Pulse crops a standout feature of southern NSW rotation trials

February 27th, 2023

The Land Australia, Other, 27/02/2023, Bob Freebairn
Crop-only rotations that include pulses can be more profitable and less risky than rotations involving the more traditional canola followed by wheat and a further wheat or barley crop. In mixed farming and livestock businesses, rotations involving early sown dual-purpose winter wheat or appropriate canola varieties have proven to be very profitable in the system. […] CSIRO farming systems agronomist Dr John Kirkegaard leads the study supported by other CSIRO scientists, a team of researchers from NSW DPI led by Mat Dunn, and a number of agricultural advisers from across the southern NSW cropping belt.