Trial | Contributor Funding sources |
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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
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2012 | Kangaroo Island SA |
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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
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Can you afford to lime?To answer the question: can you affod to lime? |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2012 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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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
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Good Clover Bad CloverThe ‘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
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Herbicide resistance levels on Kangaroo Island in 2009To identify patterns of herbicide resistance levels on Kangaroo Island in 2009. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC |
2010 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Kangaroo Island Feral Pig Eradication – An UpdateThe 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
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2021 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Kangaroo Island soil health report results from 2019/20/21 soil testsFrom 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
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2019 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Kikuyu - what have we learnt so farTo report on what has been learnt about growing kikuyu on Kangaroo Island. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC |
2013 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Liquid lime versus dry lime: the final updateTo 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
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2010 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Preliminary assessment of nodulation on broad bean root systemsTo assess broad bean root nodulation success. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC |
2014 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Raised beds for increasing grazing productivity on saline land
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Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2006 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Regional Weather and Climate GuideA guide to weather and climate on Kangaroo Island |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2019 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Sheep Blow Fly eradication on Kangaroo Islandheep 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
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2021 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Soil acidity in Kangaroo Island soilsTo have paddocks re-tested for soil pH post liming and results were compared to the pH level prior to liming. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2013 | Kangaroo Island SA |
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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
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2014 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Soil Carbon Benchmarking 2020-21Ten 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
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2020 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Soil fertility and pH changes over time |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2014 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Soil pH Benchmarking 2020-21Ten 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
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2020 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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The AgKI potential project: unleashing the island's productivityTo give an indication of performance at different parts of the island. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2014 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Waterlogging trial - trace elements
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Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC |
2012 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Waterlogging: what have we learnt to dateTo summarise the current knowledge about waterlogging on Kangaroo Island. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC |
2014 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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