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Whole farm soil mapping

2010 - 2012
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Funding source
South West Catchments Council
Caring for our Country

Trial details

Researcher(s) Emily Hugues-dit-Ciles (dit)
Jenny Rowbottom (SWCC)
Year(s) 2010 - 2012
Contributor South West Catchments Council
Trial location(s) Waroona, WA
Whole farm soil mapping locations
Aims

To use whole farm soil mapping to rationalize the farm fertilizer programme.

Key messages
  • The Whole Farm Soil Mapping Project addresses the Caring for our Country and the South West Regional Natural Resource Management Strategy (2012 - 2020) targets to reduce the fertilizer and nutrient run off in to water ways through implementation of best practice fertilizer management on farms, as recommended in the Peel - Harvey Water Quality Improvement Plans (WQIP).
Lead research organisation South West Catchments Council
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source Caring for our Country
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners DAFWA
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Method

Crop type None: No crop specified
Treatment type(s)
  • Farm operations : Other
Trial type Article/commentary
Trial design Not applicable

Waroona 2010

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

Waroona 2011

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

Waroona 2012

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
Waroona, WA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Waroona, WA 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 Waroona WA
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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.

Waroona WA

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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

2010 trial report



Trial last modified: 10-02-2022 09:25am AEST