'Good Clover, Bad Clover' MLA Producer Demonstration Site

2017
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Tiffany Bennett
PIRSA Struan
Contact email tiffany.bennett@sa.gov.au
Year(s) 2017
Contributor MacKillop Farm Management Group
Trial location(s) Furner, SA
Kangaroo Island, SA
'Good Clover, Bad Clover' MLA Producer Demonstration Site locations
Aims

To Increase producer awareness of the potential issues and management strategies to deal with oestrogenic clover.

Key messages

• Four oestrogenic sub clover varieties (Yarloop, Dinninup, Geraldton and Dwalganup) have been found in South East SA and Kangaroo Island pastures.
• Oestrogenic clovers can be responsible for reduced ewe fertility, difficult births, prolapse of the uterus, urethral blockages in wethers and udder development in maiden ewes and wethers.
• Growers are encouraged to assess their own paddocks for the presence of problem species, potential impact on their flock and the development of appropriate management strategies

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

The Good Clover, Bad Clover project would like to acknowledge the contributions of the following South East producers to the project:
• Richard Kirkland
• Tara Hindson and Peter Hawkins
• Tim and Chris Fry
• Jamie Partridge and Chris Thomas
• Peter and Allan Tregoweth


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Pasture: Clover
Treatment type(s)
  • No Treatment
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Furner 2017

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

Kangaroo Island 2017

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
Furner, SA Not specified
Kangaroo Island, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Furner, SA Sodosol
Kangaroo Island, SA
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 Furner SA Kangaroo Island SA
2017 675.9mm522.7mm
2016 628.8mm526.3mm
2015 611.8mm475.7mm
2014 640.2mm531.4mm
2013 628.0mm521.7mm
2012 631.4mm519.8mm
2011 665.4mm514.9mm
2010 660.7mm515.4mm
2009 668.5mm513.6mm
2008 624.6mm471.8mm
2007 610.6mm460.6mm
2006 622.8mm505.5mm
2005 623.3mm500.0mm
2004 633.6mm513.6mm
2003 622.8mm541.7mm
2002 574.5mm507.7mm
2001 621.2mm516.7mm
2000 591.8mm508.2mm
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.

Furner SA

Kangaroo Island SA

Furner SA

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Kangaroo Island 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: 23-11-2021 12:40pm AEST