A comprehensive manual addressing irrigation, water quality, soil, irrigation systems, irrigation scheduling, improving irrigation efficiencies, drainage, economics and technical information.
Project Catalyst growers worked with economists from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries to identify costs and benefits of their trials. In this study, Frank Clayton and Farmacist trialled a low-cost legume versus bare fallow strategy.
Air seeder, tech adoption & machinery adaptation for mixed species fallow cropping.
FEAT is a free online tool that evaluates the impact of farm management decisions.
Harvest Mate is a new harvesting decision support tool.
This calculator aims to assist in comparing the gross margins of two different practices in an on-farm demonstration.
SRA Mackay is supporting growers to trial growing complementary fallow crop soybeans using the SRA Precision Planter. The planter can plant through a trash blanket and cultivated ground. To trial the precision planter contact: Stephanie Duncan 0459 863 298 or Dylan Wedel 0490 029 387
Improving Irrigation for growers in Mackay, Plane Creek and Proserpine. To trial the moisture probe contact: Stephanie Duncan 0459 863 298 or Dylan Wedel 0490 029 387
SRA’s Canecalcs.com is a great starting point for calculating if your farm’s irrigation is profitable.