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<blockquote data-quote="Simon Chiles" data-source="post: 7620661" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I think you’d really have problems if you grew those Lupins in your forage, they’re perennial and would normally have a very high alkaloid content making them taste very bitter.</p><p>I’d also question whether the number of growers were declining, ask anyone who was considering growing lupins this spring and the biggest problem would have been the shortage of seed. I know many growers who were interested but couldn’t find a source and whilst a few seed crops didn’t make the grade I don’t think the area of seed production was down from normal. I think a fair number of livestock farmers were concerned about rising feed prices and decided to grow more of their own protein, thus creating the demand.</p><p>As for them not growing on clay soil I can also report that’s another myth, I’ve grown Lupins for more years than I can remember and many on here will vouch for the fact that the soil is definitely not light and Sandy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simon Chiles, post: 7620661, member: 1233"] I think you’d really have problems if you grew those Lupins in your forage, they’re perennial and would normally have a very high alkaloid content making them taste very bitter. I’d also question whether the number of growers were declining, ask anyone who was considering growing lupins this spring and the biggest problem would have been the shortage of seed. I know many growers who were interested but couldn’t find a source and whilst a few seed crops didn’t make the grade I don’t think the area of seed production was down from normal. I think a fair number of livestock farmers were concerned about rising feed prices and decided to grow more of their own protein, thus creating the demand. As for them not growing on clay soil I can also report that’s another myth, I’ve grown Lupins for more years than I can remember and many on here will vouch for the fact that the soil is definitely not light and Sandy. [/QUOTE]
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