A 5400-hectare parcel of land has been leased to Kununurra's largest farmer in a boost long-held ambitions for the Ord to become a major cotton growing region.
Kimberley Cotton Company has approved construction of WA's first cotton processing gin despite needing to raise extra funds to cover a large cost blowout.
Development of a cotton gin in northern WA is set to proceed after ASX company Namoi Cotton, NSW wheat grower Ron Greentree and the federal government backed the project.
