Sustainable land management

2005

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Anne Jackman (Cropfacts)
Year(s) 2005
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Hopetoun, VIC
Waitchie, VIC
Sustainable land management locations
Aims

To look at best management practices for erosion and salinity control and compare crop and pasture growth, water use and subsequent recharge.

Key messages

The Sustainable Land Management Demonstration Sites in the Mallee have been established to demonstrate improved farming practices through a better understanding of crop management and water use to reduce groundwater recharge and soil erosion.

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

Thanks to Pat Hallam at Hopetoun and Rob Hender at Waitchie, who have been fantastic collaborators on this project, hosting the sites and allowing the project team access to their properties. 


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Barley Hay: Lucerne
Treatment type(s)
  • Management systems: Land Management / ecosystems
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Hopetoun 2005 Barley

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

Hopetoun 2005 Lucerne

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

Waitchie 2005 Barley

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

Waitchie 2005 Lucerne

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
Hopetoun, VIC Not specified
Waitchie, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Hopetoun, VIC Tenosol
Waitchie, VIC 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 Hopetoun VIC Waitchie VIC
2005 483.1mm451.6mm
2004 436.8mm389.3mm
2003 429.3mm426.3mm
2002 387.1mm404.5mm
2001 445.0mm472.2mm
2000 453.4mm434.9mm
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.

Hopetoun VIC

Waitchie VIC

Hopetoun VIC

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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Waitchie VIC

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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

2005 trial report



Trial last modified: 25-11-2019 14:06pm AEST