The project aimed to identify the potential for alternative summer crops in increasing the $return/ML water. It looked at demonstrating summer pulses (suitable for human consumption), summer grain crops (suitable for livestock consumption) and also various grazing fodder species.
Key messages
• Sow as soon as soil temperatures reach the recommended minimum for the crop type
• Moisture probes are a valuable tool for irrigation scheduling and monitoring soil moisture
• Understand and plan agronomic and irrigation requirements of your selected crop. Short season crops will require less water and may fit into a ‘double cropping’ program.
Lead research organisation
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Host research organisation
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Related program
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Acknowledgments
South East Natural Resources Management Board (funding body )James Heffernan, Cox Rural, Naracoorte
Bruce McLean, Landholder, Bool Lagoon
Tim Powell, Integrated Irrigation
Bruce Badman (Precision Seeder) and SARDI NVA Team, Struan (spraying and seeding assistance)
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.
Naracoorte SA
CAUTION: Trial site locality unknown; Climate data sourced from MacKillop Farm Management Group office location
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.
