Utilising effective stubble management to hold soil moisture in increasing dry seasons

Explore how stubble management strategies like stubble retention, mulching, and shallow incorporation can enhance soil moisture and increase groundcover in increasingly variable and dryer seasons.

Talking Crop Nutrition, Stubble Management & Risk

Discover the insights and key discussions from our recent Crop Nutrition Day, where local farmers and industry experts gathered for a deep dive into nutrient decisions, stubble management and risk in farming.

Investigating Stubble Strategies – Is Burning the Answer?

Burning stubble may seem like a quick fix, but what are the hidden costs? The Stubble Management Project found retaining stubble offered no yield penalty while potentially boosting soil health and reducing input needs.

Stubble Management Project – 2023 Seasonal Update

No significant differences in biomass production or crop yield were recorded across stubble management treatments in the 2023 season of the Stubble Management Project. Learn more about the 2023 results and 2024 season in this technical project update.

October sampling rush before harvest

Every August and September at WMG there is a big focus for our big marquee events like the Spring Field Day and Student Crop Walk. Now that the events have wrapped up for the year, my focus moves over to final project sampling for 2023. Project site are spread across the region, ranging from Hill River and Badgingarra to Barberton and Gillingarra.