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Demonstrating pasture zoning in the Upper North

2010

Research organisation
Funding sources
Upper North Farming Systems
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr> Caring for our Country

Trial details

Researcher(s) Jodie Reseigh (Rural Solutions SA)
Michael Wurst (Rural Solutions SA)
Year(s) 2010
Contributor Upper North Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Jamestown, SA
Demonstrating pasture zoning in the Upper North locations
Aims

To demonstrate the benefits of maximum utilisation of the best cropping areas, improved grazing efficiency and increased production from poorer (unviable) cropping areas, whilst maintaining production and ground cover.

Key messages
  • On farm zoning puts into practice farmer and agronomists’ knowledge and intuition combined with relatively cheap technologies such as free maps available from the internet (e.g. Google Earth) and satellite imagery (e.g. NDVI).
  • This project is helping farmers put into practice their understanding of how their property can be managed to achieve greater sustainability and production outcomes.
Lead research organisation Upper North Farming Systems
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Trial funding source Caring for our Country
Related program Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems
Acknowledgments
  • Project funding was provided by the Australian Government through Caring for Our Country: Best practice management grazing systems for native grass pastures in the low rainfall cereal zone, Project No. SA NY MR05 and Grain and Graze 2.
  • Our thanks to our demonstration farm landholders Trevor and Diane Gum and family.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Pasture: Mixed species
Treatment type(s)
  • Management systems : Mixed farming
Trial type Article/commentary
Trial design Not applicable

Jamestown 2010

Sow date Not applicable
Harvest date Not applicable
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
Jamestown, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Jamestown, SA Sodosol
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.
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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.

Jamestown SA

CAUTION: Trial site locality unknown; Climate data sourced from Upper North Farming Systems office location
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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: 18-01-2026 17:24pm AEST