| Researcher(s) |
Robert Pocock (Growers) Richard Saunders (Rural Solutions SA) Peter Treloar (Growers) Grant Yates (Southern Precision-sprayers ) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2010 |
| Contributor | Society of Precision Agriculture Australia |
| Trial location(s) |
Lameroo, SA
|
The objective of this GRDC / SPAA funded project is to increase the level of adoption of PA 'beyond guidance' by broadacre farmers. The project specifically aims to increase the level of adoption of variable rate (VR) by growers in the project to 30% by 2013.This goal will be achieved by demonstrating how to use PA tools to growers at a regional level and by increasing the skills of growers and industry in PA to a level where they can then use PA tools in their farming systems to achieve economic, environmental and social benefits.
| Lead research organisation |
Society of Precision Agriculture Australia |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC SPA000010 |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
This project was funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and run in conjuncion with Caring for our Country and Dept. Environment and Natural Resources |
| Other trial partners | Topcon, Caring for our Country and Dept. Environment and Natural Resources. |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Precision agriculture |
| Trial design | Not applicable |
| Sow date | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser |
DAP |
| Other trial notes |
Bruce and Robert were happy with the yields but are still questioning the drop in yields with application of Post seeding N. |
| # |
Treatment 1
|
Grain yield (t/ha) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | █ Zone 1 0kg/ha UAN | 2.97 |
| 2 | █ Zone 2 0kg/ha UAN | 3.27 |
| 3 | █ Zone 3 0kg/ha UAN | 3.93 |
| 4 | █ Zone 4 0kg/ha UAN | 4.12 |
| 5 | █ Zone 5 0kg/ha UAN | 4.43 |
| 6 | █ Zone 1 Post variabel rate UAN | 2.92 |
| 7 | █ Zone 2 Post variable rate UAN | 2.92 |
| 8 | █ Zone 3 Post variable rate UAN | 3.27 |
| 9 | █ Zone 4 Post variable rate UAN | 3.88 |
| 10 | █ Zone 5 Post variable rate UAN | 4.55 |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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