Pastures from space

2007

Research organisaton
Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s) Lyn Dohle (Rural Solutions SA)
Greg Johnsson (KI Vet Clinic)
Gonzalo Mata (CSIRO)
Year(s) 2007
Contributor Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Trial location(s) Stokes Bay Road,
Birchmore, SA
Hundred of Duncan, SA
Kingscote, SA
Pastures from space locations
Aims

To conduct ground truthing for the Pastures from space program, which provides estimates of pasture growth rate during the growing season by mean of remote sensing.

Key messages
  • There was good correlation between the visual cuts and satellite data early in the season, but during the spring results diverged.
  • Further work is required to fine-tune the satellite data for KI, including soil characteristics and more accurate rainfall data.
  • Pastures from Space is a useful tool for landholders to further fine-tune their grazing operations.
Lead research organisation Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source NLP
Trial funding source CSIRO
Related program Pastures from space
Acknowledgments

Many thanks to the funding bodies/sponsors:

  • National Landcare program through Agriculture Kangaroo Island
  • J & A Bates
  • T Weatherspoon
  • A & T Heinrich
  • J & J Symons, Bellevista
  • CSIRO Livestock Industries (Pastures from Space Project), and 
  • Agvet Services Pty Ltd

Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Pasture: Mixed species
Treatment type(s)
  • Technology: Modelling
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Stokes Bay Road 2007

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Plot replication Not specified

Birchmore 2007

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Hundred of Duncan 2007

Sow date Not specified
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Kingscote 2007

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
Stokes Bay Road, Not specified
Birchmore, SA Not specified
Hundred of Duncan, SA Not specified
Kingscote, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
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 Stokes Bay Road Birchmore SA Hundred of Duncan SA Kingscote SA
2007 357.8mm324.6mm486.9mm517.4mm
2006 421.3mm366.9mm518.8mm548.2mm
2005 437.9mm365.1mm531.6mm529.3mm
2004 467.6mm388.0mm547.7mm547.0mm
2003 479.7mm408.1mm563.1mm566.0mm
2002 428.8mm351.0mm501.2mm537.5mm
2001 437.5mm436.1mm544.4mm562.3mm
2000 429.7mm463.8mm521.3mm553.7mm
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.

Stokes Bay Road SA

Birchmore SA

Hundred of Duncan SA

Kingscote SA

Stokes Bay Road SA

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Birchmore SA

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Hundred of Duncan SA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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Kingscote SA

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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

2007 trial report



Trial last modified: 15-12-2021 09:39am AEST