable role in our crop rotation as a legume and for weed control opportunities. Our crops are harvested in spring and grain is typically contracted for delivery to traders in southern Queensland.

Wheat

Wheat is a winter growing cereal crop that has a valuable role in our crop rotation for organic matter (biomass) and weed control opportunities. Our crops are harvested in spring and grain is generally delivered to the local GrainCorp depot in Emerald.