West Midlands Group

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Soil Amelioration & Groundcover Post-Harvest: Implications for Farmers
Post-harvest groundcover matters—especially in fragile soils. Learn how soil amelioration improved biomass, reduced weed pressure, and protected soil in a 2024 Dandaragan trial, offering practical insights for managing erosion, moisture retention, and resilience between harvest and seeding.
Tackling Constraints and Driving Change at the 2025 WMG Crop Research Updates
Soil health, weed control, stubble systems, and market insights took centre stage at WMG’s 2025 Crop Research Updates—bringing farmers and experts together for a day of practical knowledge-sharing, regional trial results, and on-farm innovation.
Understanding Soil Water Repellence: Causes, Risks and Management Options
Water repellence is a major constraint in sandy soils—but strategic amelioration can help. Learn what causes repellence, how it affects crop performance, and which management options can improve infiltration, reduce erosion, and support long-term soil function.
Bringing Regions Together Through Stubble Management: Shared Learnings from Corrigin to the West Midlands
A cross-regional collaboration between WMG and CFIG brought growers together to share practical stubble management insights—helping build resilient farming systems, improve soil cover, and foster partnerships across WA’s grainbelt through on-farm trials and grower-to-grower learning.
Hands-On Spray Workshop Equips Growers with Next-Level Spray Efficiency Insights
Growers gained practical insights into spray calibration, drift control, and new technology at WMG’s GRDC-supported workshop—combining expert advice, live demos, and autonomous sprayer tech to improve product efficacy, reduce waste, and boost on-farm spraying confidence.
Helping Farmers Make More Informed Decisions: The Risk/Reward Tool
Discover how the Risk/Reward Tool is helping farmers make better decisions by translating complex research into practical, easy-to-use formats—combining economic, environmental, and social insights in a way that supports real-world adoption.
Optimising Potassium Management in the West Midlands: Results, Analysis and Insights from 2024 Trial Sites
Explore an in-depth analysis of the 2024 K Extension Project Dandaragan and Badgingarra trial results, offering practical insights for growers looking to optimise nutrient use and improve long-term productivity.
Evaluating the Economics of Soil Amelioration Strategies for Non-Wetting Soils
How can different soil amelioration methods improve crop yields and farm profitability? See our economic analysis of the 2024 season results from the Dandaragan Soil Water Repellence trial site to find out more.


The BeefLinks Backgrounding Project
What is backgrounding? Backgrounding describes the process where livestock are fed and grown to prepare for a greater...
The Rotational Grazing Project
What is rotational grazing? Rotational grazing is a method of managing pastures through livestock that involves movin...
The Remote Sensing Pastures Project
Groundcover at your fingertips: Remote sensing and satellite imagery for informed natural resource management. The Re...
Visualising Australasia’s Soils Project
Aiming to make Australasian soils data visible and reusable. The Visualising Australasia's Soils (VAS) project aims t...