Trial details
Researcher(s)
Keith Bolto
Year(s)
2013 - 2015
Contributor
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Trial location(s)
'Coolalie' East West Highway One,
Aims
To investigate the merit of fodder crops in the crop rotation, with particular interest in weed control, nitrogen and gross margin.
Key messages
All 4 rotations produced good gross margins for 2014.
KI rotation plus broad beans’ best gross margin based on 2 year average.
Need to compare data over 3 years of crop rotation.
Lead research organisation
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
SFS
Trial funding source
GRDC
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
Thanks to the trial sponsors.
Mills family for providing trial site .
GRDC pasture sequencing project administered by AgKI.
Southern Farming Systems.
Veitch for providing seed for the trial.
Jenny Stanton and Daniel Pledge for agronomic support.
Other trial partners
Not specified
Method
Crop types
Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Pasture: Clover
Oilseed: Canola
Grain Legume: Faba beans
Treatment type(s)
Trial type
Experimental
Trial design
Randomised,Replicated,Blocked
'Coolalie' East West Highway One 2013 Wheat
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'Coolalie' East West Highway One 2013 Clover
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'Coolalie' East West Highway One 2013 Canola
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'Coolalie' East West Highway One 2013 Faba beans
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'Coolalie' East West Highway One 2014 Canola
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'Coolalie' East West Highway One 2014 Wheat
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'Coolalie' East West Highway One 2014 Clover
Sow date
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'Coolalie' East West Highway One 2014 Faba beans
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'Coolalie' East West Highway One 2015 Wheat
Sow date
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'Coolalie' East West Highway One 2015 Clover
Sow date
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'Coolalie' East West Highway One 2015 Canola
Sow date
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'Coolalie' East West Highway One 2015 Faba beans
Sow date
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Harvest date
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Plot size
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Plot replication
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Trial results Summary of yields, cost, income and gross margin estimates
Observed trial site soil information
Soil conditions
Trial site
Soil texture
'Coolalie' East West Highway One,
Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the
OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year
'Coolalie' East West Highway One
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Climate
Derived climate information
No observed climate data available for this trial.
'Coolalie' East West Highway One
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
