Alison Frischke (BCG) John Heard (Seed Distributors) Dannielle McMillan (BCG)
Year(s)
2013
Contributor
Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s)
Hopetoun, VIC
Aims
To assess and evaluated a range of different pasture varieties at three different sites.
Key messages
The cereal varieties and winter gap fill blend provide livestock with substantial feed during autumn and winter, then go on to produce high quality hay in spring.
Clover, medic and forage brassica varieties provide nutrious feed over winter, spring and into early harvest time. These varieties also offer a disease break in a cereal rotation.
Nutritional value of varieties was exceptional and would provide an excellent feed source for lactating ewes, and lambs.
Lead research organisation
N/A
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
GRDC BWD00018
Related program
Grain & Graze 2
Acknowledgments
This project is supported by Northern Victoria Grain & Graze 2 program (GRDC project BWD00018) funded by GRDC and Caring for Our Country. These trials were run in collaboration with Seed Distributors.
Trial source data and summary not available Check the trial
report PDF for trial results.
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
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.
