Anne Jackman (Cropfacts) Bobby Liston (BCG) Jodie Odgers (BCG)
Year(s)
2005
Contributor
Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s)
Hopetoun, VIC
Sea Lake, VIC
Waitchie, VIC
Aims
In 2006 seven Demonstration Sites funded by the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality and the National Landcare Program continued to be used to demonstrate and measure the potential impact of best management practices for dryland agriculture in the Mallee.
Key messages
Test your soil- soil testing individual paddocks for nutrient status and plant available water at the start of the season allows you to determine the paddocks yield potential and requirements. Knowing this information at sowing can assist in making decisions throughout the season.
Yield Prophet- the crop simulation model is a great tool for assessing crop risk and predicting potential yields.
Lead research organisation
N/A
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
Thanks go to Mick McClelland at Sea Lake, Pat Hallam at Hopetoun and Rob Hender at Waitchie. They have been great collaborators on the project, hosting the sites and also allowing the project staff and field day participants access to their properties.
Trial source data and summary not available Check the trial
report PDF for trial results.
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
Sea Lake VIC
Waitchie VIC
Hopetoun VIC
NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
Sea Lake VIC
NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
Waitchie VIC
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.
