Perennial pasture establishment

2009 - 2011
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Research organisaton
Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 2009 - 2011
Contributor Perennial Pasture Systems
Trial location(s) Tottington, VIC
Perennial pasture establishment locations
Aims
  • Test the “triple pack pasture program™”, against the usual pasture establishment system of one year’s weed control and sowing of a perennial pasture.
  • Assess the result by comparing the two systems with approximately one fifth of the paddock sown in a conventional way and the rest of the paddock established with the “triple pack pasture program™”.
  • Try to ascertain whether the claimed benefits of the “triple pack pasture program™”, outweigh the extra costs of a three year establishment system.
Key messages

Although the results were inconclusive at the Tottington site, the group believes that use of the triple pack program in normal years is likely to improve perennial pasture establishment in this drier northern region. It could also be relevant in other areas, where run down low fertility paddocks have a low legume content and have become dominated by onion and silver grass.

Further cost benefit analysis is warranted for the Triple Pack system before it is widely promoted to producers. PPS were unable to conduct a cost benefit analysis at Tottington due to the extreme seasonal conditions affecting results.

Lead research organisation Perennial Pasture Systems
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source CHAF
Trial funding source Caring for our Country
Trial funding source DEPIVic
Related program EverGraze
Acknowledgments

PPS wishes to acknowledge the following people for their assistance throughout the project:

  • Brett Douglas, Harberger Farm Supplies St Arnaud – agronomist for Tottington
  • Karl Drever, formerly Stephen Pasture Seeds Ballarat – Trial advice
  • Gill Fry Network SW, Morgiana – Evergraze consultant
  • Michael Grant, Stephen Pasture Seeds Ballarat – Trial advice
  • Anita Morant DPI Hamilton - EverGraze South West coordinator
  • Patrick Murphy, Ballarat – Executive Officer CHAF
  • Laurie Norman, Learmonth – former Executive Officer CHAF
  • Geoff Penna, Hansen Print Ararat and PPS member – assistance with report design
  • Peter Ring, Victoria University – Tottington photos
  • Hugh Russell, for
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Pasture: Mixed species
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
Trial type
Trial design

Tottington 2009

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

80 kg/ha MAP

Herbicide

1.2 l/ha Glyphosate and 12 gms/ha Glean

Tottington 2010

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

Tottington 2011

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Herbicide 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
Tottington, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Tottington, VIC Vertosol
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 Tottington VIC
2011 404.6mm
2010 421.4mm
2009 375.6mm
2008 332.2mm
2007 317.8mm
2006 321.5mm
2005 359.2mm
2004 342.2mm
2003 363.0mm
2002 311.1mm
2001 312.9mm
2000 277.9mm
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.

Tottington VIC

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

2009 trial report



Trial last modified: 11-12-2019 12:28pm AEST