Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubbles in the Upper North of SA

2013

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Joe Koch
Ruth Sommerville
Year(s) 2013
Contributor Upper North Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Booleroo Centre, SA
Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubbles in the Upper North of SA locations
Aims

The demonstrate issues key to the current GRDC funded Stubble Initiative Project.

Key messages
  • The Seeder Demonstration enabled a large number of farmers to see and compare a wide range of seeding equipment in the one paddock on the same day.
  • Machine depth and accuracy of seed placement affected plant establishment.
  • A germination test is a simple process and can result in significantly better plant establishment.
  • An incorrectly calibrated or set-up precision seeder will result in poor germination rates and potentially reduced yield.
  • A well calibrated and set-up conventional seeder or knife point and press wheel seeder will result in good plant establishment rates and good yields.
  • Cultivation had a negative effect on plant establishment.
  • Prickle Chaining had a negative effect on plant establishment.
  • Precision Seeders showed better plant establishment due to better seed placement, however this did not uniformly translate into a yield benefit.
Lead research organisation Upper North Farming Systems
Host research organisation Upper North Farming Systems
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble
Acknowledgments

Michael Wells, Yield data analysis and trial setup - PCT Ag, Jessica Wells, trial setup - Pringles Crouch, Tom Orrock, Grower & data collection.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Wheat Oilseed: Canola Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser: Application Method
  • Sowing: Method
Trial type
Trial design

Booleroo Centre 2013 Wheat

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Herbicide Not specified
Other trial notes

The Seeder Demonstration has created significant interest throughout the Upper North and across South Australia, with around 250 people visiting the site throughout the year. The Demonstration also received significant media and social media coverage. The results presented here in this report are from a non-replicated broad scale demonstration where measurements were taken to support or question observations in the paddock. They have not been analysed as there is insufficient data to un

Booleroo Centre 2013 Canola

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Herbicide Not specified
Other trial notes

The Seeder Demonstration has created significant interest throughout the Upper North and across South Australia, with around 250 people visiting the site throughout the year. The Demonstration also received significant media and social media coverage. The results presented here in this report are from a non-replicated broad scale demonstration where measurements were taken to support or question observations in the paddock. They have not been analysed as there is insufficient data to un

Booleroo Centre 2013 Barley

Sow rate or Target density 70kg/ha
Sow date 17 April 2013
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

70kg/ha DAP

Herbicide

Boxer Gold at 2.5L/ha plus 1L/ha of trifluralin 480

Other trial notes

The Seeder Demonstration has created significant interest throughout the Upper North and across South Australia, with around 250 people visiting the site throughout the year. The Demonstration also received significant media and social media coverage. The results presented here in this report are from a non-replicated broad scale demonstration where measurements were taken to support or question observations in the paddock. They have not been analysed as there is insufficient data to un

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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
Booleroo Centre, SA Clay loam
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Booleroo Centre, 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 Booleroo Centre SA
2013 578.3mm
2012 594.2mm
2011 602.9mm
2010 612.6mm
2009 592.7mm
2008 561.8mm
2007 584.8mm
2006 573.7mm
2005 584.4mm
2004 558.1mm
2003 544.5mm
2002 540.5mm
2001 588.9mm
2000 532.9mm
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.

Booleroo Centre SA

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

2013 trial report



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