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Faba Beans | A 40 Year Favourite For WA Grower Neil Wandel
Description
Esperance Port Zone grain grower Neil Wandel has been including faba beans in his crop rotations for 4 decades. While they might not be the highest value legume he could grow, the range of benefits faba beans bring to his paddocks make them a favourite rotation crop.
Contact:
Mark Seymour, Senior Research Officer
Grain Crop Agronomy
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
PMB 50 | Esperance WA 6450
t: + 61 (0)8 9083 1143 | f: + 61 (0)8 9083 11002 | m: + 61 (0)428 925 002
Useful Resources:
https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/all-publications/publications/2020/2020-western-australian-crop-sowing-guide
https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/grownotes/crop-agronomy/faba-beans-western
https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/groundcover/groundcover-137-november-december-2018/faba-beans-emerging-from-the-shadows-in-wa
https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/groundcover/groundcover-137-november-december-2018/new-faba-beans-show-promise-as-hrz-break-crop Contact: Neil Wandel nmwandel@bigpond.com
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