Facilities and resources

The Centre

The Centre is located at Farm 217 (includes Farms 217, 685 and 218), Murray Rd, Hanwood (corner Murray Rd and Research Rd), some 6km from Griffith. The site occupies an area of approximately 28.8ha and comprises offices, laboratory, glasshouses, preparation areas, storage sheds and plantings of perennial horticultural crops. The Centre is now the ‘shop front’ for NSW Agriculture in the Griffith area and a field station for research conducted from the Yanco and Wagga Centres of Excellence.

The Farm

The Farm comprises approximately 24ha (i.e. the area not occupied by the buildings). The soil type is predominantly a Banna Sand, and has been tile-drained.

Irrigation consists of a combination of drip and microspray systems, managed in conjunction with electronic soil-moisture-monitoring equipment.

Perennial plantings include wine grapes, citrus, and stone fruit (predominantly prunes), with vine, citrus and avocado arboreta.