Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Russell Zwar
550 mm rainfall winter dominant rainfall
Received 360mm in past 12 weeks
1200 Ha no till cropping
Soil pH 4.5 - 6.0. Average 5.5 pH
Land value. $ 2500 per acre
Soft wheat Orion
Canola
Oaten Hay
Beans
Jd 1890 7.5 ". 9.1 M
Yield ave. wheat 4 T. Canola 2.3 T beans 3.5 T
Last few year cereals over 6 T
VRT N with crop sensor this year.
In the past used yield maps to make decisions with N rich strips
CT 3.0 M centers
Pioneer CL Hybrids
Opportunity corn planting 4 T two years ago
Martindale Farms. Mintaro
Martindale farms
Corey - manager
Bequeatthed to adelaide uni 14000 acres- rundown & sold
This farm purchased May last year. now - 4700acres . Historically cattle business, chaff for mines 25000 bags. Turning off 5500 xbred lambs for snake oil business. BGT business across the road.
A lot of challenges ahead with many unknowns. 3400acres crop range country needs to be sown down but will be tidied up first. Purchased 5000 adult sheep with property- sold all 3+ yr olds.
2001 ryegrass seed test resistance for gp a,b & trifluralin. Risk of tigrex resistant radish.
Use valor in knockdowns - really happy with control.
Grow commander barley & graze. 8 days on, 14 days off.
Wild oats are a real problem. Avadex is only 80% at best
5 yr rotation - won't grow wheat on wheat, double legume. 800 ac beans, 500 ac canola
Martindale Hall Homestead
Viewing balcony on roof top to view horse racing course on the front grounds.
Seed hawk
Excellent seed placement and Quick emergence . Excellent Fertiliser separation. Stubble handling challenging at times
Andrew & David Mitchell
Andrew David Mitchell
Farrell flats
425 mm GSR
290 mm in the last 3 months
2200 crop. 600 lease
Soil pH 6
Map 60 - 80kg at sowing
Urea application 30 - 40 kg/ ha
More frequently
24 ha vines. New pipeline
Casella wines Griffith contract
2000 ewes. Self replacing
19 microns
Frost risk with different farms
Too wet. Lack of N. applications
Johnston. Oaten hay growers
Every 400 bales testing argt for toxicity
14000 bale app p
400 hay
350 ha. Canola
Barley.
Legume. Vetch seed crop, lupins
Starting growing beans 320 ha
Balance wheat
Soft wheat.
Oats. Mulgara less lodging better colour
2.3 T. 3.4. Ave. 4.5 T 5.5T
Use Contract hay and winderow
Canola. 2.5 - 3.0 T
15 - 20 frosting
Go cereal harvesting
Grain carting to Roseworthy 90 km delivery
Asbv. Crossbreed ????
Lemwe merino. Glendamar. Snowtown
19 micro. Twice year shearing
30 neighbors challenge with lice control
Seed hawk. Excellent seed placement Steerable drawbar
Poor stubble. Inter row. 10"
Resistant ryegrass. Biggest challenge
Hay. Canola
legumes ryegrass
Propizamide. 1kg ha. Pspe
Moisture dependent. 1 and 4
Window row oats. For harvest
To ripening
Spray top gramoxone beans
Ryegrass resistance
Yield mapping. Simple ground truthing. Ryegrass
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