Crop Sequencing Considerations for the Mallee
Authors: Michael Moodie
Mallee Sustainable Farming
Funded By: Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resource DEDJTR, GRDC, Mallee CMA, NLP
Project Title: Long term profitability and risks of crop sequences
Peer Review: Rick Llewellyn
Key Messages
- The inclusion of break options has been shown to improve productivity and profitability of Mallee crop sequences
- Weed management is a major driver of the overall profitability of crop sequences
- BROME RIM is an effective decision support tool available to farmers to use to determine the most effective strategies to maximise the profitability of long term crop sequences
- Workshops and modelling using BROME RIM showed that broadleaf, Clearfield and hay crops are effective tools to control brome grass and improve the profitability of Mallee farming systems
