Dry legume crops still have a pulse according to agronomist

Gregor Heard
Updated September 7 2018 - 3:30pm, first published September 6 2018 - 1:00pm
FAINT PULSE: Agriculture Victoria pulse agronomist Jason Brand says pulse crops that look virtually dead can still respond to late rain and generate a yield worth harvesting.
FAINT PULSE: Agriculture Victoria pulse agronomist Jason Brand says pulse crops that look virtually dead can still respond to late rain and generate a yield worth harvesting.

FACED with pulse crops that look to be dying in front of them many drought impacted farmers are being tempted to spray out paddocks or even run sheep on them to generate some modest income.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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