Barley is a major cereal crop in Victoria. Barley is used for malt manufacture in brewing and culinary purposes and for stock feed. It is also exported.
Canola is a profitable cropping option for most cropping regions of Victoria and it also brings diversity in terms of cropping rotations.
In Victoria, about 85% of the area sown to rye is in the Mallee region. Rye is used for both the crisp bread and multi-grain bread industry.
Chickpeas are a minor pulse crop in Victoria where they are well suited to the grey self mulching clays of the Wimmera. Both desi and kabuli types are grown.
Faba beans are a major pulse crop in Victoria. Their seed is used on farm to feed livestock, used in manufactured feed rations and exported to countries where i
The Kaspa type field pea varieties dominate Victorian production.
Lentil is the most commonly grown grain legume in Victoria. Its drought tolerance and marketability have made it popular with growers.
Linseed and linola are different seed quality types of the flax plant, Linum usitatissimum, which has been grown as an oilseed plant for many years.
Lupins are a minor legume crop in Victoria where there seed is often used on farm to feed sheep, or sold to livestock feed manufacturers.
Oats are a minor cereal crop in Victoria, utilised for human consumption, stock feed and fodder purposes. The demand for oats as human food is increasing.
The soybean is an irrigated summer-growing oilseed crop. The grain in Australia has traditionally been used for oil extraction and meal used in stockfeed.
Triticale is a cereal crop developed by human intervention from crosses between wheat and rye. It incorporates the high yield potential and quality of wheat.
The framework for all winter crop production in Victoria is based on the principles and practice of successful wheat farming.
We acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal Owners of Country throughout Victoria, their ongoing connection to this land and we pay our respects to their culture and their Elders past, present and future.
