EverGraze: more perennials, better livestock, healthier catchments

2009

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Lyn Dohle (Rural Solutions SA)
Tim Prance (Rural Solutions SA)
Year(s) 2009
Contributor Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Trial location(s) Macgillivray,
EverGraze: more perennials, better livestock, healthier catchments locations
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
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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
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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
Macgillivray, Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Macgillivray, 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 Macgillivray
2009 333.0mm
2008 313.4mm
2007 285.7mm
2006 330.2mm
2005 317.1mm
2004 326.2mm
2003 350.3mm
2002 317.1mm
2001 343.6mm
2000 348.2mm
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.

Macgillivray

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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

2009 trial report



Trial last modified: 16-01-2023 08:49am AEST