Trial details
Researcher(s)
Lyn Dohle (Rural Solutions SA)
Year(s)
2009
Contributor
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Trial location(s)
Macgillivray,
Aims
To allow producer groups to trial new grazing systems in their local environment at a commercial scale.
Key messages
The advantages of kikuyu are
Weaners can be fed in the paddock.
Sheep can be set stocked for long periods.
Ground cover is maintained.
The kikuyu has carried weaners over summer, whereas the annual pasture is carrying wethers.
There is no evidence of kikuyu movement out of the paddock into adjacent areas of native vegetation.
Lead research organisation
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
MLA
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
Thanks to the trials sponsors:
EverGraze
Future Farm Industries CRC Ltd
Meat and Livestock Australia
Other trial partners
Rural Solutions SA
Method
Crop types
Weed: Ryegrass
Hay: Lucerne
Pasture: Kikuyu
Pasture: Phalaris
Treatment type(s)
Management systems : Mixed farming
Trial type
Demonstration
Trial design
Replicated
Macgillivray 2009 Ryegrass
Sow date
Not applicable
Harvest date
Not applicable
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Macgillivray 2009 Lucerne
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Macgillivray 2009 Kikuyu
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Macgillivray 2009 Phalaris
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Trial source data and summary not available
Observed trial site soil information
Soil conditions
Trial site
Soil texture
Macgillivray,
Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Trial site
Soil order
Macgillivray,
Tenosol
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the
OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year
Macgillivray
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Climate
Derived climate information
No observed climate data available for this trial.
Macgillivray
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
2009 trial report
