Kangaroo Island SA trials

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Broad beans - potential for KI?

To report on results of a visit by Wayne Hawthorne (esteemed pulse expert from Pulse Australia) to Kangaroo Island.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2012 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Can kikuyu improve soil organic carbon levels on Kangaroo Island?

To investigate whether kikuyu improve soil organic carbon levels on Kangaroo Island.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC
2010 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Can you afford to lime?

To answer the question: can you affod to lime?

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2012 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Footrot on KI update.

To explore issues of footrot in sheep and goats on Kangaroo Island. 

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
PIRSA
2021 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Good Clover Bad Clover

The ‘Good Clover Bad Clover’ project is a three-year project that commenced in April 2017 and aims to increase awareness of the potential issues and improve management strategies to deal with oestrogenic clover.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
MLA
2017 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Herbicide resistance levels on Kangaroo Island in 2009

To identify patterns of herbicide resistance levels on Kangaroo Island in 2009.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC
2010 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Kangaroo Island Feral Pig Eradication – An Update

The KI Feral Pig Eradication project was funded to take advantage of this one silver lining of the fires. The program is a collaboration between PIRSA, Kangaroo Island Landscape Board and KI National Parks and Wildlife Service working together with the KI community, including AgKI, Livestock SA, KI Plantation Timbers and KI Council.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2021 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Kangaroo Island soil health report results from 2019/20/21 soil tests

From 2019 to 2021 Agriculture Kangaroo Island (AgKI) received funding and support from the Australian Government National Landcare Program, ‘Smart Farms Small Grants’ (through the KI Landscape Board) and PIRSA, to assist landholders to undertake soil testing on their properties and provide interpretation of soil test results.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2019 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Kikuyu - what have we learnt so far

To report on what has been learnt about growing kikuyu on Kangaroo Island.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC
2013 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Liquid lime versus dry lime: the final update

To investigate a new product on the market - liquid lime- that is being advertised as being faster and more effective than bulk lime.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2010 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Preliminary assessment of nodulation on broad bean root systems

To assess broad bean root nodulation success.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC
2014 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Raised beds for increasing grazing productivity on saline land
  1. To evaluate the effectiveness of raised beds in increasing grazing productivity on saline land.
  2. To determine if raised beds improve productivity sufficiently enough to justify the cost.
  3. To determine if raised beds significantly impede day-to-day management.
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2006 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Regional Weather and Climate Guide

A guide to weather and climate on Kangaroo Island

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2019 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Sheep Blow Fly eradication on Kangaroo Island

heep Blow Fly (SBF) causes significant economic losses for Australian livestock producers. South Australia Research and Development Institute (SARDI) researchers are developing the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for Sheep Blow Fly.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2021 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Soil acidity in Kangaroo Island soils

To have paddocks re-tested for soil pH post liming and results were compared to the pH level prior to liming.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2013 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Soil biological activity testing: is it worth it?

To use six different labs (Soil Food Web, CSBP, APAL, AgPath, Microbwise and Solvita) to analyse soil microbiology on six different properties across Kangaroo Island.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2014 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Soil Carbon Benchmarking 2020-21

Ten paired monitoring sites were selected to measure soil carbon to 50 cm at strategic locations across the Island with consideration of rainfall, soil type and land use (perennial pasture and continuous no-till stubble retention cropping) compared to annual pasture. Common soil carbon tests were analysed to establish guides for the soils in the region.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2020 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Soil fertility and pH changes over time
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2014 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Soil pH Benchmarking 2020-21

Ten paired monitoring sites were selected across the Island with consideration of rainfall, soil type and land use (perennial pasture (Kikuyu) and continuous no-till stubble retention cropping) compared to annual pasture (clover and annual grasses). Soil pH was monitored down to 50 cm.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2020 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
The AgKI potential project: unleashing the island's productivity

To give an indication of performance at different parts of the island.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2014 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Waterlogging trial - trace elements
  • To investigate the effect of some common trace elements on wheat yields in waterlogged soils. zinc, copper and manganese were used in the trial as they are micronutrient deficiencies known to occur in southern Australia.
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC
2012 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Waterlogging: what have we learnt to date

To summarise the current knowledge about waterlogging on Kangaroo Island.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC
2014 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton