Publication Date
1993
Description
Dalrye is n 1473 ha farm 50 km south of Wagga in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales. It is approximately twice the average farm size for the area. The climate in this region is Mediterranean, with the average 600 mm rainfall being evenly spread throughout the year. The rainfall is reliable (cv. 20%) by Australian standards, There is no possibility of irrigation. Present enterprises are based on wool production from a Merino ewe flock, and dryland crops, including wheat, triticale, oats, lupins and canola. Management strategies concentrate on maximizing profit by manipulating the combination of the various enterprises to meet the current market, within the broad grounds of sustainable long•lerm production. Crops, which contribute two-thirds of income, are managed for maximum water-use efficiency within a rotation. Pastures are managed to match the varying energy and protein demands of the sheep enterprise while accumulating nitrogen and reducing weeds and diseases for the crop cycle. The sheep enterprise utilises the production from both crop and pasture phases of the rotations, and is an integral part of the nitrogen accumulation, weed and disease control strategies.
Citation
Hutchings, T R., "Dalrye - A Farm Business in Southern New South Wales" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 4.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session53/4
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Dalrye - A Farm Business in Southern New South Wales
Dalrye is n 1473 ha farm 50 km south of Wagga in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales. It is approximately twice the average farm size for the area. The climate in this region is Mediterranean, with the average 600 mm rainfall being evenly spread throughout the year. The rainfall is reliable (cv. 20%) by Australian standards, There is no possibility of irrigation. Present enterprises are based on wool production from a Merino ewe flock, and dryland crops, including wheat, triticale, oats, lupins and canola. Management strategies concentrate on maximizing profit by manipulating the combination of the various enterprises to meet the current market, within the broad grounds of sustainable long•lerm production. Crops, which contribute two-thirds of income, are managed for maximum water-use efficiency within a rotation. Pastures are managed to match the varying energy and protein demands of the sheep enterprise while accumulating nitrogen and reducing weeds and diseases for the crop cycle. The sheep enterprise utilises the production from both crop and pasture phases of the rotations, and is an integral part of the nitrogen accumulation, weed and disease control strategies.
