Carryover of clopyralid or picloram-based herbicides that were applied in previous seasons can damage subsequent pulse crops. Until those herbicide residues have dissipated, the best solution is to plant a cereal or canola crop…Read More
Grain Central, November 4, 2019
Canada’s pulse industry could benefit from an R&D model like Australia’s, according to Alberta Pulse Growers’ Nevin Rosaasen, who last week spoke at the Australian Pulse Conference…Read More
Liz Wells, October 22, 2019
The Southern Pulse Agronomy Field Day showed off the Victorian Wimmera’s place as a powerhouse of pulse production to visitors to this week’s Australian Pulse Conference in Horsham…Read More
Liz Wells, October 16, 2019
New pulse varieties have been released by Plant Breeders Australia at the Southern Pulse Agronomy Field Day which kicked off the annual Australian Pulse Conference in Horsham yesterday. ..Read More
Liz Wells, October 16, 2019
Canada and Australia may be fierce competitors in some world pulse markets, but opportunities exist for them to pool resources in some areas…Read More
Liz Wells, September 30, 2019
Recent research results have challenged the commonly held assumption that grain legumes bolster soil fertility and reduce N fertiliser needs…Read More
Grain Central, September 23, 2019
Having a ‘set and forget’ weed control option for fencelines could save money and arrest the evolution of herbicide resistance in weeds…Read More
Cindy Benjamin, WeedSmart, November 5, 2019
Plant scientists in the United States, in their search for solutions to global food production challenges, have doubled the amount of grains that a sorghum plant can yield…Read More
Grain Central, November 4, 2019
Carryover of clopyralid or picloram-based herbicides that were applied in previous seasons can damage subsequent pulse crops. Until those herbicide residues have dissipated, the best solution is to plant a cereal or canola crop…Read More
Grain Central, November 4, 2019
CRISPR gene editing has opened up new opportunities for developing higher performing crops, but as a society we need to work out how such technology and plants will be regulated to ensure safety and acceptability…Read More
James Hereward and Caitlin Curtis, University of Queensland, November 4, 2019
Prevailing drought conditions have seen a tiny early-plant sorghum crop go in in northern NSW and southern Queensland, as farmers wait for rain to either plant in the second window, or hold out for winter crop. ..Read More
Grain Brokers Australia, October 29, 2019
Scientists have discovered a partnership between wheat and soil fungi that could be utilised to develop new food crops and farming systems which are less reliant on fertilisers…Read More
Grain Central, October 29, 2019