Growing pulses on variable soil types, new lentil varieties, disease ratings, frost tolerance, yields, the new field pea release APB Bondi—pulse expert Dr Jason Brand will cover it all at BCG’s Members’ Only Trials Review Day on Friday the 23rd of February at the Birchip Leisure Centre.
Of particular interest to attendees will be the research undertaken by AgVic and BCG on variable soils: “I’ll reflect on some of the results from Gerang and Pyramid Hill. The results from Gerang really highlighted the yield stability that crops like faba beans compared with all other pulses in this west Wimmera zone have on the variable sand and duplex soil types, but there is hope for other pulses as constraints are addressed through agronomic and breeding solutions. Similar observations were made at Pyramid Hill with constrained clay soil [sodic, saline at depth], highlighting future opportunities for lentils and peas in this region.
“BCG’s Trials Review Day is a favourite event as I enjoy talking with growers about the results they are achieving from their pulses and the new challenges they are facing. It’s great to be able to share results from agronomic trials and how new varieties have performed. In lentils, it has been exciting to see that barrier between the yield leading conventionals like PBA Jumbo2 and imi-tolerant varieties broken, with GIA Thunder, consistently producing high yield alongside GIA Lightning and the new ALB Terrier,” Dr Brand said.
Other topics covered on the day will include farmer and adviser experiences, grid sampling at a paddock scale, silicon in wheat and lentils, long coleoptile for moisture management, crop disease research, Rosinweed and Star of Bethlehem management, insects in harvest weed seed control systems, vetch for risk mitigation in dry times, soil microbial indicators, slug and snail management, Septoria and cereal disease update, the latest cereal varieties and protein mapping experiences.
As a members’-only event, attendees will have first access to the 2023 BCG Season Research Results compendium to be released on the day.
“BCG Trials Review Day also offers a wonderful opportunity for members to connect, meet new people and catch up with other farmers, researchers, agronomists and industry representatives from across the region,” BCG Senior Extension Manager Kelly Angel said.
BCG Trials Review Day is a members’-only event. To become a member visit www.bcg.org.au/memberships . To secure your place at BCG’s Trials Review Day, register at https://www.bcg.org.au/event/bcg-trials-review-day/ . The event will run from 9am to 4pm.
This project received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund
