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PGRO. Applied crop research, contract trials & knowledge transfer & UK centre of excellence for temperate peas, beans & lupins for animal & human consumption

Joined March 2010
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FarmingUK
@FarmingUK
Jun 13
💰 Farmers can now apply for projects with eligible costs of up to £200,000, up from the previous limit of £100,000. Successful applicants can receive funding for up to 80% of eligible costs READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/farmers-c…
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Innovative Farmers@IFarmers
Jun 10
Join us at Westfield Farm, East Lothian on 14th July to explore the Scotland Bean Variety Trial Field Lab, learn about different bean varieties and their growth in our local climate. Get your free ticket: innovativefarmers.org/events… @pgroresearch @ScotAgCoOp
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You can e-read the latest copy of The Pulse Magazine ( summer edtion) online, here graphicgeneweb.co.uk/summer-…

pgro@pgroresearch
Jun 5
The summer edition of The Pulse Magazine has landed. Ha5d copies in the forth coming @cpm_magazine and collection @CerealsEvent next week or posted upon request. Shortly available as an e-read on pgro.org
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Richard Payne@richardpayne94
Jun 8
Vespa. đź’Şđź’Ş
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The summer edition of The Pulse Magazine has landed. Ha5d copies in the forth coming @cpm_magazine and collection @CerealsEvent next week or posted upon request. Shortly available as an e-read on pgro.org
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Visualsing the benefit of beans in the following wheat. Out and about with the Pulse Pioneers, PGRO's Erin Matlock grabbed these images of a split field trial this week, with wheat following a cereal and following beans.
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HortNews@ACTHortNews
May 28
PGRO announces June open days for pea and bean growers Read more via #HortNews >> hortnews.com/articles/hortic… @pgroresearch @DysonFarming
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PGRO- Pea pest and disease alert / Crop Update. Look out for the pea bruchid, pea moth and aphids. mailchi.mp/pgro.org/pgro-cro… To get these direct to your inbox, sign up on the PGRO website pgro.org
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PGRO pea trials at @DysonFarming Nocton site, looking great and nodulating prolifically.
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Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
@SaskPulse
May 1
Rolling your pulses can help reduce the risk of equipment damage from rocks and earth tag on grain at harvest, improving quality and reducing headaches. Read more: ow.ly/ovJ150YBV39
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Martin Harwood@MartinHarwood11
Apr 29
Chocolate Spot ripped through these Vespa beans in a very short time in February. One application of 0.5lt per Ha of Az and look at them now👍🏻 @pgroresearch @SenovaLtd @AgriiUK
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With early aphid pressure building and with peas in early growth stages, we issue our 2nd Crop Update of the year. mailchi.mp/pgro.org/pgro-cro… . If you want these directly to your inbox email sue@pgro.org .
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Keith Costello@passionforpeas
Apr 25
UK Pea Growers đź«› yesterday 24th April, winged and wingless green aphids found in a crop of vining peas in Nth Cambs.
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ACT Vegetable Farmer@ACTvegfarmer
Apr 8
Pea trials aim to tackle costly UK virus losses Read more via #HortNews >> hortnews.com/articles/hortic… @pgroresearch #viningpea
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Developed by ADAS within the NCS project, their crop rotation tool enables exploration of the impact of different rotation choices. Compare the greenhouse gas emissions, gross margin, energy output and nitrogen balance for different crop rotations. app-rsk-adas-yen-croprotatio…
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Martin Harwood@MartinHarwood11
Mar 20
It’s that time of year again! Peas being drilled nr Hitchin in Hertfordshire @pgroresearch @YesPeas
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ACT Vegetable Farmer@ACTvegfarmer
Mar 26
ADOPT funds farmer-led vining pea trials Read more via #HortNews >> hortnews.com/articles/hortic… @pgroresearch @ResearchDF #viningpeatrials
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Erin Matlock@MatlockErin
Mar 26
If you want to chat more about this Scottish trial, please do get in touch. @pgroresearch @IFarmers Beans can deliver high yields in Scotland, trial shows - Farmers Weekly fwi.co.uk/arable/pulses/bean…

Beans can deliver high yields in Scotland, trial shows - Farmers Weekly

A trial has shown that growing beans in Scotland can successfully deliver high yields, but careful site selection, variety selection and drilling date are

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If you're growing beans this year, Bean YEN is open now to any growers hoping to understand and improve their pulse crop performance - yen.adas.co.uk/projects/bean…

Bean YEN | The Yield Enhancement Network

Set up in 2019 in partnership with PGRO, the Bean YEN was established with the support of industry sponsors, including key developmental funding from NPZ UK (formerly known as LSPB) .

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As well as proving #beans can succeed in Scotland, this trial showcases how Bean YEN can help groups of farmers to accurately compare their crop performance & identify ways to improve fwi.co.uk/arable/pulses/bean…

Beans can deliver high yields in Scotland, trial shows - Farmers Weekly

A trial has shown that growing beans in Scotland can successfully deliver high yields, but careful site selection, variety selection and drilling date are

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