Heritage Seeds forage trial

2013
CC BY 4.0

Research organisatons

Trial details

Researcher(s) Tim O'Dea (Heritage Seeds)
Year(s) 2013
Contributor West Midlands Group
Trial location(s) Regans Ford, WA
Heritage Seeds forage trial locations
Aims

Demonstration to evaluate new forage options against commonly used graze and grain options.

Key messages
  • This trial demonstrated the attributes of true forage varieties in comparison to grain varieties.
  • The practices adopted through graze and grain techniques have been invaluable to WA farmers and the products used in the trial can be adopted to increase production in mixed areas where livestock play an important part in farming systems through increased stocking rates and maintaining existing cropping rates.
Lead research organisation Heritage Seeds
Host research organisation West Midlands Group
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Heritage Seeds would like to thank Peter Negus for his land, time and effort sowing and monitoring the trial. Also Helen Lethlean for trial monitoring and field day support and David Gartner for assisting in sowing and monitoring the trial.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Forage: Oats Cereal (Grain): Triticale Cereal (Grain): Wheat Forage: Brassica Oilseed: Canola Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
Trial type
Trial design

Regans Ford 2013 Oats

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sowing machinery Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Regans Ford 2013 Triticale

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
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Regans Ford 2013 Wheat

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
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Regans Ford 2013 Brassica

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
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Regans Ford 2013 Canola

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sowing machinery Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
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Regans Ford 2013 Barley

Sow rate or Target density Sown 1.5.13 Gusto 120kg/ha, 11.7.13 - NKS 41 100kg/ha, 24.7.13 - 60 UAN. Serradella sown 1.3.13 Super Potash 4:1 150kg/ha top dressed pre sowing Sprayed area with 25g/ha Broadstrike, 375ml/ha Select (Cypertherum), 2% Hasten
Sowing machinery

Morris 7180 Concept Bar

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 100m x 100m
Plot replication 1
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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
Regans Ford, WA Loamy sand over gravel
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Regans Ford, WA Tenosol
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 Regans Ford WA
2013 151.9mm
2012 138.2mm
2011 136.9mm
2010 129.1mm
2009 142.1mm
2008 151.9mm
2007 107.9mm
2006 103.7mm
2005 142.2mm
2004 124.4mm
2003 142.9mm
2002 113.0mm
2001 115.0mm
2000 134.4mm
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

Regans Ford WA 2013


Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 530mm

Derived climate information

Regans Ford WA

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