To detemine how well alternative pulse crops grow in the district and to calculate the associated gross margins to determine their profitability.
Key messages
Wheat and field peas had the highest yields and gross margins compared with lupins and vetch.
Field peas have the potential to be an alternative crop in western cropping rotations.
Lead research organisation
Central West Farming Systems
Host research organisation
N/A
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
Euabalong Regional Site group for their enthusiasm, interest and involvement in 2004. I would also like to thank Allan L’Estrange and Daryl Reardon for their technical support through the year. Lastly I would like to thank the Kemp family for donating land on their property for us to conduct the trial.
Trial source data and summary not available Check the trial
report PDF for trial results.
Climate
Derived climate information
No observed climate data available for this trial. Derived climate data is
determined from trial site location and national weather sources.
Condobolin NSW
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to
construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol
16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.
