Building resilience – Break Crop Suitability Across Landscapes

Bring together Upper North Farming Systems, Murray Plains Farmers, and AIR EP to bring this common theme across the 3 farming groups and 4 Node regions together into the one project. It is proposed to establish several paddock scale demonstration sites, tailoring each to the needs of the group region. The activities are designed to share information about break crop options and agronomics looking at crop establishment, soil testing (deep N), in crop monitoring, yield and economic analysis, ground cover/stubble residues and benefits for the following crop.

Throughout the year information regarding break crop decision making will be shared via the grower groups to their membership and networks by way of communication materials and extension activities, Pinion Advisory will complete economic analysis reports for each site at key decision making points in the season, investigating end use opportunities, harvest results and the flow on effect for the following cropping year.