Grazing crops in practice

2014

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Alison Frischke (BCG)
Dannielle Ick (BCG)
Year(s) 2014
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Jil JIl, VIC
Normanville, VIC
Patchewollock, VIC
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Grazing crops in practice locations
Aims

To monitor the feed value and grain production from different types of grazed cereal crops in Northern Victoria.

Key messages
  • Forage barley variety Moby has vigorous early growth and matures quickly, and should be grazed sufficiently early to enable recovery for a second grazing.
  • Spring wheat variety Bolac maintained yield when sown early and grazed in 2014.  
  • Winter wheat variety Wedgetail can be sown very early (March-early April) in low rainfall areas to utilise early rainfall, and widen both the sowing and flowering window of crops.
Lead research organisation Birchip Cropping Group
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC SFS00028
Related program Grain & Graze 3
Acknowledgments

This research was funded through GRDC‘s ‘Grain & Graze 3’ project (SFS00028).


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Barley Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
  • Grazing
Trial type
Trial design

Jil JIl 2014 Barley

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

Jil JIl 2014 Wheat

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

Normanville 2014 Wheat

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

Normanville 2014 Barley

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

Patchewollock 2014 Barley

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

Patchewollock 2014 Wheat

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Jil JIl, VIC Not specified
Normanville, VIC Not specified
Patchewollock, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Jil JIl, VIC Calcarosol
Normanville, VIC Vertosol
Patchewollock, VIC Calcarosol
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 Jil JIl VIC Normanville VIC Patchewollock VIC
2014 809.4mm362.2mm416.2mm
2013 799.1mm394.7mm431.7mm
2012 827.0mm474.1mm463.3mm
2011 850.6mm511.0mm529.6mm
2010 853.5mm494.1mm443.7mm
2009 810.2mm409.6mm417.4mm
2008 802.1mm417.2mm381.9mm
2007 809.8mm428.8mm416.4mm
2006 814.0mm444.2mm388.2mm
2005 848.9mm473.6mm429.4mm
2004 795.2mm381.4mm380.8mm
2003 821.3mm427.2mm416.3mm
2002 792.0mm392.6mm410.1mm
2001 801.4mm436.3mm463.8mm
2000 744.9mm426.4mm477.7mm
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.

Jil JIl VIC

Normanville VIC

Patchewollock VIC

Jil JIl VIC

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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Normanville VIC

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Patchewollock 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

2014 trial report



Trial last modified: 04-12-2019 11:32am AEST