Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Trial location(s)
Emerald, QLD
Aims
What are the long-term impacts on systems performance (e.g. productivity, profitability and soil health) when six strategically different 'farming systems' are applied to one geographic location over a five year period?
Key messages
1. Higher soil fertility was the most profitable and highest yielding system for the 2018 sorghum crop.
2. Higher legume is cumulatively the most profitable system thus far.
3. The Baseline system is falling behind four of the six systems in the trial on most comparisons.
Lead research organisation
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
GRDC DAQ00211
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the local growers and consultants that have supported and contributed to the project. The Grains Research
and Development Corporation, along with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in Queensland and the Department of Primary
Industries in New South Wales, fund the project.
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.
Emerald QLD
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.
