Stubble Initiative Trial

2013 - 2015
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Felicity Turner
Contact email fturner@mackillopgroup.com.au
Year(s) 2013 - 2015
Contributor MacKillop Farm Management Group
Trial location(s) Keith, SA
Millicent, SA
Sherwood, SA
Wolseley, SA
Stubble Initiative Trial locations
Aims

This project aims to maintain the profitability of stubble retained systems by identifying key issues that are affecting the level of rofitability with growers, and then through utilising existing research and conducting locally specific trial and extension work assist growers to overcome these issues.

Key messages

• When dealing with annual ryegrass populations, it is a numbers game; the more you can control the better.
• Higher water rates in retained stubble resulted in increased efficacy of pre-emergent herbicides.
• Initial findings suggest that using speedtillers to retain stubble in the system does not result in any negative effects

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

• Growers involved; Martin Flower, Greg and Tom Bell, Peter Makin, Chad and Kym Makin, Steven and Anthony Jaeschke.
• Landmark Millicent – Providing fertiliser and spreading for Millicent trial

• SARDI New Variety Agronomy Team, Struan
• Andrew Ware, SARDI, Port Lincoln
• Michael Nash, SARDI Adelaide
• Therese McBeath and Rick Llewellyn, CSIRO Adelaide
• Sam Kleeman, University of Adelaide


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Other: Break crops
Treatment type(s)
  • Stubble: Management
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Keith 2013

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Keith 2014

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Keith 2015

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Millicent 2013

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Millicent 2014

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Millicent 2015

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Sherwood 2013

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Sherwood 2014

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Sherwood 2015

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Wolseley 2013

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Wolseley 2014

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Wolseley 2015

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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Keith, SA Not specified
Millicent, SA Not specified
Sherwood, SA Not specified
Wolseley, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Keith, SA Sodosol
Millicent, SA Vertosol
Sherwood, SA Sodosol
Wolseley, 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.
Year Keith SA Millicent SA Sherwood SA Wolseley SA
2015 202.0mm537.0mm327.1mm229.4mm
2014 254.1mm585.2mm369.7mm250.9mm
2013 281.2mm569.9mm407.6mm287.7mm
2012 302.0mm588.7mm401.4mm325.3mm
2011 348.0mm605.6mm459.3mm346.8mm
2010 302.4mm611.2mm428.2mm376.2mm
2009 252.2mm585.5mm364.8mm365.2mm
2008 218.2mm554.9mm356.2mm348.9mm
2007 244.4mm550.2mm403.7mm416.2mm
2006 237.3mm574.8mm395.8mm427.6mm
2005 256.4mm559.7mm422.5mm414.1mm
2004 252.2mm581.3mm427.4mm406.0mm
2003 265.2mm594.0mm425.1mm474.8mm
2002 226.2mm587.8mm350.5mm455.3mm
2001 283.4mm588.9mm343.9mm517.1mm
2000 355.6mm571.6mm367.8mm576.8mm
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.

Keith SA

Millicent SA

Sherwood SA

Wolseley SA

Keith SA

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Millicent SA

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Sherwood SA

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Wolseley 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

2013 trial report



Trial last modified: 23-11-2021 12:42pm AEST