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Blog — Latest Posts
Ascochyta warning
May 03, 2016
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) senior plant pathologist Dr Kevin Moore says current forecasts for above average winter rain and neutral to La Niña conditions in spring, plus evidence that the ascochyta blight fungus is changing and concerns about varietal purity, justify a conservative approach to ascochyta management this season.
Pulse crops set to boom
April 21, 2016
WE ARE going from a mining boom to a dining boom and pulses will be a hot crop in demand.
Sowing larger seeded faba bean such as PBA Nasma
April 15, 2016
The variety PBA Nasma has significantly larger seed than previous varieties released for northern NSW, which will improve market acceptance. In trials, PBA Nasma has demonstrated higher yield than older varieties and acceptable disease resistance, as a result it is likely to be widely adopted in the north.
No extra seed quality [or germination] risk with PBA Jurien lupin
April 15, 2016
Unfortunately many growers have recently been disappointed to learn that their order was cancelled due to the low germination rates in the bulk of the seed stock. Rain before harvest is the cause of the unacceptable germination rates in affected seed, principally sourced from the Moora district.