To identify alternative grazing systems that are both sustainable and profitable in low-medium rainfall zones where cropping is no longer viable due to high risks and changing climatic conditions.
Key messages
Grazing perennial native shrubs are being trialled on Eyre Peninsula.
Three sites established, Elbow Hill, Streaky Bay & Minnipa.
Perennial native shrubs could potentially help fill the summer-autumn feed gap while providing other benefits such as drought management, nutritional value, reduced soil erosion, carbon sequestration and in some species fodder production in a saline environment.
Increasing ground cover in low-medium rainfall farming systems.
Lead research organisation
Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Research Foundation
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
Caring for our Country
Related program
Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems
Acknowledgments
Scott Williams, Tim Hollitt, and Minnipa Agricultural Centre for the use of the land for these sites, local landholders for their input and support, FFICRC and Jason Emms (SARDI) for their technical advice and assistance, Roy Latta (Minnipa Ag Centre), Tony Zwar (EPNRM) and funding through the EPNRM Board & the Australian Government.
Trial source data and summary not available Check the trial
report PDF for trial results.
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.
Elbow Hill SA
Minnipa SA
Streaky Bay SA
Elbow Hill SA
Minnipa SA
Streaky Bay SA
NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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.
