Dryland Legume Pasture Systems

Funding Body: GRDC, supported DAWR, MLA and AWI Project Duration: 2019 – 2022   The Dryland Legume Pasture Species project has been driven by significant changes in farming practices. Over the past three decades there has been a shift from integrated crop-livestock production to intensive cropping in drier areas, which has significantly reduced farm enterprise…

Barley Time of Sowing Trial

Full Name: Upper North Barley Time of Sowing Trial; Frost / Heat Stress Effects   Funding Body: SAGIT   The aim of this trial is to investigate time of sowing for individual barley cultivars with different maturities in the Low Rainfall Zone of the Upper North where frost and heat stress events are common spring…

Barley Grass Management Demonstration Trial

Full Name: Barley Grass Management Options Funding Body: Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) Background Site was planted to Spartacus barley in 2018. Site was chosen for the demonstration trial due to the presence of an uncontrolled barley grass missed spray strip from 2017. This strip is one boomspray width wide (36 m) by about…

Warm and Cool Season mixed Cover Cropping trial for sustainable farming systems in SE Australia

Full Name: Warm and cool season mixed cover cropping for sustainable farming systems in South Eastern Australia. Funding Body: National Landcare Program Smart Farming Programs Partnerships Initiative – Round 1, Delivered in Partnership with Ag Excellence Alliance AIM: The outcomes of this project will develop suitable cover crops to: Improve soil fertility across South Eastern…

Post Pasture Cropping Phase Demonstrations

This project will increase no-till practice adoption rates by engaging 60 farmers to visit a demonstration site in their district to inspect and discuss the results of no-till versus conventional post pasture tillage practices on plant establishment in a post pasture phase of a cropping & livestock rotation. The Group is working to reduce cultivating…