Australia: Peanuts and sesame under the microscope as high-value crop options
Sesame Seed
Published Mar 20, 2024
Tridge summary
Australia's northern cropping industry is introducing high value crops such as new non-shattering varieties of sesame and a new peanut variety. The Northern Australia Crop Research Centre of Excellence, which is conducting several large-scale research projects, is organizing a field day on April 18 to showcase this diversification. The event, hosted by CQUniversity, will feature research into grain and graze management systems, and presentations on mung and adzuki beans.
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Sesame and peanuts are not only tempting options in the snack bar aisle of the supermarket, they are becoming increasingly tempting options for croppers in Australia's most northerly broadacre cropping region in Central Queensland. The diversification of the northern cropping industry will be on full display at a field day at Emerald on April 18, looking at the potential of high value crops, including new non-shattering varieties of both black and white sesame and a new peanut variety. The high value crop field day, hosted by CQUniversity, will feature research into grain and graze management systems in Central Queensland. Along with the work on peanuts and sesame, which is becoming an increasingly popular low yield, high return broadacre crop rotation choice, there will be presentations on mung and adzuki beans. The event will be held at 'Deneliza Downs', 5km east of Emerald and will also feature a showcase of the latest research into grain and graze farming systems, with Andrew ...
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