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Native pasture cropping

2011

Research organisation
Birchip Cropping Group

Trial details

Researcher(s) Jonathan Starks (BCG)
Year(s) 2011
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Hopetoun, VIC
Native pasture cropping locations
Aims

To test the performance of barley sown into established native pasture into two different soil types in the Wimmera and Mallee regions.

Key messages
  • Native pastures can provide valuable forage for stock.
  • Barley can be sown into native pasture and taken through to harvest.
  • Native pasture cropping can be managed as a viable mixed farming system in the Wimmera and Mallee.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program Grain & Graze 2
Acknowledgments

This project was funded through Grain & Graze II.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Rotation
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Hopetoun 2011

Sow date 1 June 2011
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 28m x 6m
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
Hopetoun, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Hopetoun, VIC Tenosol
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.
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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.

Hopetoun 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 report and links

2011 trial report