PGRO's Pulse Agronomy Guide provides useful information on successfully cultivating pulse crops. Pulses are competitive and profitable against other arable crops on the farm – and have a very positive effect on the whole farm rotation, providing substantial benefits to subsequent crops - particularly cereals or oilseeds.
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To grow pulses successfully growers and their advisors need access to sound information and expert agronomic advice.
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As the UK's centre of excellence for peas and beans, the PGRO has a long and highly valued track record of providing authoritative, up to date information and project work based on solid, reliable research.
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