Research
Development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in South Australia
This page was last updated on 30 July 2025. Delivery of extension activities around 4 pulse sites on Eyre Peninsula. Key objectives Incorporate grain legumes into cropping systems Provide growers with optimized agronomic practices through GRDC-backed research Achieve a target where 45% of growers are adopting or planning to adopt these new techniques Learn more…
GRDC Seeder Systems Case Studies
This page was last updated on 29 October 2024. Summary Josh Telfer interviewed Mark Modra for a seeding systems publication being produced by BCG, funded by GRDC. Published in GroundCover Online, 30 January 2022. Check out the story here: Read Marks story here
SA Drought Hub: Glyphosate Alternatives
This page was last updated on 18 November 2025. Summary Demo site (small plot replicated trial in reality) at Wangary, alternatives to glyphosate. Above: Ian Richter, SARDI, setting up the herbicide trial at the Wangary site in 2022. Cropping without glyphosate video Play Video Cropping without Glyphosate Fact Sheet SA Drought Hub Project Page
Drought Resilience Practices in Mixed Farming Systems- Cross Hub Project
This page was last updated on 18 November 2025. Summary Demonstration sites to be established in low rainfall farming systems to: 1. Demonstrate practices to improve rotations to increase soil N and reduce grass weeds for wheat production. 2. Determine if there are other measurable benefits to the farming system e.g. biomass production (for livestock…
SA Drought Hub Activities 2022: Soil cover to retain water
This page was last updated on 23 May 2023. Summary Demonstration sites to be established in low rainfall farming systems to determine: 1. Can we measure increased stored soil water in strip/disc vs conventional no-till knife point systems? 2. Are there other measurable benefits to the farming system such as soil cover, nutrition, weeds, disease,…
SA Drought Hub Activities 2022: Best Practice Early Sowing Opportunities
This page was last updated on 12 January 2026. Summary This project aimed to demonstrate and extend the findings of a SAGIT research project conducted in 2019-2021, which found ways to improve plant establishment and crop production by adopting specific early sowing techniques. Separating seed and fertiliser, sowing earlier than district practice, and using longer…
Soil extension support for extreme weather recovery areas of Eastern Eyre Peninsula
This page was last updated on 24 May 2023. Summary Farmers affected by the extreme weather events were invited to express their interest in accessing technical support, soil testing and extension activities with a focus on production outcomes. Support was provided on a ‘first in first served’ basis, until the funds were fully allocated. The…
Eastern Eyre Soil Management Opportunities
This page was last updated on 23 May 2023. Summary Increase soil cover of bare soils over 20/21 summer. Gain increased understanding of summer crops/other activities to affect soil surface cover, erosion potential and plant growth. Overcome physical and chemical constraints to root growth. Measure impact on the following winter crop. Gain increased understanding of…
Pasture optimisation for drought solutions
This page was last updated on 20 August 2025. Project Summary The PODS (Pasture Optimisation for Drought Solutions) project focused on evaluating mixed legume pasture cultivars to improve drought resilience in South Australia’s low to medium rainfall zones, with the Low Rainfall zones featured on Eyre Peninsula. Across 11 sites-including three large-scale (10 ha) serradella…
Better summer weed management decisions in Southern and Western Australia
This page was last updated on 23 May 2023. Summary The summer weed app, created to assist with summer weed management decisions under GRDC project DAW00257, will be calibrated using field trials and user tested to estimate economic returns from controlling summer weed populations.