Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Trial location(s)
Billa Billa, QLD
Aims
Can systems performance be improved by modifying farming systems in the northern grains region? | In Goondiwindi: (i) What are the trends that are expected in our farming systems? and (ii) How will these changes impact on the performance and status of our farming systems?
Key messages
1. The district practice Baseline system is the most profitable to date. However apart from the 2016 winter crop there is very little difference between the seven grain systems.
2. Water use efficiency is higher for cereals than pulses and is highest in high-yielding crops.
3. Subsoil constraints are limiting PAW extraction by pulse crops.
Lead research organisation
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
GRDC DAQ00192
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
The team would like to thank the trial cooperator, local growers and consultants for their ongoing support and contribution to the
project. Thanks also to the Grains Research and Development Corporation and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for funding the project (DAQ00192).
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.
Billa Billa QLD
NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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.
