December 10, 2015
The success of the inaugural PBA Pulse Conference held in 2013, and attended by almost 200 delegates, inspired the PBA partners to ensure that the conference continues to be inclusive of all the pulse community, hence the Australian Pulse Conference (APC) has been born.
December 09, 2015
Begin the new year by joining the local pulse industry and wider agricultural community in celebrating the start of the United Nations International Year of Pulses.
December 09, 2015
‘These are my pulses’ photo and video competition is open until 5 pm on 28 February 2016. The Australian National Committee, with the support of Pulse Australia, has launched the competition to capture and showcase Australian pulse related stories.
December 09, 2015
At planting time I am often reminded of my father Alec saying that the cheapest input into our family farming operation was good quality planting seed. He had experienced the disappointing results of soybean planting seed that proved to have poor germination percentage, combined with a lack of vigour, even though the seed had been stored under cool conditions.
December 04, 2015
Herbicides applied to paddocks in 2014 and early 2015 did not break down adequately for re-cropping because of insufficient rainfall. The plant back periods on herbicide labels may stipulate a minimum rainfall requirement and where they do not the plant back periods may still be prolonged by dry conditions. Herbicides applied up to two years ago impacted crop health in some cases during 2015.
