Sainfoin;a forgotten treasure with potential:⬇️bloat risk⬇️CH4 production in ruminants➕🐝 probable perennial grain. Here we are testing field efficacy of recovered rhizobia by AIRG @NSWDPI_Soils which will be crucial for further development Richard Hayes Ashlea Webster Jess Rigg

Between rain fronts team Cowra managed to asses dry matter in our low methane pasture trial. Samples taken for quality minerals and gas emissions. 4perennial grasses and herbs in binary mixes with 6legumes with different tannin profiles Suzanne Boschma NSW Pastures Meat & Livestock Australia

Defoliation treats have delayed flowering in hybrid perennial wheat in our perennial grains experiment on the #DarlingDowns This effect will need to captured as we develop perennial grains models in #APSIM @PeterInnes Richard Hayes Matthew Newell Matthew Newell UniSQ_SoAES @nswdpi

The Agrifutures Clover4Bees project sampling white clover flowers at Orange to assess the effect of soil fertility on nectar production. Not a quick job! Matthew Newell NSW Pastures Andrew Price AgriFutures Australia Carol

Racing the storm. Kernza Harvest 2022

Perennial wheat in Australia - Richard Hayes #ACSMtg The Land Institute

Temperate pasture demonstration has been sown at Parkes. Have also got a lime demo in the same paddock looking an ameliorating subsoil acidity. Should be a cracker of a spring field day! Thanks Matthew Newell for such a tidy job.

Another Day another lime trial. Cowra lime expt. 4 pH profiles x 2 phos rates. Installing neutron probe tubes today to see if improving Colwell P and soil pH can increase water extraction at depth under pasture Meat & Livestock Australia Richard Hayes @DrJasonCondon

"This project’s a big investment. But it’s worth the time and money, because of that key word 'perennial'. - Crafty Pint 🇦🇺 Learn how perennial grain collaborator Matthew Newell is harnessing the potential of perennials with mountain rye in Australia bit.ly/3Z2uqqE

For 20 yrs I have been unable to adequately explain why the novel legume, sulla, is not as impressive in SNSW as I have seen in NNSW or Eyre Peninsula. This week, touring the #hippo acid soil trials, I may have stumbled upon the answer: It clearly dislikes frost Matthew Newell

Today we got to sample the beers and spirits created by the talented brewers and distillers that partnered with Matthew Newell trialling end uses for Mtn Rye grain. For a grass that has had no selection for grain quality, all agreed there is a heap of potential in this species.

Harvesting Matthew Newell's perennial wheat variety trial at Orange Agricultural Institute today to look at grain yield and post-harvest survival. Each plot was done by hand to keep the seed clean for sowing additional sites next year. NSW Agriculture

Harvest of our perennial Mtn Rye blocks began today at Orange Agricultural Institute. Good stand of white clover under the crop, which will lift forage quality for grazing after harvest. Interesting the diversity of seed colour in this year’s crop

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Soil sampling in 5cm increments down to 30cm at our lime demonstration sites at Parkes and Curra Creek. Not telling you anything if I say “it’s dry out their folks” Meat & Livestock Australia Richard Hayes