Presented at GRDC Grains Research Update, online - Lameroo

• 11 Feb 2020 - South

  Soaks are seeping across the Mallee – what can be done about it?

  Chris McDonough

  11 Feb 2020 - South

  Soaks are seeping across the Mallee – what can be done about it?

  Chris McDonough

  • Seeps are rapidly growing as a result of modern farming systems, landscape and seasonal factors. • Early identification and action are imperative and can be assisted through satellite NDVI imaging. • Specific management strategies must be applied within recharge, discharge and interception zones to prevent the initial problem of unused freshwater...

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• 11 Feb 2020 - South

  New pasture opportunities to boost productivity of mixed farms in low/medium rainfall areas

  Ross Ballard and David Peck (South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)), Bonnie Flohr and Rick Llewellyn (CSIRO Agriculture and Food), Jeff Hill, Naomi Scholz, Fiona Tomney, Jessica Gunn and Ian Richter (South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Therese McBeath, Bill Davoren and Willie Shoobridge (CSIRO Agriculture and Food), Belinda Hackney (NSW Department of Primary Industries), Michael Moodie (Frontier Farming Systems) and Jake Howie (formerly SARDI).

  11 Feb 2020 - South

  New pasture opportunities to boost productivity of mixed farms in low/medium rainfall areas

  Ross Ballard and David Peck (South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)), Bonnie Flohr and Rick Llewellyn (CSIRO Agriculture and Food), Jeff Hill, Naomi Scholz, Fiona Tomney, Jessica Gunn and Ian Richter (South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Therese McBeath, Bill Davoren and Willie Shoobridge (CSIRO Agriculture and Food), Belinda Hackney (NSW Department of Primary Industries), Michael Moodie (Frontier Farming Systems) and Jake Howie (formerly SARDI).

  Take home messages • A critical assessment of the regional performance of existing and new pasture legumes over two years has shown that annual medics continue to provide the best pasture option for neutral/alkaline sandy soils in the Mallee. Common vetch is an alternative option where a sown legume ley of one-year duration is preferred. • PM-250 ...

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• 11 Feb 2020 - South

  Seeder-based approaches to reduce the impact of water repellence on crop productivity

  Jack Desbiolles (University of South Australia), Nigel Wilhelm (South Australian Research and Development Institute), Melissa Fraser (Primary Industries and Regions South Australia), Lynne Macdonald and Therese McBeath (CSIRO Agriculture and Food) and James Barr (University of South Australia).

  11 Feb 2020 - South

  Seeder-based approaches to reduce the impact of water repellence on crop productivity

  Jack Desbiolles (University of South Australia), Nigel Wilhelm (South Australian Research and Development Institute), Melissa Fraser (Primary Industries and Regions South Australia), Lynne Macdonald and Therese McBeath (CSIRO Agriculture and Food) and James Barr (University of South Australia).

  Low-cost, low risk seeder-based strategies produced valuable benefits to wheat/barley establishment and grain yield in a severely water repellent sand in two below-average rainfall seasons. Several products and application strategies provided consistent and large crop establishment benefits over two years at the same site, while also producing up ...

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