Good stubble, bad stubble: more profit, less profit

2015
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Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) John Small (CWFS)
Year(s) 2015
Contributor Central West Farming Systems
Trial location(s) West Wyalong, NSW
Good stubble, bad stubble: more profit, less profit locations
Aims

To focus on maintaining profitable retained stubble systems rather than investigating agronomic and economic benefits of stubble retention.

Key messages
  • CWFS regional site trials during 2013 and 2014 suggest stubble loads greater than 3 t/ha can limit yield.
  • “No till with no stubble is no good” on hard setting red brown soil types. The delimma is that the annual incorporation of stubble just prior to sowing by cultivation or removal by burning would result in the loss of signifigant long term benefits to soil health.
  • “If you do not measure it you cannot manage it!” Field measurements of stubble are the starting point for deciding what to do.
  • Options to manage stubble loads above 3t/ha need to be made seasonally. Good planning may allow other agronomic and farm efficiency outcomes to be achieved at the same time.
Lead research organisation Central West Farming Systems
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC CWF00018
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Oilseed: Canola Pasture: Mixed species Grain Legume: Field peas Grain Legume: Lupins
Treatment type(s)
  • Stubble: Management
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

West Wyalong 2015 Canola

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

West Wyalong 2015 Mixed species

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

West Wyalong 2015 Field peas

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

West Wyalong 2015 Lupins

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
West Wyalong, NSW Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
West Wyalong, NSW Chromosol
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 West Wyalong NSW
2015 620.7mm
2014 613.6mm
2013 614.6mm
2012 615.7mm
2011 620.1mm
2010 628.9mm
2009 614.4mm
2008 621.5mm
2007 567.2mm
2006 581.7mm
2005 618.4mm
2004 608.6mm
2003 556.0mm
2002 509.1mm
2001 514.8mm
2000 472.9mm
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.

West Wyalong 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 last modified: 25-11-2019 15:00pm AEST