Author Archives: Angela George

This project was made possible due to GRDC investment. Western Australia’s southern cropping regions have a need for further diversification in crop rotations for disease and weed management and for the development of more robust and sustainable farming systems. Current … Continued

This project was made possible due to GRDC investment. Wheat is traditionally not grown in large areas throughout the Great Southern Western area primarily due to the high risk of frost damage. There are several key outcomes that were realised … Continued

Claying has become a vital amelioration tool within the Great Southern region on WA, where the soils are typically sandy, low in organic matter and have a prevalence for non-wetting issues. Claying has shown to be most effective at increasing … Continued

In the Great Southern region summer crops have predominantly been grown opportunistically when there is ample soil moisture post-harvest with the express purpose of filling the summer and autumn feed gap. Recently, some growers have started using summer crops to … Continued

Southern Dirt in WA have been operating a Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) project funded by Meat & Livestock Australia, with a focus on ‘Increasing profit with dual purpose crops’, since the start of 2020. The aim of this project is … Continued

Southern Dirt in WA have been operating a Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) funded by Meat & Livestock Australia. The project is called, ‘Alternative Fodder Crops for Turning Off Weaner Lambs/Hogget’s’, and has been running since the start of 2020. The aim … Continued