Cropping

We're running trials at Dalwallinu to investigate the yield potential of three wheat varieties that are relatively untried in the northern WA wheatbelt. 

Soil samples from neighbouring areas and other tests help us appreciate how some things have changed and the constraints to productivity we face.

To appreciate the demands of big canola crops, we are repeatedly plant testing plots in a trial with high yield potential near Brookton.

After a promising start to the season, Great Southern District Manager Matt Tropiano is busy checking crop nutrient status, revisiting yield targets and adjusting nutrition programs.

Two CSBP trials at Arthur River are looking at nitrogen requirements in canola-wheat and wheat-wheat rotations and the potential value of residual N.

CSBP Area Manager Drew Maughan considers the need for blanket high pre and post-seeding sulfur applications in canola.

Canola is often regarded as having a high requirement for sulfur, but does it?

Plant testing can identify inadequate nutrient supply, even in crops and pastures that may appear to be growing well.