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Pulse crop report – Sept 2016

October 03, 2016
Pulse crops in some areas are doing well, with high yields and good quality grain, while crops that have been badly affected by the recent wet conditions are either being written off completely or will suffer significant yield losses.

Pulse Boom on Landline

August 15, 2016
Australian pulse growers are set to reap a windfall harvest this year, with weather forecasts predicting ideal conditions for grain crops to ripen and the national crop on track for a record breaking 4 million tonnes.

Winter pulse crop sowing for 2016

June 28, 2016
Many regions have experienced excellent sowing conditions and Pulse Australia estimates that the sown area for 2016 will be similar to the 1.9 million hectares planted area of 2015.

New leadership

June 03, 2016
Building on a long-standing working partnership, Pulse Australia and the Australian Oilseed Federation are exploring the opportunity to share resources and provide partnership synergies to their respective member organisations.

GRDC slashes funding

May 17, 2016
THE Grains Research and Development Corporation will slash more than half a million dollars from Pulse Australia to deliver agronomic information to growers. According to sources, this has been done so GRDC can deliver the services itself, which could cost three times more than at present.