| Researcher(s) |
Felicity Pritchard (Pritchard Agricultural Consulting ) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2008 |
| Contributor | Birchip Cropping Group |
| Trial location(s) |
Birchip, VIC
|
To discuss how to minimise risk while maximising yields.
The 2009 season was one we would like to forget, with decile 1 growing season rainfall for nearly all grain growing regions in Victoria. Despite the season, crops in many areas looked excellent, but those without stored subsoil moisture at sowing struggled considerably with no effective rainfall in spring. Oil contents were highly variable, and generally low. Frosts on 23 October and 17 November wiped off about one-third of the crop in the Western District
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
Thanks to Trent Potter (SARDI) and Don McCaffery (NSW DPI) for letting me use some information from their papers. John Robertson, Agwise Services, Horsham and Kate Burke, John Stuchbery & Assoc., Murtoa for providing their own insights into canola risk management. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Oilseed: Canola |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Article/commentary |
| Trial design | Not applicable |
| Sow date | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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