Mark Branson. Tarlee

Mark Branson.   1200 ha

520 - 600 mm. Winter dominant

2005 Nuffield scholar 

20 % sheep

Can field peas durum wheat red wheat

19 micron sheep.  Fine wool

3 years legume can wheat durum beans bread wheat barley 

Stroby  use starting

Wue.    24 years.      63% 86

     95 % 2012

Annual increase of 2% due PA

Break crops 

Timeless of operations

Early wheat early may

Highest yield best on late sowing cool wet finish

No till 100 % 2002

CT. 1997 tram lining

Ct 10m 40m

2004 Rtk introduced 

Yield monitoring 1996

Inter rowing sowing. Cut straw 14"

Vrt.    Phosphorus from yield monitoring  good background of 

Crop specs.  Vrt. On spraying variable with UAN 

Greenseeker. Used with nitrogen rich strips

Deep N    15 - 150 mg/kg.  ave 25 

Variable seed rates to compete out ryegrass. 140kg ha

Increasing organic matter

Chicken litter 20% on farm.  Each year at seeding 10 cubic M per Ha

Future grain.   Producing quality to market a brand

GRDC panel high rainfall zone 

Good contacts and to get messages through

Snail and slug program

Eyespot lodging. 

Stroby program