Building capacity, skills and knowledge for the pulse industry in the Southern Region

Project code: BWD9175825

Project manager: Brendan Wallis

Project duration: August 2017 to March 2021

About the project

The GRDC investment ‘Building capacity, skills and knowledge for the pulse industry in the Southern Region: Supporting expansion of high value pulses into new areas and ensuring sustained profitability of all key pulse crops in existing areas’ aimed to deliver information to growers around the farming system and financial benefits of pulse crops. This was done in existing and new areas to pulse production.

As a result of this project, the target of 24 advisors and an additional 96 growers now have an improved understanding of pulses and the benefit they provide to the farming system. For existing pulse areas, growers further developed their skills through major events and experiencing the benefit of agronomy trials in local areas.

Profitability of pulse rotations was further explored through the development of a gross margin rotational tool by Pinion Advisory. Grower feedback was very positive about this tool at the Pulse Check meetings and the ease of use has meant many growers have subsequently asked for copies of it.

 

This project is funded by:

 

 

This project is delivered in partnership with:

Birchip Cropping Group

Agriculture Victoria

SARDI

Ag Consulting Co

EPARF

AIR EP

Upper North Farming Systems

Pinion Advisory

Mallee Sustainable Farming

Riverine Plains

ENFAC Consulting

Astute Ag

POD Media

AGRIvision Consultants

Sparke Agricultural and Associates

Pulse Australia

 

Project resources:

2021_Pulse Check Update_Presentation