University of Nebraska-Lincoln cropping specialist Rodrigo Werle of North Platte, Nebraska, center, and cropping specialist Strahinja Stepanovic of Grant, Nebraska, right, display some pea plants during a field tour June 20 held by the Henry J. Stumpf International Wheat Center at Grant. —Johnson Publications
Field pea research continues to evolve
Research on field peas as an additional dryland rotational crop continues to evolve.
Crop researchers with the University of Nebraska and Kansas State University shared their ongoing work during a field day June 20.
More dryland farmers are considering field peas as a rotational crop.
Researchers have proven that farmers can implement a wheat-corn-field pea rotation. Without peas in the rotation, ground sits idle one year out of three.
During the field day, tour participants visited a university plot site northwest of Brandon, Nebraska, on land owned by Steve Tucker of Venango, Nebraska.
Tucker has been an early adopter of growing field peas and also grows certified field pea seed with Jeff Olsen of Imperial, Nebraska.
He has also worked closely with the university on their research.
The field pea plot tour was followed by a wheat plot tour at the Henry J. Stumpf International Wheat Center just outside of Grant, Nebraska.
The afternoon session at the center was highlighted by roundtable discussions on peas and wheat.
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