Increasing farm water use efficiency in the Upper North of South Australia

2013

Research organisatons
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Barry Mudge
Michael Wurst
Year(s) 2013
Contributor Upper North Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Jamestown, SA
Increasing farm water use efficiency in the Upper North of South Australia locations
Aims

To report on outcomes of the Upper North Water Use Efficiency Project.

Key messages
  • The goal of achieving a 10% increase in water use efficiency appears to have been achieved quite comfortably as evidenced by the entry and exit survey results.
  • Farmers in the Upper North district have madesubstantial gains in knowledge, skills and practice change to increase their water use efficiency.
Lead research organisation Rural Solutions SA
Host research organisation Upper North Farming Systems
Trial funding source GRDC UNF0001
Related program National Water Use Efficiency Initiative
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Wheat Oilseed: Canola Pasture: Mixed species Grain Legume: Field peas Grain Legume: Lupins Hay: Vetch Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil Properties: Type
Trial type
Trial design

Jamestown 2013 Wheat

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
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Other trial notes

Recommendations The WUE initiative has generated significant momentum to improve farming systems across southern Australia and it is vital that this momentum is not lost. Future projects need to build on the success of this approach.APSIM has been a significant tool to improve growers understandin

Jamestown 2013 Canola

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

Recommendations The WUE initiative has generated significant momentum to improve farming systems across southern Australia and it is vital that this momentum is not lost. Future projects need to build on the success of this approach.APSIM has been a significant tool to improve growers understandin

Jamestown 2013 Mixed species

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

Recommendations The WUE initiative has generated significant momentum to improve farming systems across southern Australia and it is vital that this momentum is not lost. Future projects need to build on the success of this approach.APSIM has been a significant tool to improve growers understandin

Jamestown 2013 Field peas

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

Recommendations The WUE initiative has generated significant momentum to improve farming systems across southern Australia and it is vital that this momentum is not lost. Future projects need to build on the success of this approach.APSIM has been a significant tool to improve growers understandin

Jamestown 2013 Lupins

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

Recommendations The WUE initiative has generated significant momentum to improve farming systems across southern Australia and it is vital that this momentum is not lost. Future projects need to build on the success of this approach.APSIM has been a significant tool to improve growers understandin

Jamestown 2013 Vetch

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

Recommendations The WUE initiative has generated significant momentum to improve farming systems across southern Australia and it is vital that this momentum is not lost. Future projects need to build on the success of this approach.APSIM has been a significant tool to improve growers understandin

Jamestown 2013 Barley

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

Recommendations The WUE initiative has generated significant momentum to improve farming systems across southern Australia and it is vital that this momentum is not lost. Future projects need to build on the success of this approach.APSIM has been a significant tool to improve growers understandin

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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
Jamestown, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Jamestown, SA 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 Jamestown SA
2013 627.3mm
2012 650.2mm
2011 658.4mm
2010 654.0mm
2009 638.7mm
2008 610.6mm
2007 614.5mm
2006 614.9mm
2005 621.3mm
2004 580.3mm
2003 560.2mm
2002 558.8mm
2001 571.8mm
2000 513.6mm
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.

Jamestown SA

CAUTION: Trial site locality unknown; Climate data sourced from Upper North Farming Systems 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

2013 trial report



Trial last modified: 06-08-2019 07:54am AEST