Pasture Cropping approach to Direct Seeding

21/10/2010

Rob Heal of Euroa is an innovative farmer , also willing to try new stuff !

Pasture cropping and biological farming are his interests.

Site 1 was revegetating along a drainage line .

Site 2 was revegetatiing along an unused lane.

Durringile Prisoners had done the fencing .

Susan Sleigh DPI Grant & Grey Crown Babbler Project .

The method he suggested was slashing away the pasture grass and sowing into the mown strip .

The soil was moist and conditions perfect , as we set off following his tractor.

It will be interesting to see how the Rob Heal Method works .

Local Direct Seeding Pioneer

Simon Edwards has been a pioneer of the direct seeding process in the GB , with sites on his property going back 10+ years .

Mixed success rates in the past 5 years ( drought ) Some sites will be resown .

This year we were adding a "North- South corridor going into the paddock , on the Northern Boundary"of his Creighton Siding property near Euroa.

Prisoners from Durringile Prison erected the fences.

Susan Sleigh DPI Grant , Grey Crown Babbler Project .

The site 2.5ha was flat and boom sprayed with herbicide .

Autumn Sowing Trial

26th April 2010
Wilkinsons Lane Euroa
First direct seeding job of 2010 was at Jill & Mals place .
Admired the new eco-friendly house being constructed. This was a private contract to sow roadside screening. Mature roadside trees , grey box and hill redgum could affect success . Site preparation was good . The whole site had been herbicided . Sowed 3 rows 350 metres long . Soil dry but rain expected . We supplied and treated the seed .