We've got a lot more knowledge than we had 10 years ago, we've cut out the risk of total losses with management strategies but there are still losses.
Farmers still look at lupins as being a difficult crop to grow.
I have confidence in contributing research dollars in the hope of making it a bit less risky. John Hutchinson, WA lupin grower. Best bets for healthy lupins Keeping the lupin crop reasonably safe from attack by brown spot and root rots is top priority for most growers of this tricky grain, especially in wetter areas known for disease. These four strategies, together with a wide-row spacing approach to stubble retention, are 'best bet' techniques for the long haul in lupin growing, according to project leader Mark Sweetingham of the Western Australian Department of Agriculture Division of Plant Industries. Nothing is 100 per cent every year.