Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble

2014
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Rohan Brill (NSW DPI)
Laura Goward (CSIRO)
James Hunt (CSIRO)
Phil Moroney (FarmLink)
Tony Pratt (CSIRO)
Brad Rheinheimer (CSIRO)
Antony Swan (CSIRO)
Year(s) 2014
Contributor FarmLink Research
Trial location(s) Wagga Wagga, NSW
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Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble locations
Aims

To evaluate different harvest and post-harvest stubble management techniques and measure their effect on harvest efficiency, grain losses and growth and yield of the subsequent crop.

Key messages

Using a combine harvester to manage stubble at harvest was expensive and exposed crops to greater risk of weather damage.  Harvesting tall and inter-row sowing was the cheapest form of stubble management and also gave good establishment.  Burning is cheap and effective at removing stubble, and allowed excellent establishment and greater early vigor for competition with weeds, but may not suit all paddock types.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Ben and Lou Beck of Downside, for hosting and conducting operations on this experiment


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Stubble: Management
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Wagga Wagga 2014

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
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Wagga Wagga, NSW Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Wagga Wagga, NSW Kandosol
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 Wagga Wagga NSW
2014 310.2mm
2013 355.4mm
2012 436.3mm
2011 483.9mm
2010 448.4mm
2009 340.6mm
2008 356.8mm
2007 311.7mm
2006 319.5mm
2005 332.9mm
2004 278.6mm
2003 259.3mm
2002 263.3mm
2001 328.9mm
2000 363.9mm
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.

Wagga Wagga NSW

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

2014 trial report



Trial last modified: 05-06-2019 11:00am AEST