Financial viability after drought

2006

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Philip O'Callaghan (O’Callaghan Rural Management)
Year(s) 2006
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Bendigo, VIC
Financial viability after drought locations
Aims

To discuss the criteria for financial viability after drought.

Key messages
  • Since the year 2000 farm debt has doubled but so have land values hence current debt has adequate security.
  • Farming systems which increase income through intensive cropping and higher inputs also increase costs of farm input and machinery. Higher costs will increase the loss in droughts. Target low cost options in 2007 to reduce the level of new debt and the risk of losses in 2007/08
  • In 2007 it will be OK to leave 25 to 40% of area to livestock or fallow. Focus crop selection towards the low cost paddocks.
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 type : N/A
Treatment type(s)
  • Adverse Effects Management: Drought
  • Farm operations: Economics
Trial type Article/commentary
Trial design Not applicable

Bendigo 2006

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
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Bendigo, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Bendigo, 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 Bendigo VIC
2006 95.8mm
2005 157.1mm
2004 120.9mm
2003 141.2mm
2002 133.6mm
2001 292.7mm
2000 386.0mm
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.

Bendigo 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

2006 trial report



Trial last modified: 22-03-2019 14:38pm AEST