Choice of forage crops for winter feed

2011

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Alison Frischke (BCG)
Year(s) 2011
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Corack, VIC
Choice of forage crops for winter feed locations
Aims

To evaluate different commercially available forage crop varieties for their feed value and capacity to recover during winter and spring in a low rainfall Mallee-Wimmera environment.

Key messages

The choice of vigorous, leafy, nutritious forage crops available for low to medium rainfall environments to supply nutritious green feed to sheep during the winter and spring months continues to expand. Forage cereal crops provide feed during winter; vetch is useful from late winter into spring and forage brassicas provide from late spring into summer. To help decide which forage to grow from the broad range available, first plan the time of greatest need (time of year, duration), intention to harvest silage, hay or grain and the rotational requirements of the paddock in which forage is to be planted.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC BWB00018
Related program Grain & Graze 2
Acknowledgments

This project is supported by Northern Victoria Grain and Graze 2 (GRDC project BWB00018; funded
by GRDC and Caring for our Country). AWB Seeds, Heritage Seeds, SARDI Oat Breeding Unit, Seed
Distributors, Seedmark, Stephen Pasture Seeds and Upper Murray Seeds all kindly supplied seed for the
trial.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Forage: Oats Cereal (Grain): Triticale Cereal (Grain): Wheat Forage: Brassica Hay: Vetch Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
Trial type
Trial design

Corack 2011 Oats

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

Corack 2011 Triticale

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

Corack 2011 Wheat

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

Corack 2011 Brassica

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

Corack 2011 Vetch

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

Corack 2011 Barley

Sow date 29 April 2011
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication 4
Fertiliser

Granulock® (11:22:0:4, 4% Zn) @ 50 kg/ha

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Corack, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Corack, VIC Sodosol
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 Corack VIC
2011 668.2mm
2010 678.6mm
2009 645.8mm
2008 631.6mm
2007 603.5mm
2006 593.4mm
2005 630.7mm
2004 584.9mm
2003 613.9mm
2002 564.1mm
2001 561.0mm
2000 535.1mm
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.

Corack VIC

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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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 last modified: 06-08-2019 07:54am AEST