Using technology to make better farming decisions - the Buck story

2017

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 2017
Contributor Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Trial location(s) Hundred of Duncan, SA
Using technology to make better farming decisions - the Buck story locations
Aims

To share Tim Buck's story about using technology to make better farming decisions.

Key messages
  • Condition score stock every time they come into the yards and use the “Lifetime Ewe” app to guide costeffective decisions on feeding regimes.
  • Ewes pregnancy-scanned for twins and singles and managed as separate mobs, enables tighter feed management of the singles without compromising the overall lambing percentage.
  • Use all the tools - Pastures from Space, condition scoring Lifetime Ewe app and stocking rate calculators - to ensure mobs are not being over or under-fed (both options can lead to costly mistakes).
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners The Buck family - Tim & Kate and Tim’s parents Bruce & Alison
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Method

Crop types Pasture: Clover Weed: Ryegrass
Treatment type(s)
  • Technology: Other
Trial type
Trial design

Hundred of Duncan 2017 Clover

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

Hundred of Duncan 2017 Ryegrass

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
Hundred of Duncan, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
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 Hundred of Duncan SA
2017 522.7mm
2016 533.7mm
2015 483.2mm
2014 530.0mm
2013 527.2mm
2012 533.0mm
2011 536.9mm
2010 533.8mm
2009 533.3mm
2008 516.5mm
2007 485.4mm
2006 507.1mm
2005 512.3mm
2004 521.2mm
2003 533.7mm
2002 456.9mm
2001 518.1mm
2000 521.2mm
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.

Hundred of Duncan SA

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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

2017 trial report



Trial last modified: 15-12-2021 09:21am AEST