The 2024 season challenged farmers due to the lack of rainfall and the consequences that typically follow low or no-rainfall cropping years. Effective soil management is key to maximising crop performance. A deeper understanding of the soil-plant continuum has shaped the development of dry sowing techniques, including their risks, challenges, and potential benefits. Every farmer…
Full Name: Demonstrations of residual summer weed control for the Mid North, South AustraliaFunding Body: GRDCDuration: 2024 – 2026Project Lead: UNFSSite Locations: Booleroo, Pt Germain, Balaklava AIM: To identify different residual summer weed control options, in order to reduce the number of summer spray passes required in the Mid North, South Australia. Background: “NGN forums…
Full Name: Building resilience – Break Crop Suitability Across LandscapesFunding Body: SA Drought HubDuration: 2024/25Project Lead: UNFSContact: Rachel Trengove, UNFSDemonstration Paddock Locations: Murray Plains Farming (MFP) -PunthariAg Innovation & Research Eyre Peninsula (AIREP) – Ungarra & LockUNFS – Booleroo Centre & Jamestown Background: Managing break crops across the landscape can be a balancing act. With…
Full Name: SAGIT Frost Mitigation in the Upper North Duration: 2024 – 2027 Funding Body: South Australian Grains Industry Trust (SAGIT) Project Lead: Upper North Farming Systems (UNFS) Trial Site Location: Between Jamestown and Appila Background: Frost events have been a significant concern in the Upper North region, resulting in substantial crop losses and economic…
Full Name: Containment Feeding to Boost Business Performance and ResilienceFunding Body: SA Drought HubDuration: 2024Project Lead: University of AdelaideContact: Rachel Trengove, UNFSObjective: This project aims to boost the adoption of containment feeding systems on farms by training and assembling a network of containment adoption advisors, connected to farming systems groups working directly with livestock producers.…
Full Name: Predator Control and Productivity Network Funding Body: Australian Government, MLA, PIRSA & Livestock SA Duration: 2024-2026 Project Lead: UNFS Contact: Rachel Trengove, UNFS Objective: This three-year initiative lets producers decide what they want to learn through a peer-led, landscape-scale, locally driven approach. The network provides one workshop per year and one trial over…
Full Name: Improving climate resilience of the Australian Sheep Industry Duration: 2025 – 2029 Project Lead: Adelaide University Funding Body: South Australian Drought Hub Demonstration Site Locations: Spalding, Caltowie, Quorn and Orroroo Objective: The focus of the research is to increase conception rates and mitigate the impacts of heat stress on ewes and rams. To…
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The last of the Soils Knowledge case studies is complete! This was a trial to assess if deep ripping can aid in mitigating constraints in the 0-30cm zone of the soil profile and help move soil amendments into the sub-soil zone in medium rainfall zones on a clay soil type. Location: Melrose Soil Type: Red…
Khaki Weed (alternanthera pungens) is a creeping herb with a perennial woody taproot and annual above-ground growth. Prostrate stems are reddish with soft, silky hairs. Stems grow to 60 cm long and can develop roots where stem nodes touch the soil.Leaves are numerous and grow in opposite pairs of unequal size up to 4 cm…
