Growing pulses will Enhance the quality of your soil, farm, and environment.
- Pulses are a grain legume produced for human consumption. They include lentils, faba beans, chickpeas, field peas and lupins.
- They are an essential dietary component for millions of people around the world due to their high protein and nutritional content.
- Pulses are grown in crop rotations with cereals and oilseeds due to their ability to ‘fix’ nitrogen and provide a profitable break crop.
- Pulses have been identified as one of the sustainability keys to Australia’s grain industry because of their importance in enhancing the cereal cropping systems.
- Pulses are typically planted during April / May, grown through the winter months (June, July, August), and harvested in October / November.
- Pulses form only a small part of the total cropping system in Western Australia, accounting for about 1% of the total value of all broadacre production.
Key PASE Focus Areas
Pricing discovery & market forecasting
Discovering current prices and predicting future prices and market trends for products or services.
Innovation
Capturing new ideas and knowledge and effectively implementing them in a practical and strategic manner.
Identification of agronomy research & development needs
To determine the specific areas that require further investigation, innovation, or improvement.
Integration within farming systems
To enhance efficiency, productivity, and sustainability by ensuring that all the various elements work together.
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PASE members receive pricing via email as well as current pulse and legume related research and trials.