APSRU PROJECT SUMMARY NO. 115
Project Title:
Delivering topical and timely information on soil, climate and seasonal cropping outlook to Queensland GraingrowersProject Supervisor: Dr Peter Carberry
Funding Body: QRAIL/QGGA
Admin Contact: Marshall Mackay
Commencement Date: November 1998 Completion Date: June 2001
Aims:
This proposal is for QRAIL to help sponsor a number of activities over the next three years where APSRU tools and information are made more readily accessible to QGGA members. Over the next three years it is proposed to utilise QRAIL sponsorship funding in four related activities.
Research Proposal Summary:
Potential Outcomes:
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APSRU Activity |
QGGA Benefit |
QRAIL Benefit |
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1. Publication of "Soil Matters-Monitoring soil water and nutrient in dryland farming" manual |
Discount price for QGGA members |
QRAIL logo on manual and acknowledgment in text |
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2. Design of action learning workshops and development of resource material |
Material made available to members through workshops and branches |
QRAIL acknowledgment and logo on resource material |
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3. Conducting regional workshops on soil, climate and crop outlook |
Advertised through regional branches and discount attendance for QGGA members |
Acknowledged sponsorship of QRAIL in publicity and on all workshop material provided to participants and media QRAIL logo on FARMSCAPE newsletters, multimedia products and Web site, and acknowledgment in articles and databases. |
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4. Reporting of relevant experiences, development of multi-media resources and updating of FARMSCAPE2 web page |
Up-to-date information of soil, climate and crop outlooks readily accessible to QGGA members |
These four areas of work not only complement planned APSRU activities but also can have close linkages with activities of groups such as the DPI Farming Systems Institute and with other funded projects, especially th three GRDC Farming Systems projects in Central Queensland and the Western and Eastern cropping regions of south-east Queensland. Therefore is QRAIL/QGGA Sponsorship will be utilised to add value to planned activities of APSRU and other collaborating projects.
Project Publications: