Over the past 10 years, no-till farming systems have been increasingly adopted while the numbers of farm businesses with a sheep enterprise have declined. Research has shown that mixed farming…
The amount of April-May rain the Mallee receives has declined over the last decade (GRDC ”expanding subtropic zone the clue to dry autumns”) making it difficult to establish spring wheat…
There are now over 50,000ha of summer-active perennial grasses established on marginal sandy soils in the medium-low rainfall zone of the Western Australia (WA) wheatbelt. They provide year-round groundcover on…
The BCG Farming Systems trial at Jil Jil is the longest running of its kind in Australia. It was established in 1999 to compare the profitability and sustainability of four…
Take home messages it is possible that a one off cultivation in no-till systems could increase crop yields in successive years Standard and Fuel Burners outyielded No Till, followed by…
Take home messages forage cereals offer a more flexible grazing resource than the traditional grain cereals the grain yield penalty as a result of grazing depends on the timing of…