Improving farmer capacity to manage profitability and risk

2010

Research organisaton
Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s) Ed Hunt (Ed Hunt Consulting)
Year(s) 2010
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Birchip, VIC
Improving farmer capacity to manage profitability and risk locations
Aims

To evaluate adaptive farm systems using a case study farm and then to develop simple approaches which farmers can use to help their decision making, especially in the fact of continuing uncertain seasons and profit margins.

Key messages
  • Profitability and risk are driven largely by a combination of soil type, associated enterprise mix, level of debt, machinery investment and land purchases.
  • There is not best best farming system. Successful farming depends on factors within each system such as labour, soil type, rainfall and skills.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Trial funding source BCG members
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This project was funded by GRDC and BCG. The full report of the project is available on the GRDC and BCG websites.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Wheat Oilseed: Canola Pasture: Mixed species Grain Legume: Field peas Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Farm operations: Economics
  • Farm operations: Risk Management
Trial type
Trial design

Birchip 2010 Wheat

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Birchip 2010 Canola

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Birchip 2010 Mixed species

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Birchip 2010 Field peas

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Birchip 2010 Barley

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Birchip, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Birchip, 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 Birchip VIC
2010 344.5mm
2009 292.7mm
2008 275.5mm
2007 274.8mm
2006 283.6mm
2005 316.0mm
2004 281.0mm
2003 275.8mm
2002 240.1mm
2001 285.1mm
2000 290.6mm
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.

Birchip VIC

CAUTION: Trial site locality unknown; Climate data sourced from Birchip Cropping Group office location
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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: 25-11-2019 09:16am AEST