Key elements of the project outcomes will include; a.) Reduction in the presowing cultivation (both number of passes and intensity of disturbance) used to establish crops, particularly after a longer term pasture phase. b) Improved management of stubbles from previous crops and pastures to maximise their value for both productivity and NRM outcomes (including stubble…
The GRDC Low Rainfall Crop Sequencing project investigated how different breakcrop options affect low rainfall farming systems over 4 years. As part of this project a series of one or two year break phases were grown in the Upper North (Appila) followed by two or three years of wheat and compared against continuous wheat. The…
SAGIT Time of Sowing Trial UNFS Time of Sowing Trial 2016 – 2018 Summary Funding Body: SAGIT Project Duration: 2016
The Yield Prophet program allows crop yield prospects to be updated regularly as the season progresses. It utilises initial soil conditions along with up to the minute climatic data to produce comprehensive outputs on crop stage, yield probabilities, nutrition, water balance and heat shock and frost likelihoods using the APSIM crop simulation model. Funding Body:…
This project will evaluate application of controlled traffic farming in the low rainfall zone. Benefits vs cost of adopting practice will be assessed. Funding Body: ACTFA Central West Farming Systems Project Duration: 2014 – 2019
Identify research outcomes, economic feasibility, and the suitability of implementation of reducing reliance on fertilizer and herbicides at the regional level. Funding Body: GRDC Central West Farming Systems Project Duration: 2013 – 2017
The upskilling program will involve a women only series of workshops, delivered largely by women, to create a positive learning environment where women can ask questions in a nonthreatening setting.Topics covered will include: Agronomy, Precision Agriculture, Sustainable Farming Practices, Product Marketing and Business Management. Funding Body: National Landcare Program SAGIT Project Duration: 2016 – 2017…
The project will encourage the adoption of pasture production zoning as a tool for identifying areas of poor crop production and changing management of these areas to improve soil surface cover and biodiversity. Funding Body: Natural Resources Northern and Yorke Project Duration: 2010 – 2015
Vetch agronomy trials on challenging soils in the Broughton region Funding Body: UNFS Project Duration: 2019 – 2020 Vetch pre emergent trial Vetch variety trial and barley establishment trial
Implementation of 16 weather stations across the Upper North Farming Region of SA
Funding Body: SAFECOM
Project Duration: 2019 – ongoing.
