A review of the final report from FAR2403-001SAX NGN- Winter wheat investigation on the Southcoast of WA has presented a number of questions with local growers in the Albany Port Zone to investigate earlier sowing times for commercially available winter wheat varieties. Results from the previous investment highlighted some interesting trends regarding the contribution of grain from secondary tillers in both winter wheat varieties and spring barley varieties. There is a need to continue this investigation over a 2-year period to determine if this is a common occurrence. With the trend continuing towards earlier sowing dates to either satisfy large hectare programs or to take advantage of late summer rainfall utilising some winter wheat varieties as an addition to more common spring wheat varieties could allow growers to take advantage of the conditions when they can. There is also a need to provide comparisons between different cereal crops including barley and oats to provide rotational diversity in the area.

This is the latest observation of this contract, and the explorer’s totals use its value.

$235,000.00

Full reported contract value · AUD including applicable GST · 2025-04-20 to 2027-05-05

Reporting agency: Grains Research and Development Corporation
Reported supplier: Field Applied Research Aust Ltd
Reported ABN: 33 159 209 480. Exemption as supplied: No.
Category: Crop production and management and protection
Procurement method: Limited tender
Original publication: 2025-05-01 13:04:00 (ACT local time as supplied)
Amendment publication: Original notice; no amendment publication supplied
Amendment reason: Not supplied
Agency reference: CN-FAR2504-002SAX
Approach to market / standing offer: ATM not supplied / Standing offer not supplied
Consultancy: No
Confidentiality as reported: Contract: No; outputs: No
Source observation: CN4148382 · Official weekly workbook ending 2025-05-03 · sheet “Contract Notice Export”, row 49.

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