Focus Paddock 1: Diverse rotations- To demonstrate how diverse legume rotations can potentially provide a range of system benefits.

Focus Paddock 2: Early sowing- To understand strategies of nitrogen banking versus application based on nitrogen demand, preventing excess application, increase profitability and decrease environmental losses.

• Deep nitrogen analysis and farmer observations show that the use of a legume in a rotation provided more nitrogen than a pure cereal history for the subsequent canola crop.
• The application of nitrogen based on deep soil nitrogen (DSN) testing, and the use of nitrogen budgeting by the farmer, resulted in more uniform nitrogen levels across the whole paddock and availability for crops.
• Comprehensive soil testing for variety and crop types is increasingly important for future farm resilience.
• Soil water measurements taken prior to sowing canola showed higher plant available water under wheat stubble compared to faba bean stubble, likely the result of greater ground cover provided by the wheat stubble over summer.

• Early sowing crops can provide opportunities for grazing and diversification of the farming system.
• Early sowing a portion of the cropping program can bring more crops into the ideal sowing window and reduce the risk of seasonal effects, such as frost.