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To examine the effect of gypsum on soil pH and soil C and whether changes in soil pH could alter productivity of the following cereal crops.

Cereal (Grain): Barley 1 trial Fungicide Fungicide Rate Soil Improvement Soil Improvement Type
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Red loam
Trial Report Unavailable
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To examine the effect of gypsum on soil pH and soil C and whether changes in soil pH could alter productivity of the following cereal crops.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Soil Improvement Soil Improvement Type
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Calcareous red sandy loam
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Previous work in the Mallee has shown the EM38 technology has benefited farm profit. On that basis we have commenced a demonstration on the Minnipa Agricultural Centre to validate previous Mallee outcomes.

None: No crop specified 1 trial Management systems Management systems Precision Agriculture
Minnipa, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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  • To investigate the potential to incorporate a mixture of perennial species into farming systems in low-rainfall areas across southern Australia.

Other: Perennial shrubs 2 trials Crop Crop Type Grazing Grazing Application Method
Minnipa, SA Piednippie, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To identify better perennial species than what is already available in low rainfall areas.

Other: Perennial shrubs 2 trials Crop Crop Type
Minnipa, SA Piednippie, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To measure comparative wheat yields in response to varying P applications on 2 soil types.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate
Minnipa, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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There has been increasing interest from growers and agronomists in low rainfall farming regions to evaluate alternative break crop options to field peas. Field peas are generally well suited to low rainfall farming systems and have historically been the main pulse option for the upper Eyre Peninsula region. However, record high prices and new va… read more

Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Clay loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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There has been increasing interest from growers and agronomists in low rainfall farming regions to evaluate alternative break crop options to field peas. Field peas are generally well suited to low rainfall farming systems and have historically been the main pulse option for the upper Eyre Peninsula region. However, relatively high prices, produ… read more

Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA
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  • To identify alternative perennial legumes to lucerne suitable for incorporation within cropping systems, there are at least 3 options potentially adapted to areas within the Eyre Peninsula environment.

Edillilie, SA Greenpatch, SA Minnipa, SA Rudall, SA
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To identify alternative perennial legumes to lucerne suitable for incorporation within cropping systems, there are possibly at least 3 options adapted to areas within the Eyre Peninsula environment.

Edillilie, SA Greenpatch, SA Minnipa, SA Rudall, SA
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To reinvigorate the livestock component of the EP farming system.

None: No crop specified 1 trial Livestock
Minnipa, SA
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To report on a series of articles are from trials undertaken in 2011 on the three focus sites or funded via the
EPFS 3 project.

None: No crop specified 3 trials Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate
Minnipa, SA Mudamuckla, SA Wharminda, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To assist farmers to understand what their land is capable of producing under a range of conditions and how to tailor inputs to get the most profitable outcomes.

None: No crop specified 3 trials Crop Crop Type
Minnipa, SA Mudamuckla, SA Wharminda, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To look at the impact of break crops on Rhizoctonia inoculum in 2013 and of crop management on disease expression in the following cereal crop. 

Cereal (Grain): Barley 3 trials Fungicide Fungicide Type
Streaky Bay, SA Warramboo, SA Wynarka, SA Calcareous loamy sand
Trial Report Unavailable
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To look at the impact of 2012 break crops on Rhizoctonia inoculum in 2013 and of crop management on disease expression in the 2013 cereal crop. 

Piednippie, SA Warramboo, SA Wynarka, SA Calcareous loamy sand
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  • The Minnipa Agricultural Centre (MAC) has been funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) to run a research and extension program (Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems 3 – Responsive Farming Systems) to improve water use efficiency on farms by 10% on upper Eyre Peninsula (EP). This is seen as one of the main ways to improve… read more

Cereal (Grain): Wheat Forage: Medic Grain Legume: Field peas Grain Legume: Lupins Cereal (Grain): Barley 5 trials Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Soil Properties Soil Properties Type Sowing Sowing Rate
Minnipa, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To test whether knowledge of soil potential, soil variation and in-season predictions of grain yield with Yield Prophet could be useful to improving management.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Management systems Management systems Precision Agriculture
Mudamuckla, SA
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To determine the impact of different fertiliser products and placement relative to the seed on crop emergence, crop WUE and grain yield.

Nunjikompita, SA
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To assess the potential of fluid nutrient delivery systems and disease control strategies compared to current systems.

Oilseed: Canola 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Fertiliser Fertiliser Timing Fertiliser Fertiliser Type Fungicide Fungicide Application Method Fungicide Fungicide Rate Fungicide Fungicide Type
Coulta, SA Grey clay loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To update the benefits of fluid delivery systems from previous research and assess the potential of fluid nutrients and disease control strategies in current farming systems.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 2 trials Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Fertiliser Fertiliser Type Fungicide Fungicide Type
Streaky Bay, SA Warramboo, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable
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To build on previous research by updating knowledge of the benefits, including disease control and nutrition, of fluid delivery systems. 

 

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 2 trials Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Fertiliser Fertiliser Type Fungicide Fungicide Type
Streaky Bay, SA Warramboo, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To build on previous research by updating knowledge of the benefits, including disease control and nutrition, of fluid delivery systems.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 2 trials Fertiliser Fertiliser Form Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Fertiliser Fertiliser Type Fungicide Fungicide Type
Streaky Bay, SA Warramboo, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To update the benefits of fluid delivery systems from previous research and assess the potential of fluid nutrient delivery systems and disease control strategies compared to current systems.

Oilseed: Canola 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Type Fungicide Fungicide Application Method Fungicide Fungicide Type
Coulta, SA Grey loamy sand
Trial Report Unavailable
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To update the benefits of fluid delivery systems from previous research and assess the potential of fluid nutrient delivery systems and disease control strategies compared to current systems.

 

Oilseed: Canola 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Type Fungicide Fungicide Application Method Fungicide Fungicide Type
Coulta, SA Grey loamy sand
Trial Report Unavailable
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To provide data to assist in decision making when planning to use a field crop as a potential resource for grazing, hay and/or grain based on seasonal conditions, while in some cases utilising the benefits of a break crop within the cropping rotation.

Minnipa, SA Red sandy loam
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A long-term study was established at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre from 2008 to 2014 (EPFS Summaries 2008 to 2013) to assess the impact of grazing on crop and pasture production and soil health and also to evaluate this from a systems perspective.

The seven year demonstration with a wheat, wheat, pasture (volunteer and sown annual me… read more

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Grazing Grazing Application Method Sowing Sowing Rate
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable
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To test whether soil fertility and health could be improved under a higher input system (e.g. higher fertiliser and seeding rates, establishment of improved pasture) compared to a lower input and more traditional system (district practice seed and fertiliser inputs, volunteer pasture).

The six year (2008-2013) rotation of: wheat, wheat… read more

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Grazing Grazing Application Method Sowing Sowing Rate
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable
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A long-term study was established at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre from 2008 to 2015 (EPFS Summaries 2008 to 2014) to assess the impact of grazing on crop and pasture production and soil health and also to evaluate this from a systems perspective.

The eight year demonstration with a wheat, wheat, pasture (volunteer and sown annual me… read more

Forage: Medic 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Grazing Grazing Application Method Sowing Sowing Rate
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable
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A long-term study was established at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre from 2008 to 2016 (EPFS Summaries 2008 to 2015) to assess the systems impact of grazing on crop and pasture production, and soil health. 

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Grazing Grazing Application Method Sowing Sowing Rate
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable
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To undertake initial evaluation of an elite cumin line at a range of locations on the upper Eyre Peninsula: Blue Ribbon would also undertake assessment of cumin quality (oil quality) attributes within their international markets.

Other crop: Cumin 3 trials Crop Crop Type
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Piednippie, SA Port Kenny, SA Calcareous red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To make full use of in-crop rainfall, stored soil moisture and nutrients, and prevent weed seed contamination, the control of weeds in a pulse break crop phase is essential. Currently, herbicides are the primary method of weed control in broadacre cropping systems. However, there are limited options for broadleaf weed control in pulse crops, as … read more

Grain Legume: Faba beans Grain Legume: Lentils 6 trials Crop Crop Type Herbicide Herbicide Type
Coulta, SA South Australia, SA Tooligie, SA Clay - Clay loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To report on a summary of paddock surveys of harvest weed seed collection samples taken in 2016, 2017 and 2018 as a part of the GRDC Stubble Initiative project ‘Maintaining profitability in retained stubbles on upper Eyre Peninsula’ (EPF00001).

 

None: No crop specified 6 trials Harvest Harvest Method Management systems Management systems Integrated weed management
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Mudamuckla, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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Tp summarise the first two years of crop performance after trafficking was imposed on a red calcareous sandy loam at Minnipa Agricultural Centre (a detailed summary of 2015 results can be found in the EPFS Summary 2015, p197). Three other trials similar in design and monitoring have also been implemented across the LRZ – on a deep sand at Lo… read more

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Soil Properties Soil Properties Compaction
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Calcareous red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable
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To assess the impact of soil nutrition, current herbicides, adjuvants and rhizobial inoculants on nitrogen (N) fixation by medics under field conditions typical of the upper Eyre Peninsula. 

Forage: Medic 2 trials Crop Crop Type Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Herbicide Herbicide Timing Herbicide Herbicide Type
Piednippie, SA Pingbong, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To assess the impact of soil nutrition, current herbicides, adjuvants and rhizobial inoculants on N fixation by medics under field conditions typical of the upper Eyre Peninsula. 

Forage: Medic 2 trials Crop Crop Type Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Herbicide Herbicide Timing Herbicide Herbicide Type
Piednippie, SA Pingbong, SA Grey calcareous sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable
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The broad aim of this 3 year SAGIT funded project was to investigate if current management tools for medic based pastures, such as herbicides, fertilisers and rhizobial inoculants, are affecting N fixation by medic pastures under field conditions typical of the upper Eyre Peninsula.

Forage: Medic 3 trials Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Herbicide Herbicide Timing Herbicide Herbicide Type
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Piednippie, SA Pingbong, SA Grey calcareous sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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With larger seeding programs, increased summer weed control to conserve soil moisture and more variable autumn rainfall patterns, more growers Australia-wide are moving toward dry sowing.

On upper Eyre Peninsula in 2017 and 2018, seed was placed in the soil for many weeks with limited soil moisture, some seed still germinated but the d… read more

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 3 trials Fertiliser Fertiliser Application Method Soil Properties Soil Properties Type
Cungena, SA Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Streaky Bay, SA Red loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To determine the potential toxicity of the fungicide P-Pickel T (PPT) to rhizobia applied as a commercial inoculant (peat and freeze-dried) on field pea (R. leguminosarum, group F) in field conditions in a soil with a low rhizobial background.

Grain Legume: Field peas 1 trial Fungicide Fungicide Application Method Fungicide Fungicide Timing Fungicide Fungicide Type
Minnipa, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To analyse the impact of sowing date and variety on the phenology and grain yield of faba beans and lentils in upper Eyre Peninsula.

Grain Legume: Faba beans Grain Legume: Lentils 2 trials Crop Crop Type Sowing Sowing Timing
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Clay loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To investigate water repellence mitigation options at seeding. The trial aims to identify the driving chemistries (surfactants vs humectants) and application techniques (furrow surface, vs seed zone) that are better able to lift crop responses under local sowing conditions. This article reports on the Year 1 data, with more work being planned f… read more

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Soil Improvement Soil Improvement Application Method Soil Improvement Soil Improvement Rate Soil Improvement Soil Improvement Timing Soil Improvement Soil Improvement Type
Murlong, SA Deep sand over clay sand
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To look at current techniques used by farmers, or recommended by consultants, to improve medic pastures and determine the most effective method to optimise N2-fixation. Biomass, nodulation and N2-fixation differences between management practices, including inoculation treatments on both sown and regenerating medic stands were measured. The trial… read more

Forage: Medic 1 trial Crop Crop Variety Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Seed treatment Seed treatment Inoculant
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To investigate the impact of grazing, soil nutrition and rhizobial inoculants on dry matter production, nodulation and N2-fixation of a regenerating medic pasture under field conditions.

Forage: Medic 1 trial Crop Crop Variety Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Seed treatment Seed treatment Inoculant
Piednippie, SA Grey calcareous sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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With larger seeding programs, increased summer weed control to conserve soil moisture and more variable autumn rainfall patterns, many growers Australia wide are continuing to dry-sow. More traditionally, growers may have previously ‘dabbled a little’ in dry-sowing and are observing with interest the successes and failures of dry-sowing syst… read more

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 3 trials Fertiliser Fertiliser Application Method Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Fertiliser Fertiliser Type Sowing Sowing Dry sown Sowing Sowing Sown into moisture
Cungena, SA Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Streaky Bay, SA Red loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To understand the impact of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling on disease suppression.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat Oilseed: Canola Hay: Vetch Cereal (Grain): Barley 8 trials Crop Crop Type Stubble Stubble Management
Minnipa, SA Poochera, SA Grey calcareous sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
Important Caution The results of this trial may have been impacted by unusual or adverse events
Pests
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To understand the impact of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling on disease suppression.

Cereal (Grain): Barley Cereal (Grain): Wheat Oilseed: Canola 6 trials Crop Crop Type Stubble Stubble Management
Minnipa, SA Poochera, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To see if disease suppression can be stimulated by increasing organic matter (i.e. carbon) inputs into farming systems under local conditions.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat Oilseed: Canola Cereal (Grain): Barley 6 trials Crop Crop Type Crop Crop Rotation Fertiliser Fertiliser Type Soil Improvement Soil Improvement Type
Minnipa, SA Poochera, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To investigate the question 'Is time of sowing as important in a high decile season'?

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Sowing Sowing Timing
Minnipa, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To identify crop safety levels and economic risk of pre- and post-emergent herbicide use on lentil across different soil types and environments in the southern low rainfall zone. This project builds on previous GRDC-funded projects, including DAV00113 (southern region pulse agronomy).

Grain Legume: Lentils 1 trial Crop Crop Variety
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To determine if disease suppression against Rhizoctonia is achievable in an upper EP environment on a grey
highly calcareous soil using different rotations and cropping inputs.

Cereal (Grain): Barley Cereal (Grain): Wheat Forage: Medic 4 trials Crop Crop Type Crop Crop Rotation Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Fertiliser Fertiliser Type
Streaky Bay, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To determine if disease suppression against rhizoctonia is achievable in an upper EP environment on a grey highly calcareous soil using different rotations and cropping inputs.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat Cereal (Grain): Barley 2 trials Crop Crop Type Crop Crop Rotation Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Fertiliser Fertiliser Type
Streaky Bay, SA Grey calcareous sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To determine if disease suppression against rhizoctonia is achievable in a grey highly calcareous soil using alternative rotational systems and crop inputs in an upper EP environment and if soil microbial populations can be influenced by rotation and fertiliser inputs.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Crop Crop Type Crop Crop Rotation Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Fertiliser Fertiliser Type
Streaky Bay, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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  • To investigate legume pasture options for controlling group A (ACCase inhibitors) resistant barley grass (GRDC project UA00149).
  • The trial also looked at the impact of these pasture treatments on a subsequent wheat crop and compared one vs. two consecutive years of legume pasture on barley grass management in the absence of gr… read more

Hay: Vetch Forage: Medic 2 trials Grazing Grazing Timing Herbicide Herbicide Timing Herbicide Herbicide Type
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Red loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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Pulses are growing in popularity as a result of good prices and rotational benefits such as decreased N input and enhanced grass weed control options. However frost and combinations of water and heat stress at critical growth stages can compromise crop yield. Previous work in pulses has established that the most important time to maintain growth… read more

Grain Legume: Faba beans Grain Legume: Lentils 4 trials Crop Crop Type Adverse Effects Management Adverse Effects Management Frost Adverse Effects Management Adverse Effects Management Heat
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA SA, SA Clay loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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This article summarises the outcomes of several Mn trials conducted on upper Eyre Peninsula over the last two years.

Cereal (Grain): Barley 2 trials Fertiliser Fertiliser Form Fertiliser Fertiliser Type
Piednippie, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To maximise canola productivity through creating soil specific management strategies that improve canola yields, profitability and establishment in field trials on lower and upper Eyre Peninsula (EP). In 2014, ten separate trials were conducted as part of this project at Minnipa Agricultural Centre, and Piednippie on upper EP. Four trials will b… read more

Oilseed: Canola 1 trial Crop Crop Variety Sowing Sowing Method Sowing Sowing Rate
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA
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To maximise canola productivity through creating soil specific management strategies that improve canola yields, profitability and establishment in field trials on Eyre Peninsula.

In 2015, seven separate trials were conducted as part of this project at Minnipa Agriculture Centre and Piednippie on upper Eyre Peninsula. Three trials will… read more

Oilseed: Canola 2 trials Crop Crop Variety Sowing Sowing Method Sowing Sowing Rate Sowing Sowing Timing
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Piednippie, SA
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To evaluate the effect of two triazine tolerant varieties, sown at three different seeding rates and three different depths has on emergence and yield at Minnipa Agricultural Centre and at Piednippie. 

Oilseed: Canola 2 trials Crop Crop Variety Sowing Sowing Method Sowing Sowing Rate
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Piednippie, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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Tto maximise canola productivity through creating soil specific management strategies that improve canola yields, profitability and establishment in field trials on lower and upper Eyre Peninsula (EP). In 2014, ten separate trials were conducted as part of this project at Minnipa Agricultural Centre, and Piednippie on upper EP. Four trials will … read more

Oilseed: Canola 1 trial Crop Crop Variety Sowing Sowing Method Sowing Sowing Rate
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA
Trial Report Unavailable
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To maximise canola productivity through creating soil specific management strategies that improve canola yields, profitability and establishment in field trials on lower and upper Eyre Peninsula (EP). In 2014, ten separate trials were conducted as part of this project at Minnipa Agricultural Centre, and Piednippie on upper EP. Four trials will b… read more

Oilseed: Canola 1 trial Crop Crop Variety Sowing Sowing Rate Sowing Sowing Timing
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA
Trial Report Unavailable
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To maximise canola productivity through creating soil specific management strategies that improve canola yields, profitability and establishment in field trials on lower and upper Eyre Peninsula (EP). In 2014, ten separate trials were conducted as part of this project at Minnipa Agricultural Centre, and Piednippie on upper EP. Four trials will b… read more

Oilseed: Canola 1 trial Crop Crop Variety Sowing Sowing Method Sowing Sowing Rate
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA
Trial Report Unavailable
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To maximise canola productivity through creating soil specific management strategies that improve canola yields, profitability and establishment in field trials on lower and upper Eyre Peninsula.

 

Oilseed: Canola 2 trials Sowing Sowing Method Sowing Sowing Rate Sowing Sowing Timing
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Piednippie, SA Loam
Trial Report Unavailable
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To identify plant varieties or mixtures that can increase dry matter production of the pasture break phase on the highly alkaline soils of upper Eyre Peninsula. Current cropping and grazing systems are mostly based on monocultures and the potential feed base of the break phase could be broadened to be more productive for grazing and available fo… read more

Piednippie, SA Grey calcareous sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
Important Caution The results of this trial may have been impacted by unusual or adverse events
Animal grazing
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  • To measure crop response in a field trial at Minnipa to different fertiliser rates over time, with soil P levels measured annually as Colwell P.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Crop Crop Nutrition
Minnipa, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To assess the P response from current and residual fertiliser applications.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate
Minnipa, SA Red sandy loam
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To assess the P response from current fertiliser applications at MAC.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Crop Crop Nutrition
Minnipa, SA Red sandy loam
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  • To determine the ability and drivers of grain yield recovery of two different wheat varieties after grazing.
  • To investigate whether N has the ability to assist in grazing recovery of yield and/or quality compensation.

Similar trials were conducted for the GRDC funded Grain & Graze 3 project in 2015 across o… read more

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Fertiliser Fertiliser Timing Grazing Grazing Timing
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To compare the impact of four different management strategies on production, profitability and sustainability at the Minnipa
Agricultural Centre.

Oilseed: Canola Cereal (Grain): Wheat Forage: Medic Grain Legume: Field peas 4 trials Crop Crop Rotation Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate
Minnipa, SA Red clay loam
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The Farming Systems Competition was commenced in 2000 to compare the impact of four different management strategies on production, profitability and sustainability at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre.

Minnipa, SA
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  • To compare the impact of four different management strategies on production, profitability and sustainability at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre.

Cereal (Grain): Barley 1 trial Grazing Grazing Rate Grazing Grazing Type
Minnipa, SA Red sandy loam
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Crop intensive farming systems are running down soil carbon, requiring increased inputs to maintain or increase yield without necessarily improving profitability. Mixed species cover cropping offers a new approach to reverse this trend in the Australian context. It is a key component of some farming systems overseas but is yet to be adopted wide… read more

Cereal: Mixed species 1 trial Crop Crop Type Management systems Management systems Cover crops
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Red sandy loam
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Barley grass weed density was monitored in three paddocks on upper EP (Minnipa Agricultural Centre (MAC), Heddle's at Minnipa and Wilkins' at Yaninee) using a UAV during the 2017 growing season at three different timings, with paddock transects conducted to verify grass weed density in paddocks.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 2 trials Management systems Management systems Integrated weed management
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Yaninee, SA Red loam
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Barley grass weed density was monitored in three paddocks on upper EP (Minnipa Agricultural Centre (MAC), Heddle’s at Minnipa and Wilkins’ at Yaninee using an UAV during the 2017 (EPFS Summary 2017, p 83) and 2018 growing seasons at three different timings, with paddock transects conducted to verify grass weed density in paddocks.

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Weed: Barley Grass Hay: Vetch 3 trials Management systems Management systems Integrated weed management
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Yaninee, SA Red loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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Barley grass continues to be a major grass weed in cereal cropping regions on upper Eyre Peninsula (EP). The use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology to identify and assess barley grass populations in paddocks and monitor potential resistant populations may be a useful tool for farmers. This approach was tested in three paddocks on upper … read more

Cereal (Grain): Wheat Forage: Medic Grain Legume: Lentils 9 trials Management systems Management systems Integrated weed management
Condado, SA Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Yaninee, SA Red loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To conduct a break crop trial at Mt Cooper.

Oilseed: Canola Forage: Pea 2 trials Crop Crop Type Crop Crop Variety
Mt Cooper, SA Red loam
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To focus on increasing water use efficiency.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Crop Crop Variety Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Sowing Sowing Rate Sowing Sowing Timing
Mudamuckla, SA Grey calcareous sandy loam
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To test whether nitrogen management options typical for upper EP would ‘switch off’ disease suppression.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Crop Crop Type Crop Crop Rotation Fertiliser Fertiliser Type
Minnipa, SA Red sandy loam
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To determine whether adding extra nitrogen (N) at GS31 will bring benefits above the current standard practice of only applying nitrogen at or near sowing in three different Eyre Peninsula (EP) environments.

 

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 3 trials Crop Crop Variety Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate
Cummins, SA Lock, SA Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Clay loam
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To push the nitrogen inputs at Minnipa Agricultural Centre to achieve a target yield of 2 t/ha.

Oilseed: Canola 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Fertiliser Fertiliser Type
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Red loam
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To compare up front applications of N with a split application of N, as well as the efficiency of foliar N compared to granular N.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 3 trials Fertiliser Fertiliser Form Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Fertiliser Fertiliser Timing
Minnipa, SA Mudamuckla, SA Wharminda, SA Red sandy clay loam
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To question how much nutrition did you export to the silo last year and how much fertiliser are you applying this year?

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Crop Crop Type
Minnipa, SA
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To assess a range of commercial rhizobia inoculant products, application strategies and sowing times to provide growers with recommendations that ensures adequate nodulation and nitrogen fixation in dry sown crops.

 

Other: Break crops 1 trial Crop Crop Type Seed treatment Seed treatment Inoculant
Minnipa, SA Red sandy loam
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To determine the optimum ratio of peas and canola for grain yield, profitability and post harvest ground cover.

Oilseed: Canola Grain Legume: Field peas 2 trials Farm operations Farm operations Economics Management systems Management systems Intercropping Sowing Sowing Rate
Minnipa, SA Red sandy loam
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To determine the comparative performance of alternative crops and pastures as pest and disease breaks in an intensive cereal phase. In low rainfall regions of south-eastern Australia broad-leaf crops make up only a very small proportion of the total area of sown crops. 

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Crop Crop Type
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Red sandy clay loam
Trial Report Unavailable
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Aims:

To determine the comparative performance of alternative crops and pastures as pest and disease breaks in an intensive cereal phase. 

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Crop Crop Type
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Red sandy clay loam
Trial Report Unavailable
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To develop predictive formulas that can be used by growers to estimate in-season soil moisture at different depths and crop nutrient content from proximal sensing (PS) data.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 6 trials Crop Crop Variety
Cummins, SA Lock, SA Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Nunjikompita, SA Piednippie, SA Red sandy clay loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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This research was done to develop predictive formulas that can be used by growers to estimate in-season soil nutrients from soil samples taken at different depths and crop nutrient content from proximal sensing (PS) data.

The upper Eyre Peninsula (UEP) is a challenging environment for growers, due to the irregular rainfall patterns whi… read more

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 3 trials Crop Crop Type Crop Crop Variety Technology Technology Modelling
Condada, SA Cungena, SA Streaky Bay, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To develop improved AB disease control management strategies through the use of fungicides.

Grain Legume: Field peas 2 trials Fungicide Fungicide Rate Fungicide Fungicide Timing Fungicide Fungicide Type
Hart Field Site group, SA Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Clay loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To address the issues of canola being a high risk crop in low rainfall areas two experiments were established in 2015, at Minnipa (upper Eyre Peninsula) and Ouyen (Victorian Mallee). Only Minnipa results are reported here.

This trial is part of the GRDC funded Optimising Canola Profitability Project currently underway across New South … read more

Oilseed: Canola 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Timing Sowing Sowing Timing
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA
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To investiage management of risk through tailoring inputs to the different production zones potential
by using variable rate technology.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Sowing Sowing Rate
Mudamuckla, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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Aims:

To manage risk through tailoring inputs to the different production zones potential by using variable rate technology.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate
Mudamuckla, SA Grey calcareous sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To manage risk through variable rate technology using different inputs over variable soil types and testing the use of Yield Prophet to match plant available water and nutrition with modelling of climatic conditions, knowing that we can have unpredictable finishes to seasons.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Sowing Sowing Rate
Mudamuckla, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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Aims:

To investiage management of risk through tailoring inputs to the different production zones
potential by using variable rate technology.

Forage: Medic 1 trial Crop Crop Type
Wharminda, SA
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At Wharminda the focus is on managing risk through variable rate technology (VRT) using different inputs over variable soil
types.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate
Wharminda, SA Deep non-wetting sand
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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Aims:

To manage risk through variable rate technology using different inputs over variable soil types and testing the use of Yield Prophet to match plant available water and nutrition with modelling of climatic conditions, knowing that we can have unpredictable finishes to seasons.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Sowing Sowing Rate
Wharminda, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To further evaluate variable rate sowing as a tool to improve profitability in low rainfall upper EP farming systems, this broad acre trial
began in 2008 and has continued through to 2010.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Sowing Sowing Rate
Minnipa, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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Aims:

To manage risk through variable rate technology using different inputs over variable soil types and testing the use of Yield Prophet to match plant available water and nutrition with modelling of climatic conditions, knowing that we can have unpredictable finishes to seasons.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Fertiliser Fertiliser Rate Sowing Sowing Rate
Minnipa, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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  • To compare very early maturing feed and malting barley lines selected from the University of Adelaide Barley Program advanced yield trials.
  • To compare these varieties with other adapted and current varieties, and to evaluate their specific adaptation to the upper EP environment.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Crop Crop Variety
Minnipa, SA Red sandy loam
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To provide early feed for stock in autumn, a time of year when pastures haven’t established properly, and get ewes and lambs out of the confinement feedlot and onto good quality feed as soon as possible.

Cereal (Grain): Barley 1 trial Farm operations Farm operations Economics Management systems Management systems Graze and grain
Minnipa, SA Red sandy loam
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To see how the commonly grown varieties with a range of maturities respond to seasonal conditions, soil type and sowing time, i.e. to evaluate how they can best fit into the farming system.

Cereal (Grain): Wheat 1 trial Crop Crop Variety
Minnipa, SA
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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To determine if disease suppression against rhizoctonia is achievable in an upper EP environment on a grey highly calcareous soil. It also assessed whether soil microbial populations can be influenced by rotation and fertiliser inputs in this environment.

Cereal (Grain): Barley Forage: Brassica Forage: Medic Oilseed: Canola 4 trials Crop Crop Type Crop Crop Rotation Fertiliser Fertiliser Type
Streaky Bay, SA Highly calcareous grey loamy sand
Trial Report Unavailable Source Data Unavailable
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