About the Flexible Farming Systems Project

Flexible farming systems to meet the challenges of farming the southern Mallee and northern Wimmera

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The project is funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (project BWD0008) and is run jointly by the Birchip Cropping Group and the Victorian No-Till Farmers Association. The project began in early 2006 and will finish in the first half of 2009. There are three main outputs:

1. Describe the characteristics of key farming systems options in the target area and understand how they can best be used outside a traditional rotation (eg. opportunity cropping).
2. Resolve uncertainty about no-till crop establishment on heavy textured (clay) soils with subsoil limitations in the target area.
3. Improve target area farmer skill and confidence in no-till, continuous cereal and flexible/opportunity cropping management.

For more information, please contact the project supervisor, Dr Ben Jones, by email or via the Birchip Cropping Group office, 03 54922787.