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Crop and Pasture Management

Crop and Pasture Management

The resources on this page are of relevance to SA farmers and regional communities. They are to assist in decision making and potential practice change to build drought preparedness and resilience. Further information on crop and pasture management is available through the SA Drought Hub team, including the Farming Systems Adoption Officer and Knowledge Broker.

Dry season information

The following resources have been collated to assist in sharing knowledge for the current season with hub partners, grower groups and individuals. Further information can be found in project pages, through our Hub partners directly, or through the national Hub network.

If your group would like support to upskill on any of these topics, contact your local Node Coordinator for sponsorship support.

 

Title Source
Effects of simulated defoliation on the productivity and resilience of pasture legumes SA Drought Hub
Kondinin Drought Reports and the droughtinfo.com.au initiative Kondinin Group
Cover crops improve ground cover in a very dry season GRDC
Time of sowing: factsheet GRDC
Reducing frost risk and managing the damage GRDC
Adaptive sowing strategies to overcome a shifting seasonal break GRDC
Adding value through pasture and fodder break crops – is the current break crop broken? GRDC
Hay and Silage Factsheet GRDC
Forage crops MLA
Benefits of Retaining Stubble – Western Australia soilquality.org.au
Dry sowing: factsheet Agriculture NSW
Using soil moisture to make strategic decisions Agriculture Victoria
Plant available water and potential crop yield DPIRD
Factors affecting grain crop seed germination DPIRD
The Future Drought Fund’s My Climate View (formerly Climate Services for Agriculture)

The Future Drought Fund’s My Climate View (formerly Climate Services for Agriculture) tool provides users with location-specific information on seasonal and monthly rainfall outlooks, and medium and longer term climate projections for rainfall and temperature.

The tool can be accessed at: myclimateview.com.au

Managing dry times and drought: planning for resilience and recovery

Dry times and drought pose a key risk to farm businesses. Farmers, pastoralists and land managers should develop a management plan to mitigate this risk. This fact sheet summarises why such plans are needed and what they should include.

Download the Managing dry times and drought fact sheet.

For more information on business and risk management for farmers, visit the Department of Primary Industries and Regions website.

Water-Smart Farming Manual – GRDC

Strategies for optimising water use efficiency of your grain growing system

This manual describes the latest research on maximising your rainfall and provides new strategies for increasing your yield, farm profit and resilience to changes in rainfall.

Water-Smart Farming Manual

Dealing with the dry – GRDC

Resources from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) including:

  • Agronomy for dry conditions
  • Harvest or hay making informed decisions.

Dealing with the dry – GRDC

Pasture sustainability and management in drought – NSW Department of Primary Industries

This fact sheet from the NSW Department of Primary Industries includes infromation on:

  • Causes of stress on pastures
  • Factos that need to be considered
  • Useful pasture management strategies
  • pastures in semi-arid rangelands.

Pasture sustainability and management in drought (nsw.gov.au)

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