Project Title |
State(s) |
Project Purpose |
Funder |
MSF Contact |
| Dry Land Soil Health Monitoring |
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To develop & report against soil health benchmarks and targets & inform the region of the proposed development of the Mallee Soil Health Strategy |
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Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
| Vic Soil Carbon Monitoring |
Vic |
To measure the amount & type of soil carbon in soils and determine how soil carbon status is related to management, climate & soil characteristics |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
| Sustainable Farming and Risk Management in the SA Mallee (SAMS2) |
SA |
Increase no-till & minimum tillage farming systems, Improve farm efficiency & profitability using precision agriculture & variable rate technologies & improve farmers business risk management strategies |
|
Richard Saunders (RSSA)
0419 853 089 |
| Evercrop |
Vic SA |
Identify & develop the role & management of perennials in mixed farming systems |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
| Cell grazing v's set stocking (Mallee Young Guns) |
SA |
To address the issue of soil erosion and sustainable pasture utilisation in the SA Mallee - Lameroo |
|
Daniel Schuppan
(RSSA)
0428 102 276 |
Strengthening Communities |
NSW Vic SA |
Build capacity by improving access to support systems and services & to encourage community networks for farmers |
|
Lois Beckwith
0418592462 |
| SPAA Precision Agriculture |
Vic & SA |
Increase the use of PA tools by demonstrating to farmers how to use them to achieve economic, environmental & social benefits |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
| Integrated Weed Management |
NSW Vic SA |
Increase profitability of growers through knowledge & ability to use a more diverse range of weed control options for herbicide resistant grass weeds |
|
Mike Mooney
03 5021 9106 |
Adaptive Practices to minimise impacts of climate change |
Vic SA |
Provide growers with tools & knowledge to adapt & mitigate climate change |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
Water Use Efficiency |
NSW Vic SA |
Have more growers use practices and strategies with greater WUE to increase whole farm profitability & improve WUE systems in the future |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
| Crop Sequencing |
NSW Vic SA |
Develop an improved understanding and implementation of management practices for Brassica, pulse crops, pastures and other options to reduce the risk of crop failure and improve whole farm profitability in low rainfall south-east Australia. |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
| Increasing Adoption of No-till technology in Pastures to Prevent Wind Erosion |
SA |
The project will address the barriers limiting the uptake and effective use of no-till cropping strategies in or following the pasture phase in mixed cropping/livestock systems and encourage farmers to adopt improved practices in sustainable dryland farming in the Mallee region of SA |
|
Tanja Morgan (RSSA)
08 8535 6400 |
| Grain and Graze II |
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Perennials on constrained soils -
To characterise production potential of perennial plantings on constrained soil types in northern Victoria &
Grazing Solutions for large Mallee paddocks -To identify and promote practical solutions that farmers are currently using to exclude livestock from grazing sensitive soil types in large Mallee paddocks.
Growing Biomass - Evaluation of options to increase biomass in the South Australian Mallee
Transition towards minimal Tillage practices - Improving No Till crop performance when transitioning from pasture to crop in Mallee environments- |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100
Richard Saunders (RSSA)
0419 853 089
Chris Mcdonough (RSSA)
0408 085 393
|
Mallee Paddock Challenge |
SA |
Provide members with the opportunity to participate in on farm trials and soil/plant testing |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
| Profit/Risk workshops |
NSW Vic SA |
Develop and build on innovative approaches to building capacity of consultants, growers and scientists in farm business management |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
| How plants grow workshops |
NSW Vic SA |
Workshops aim to enhance farmer understanding of the key processes underlying plant growth and water uptake |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
Low Rainfall Collaboration Project |
NSW Vic SA |
Five farming systems groups located in the low rainfall (<450 mm) wheatbelt of SE Australia have obtained funding from GRDC to link the groups and enhance their research and extension capabilities. The groups are - Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc., Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems, Upper North Low Rainfall Farming Systems, Central West Farming Systems and the Birchip Cropping Group. |
|
Geoff Thomas
08 8178 0886
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| Mapping Mallee crops for site specific management |
SA |
Use a "Greenseeker" to map crops to assess whether Mallee farmers can use this information to economically target inputs and management using precision agriculture to enhance crop production |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
| Capacity building for sustainable Mallee dryland farming practices |
SA |
To maintain the accumulated momentum from the current Caring for Our Country project ‘Increasing adoption of Sustainable Farming and Risk Management in the SA Mallee’ (SAMS2) for a further six months to complete the growing season cycle |
|
Richard Saunders (RSSA)
0419 853 089 |
| Establishing Mycorrhiza fungis in light textured Mallee soils |
SA |
Determine a final crop yield comparison and conduct an analysis of the cost effectiveness of the use of mycorrhizal amendments |
|
Richard Saunders (RSSA)
0419 853 089 |
| Cell grazing v's set stocking - Karoonda |
SA |
Address the issues of soil erosion and sustainable pasture utilisation in the SA Mallee - Karoonda |
|
Daniel Schuppan
(RSSA)
0428 102 276 |
| Improving knowledge of mineralisation potential of Mallee soils |
Vic |
The project will improve our understanding of the mineralisation potential of Mallee soils. This information will allow farmers to refine in-crop nitrogen management which will improve Water Use Efficiency, increasing crop residues and thereby building groundcover and improving soil health. |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
| Do fodder crops improve sustainable management of Mallee soils |
Vic |
The increased adoption of fodder crops will lead to more sustainable continuous cropping, reducing fallows and minimising overgrazing of volunteer pastures and thereby reducing wind erosion and improving soil health |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
| N management tools and strategies for LR farmers |
Vic |
Farmers will have improved knowledge of nitrogen management decision support tools and strategies. As a result farmers will be more confident to apply nitrogen to increase crop water use efficiency, enhance groundcover and improve soil health |
|
Michael Moodie
03 5021 9100 |
