A summary of cereal results from the GRDC's High Rainfall Zone Farming Systems project is now available - simply click on the READ MORE tab at the footer of this email to download your copy.
The WA HRZ farming systems project was a GRDC multi-agency (DPIRD, FAR Australia, CSIRO) investment that aimed to reduce the gap between current and potential yield in wheat and canola in
WA’s HRZ. The concept of the cereal research programme for this HRZ project was to explore the productivity and profitability of cereal crops (primarily wheat) sown in mid-April (16 April) as part of an ameliorated soil farming system. The research was primarily conducted on sand plain in the Esperance region with a small site at Frankland River on forest gravel. At Esperance, the primary investigative site, an earlier sowing date allowed the research team to explore several research themes in a coastal WA HRZ region (25km from the coast) where frost risk is lower.
Locations:
The research underlying the key learnings was conducted on FAR Australia’s Crop Technology Centre in the Esperance Port Zone, courtesy of the Whiting family at Gibson. The smaller satellite site was conducted in the Albany Port Zone courtesy of Scott Smith in 2020 at Green Range and then courtesy of Kellie Shields at Gunwarrie near Frankland River.
Further information:
More information on individual trial results from the three different seasons can be found at:
https://faraustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/210316-HRZ-2020-Cereal-Results-FINAL.pdf
https://faraustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/220222-HRZ-2021-Cereal-Results-FINAL-PROVISIONAL.pdf
https://faraustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HRZ-2022-Esperance-Cereal-Results_FINAL.pdf
These results are offered by Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia solely to provide information. While all due care has been taken in compiling the information, FAR Australia and employees take no responsibility for any person relying on the information and disclaims all liability for any errors or omissions in the publication.
