Mallee and Wimmera rainfall - are we making the most of it?

1993 - 2004

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Fiona Best (BCG)
Harm van Rees (Cropfacts)
Year(s) 1993 - 2004
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Birchip, VIC
Mallee and Wimmera rainfall - are we making the most of it? locations
Aims

To extend work carried out in 2003 (converting rainfall into dollars) and investigate the effect of rainfall on farm gross income in the southern Mallee and Wimmera.

Key messages

Crop Year Rainfall (November-October) is contributing up to 61% of variability in gross income received by farmers in southern Mallee but only 23% of variability in the Wimmera. Why? : high rainfall years (1993, 95, 96) were difficult years for Wimmera farmers and they were generally unable to take full opportunity of the rainfall received.

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Method

Crop type None: No crop specified
Treatment type(s)
  • Farm operations: Economics
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Trial design

Birchip 1993

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Birchip 1994

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Birchip 1995

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Birchip 1996

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Birchip 1997

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Birchip 1998

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Birchip 1999

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Birchip 2000

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Birchip 2001

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Birchip 2002

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Birchip 2003

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Birchip 2004

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
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Birchip, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Birchip, VIC Vertosol
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

2004 trial report



Trial last modified: 06-08-2019 07:54am AEST