Grain & graze: whole farm feed supply - grazing days/season/pasture type

2006
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Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 2006
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) Pithara, WA
Grain & graze: whole farm feed supply - grazing days/season/pasture type locations
Aims

To understand how a range of pasture types combine to form a whole farm feed supply.

Key messages

Cattle are brought onto the property from stations from June to September at an average weight of about 140kg/ha and then leave from mid-October to mid-February at approximately 300kg/ha.

Lead research organisation Liebe Group
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

The NAR Grain & Graze project is funded by Meat and Livestock Australia, Australian Wool Innovaiton Ltd, GRDC, Land and Water Australia and locally supported by the Northern Agricultural Catchments Council and the Department of Agriculture and Food.

  • Paper reviewed by Phil Barrett-Lennard.

Other trial partners Not specified

Method

Crop type Pasture: Mixed species
Trial type
Trial design

Pithara 2006

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

Case Study of Grazing Records June 2005-May 2006

Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Pithara, WA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Pithara, WA Calcarosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year Pithara WA
2006 379.4mm
2005 344.3mm
2004 346.5mm
2003 372.6mm
2002 327.6mm
2001 383.9mm
2000 461.5mm
National soil grid Source: CSIRO/TERN
NOTE: National Soil Grid data is aggregated information for background information on the wider area
Actual soil values can vary significantly in a small area and the trial soil tests are the most relevant data where available

Soil properties

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Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

Pithara WA

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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.

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Trial last modified: 26-11-2019 15:30pm AEST