GRDC is proposing a new Western Region investment to help more growers profitably include pulse crops in their farming systems. Pulses such as lupins, lentils, chickpeas and faba beans improve rotations, add nitrogen and support more diverse, profitable systems, yet adoption in Western Australia remains limited by practical barriers around establishment, weed and disease management, harvestabil...

GRDC is investing in a new Southern Region investment to improve the profitability and adoption of pulse crops within farming systems. Pulses are already an important component of these systems, with recent growth driven by lentil production in Victoria and South Australia and expansion into new environments. However, as pulse intensity increases, constraints such as soil acidity and subsoil li...

Faba bean is an important Australian pulse crop and export commodity, supplying premium food and feed markets where visual grain quality is a key determinant of market access, classification and value. Buyers place strong emphasis on seed coat colour, colour retention and seed size uniformity, with these traits directly influencing grading outcomes, market acceptance and the price received thro...