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Demonstration of Legume Crops for Reliable Profitability in the Western Region
PROJECT START DATE
29 May 2018
PROJECT END DATE
2 January 2021
FUNDING PROVIDER
GRDC / Liebe Group
PROJECT STATUS
COMPLETED
FARMANCO PROJECT LEAD
PROJECT PARTNERS
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.
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