Pulse agronomy foundations: Getting pulses right from the start

About this episode

This episode discusses the foundations of pulse agronomy and its impact on long-term profitability in farming.

Get pulse agronomy foundations right on your farm to reduce risk and build long term profitability. This episode explores examples from the South Australian Grain Legume Project, a GRDC investment. We speak with Sarah Day, communications and extension manager with Mallee Sustainable Farming, and Wade Nickolls, whose family farms pulses at Pinnaroo in the Southern Mallee of South Australia and Victoria. Wade says while the pulse industry and agronomy has changed a lot in the last 30 years, the key drivers for success are still the same. The SA Grain Legume Project: ‘Development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in South Australia’ is led by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), the research division of the Department of Primary Industries and Regions, alongside a number of project partners. Contacts: Sarah Day Mallee Sustainable Farming Communication and Extension Manager sarah@msfp.org.au Wade Nickolls Grower operations@nickollspartners.net Project Investment Code: UOA2105-013RTX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guests: Sarah Day, Wade Nickolls

Topics covered

• pulse agronomy
• farming profitability
• grain legumes
• South Australia
• agricultural research

Keywords

• pulse agronomy
• farming
• South Australian Grain Legume Project
• profitability
• grain legumes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mallee Sustainable Farming, South Australian Grain Legume Project, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Department of Primary Industries and Regions

Places: Pinnaroo, Southern Mallee, South Australia, Victoria

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