Grazing cereals

2006
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation

Trial details

Researcher(s) Emma McInerney (SARDI)
Year(s) 2006
Contributor Central West Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Edillilie, SA
Minnipa, SA
Grazing cereals locations
Aims

To search for greater profit and improved management of feed gaps and pastures, which are incentives for grazing cereals.

Key messages
  • Grazing cereals is a tool for risk management in low and medium rainfall environments.
  • Late grazing of cereals in medium rainfall affected grain yield.
  • Grazing cereals is useful only if the feed is required.
  • Locally adapted wheat varieties performed better than long growing season winter wheats
Lead research organisation Central West Farming Systems
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Grain & Graze is jointly funded by GRDC, Meat & Livestock Australia, Australian Wool Innovation, and Land & Waters Australia.

Technical support from SARDI staff Terry 'Wrecker' Blacker, Ian Richter, Ben Ward and Carey Moroney, and co-operation from Brett Siegert and Wayne Jacobs is gratefully acknowledged.


Other trial partners SARDI
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Variety
  • Grazing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Edillilie 2006

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

Minnipa 2006

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha) Gross income ($/ha)
1 Wedgetail Ungrazed 1.75 365
2 Whistler Ungrazed 1.6 307
3 Wyalkatchem–N Ungrazed 1.87 372
4 Yitpi Ungrazed 1.88 328
5 Wyalkatchem Ungrazed 2.14 447
6 Wallaroo Ungrazed 2.46 640
7 Wyalkatchem high speed Ungrazed 2.26 478
8 Barque Ungrazed 2.33 502
9 Keel Ungrazed 2.76 548
10 Barque high speed Ungrazed 2.85 567
11 Wedgetail Grazed single, early 1.72 354
12 Whistler Grazed single, early 1.96 329
13 Wyalkatchem–N Grazed single, early 1.88 321
14 Yitpi Grazed single, early 1.78 407
15 Wyalkatchem Grazed single, early 2.28 401
16 Wallaroo Grazed single, early 2.36 613
17 Wyalkatchem high speed Grazed single, early 2.35 462
18 Barque Grazed single, early 2.59 472
19 Keel Grazed single, early 2.71 498
20 Barque high speed Grazed single, early 2.87 533
21 Wedgetail Grazed double, late 1.04 232
22 Whistler Grazed double, late 1.09 254
23 Wyalkatchem–N Grazed double, late 1.02 270
24 Yitpi Grazed double, late 1.36 294
25 Wyalkatchem Grazed double, late 1.24 338
26 Wallaroo Grazed double, late 1.12 391
27 Wyalkatchem high speed Grazed double, late 1.46 333
28 Barque Grazed double, late 1.78 372
29 Keel Grazed double, late 1.86 400
30 Barque high speed Grazed double, late 1.79 394

Grain yield t/ha


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Gross income $/ha


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Edillilie, SA Not specified
Minnipa, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Edillilie, SA Sodosol
Minnipa, SA Calcarosol
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 Edillilie SA Minnipa SA
2006
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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.

Edillilie SA

Minnipa SA

Edillilie SA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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Minnipa SA

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: 06-08-2019 07:54am AEST