Grain & Graze: pasture cropping subprogram

2006
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Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Warwick Badgery (NSW DPI)
Year(s) 2006
Contributor Central West Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Condobolin, NSW
Trangie, NSW
Wellington, NSW
Grain & Graze: pasture cropping subprogram locations
Aims

To determine the success of Pasture Cropping for different starting pasture compositions and crop sequences (i.e. the difference betweencropping year-after-year compared to doing it once) in comparison to No Till cropping and pasture treatments. Success will be assessed by the profitability of the crop, the grazing value of the pasture, perennial grass recruitment and resource condition.

 

Key messages
  • Pasture cropping is a relatively new system combining livestock and crop production on the one area of land.
  • Production of crop and pasture individually can be lower when grown together in a pasture cropping system compared with when either is grown alone, however the overall annual production can be higher.
  • Pasture cropping systems can be managed so that annual winter crops have no direct competition from pastures while the crop is growing.
  • Pasture cropping can improve year-round resource use increasing overall annual productivity compared with conventional annual cropping or pasture systems.
  • Pasture cropping will be most effective in soil types that do not store soil moisture well and have some summer rain.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

The trial is funded by the Central West/Lachlan Grain & Graze program. Grain & Graze is a national program investigating ‘mixed partnership between the Grains Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI) and Australia. The Central West/Lachlan is one of nine regions across the p/wheat zones of southern Australia. For more visit the website at farming systems’ and is a collaborative Research and Development Corporation (GRDC),
This research is being conducted by NSW Department of Primary Industries. CWFS is a regional partner of the Central West/Lachlan Grain & Graze program.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Hay: Lucerne Pasture: Mixed species
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Condobolin 2006 Lucerne

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Condobolin 2006 Mixed species

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Trangie 2006 Mixed species

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Trangie 2006 Lucerne

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Wellington 2006 Mixed species

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Wellington 2006 Lucerne

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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Condobolin, NSW Not specified
Trangie, NSW Not specified
Wellington, NSW Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Condobolin, NSW Kandosol
Trangie, NSW Vertosol
Wellington, NSW Ferrosol
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 Condobolin NSW Trangie NSW Wellington NSW
2006 119.2mm546.8mm464.7mm
2005 154.3mm577.1mm473.3mm
2004 155.8mm558.2mm441.2mm
2003 154.0mm552.2mm435.0mm
2002 162.4mm532.6mm443.1mm
2001 230.3mm543.3mm501.5mm
2000 300.5mm515.6mm494.8mm
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.

Condobolin NSW

Trangie NSW

Wellington NSW

Condobolin NSW

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Trangie NSW

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Wellington 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 report and links

2006 trial report



Trial last modified: 05-12-2019 13:30pm AEST