The popularity of chickpeas is on the rise in the US.
Not only is it a very versatile and tasty legume, but according to The Atlantic roasted and spiced chickpeas are also a healthier alternative to fried potato chips.
For many more exciting examples of how versatile chickpeas and legumes are check out the article here.
The Grains Research and Development Corporation project involved a demonstration of legumes for reliable profitability in the western region, aiming to provide growers with access to agronomy packages for pulses/legumes for their own farms to determine if particular legumes are profitable in their system.
Liebe Group research and development coordinator Alana Hartley and Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) agronomist Martin Harries presented to the group, noting the key agronomic challenges and opportunities that exist with the crop types.
Mr Harries also showcased the legume variety trial and DPIRD’s variety trial site, which included Bolt, Hurricane and Jumbo2 lentil varieties.
The field walk concluded with Elders Scholz Rural agronomist Clare Johnston taking growers through a demonstration of Adama’s Veritas product, which is a foliar disease control option for field peas and other legume crops.
The Crop Sequencing Workshop, delivered by Farmanco as part of the same GRDC-funded project, ran in Carnamah on Friday, August 31, followed by a field walk to the legume demonstration site at the Bowman’s property.
The workshop provided knowledge and skills to assess the risks and rewards of trying different break crops/rotations on-farm and understanding what tools are available to help growers get the best out of their system.
You can check out more of the Liebe Group Legume Demonstration sites, with a pop-up field walk at Koorda on Wednesday, September 19th, from 3 pm.
Learn how our legume kits can increase your crop/pasture performance.
Source: Farm Weekly
Image courtesy of Liebe Group
Either way, be sure to check out this short informative video that explains the simple steps to follow.
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Legume roots produce a natural fertilizer.
The nodules that form on the roots of legumes contain rhizobia bacteria.
For the rhizobia bacteria to take nitrogen from the air and produce ammonia (fertilizer) it is important to know if the correct rhizobia is in your legumes.
Did you know?
The Australian agriculture industry uses 5.3 million tons of fertilizer each year! Legume roots are a sustainable farming fertilizer.
First, they reduce their environmental impact as much as possible.
Second, they find cost-effective farming methods which transcends into increased yields.
So, how exactly do we help farmers achieve these two things?
With the power of science and our easy to use RHIZO-ID kits, we can identify what type of rhizobia is in your legume root nodules to improve production.
All you need to do is order a RHIZO-ID kit from our website or through our distributors.
1 kit is sufficient for the analysis of one legume species.
Each kit contains four sample bags.
Simply send in roots from four different locations in a 100-hectare paddock and we will begin the analysis.
It really is that easy.
We are trusted leaders in the farming industry:
Our kits are sold through leading farming organisations such as;
ALOSCA Technologies, CSBP, Elders, and Landmark.
Traditional ways to identify root nodules include growing the bacteria. This method can be time-consuming, labour intensive and expensive for farmers.
Here’s the deal:
We have combined an innovative method which incorporates both previous methods to save time and money for farmers, whilst being environmentally friendly.
Our scientific-led research team use a mass spectrometer machine and genetic sequencing of protein markers to detect and identify the different strains and their unique fingerprints.
We generate a fingerprint of root nodules and then we compare that fingerprint with the database that we have comprised of the current rhizobia inoculants.
This means that there will be less fertilizer needed because nitrogen from the legume is put into the ground and it’s available for (wheat or barley) crop after the legume component.
“It was a great honour to be speaking just after the founder of CERI Charlie Bass and ahead of the acting Prime Minister Julie Bishop who officially opened the Center with words of praise and support. It was a privilege to speak as a representative for all young startup companies that have been supported and nurtured by CERI.” – Dr Sofie De Meyer
Together with the obligatory photo, we were excited to find us mentioned in the official announcement by Accelerating Australia.
Learn more about CERI here.
Julie Bishop Opens CERI, lead consortium member for Accelerating Australia
