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Demonstration of Legume Crops for Reliable Profitability in the Western Region

PROJECT START DATE

29 May 2018

PROJECT STATUS

COMPLETED

PROJECT END DATE

2 January 2021

FUNDING PROVIDER

GRDC / Liebe Group

PROJECT PARTNERS

FARMANCO PROJECT LEAD

BEN CURTIS

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PROJECT OBJECTIVE

Majority of growers in the port zones will have access to agronomy packages for pulse/legumes and to whole farm modelling tools for their own farms to determine if particular legumes are profitable in their system. Target of 20% of the growers will be actively using these tools to access the risks and rewards in growing a legume for a break crop on their property by 2021.

OUTCOMES

  • Develop 3 legume (crop) demonstration sites on a range of soil types (and inlcude shallow clay soils, heavy soils and duplex soil types) per port zone (Kwinana East, Kwinana West and Geraldton)


  • Deliver 3 Crop Sequence workshops per port zone


  • Extend agronomy packages for pulse/legumes that fit for growers in each port zone.

EXTERNAL LINKS

GALLERY

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