Making profitable management decisions after the dry Part 3: Grains industry

This is part three of the webinar series – Making profitable management decisions after the dry. This webinar recording aims to provide grain growers a ‘first look’ at some at some of the key management strategies and actions to consider when planning for recovery.

The aim of any post-drought cropping program is to restore cash flow as soon as possible. To respond in a timely manner when the rain does fall and put yourself in the best position to establish and grow a harvestable crop, some pre-planning is critical. There are a number of management decisions that need to be made at the right stage of recovery to ensure you are able to capture rainfall when it falls and maximise profit after drought.

By watching the full recording you will hear from two very experienced presenters Rod Collins (Senior Development Extension Officer, DAF) and James Hagan (Economist, DAF) when they discuss:

Fallow management:
- Importance of ground cover, soil surface conditions and fallow weed management on rainfall capture and storage.
- Fallow efficiency – cereals vs pulses, short vs long fallow. Overview of the northern farming systems project.
- Cover cropping – is it worthwhile?
Crop management:
- How to maximise yield after drought – what are the key agronomic considerations?
Planning for the next dry:
- Economics of drought recovery – experience from other droughts.

You can watch the full recording or use the playlist below to jump to the start of a particular section within the presentation.

The links to other parts of this webinar series, Part 1: Financial management and Part 2: Beef management are listed below under additional resources.