Frontier Farming Systems wishes Mallee and Wimmera Farmers and our project partners a Merry Christmas and Happy new year. We look forward to an exciting 2025 with many new trials and events planned to help push the Frontier of grain production and profitability SouthernPulse

Still in love with this data from 2024 @GRDC Canola Establishment. Grain yield declined by ~0.2t/ha (0r about 4-5%) per week that emergence was delayed after 4 April at Wynarka. The different water amounts or plant numbers established didn't matter - timing trumps density :)

Local Research Forums are on next week. Find out about the latest research in the Mallee. Tuesday 18th Feb @ Walpeup Tennis Club Wednesday 19th Feb @ Tooleybuc Sporting Club. Both events start at 9.30am. RSVP: email [email protected] or text me on 0448612892

About to start the week talking to farmers and consultants on the Eyre Peninsula about pulses and sandy soils. Thanks Andrew Ware for spotting me a ute. Ag Innovation & Research Eyre Peninsula

Great to share information from local GRDC South research projects to over 80 Mallee farmers and agronomists this week at Walpeup and Tooleybuc. Thanks for collaborating and presenting at these events SouthernPulse Kenton Porker Birchip Cropping Group (BCG).

Fantastic morning talking crop and machinery benchmarking, soil test reviews, research highlights, Riskwise and farming systems with our clients. Thnx John Kirkegaard and Lindsay for guest speaking. Big cropping footprint in this room 👍 GRDC North supported trials 👍

It’s a good feeling when you’re in a crowd of 80 farmers and their consultant is using your trial data to support their advice. Data from the GRDC South Profitable Yield Frontiers project highlights the opportunities in a tough season from well managed systems. Kenton Porker

Vic & SA growers with sandy soils in the low and medium rainfall zones are rapidly adopting strategic soil amelioration. And with good reason. The practices are backed by trial data and research from across the region. The research has resulted in a comprehensive manual to help

Up and away with this year’s trial program. Spreading lime for an another large paddock scale trial at Walpeup as part of the GRDC South Sandy Soils project. Measuring soil amelioration responses across paddock zones. Never had to buy trial site inputs by the road train before😬

Plant 2025 underway for GRDC Canola Establishment. Last year we could establish crops on between 5-10mm of water at this time of year. This year …. I think it’s going to take more! Back in 4 days ….

Awesome footage by Stacey from Stacey Solomon of the Ag. Machinery R&D Centre - AMRDC Active Inclusion Ripping system working in the Vic Mallee. We are combining this with nutrition treatments to build fertility and push yield frontiers for the GRDC South #sandysoils project Therese Mcbeath Kenton Porker

Fun days out - liming and spading treatments going in near Gerang Michael Moodie GRDC South

Another GRDC Sandy Soils II long term site being set up near Balaklava SA… Removing physical constraints 🥊👊 with the UniSA engineering team!!

Join us in a paddock near you to discuss soil constraints, management strategies, local projects + more! These events are supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program. Mallee CMA Ag Vic Grains

See how metribuzin-tolerant lentils and new lupin and chickpea varieties are performing this season at our Kooloonong Natya Crop Walk – Tues 19 Aug. grdc.com.au/events/list/20… SouthernPulse

Get a handle on how different P rates and placement strategies are influencing lentil performance at our Kooloonong Natya Crop Walk – Tues 19 Aug. grdc.com.au/events/list/20… SouthernPulse

Mallee Farmers! Join us for the Kooloonong Natya Crop Walk next Tuesday 19th August. Check out pulse and cereal trials, nutrient strategies, crop protection and soil tech – and hear from Agronomy Solutions, Kenton Porker and @jasonbrand. grdc.com.au/events/list/20…

Back on barley bandwagon, Natya (Swanhill). ~70mm start plant available water + germ event Mid April…but frost 19th August. Standard spring barleys flowering and new AGT winter barley at flagleaf 👌 It could well get frosted but using water while we have it GRDC South

After 2 tough starts we’ve established a network of 7 coordinated long-term Sandy Soil Amelioration experiments across SE Aus. Huge thanks to the team + GRDC for backing this ambitious program 🙌 Big Qs: How do we feed the new potential? How do we sustain it longer?

Pulses are getting cracking at our ⁦GRDC North⁩ NSW Mallee⁩ trial site. Early establishment & sub soil moisture is providing useful yield potential with just 70mm of rainfall. The faba beans are indicating 2-3 weeks of moisture left😉 ⁦Rohan Brill⁩ ⁦Graeme Sandral⁩