Sunday, September 8, 2013

High yielding wheat. Reaped by Stripper front. Less trash on surface. - Harvesting 'correll' wheat at Freeling


Phil Needham - The Benefits of Controlled Traffic Farming


Phil Needham No Till Consultant, Kentucky US

http://www.needhamag.com/documents/Push_No-Till_Wheat_Yields_Higher_With_These_5_Simple_Tips_-_Needham_PDF.pdf

Bogged - 6" - 9" over the past 3 months


Shane Wakelin at Lucky Bay


Dolphin following the Ferry


On the Ferry


Ferry


On board The Ferry


Ferry at Lucky Bay


Ferry


Waiting to board ferry at Lucky Bay


Hind marsh with spot infection


NVT Cereal Site. Cowell


Onion Weed


43C80 canola


Paul Kaden 43C80 CL


Tyne assembly on Bougault 3310 PHD bar


Paul Kaden.


Paul Kaden JD 4940 SP After Market tank extension


Paul Kaden


Paul Kaden


Paul Kaden


Paul Kaden


Paul Kaden. Cowell.


Paul & Jack Kaden Mitchville, Cowell. EP

4000 ha cropping

3 year rotation

Canola Wheat Barley , Medic pasture 3 -5 years.

12" - 17" Rainfall

200mm GSR to date

Seeder: Bougault knife point 12"
Liquid injection     Water Rate 50 L/Ha
Phos Acid 4 units of P at sowing
Pre mixers Zn & mangenese with 2 -3 units of dissolved Urea.
In the past used 50kg/ha of 32.18.0. Use small amounts of N - too much biomass for rainfall.
Better early vigour in crops.

Land Value  $285 / Acre  Farm sold next door few years ago.

Canola  43C80  & Stingray
Wheat Kord Clearfield wheat - Brome Grass control and dry sowing.
Mace Wheat, Mace on 2nd wheats for YLS.
Hindmarsh Barley

Onion Weed resistance for groups B herbicides - Challenge

Brome grass & Barley grass - concerned about resistance to Group B chemistry.

On advisor committee for EPARF at Minnepa Research Centre.
300 members
Purpose for lobby, research trials.
Nigel Williem Researcher

Ian Proctor


Ian Proctor


Ian Proctor


Ian Proctor


Ian Proctor


Ian Proctor


Ian Proctor. Port Neill


Ian Proctor Port Neill . EP

Family Farm Established 100 Years
Ave rainfall     16 "
 350 GSR
Continuous Crop  Wheat, Canola, Barley

Varieties:  Mace, Wyalkatchem, Crusher, Stingray,45Y86,Hindmarsh

DBS 17M, 6" Knife point press wheels,  Liquid Systems  Ausplow TBT Cart

Knife point in 4" at seeding.

MAP & Urea blend at seeding  30.9.0     80 - 100kg/ha    Flurtirfol on Fertlisier
Trace Elements Zn & Cu 500mls/ha
water rate 50 L/ha for injection.   More even and consistent distribution.

Challenges

Grain Logistics for harvest, especially this crop.
Herbicide resistance
Mining -   Iron ore Deposits  on Eyre Peninsula
Export hay limited due to factory distance
Lentil crops excellent  GM.  End market delivery distance freight expensive

Land Value    Mid North of Cummins $2600/ acre;  Cummings $3000 /Acre.