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