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Practical afternoon Geesbrug about yellow pea cultivation
Yellow peas are a high-quality source of protein and starch, a nice rest crop that can be incorporated into both arable and dairy farms. The crop has a lot of potential, but is still relatively unknown in the Netherlands. That is why pea breeder Limagrain and processor Emsland-Stärke are organizing an inspiring practical afternoon on Wednesday, July 2 in Geesbrug (Drenthe).
Yellow peas can be used as a dry harvested product as a valuable raw material (protein-starch-fibre) for the food and feed industry. Within dairy farming, a mixed crop with grass or spring barley – harvested as Whole Plant Silage – is considered a healthy and harvest-secure roughage. Due to the natural nitrogen fixation, low input requirement and early harvest, growing yellow peas also brings important advantages for the soil and crop rotation. It is a versatile rest crop that fits in perfectly with the eco-activities of the CAP.
The field meeting will focus on the cultivation and marketing of yellow peas, as well as storage and feeding on livestock farms.
Click here the program and register for free.
