Rural Finance crop challenge

2013
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Corinne Celestina (SFS)
Year(s) 2013
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Inverleigh, VIC
Lake Bolac, VIC
Rural Finance crop challenge locations
Aims

To summarise the results from this three-year cycle of the Rural Finance Crop Challenge competition.

To sumarise the results from this three-year cycle of the Rural Financy Crop Challenge competition.

Key messages
  • Landmark are the winners of the Rural Finance Crop Challenge for 2013 at the Inverleigh site with the highest gross margin of $1853/ha.
  • The A Team and Southern Stars were last placed with negative gross margins due to total crop loss.
     
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
Trial type Article/commentary
Trial design Not applicable

Inverleigh 2013

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

Lake Bolac 2013

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Summary of the yield, cost of production and gross margin of the 13 teams competing at Lake Bolac in 2013

# Variety
Treatment 1
Gross margin ($/ha) Cost of production ($/t) Grain yield (t/ha)
1 Scout Bean Machines 1338 63 6.3
2 Revenue The Insiders 1253 80 6.98
3 Revenue Worn Out Farmers 1247 70 7.17
4 Revenue Wickliffe Hillbillies 1220 68 6.18
5 Phantom Nitrogen Fixators 1117 83 5.64
6 Phantom Break Breakers 1141 73 5.96
7 Revenue Elco Pops 1033 76 5.43
8 Phantom Bald Hill Boys 884 88 5.06
9 Preston The Legends 765 86 5.11
10 Beaufort Southern Soils 462 111 3.7
11 Bolac NMIT 271 144 2.27
12 Derrimut Nuseed/Nufarm Cats -300 - NR
13 Elmore Cl Plus SFS High Yielder -303 - NR

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Trial results Summary of the yield, cost of production and gross margin of the 10 teams competing at Inverleigh in 2013

# Variety
Gross margin ($/ha) Cost of production ($/t) Grain yield (t/ha)
1 Revenue Landmark 1853 54 7.38
2 Revenue Marcus Oldham 1548 73 8.35
3 Bolac La Trobe 1403 57 7.06
4 Elmore Cl Plus Capital Punishers 1124 93 5.64
5 Phantom Go Hawks 1120 75 5.97
6 Preston Pulsators 1040 69 6.21
7 Phantom Could've Beans 1038 70 5.7
8 Beaufort Germinators 774 92 5.37
9 Derrimut Southern Stars -249 - -
10 Revenue A Team -303 - -

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Inverleigh, VIC Not specified
Lake Bolac, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Inverleigh, VIC Sodosol
Lake Bolac, 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 Inverleigh VIC Lake Bolac VIC
2013 567.4mm478.1mm
2012 579.9mm507.9mm
2011 580.5mm532.6mm
2010 592.9mm532.7mm
2009 508.8mm476.1mm
2008 492.1mm477.4mm
2007 455.4mm474.0mm
2006 467.8mm461.2mm
2005 491.2mm491.3mm
2004 438.6mm474.1mm
2003 416.4mm482.7mm
2002 399.6mm463.3mm
2001 472.4mm466.9mm
2000 448.5mm459.2mm
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.

Inverleigh VIC

Lake Bolac VIC

Inverleigh VIC

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Lake Bolac VIC

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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

2013 trial report

2013 trial report



Trial last modified: 23-10-2019 10:33am AEST