| Researcher(s) |
Tim McClelland (BCG) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2010 |
| Contributor | Birchip Cropping Group |
| Trial location(s) |
Culgoa, VIC
|
To increase the awareness of grain marketing tools available to grain growers and to demonstrate how they can be utilised.
Multi-grade contracts allow growers to secure a price for grain before harvest without exposing them to significant quality risk.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments | N/A |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
|
| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | 150 plants/m2 |
|---|---|
| Sowing machinery |
Parallelogram Seeder 30cm row spacing |
| Sow date | 12 May 2010 |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 4 |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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