Farming systems 2003 production report and economic summary

2003

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 2003
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Birchip, VIC
Farming systems 2003 production report and economic summary locations
Aims

To report on the Farming Systems trial 2003.

Key messages

The BCG long-term Farming Systems project was established in 1999. Four different farming systems are being compared; Zero Till, Reduced Till, Fuel Burners and Hungry Sheep, with the aim of the project to identify physical production, economic performance and sustainability indicators for each of the farming systems.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Wheat Pasture: Medic Grain Legume: Field peas Grain Legume: Lentils Hay: Vetch Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Management systems: Other
Trial type
Trial design

Birchip 2003 Wheat

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
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Plot replication Not specified

Birchip 2003 Medic

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Birchip 2003 Field peas

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Birchip 2003 Lentils

Sow date Not specified
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Birchip 2003 Vetch

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
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Birchip 2003 Barley

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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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
Birchip, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Birchip, VIC Vertosol
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 Birchip VIC
2003 275.8mm
2002 240.1mm
2001 285.1mm
2000 290.6mm
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.

Birchip VIC

CAUTION: Trial site locality unknown; Climate data sourced from Birchip Cropping Group office location
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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.

Trial report and links

2003 trial report



Trial last modified: 21-11-2019 15:23pm AEST