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I can see this as being very practical for me to grow as a winter crop. I feed pigeon food to my chickens and this is in it. The Chickens love it. I am growing it by accident so far but I have planted out an area to it this week.

So a protein crop.


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Dun Peas
Dun Peas

Dun Peas are made available by us in large quantities from some of the best vendors. Dun peas are majorly grown in Australia and are a part of many delicious cuisines. Cultivated under controlled conditions, the Dun Peas made available by us are highly acclaimed for their taste, freshness and nutritional content.
Over half the domestic field pea production goes to the dry pea market or for planting seed used by growers of fresh garden, frozen or canning field pea. The smooth, green- and yellow-seeded varieties are used for human consumption as dry split field pea.
Field pea have high levels of the essential amino acids, lysine and tryptophan, which are usually low in cereal grains. Consequently, field pea can supplement the low amount of protein present in food and feed processed from cereal grains. Field pea is used as protein concentrates for livestock and is popular pigeon feeds.
Field pea flour is valued not only as a vegetable protein source but also, in part, due to its unique functional properties. The use of vegetable proteins as functional ingredients in the food industry is increasing and special attention has been given to the use of field pea because they are already an accepted part of the human diet throughout the world. The viscosity of slurred pea flours makes them useful in aqueous food systems.
Field pea also contains proteases, tannins, and lections, etc. which may reduce livestock feed gain when present at too high a concentration in a diet. However, it has been shown that partial or complete replacement of soybean meal with pea screenings (in a barley diet for hogs) did not reduce growth rate or efficiency of feed conversion. Field pea may be grown as a forage crop, for hay, pasturage or silage.
Field pea grown in a mixture with oat, barley or triticale yields more dry matter per acre than a straight pea culture and the field pea stand more erect which makes the crop easier to harvest. Protein content and feeding value of the forage is increased-by the addition of peas to the seeding mixture.
A mixture of 2/3 field pea and 1/3 oat can be seeded with alfalfa or clover as a companion crop. The highly populated stand reduces weed competition, allows for one or two alfalfa cuttings following the pealage harvest. Harvest is recommended when field pea is in full bloom and oat is beginning to head. In southern states, field pea is grown as a fall-sown cover and green manure crop. As a green manure crop, field pea returns approximately 25 lb/acre of nitrogen (N) to the soil. The cream-colored varieties commonly grown in Minnesota and Wisconsin are used for feed or as seed for forage production. The tender shoots of field pea may be cut and used as salad greens. A considerable proportion of field pea is exported, primarily to Europe.


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Field Pea Southern Region - GrowNotes™

Published: 1 Nov 2017
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There are five field pea types, based on seed coat or kernel colour, size and shape. Most (70–90%) field pea grown in Australia is for human consumption. Field pea has a role in whole farming systems and crop rotations, as a cash crop, in weed control, in soil nitrogen fixation and for a disease break.
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  • There are five field pea types, based on seed coat or kernel colour, size and shape.
  • Most (70–90%) field pea grown in Australia is for human consumption.
  • More than 90% of Australian field pea grown are dun type, with 85% of these now a ‘Kaspa’ type.
  • Two types of plant growth habit: conventional trailing types and semileafless types with thicker stems and leaves modified into tendrils to produce better standing ability.
  • Field pea has a role in whole farming systems and crop rotations, as a cash crop, in weed control, in soil nitrogen fixation and for a disease break.
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The Field Pea GrowNotes™ - South outlines the information you need to grow field peas including paddock preparation, varietal choice, innoculation, weed control, pest management and harvesting.
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HOW TO COOK FIELD PEAS- TIPS AND TRICKS FOR PERFECT FIELD PEAS
July 25, 2015 Updated: September 13, 2019 By Katie Crenshaw 20 Comments

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When cooked properly, Field Peas are full of flavor delicious unique to only themselves. Here are tips on how to cook them perfectly.
Field Pea Recipe


Crowder, Dixie Lee, Mississippi Silver, Old Timer, White Acre, Red Ripper, Big Boy, Stick Up, Pole Cat, Wash Day, Rattle Snake, Purple Hull, Bird, Iron Clay…these are just a few of the eclectic names for the beloved summer southern crop known as the Field Pea. Why so many names? There are hundreds of names for the little peas because there are hundreds of varieties, each special in their own way. During this relentless, humid, hotter than Hades weather here in the South; it helps to know our beloved Field Pea is now in season!
In the summertime, at the Farmer’s Market, these little peas are a prized commodity. They are as classic of an icon to the southern table as Sweet Tea, Fried Chicken, and Cornbread; but rarely heard of up North. What makes these tiny peas so special? When cooked properly, these tender peas are full of flavor unique to only themselves. And no; they are nothing like the dull flavored canned Peas… Their freshness from the garden is what makes them so good. It really is best to eat them in the summer time.
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TIPS ON HOW TO COOK FIELD PEAS
There is an art form in cooking our southern field peas. Here are some tips on how to cook tender, flavorful field peas:
  • If you add too much water, they will lack in flavor. If you add too little water, they will turn out crunchy. An important step is to only add enough water to barely cover the peas. I like to use a chicken or vegetable broth for more flavor.
  • Most cooks add in a form of pork, whether it be bacon drippings, fatback, ham hock, or salted pork… The meat not only develops the flavor but also acts as a thickener to the bean pot. Without this step, the peas can be rather boring.
  • Top your field peas with tomatoes, hot peppers, and or onions, and serve with a side of cornbread; this makes a delicious, warm, flavorful meal. We call these types of dishes Soul Food because they make your belly full and your heart warm. My Mother-In-Law and Father-In-Law makes the best Field Peas. After years of practicing, I am getting close, but I will never make them quite as good as they do.
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HOW TO FREEZE FIELD PEAS:
Because you can’t get them in the winter, many people freeze them for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Sunday dinners. Here are the steps on how to freeze field peas:
  • Wash field peas really well.
  • Blanch them by adding them in a pot of boiling water, cover with a lid, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove the peas from the boiling water. Drain well and cool immediately in ice water. Once chilled, drain well from the ice water.
  • Store them in air-tight containers, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. You can also store them in plastic freezer bags, removing as much air as possible. Seal, and freeze up to 6 months.
IF YOU LIKE THIS RECIPE, CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE OTHER TASTY SOUTHERN RECIPES:
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How to Cook Field Peas

Field Peas are as classic of an icon to the southern table as Sweet Tea, Fried Chicken, and Cornbread. Here are steps to cook them properly, full of flavor.

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Course: Entree, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 79kcal
Author: Katie Crenshaw
Ingredients
  • 4 cups fresh shelled field peas any variety
  • 2½ cups chicken stock vegetable stock
  • One small slice about 1½ ounces of salt pork
  • OR 2 teaspoons of bacon grease
  • OR you can use a few small pieces of fresh pork belly or fatback that you precooked slowly in a pan until well browned
  • Salt and Peper to Taste
  • Optional: Top with fresh chopped tomatoes hot peppers, and onions.
Instructions
  • Put the peas in a pot and cover with water or stock. Liquid should just barely cover the peas. Add in your fat seasoning.
  • Bring to a boil over med-high heat.
  • If foam develops, remove foam.
  • Boil for 2 minutes, then reduce heat. Cook at a simmer for 25 to 30 minutes or until peas are perfectly tender, but not overcooked.
  • Taste for seasoning.
  • Serve by itself or with a side of cornbread.
Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.
Calories: 79kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 5g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1.7mg
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Field Peas are as classic of an icon to the southern table as Sweet Tea, Fried Chicken, and Cornbread. Here are steps and tips on how to cook field peas.
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Growing field pea
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Field pea is able to produce reliable yields across a range of environments, soil types and time of seeding. Prices are also relatively stable, being sold domestically for animal feed and internationally for human and animal consumption. With new varieties and careful paddock selection, and management, field pea is a profitable break crop option which can provide a number of rotational benefits for subsequent wheat and oilseed crops.

Introduction
Field pea (Pisum sativum L.) has been an important grain legume crop for millennia, seeds showing domesticated characteristics dating from at least 7000 years ago have been found in archaeological sites in Turkey. The seed is used both as animal feed and for human consumption. It is closely related to the garden pea, whose immature pods and seeds are used throughout the world as green vegetables.

Further information
There are several types of field pea grown in Australia. Dun types are the most common; they usually have purple or faintly pink flowers and seeds that have yellow cotyledons and mixture of either green or brown seed coats. Some dun varieties, though, have almost uniformly green (Helena) or light brown to cream (Kaspa) seed coats.
Round-white peas (called yellow peas in North America and Europe) are also grown in significant quantities, particularly in eastern Australia. These types generally have white flowers, yellow cotyledons and a white-creamy seed coat. Other field pea types include blue (called green peas in North America), marrowfat and maple peas. These are specialist type peas and are not grown widely in Australia.
Canada and France dominate world export markets and produce mainly white peas. Australia is the major exporter of dun type peas. Victoria and South Australia have historically been the largest Australian field pea producers, but production has recently expanded considerably in Western Australia as a result of better varieties and improved production technology. More than 90% of the field pea grown in WA is the Kaspa dun type, with the majority of the grain exported to the Indian sub-continent for food.
Field pea is the most widely adapted pulse crop in WA, being suited to a wide range of fine and medium textured soils and to both medium and low rainfall environments. Field pea has unique farming system advantages because it can be sown later than most other annual crops. This allows weeds to germinate; with adequate time left for control by either mechanical means, or with non-selective herbicides, before sowing.
The early maturity of field pea also makes it ideally suited to crop topping to prevent seed set of surviving in-crop weeds. The reduced reliance on selective herbicides provides a very useful tool in the battle against herbicide resistant weeds. The late sowing and early harvest means the planting and harvest windows of the cropping program as a whole can be widened, thus allowing more efficient labour and machinery use.
Field pea provides substantial rotational benefits to subsequent cereal and oilseed crops. The three main areas of benefit are weed management, disease break–root and foliar diseases and through the addition of nitrogen through nitrogen fixation to the soil.

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Field pea is able to produce reliable yields across a range of environments, soil types and time of seeding. Prices are also relatively stable, being sold domestically for animal feed and internationally for human and animal consumption. With new varieties and careful paddock selection, and...
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