Closing the Economic Yield Gap of Grain Legumes in WA_Grower Survey

Closing the Economic Yield Gap of Grain Legumes in WA

Grain legumes currently contribute in a small and diminishing way to the profitability of Western Australian farming systems. Analysis indicates that farmers are aware of the benefits of growing a legume in their rotation but have concerns about pulse reliability and profitability and need more confidence in their consistent production. Please let the Grower Group Alliance know about your opinions on grain legumes.

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* 1. OPTIONAL What is your name and contact details (email or phone) - we may like to follow up with you in the future.

Name

Address

City/Town

Post Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Which region(s) do you farm in? (tick all that apply)

Northern Wheatbelt

Eastern Wheatbelt

Central Wheatbelt

Great Southern

South West

South Coast

South-East

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What is your age?

<20

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

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* 4. Have you ever grown grain legumes?

Yes Go to Q5.

No Go to Q8.

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* 5. What grain legumes do you currently use (tick all that apply)

Chickpeas

Lentils

Lupins

Faba beans

Field peas

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How many hectares of grain legumes do you currently grow ?

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* 7. Is there a grain legume that you have stopped using? if so, can you also comment why?

Chickpeas

Lentils

Lupins

Faba beans

Field peas

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What do you consider are the biggest risks / challenges to growing grain legumes? (tick 3 that apply)

Agronomy knowledge

Commodity price

Disease management

Establishment failure

Fit in rotation

Harvestability

I don’t have any big challenges any more

Input costs

Market access

Need for specialized harvest equipment

Profitability

Seed production (variable yield)

Soil constraints

Susceptibility to abiotic stress

Weed control

Other (please specify)

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* 9. In your opinion, what are the most 3 most important benefits of a grain legume rotation? (tick 3 that apply)

Access to alternative markets (e.g., protein)

Benefit to subsequent crop yield

Disease break

Diversity of rotation

Fit in rotation

Market access

Nitrogen fixation

Profitability

Reduced reliance on mineral nitrogen

Soil health

Sustainability

Weed control

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What do you consider are the 3 most important areas that need further research / investment to improve adoption of grain legumes? (tick 3 that apply)

Commodity price and market access

Fungicide packages

Genetics / cultivar development

Herbicide packages

I can’t see room for improvement

Quantifying N contribution from N-Fixation

Other (please specify)

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* 11. How likely are you to adopt a grain legume in your rotation in the next 2 seasons ?

	Unlikely	Neither unlikely nor likely	Somewhat likely	Very likely	It depends (i.e., price, rotation)
Chickpeas	Chickpeas Unlikely	Chickpeas Neither unlikely nor likely	Chickpeas Somewhat likely	Chickpeas Very likely	Chickpeas It depends (i.e., price, rotation)
Lentils	Lentils Unlikely	Lentils Neither unlikely nor likely	Lentils Somewhat likely	Lentils Very likely	Lentils It depends (i.e., price, rotation)
Lupins	Lupins Unlikely	Lupins Neither unlikely nor likely	Lupins Somewhat likely	Lupins Very likely	Lupins It depends (i.e., price, rotation)
Faba beans	Faba beans Unlikely	Faba beans Neither unlikely nor likely	Faba beans Somewhat likely	Faba beans Very likely	Faba beans It depends (i.e., price, rotation)
Field peas	Field peas Unlikely	Field peas Neither unlikely nor likely	Field peas Somewhat likely	Field peas Very likely	Field peas It depends (i.e., price, rotation)
Other (please specify)	Other (please specify) Unlikely	Other (please specify) Neither unlikely nor likely	Other (please specify) Somewhat likely	Other (please specify) Very likely	Other (please specify) It depends (i.e., price, rotation)

If you chose 'Other' please specify which legume

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* 12. On average how many hectares of grain legumes are you thinking of growing in the next 2 seasons ?

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* 13. As a result of this research activity, I have more knowledge about growing grain legumes in my region.

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Somewhat disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Somewhat agree

Agree

Strongly Agree

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* 14. As a result of this research activity, I am more confident that grain legumes can be a profitable part of my rotation.

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Somewhat disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Somewhat agree

Agree

Strongly Agree

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* 15. I want my grower group to continue to seek funding for research on grain legumes.

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Somewhat disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Somewhat agree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Closing the Economic Yield Gap of Grain Legumes in WA_Grower Survey