Alternative winter pastures

2010

Research organisation
Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s) Karl Drever (Stephen Pasture Seeds)
Alison Frischke (BCG)
Year(s) 2010
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Culgoa, VIC
Alternative winter pastures locations
Aims

To compare the production of different winter pastures and their recovery from grazing.

Key messages
  • Alternative forge cereal and legume pastures offer grazing opportunities at different times during the season.
  • Choose varieties according to your needs: their ability to fill feed gaps, what they offer to your rotation in terms of nutrition, root and foliar disease management, weed control and suitability for hay production.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Trial funding source Mallee CMA
Trial funding source Caring for our Country
Related program Grain & Graze 2
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Forage: Ryecorn Hay: Oaten Cereal (Grain): Wheat Pasture: Clover Pasture: Medic
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Culgoa 2010 Ryecorn

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

Culgoa 2010 Oaten

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Plot replication Not specified

Culgoa 2010 Wheat

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
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Culgoa 2010 Clover

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
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Culgoa 2010 Medic

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
Culgoa, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Culgoa, 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 Culgoa VIC
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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.

Culgoa 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

2010 trial report



Trial last modified: 28-11-2019 16:15pm AEST