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Crop Evaluation and Agronomy Research
The Crop Evaluation and Agronomy Research Section offers its expertise and resources to conduct field crop agronomy experimentation for industry on a fee-for-service contract basis.
With its network of field research staff and mobile small plot research equipment strategically located in regional centres throughout South Australia's agricultural districts, contract research can be conducted across the State, or in specific regions and districts to meet the client's needs.
Staff in the Crop Evaluation and Agronomy Research Section are highly skilled and respected in field experimentation with the full range of broadacre field crops grown in South Australia
| Winter Cereals | Contact |
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| Wheat, barley, oats | Rob Wheeler |
| Cereal rye, triticale, vetch |
Richard Saunders |
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Pulses |
Contact |
|---|---|
| Peas, lentils, chickpeas | Larn McMurray |
| Faba beans, lupins, narbon beans, lathyrus | Jim Egan |
| Oilseeds | Contact |
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| Canola, mustard, safflower, sunflower | Trent Potter |
The extensive network of field trial sites operated by this group for the South Australian Field Crop Evaluation Program provides a strong platform for contract research for industry in such areas as:
- field testing lines from breeding programs
- management guidelines for new varieties
- field testing agricultural chemical treatments including herbicides, fungicides and insecticides and control strategies based on these
- fertilisers and nutrient suppliments for field crops.
Research contract arrangements can be structured to meet individual clients' requirements, ranging from provision of specialist equipment and skilled operators for field trial operations such as sowing, spraying and harvesting, through to provision of a complete research service, including trial design, site selection, seed and treatment preparation, full trial management, harvesting, sampling, analysis of results and report preparation.
For more information
| SA Statewide Contract Services | Rob Wheeler Leader Crop Evaluation and Agronomy Section |
Phone: 08 8303 9480 Fax: 08 8303 9378 Email: rob.wheeler@sa.gov.au |
South Australian Regional Contract Services
| Central Northern Agricultural Districts, Mid/Lower North, Adelaide Plains, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island |
Larn McMurray | Phone: 08 8842 6265 Fax: 08 8842 3775 Email: larn.mcmurray@sa.gov.au |
| Murray Mallee | Richard Saunders | Phone: 08 8595 9152 Fax: 08 8595 9100 Email: richardj.saunders@sa.gov.au |
| South East | Trent Potter | Phone: 08 8762 9132 Fax: 08 8764 7477 Email: trent.potter@sa.gov.au |
| Eyre Peninsula | Jim Egan | Phone: 08 8688 3424 Fax: 08 8688 3427 Email: jim.egan@sa.gov.au |
Funding partner
Primary Industries and Resources SA
