Basic Property Evaluation "default property" 23/02/2012
Basic Property Evaluation for "default property"
Contents List of Figures .......................................................................................................... 3 List of Tables ............................................................................................................ 4 1. Executive Summary........................................................................................... 5 2. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 6 3. Location .............................................................................................................. 7 3.1. Locality ...................................................................................................................... 7 3.2. Proximity ................................................................................................................... 7 3.3. Topographic Map 1:250,000 ..................................................................................... 8 3.4. Landsat Image .......................................................................................................... 9
4. Property Details ............................................................................................... 10 4.1. Regional Property Characteristics ........................................................................ 10
5. Rural Commodities .......................................................................................... 11 5.1. Crops ....................................................................................................................... 11 5.2. Livestock ................................................................................................................. 14
6. Enterprise Scale and Financial Performance ................................................ 15 6.1. Regional Average Rural Enterprise ....................................................................... 15
7. Key Biophysical Parameters........................................................................... 16 7.1. Soils......................................................................................................................... 16
8. Climate Charts ................................................................................................. 17 8.1. Rainfall .................................................................................................................... 17 8.2. Temperature ............................................................................................................ 21 8.3. Growing Degree Days ............................................................................................ 22 8.4. Frost Occurrence.................................................................................................... 23 8.5. Frozen Degree Days ............................................................................................... 24 8.6. Heat Stress.............................................................................................................. 25
9. Seasonality ....................................................................................................... 26 9.1. Autumn Break ......................................................................................................... 26 9.2. Spring Break ........................................................................................................... 26 9.3. Seasonal Temperature Extremes .......................................................................... 27 9.4. Soil Moisture ........................................................................................................... 28
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Biomass Profile ............................................................................................ 31
10.1. Annual Biomass Profile........................................................................................ 31 10.2. Seasonal Biomass Profiles .................................................................................. 33 1
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Enterprise Productivity ................................................................................ 35
11.1. Crop Commodity Production ............................................................................... 35 11.2. Seasonal Climatic Conditions.............................................................................. 37
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Enterprise Suitability & Productive Potential ............................................ 39
12.1. Seasonal Climate Productivity Rating................................................................. 39 12.2. Crop Production Productivity Rating .................................................................. 39
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Glossary ........................................................................................................ 40
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Other Acronyms ........................................................................................... 41
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References .................................................................................................... 42
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Disclaimer ..................................................................................................... 43
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Appendix 1 .................................................................................................... 44
17.1. Topographic Map Legend .................................................................................... 44
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List of Figures Figure 1: Topographic map ................................................................................................... 8 Figure 2: Landsat image ....................................................................................................... 9 Figure 3: LGA Wheat area and production .......................................................................... 12 Figure 4: LGA Canola area and production ......................................................................... 12 Figure 5: LGA Safflower area and production ..................................................................... 13 Figure 6: LGA Sorghum area and production ...................................................................... 13 Figure 7: Annual rainfall ...................................................................................................... 17 Figure 8: Annual raindays ................................................................................................... 18 Figure 9: Annual rainfall per rainday.................................................................................... 18 Figure 10: Annual winter rainfall .......................................................................................... 19 Figure 11: Annual summer rainfall....................................................................................... 19 Figure 12: Monthly rainfall ................................................................................................... 20 Figure 13: Long-term rainfall forecast .................................................................................. 20 Figure 14: Monthly temperature analysis............................................................................. 21 Figure 15: Monthly temperature rate of change ................................................................... 21 Figure 16: Annual growing degree days .............................................................................. 22 Figure 17: Monthly growing degree days rate of change ..................................................... 22 Figure 18: Annual frost days ............................................................................................... 23 Figure 19: Monthly frost days rate of change ...................................................................... 23 Figure 20: Annual frozen degree days ................................................................................ 24 Figure 21: Monthly frozen degree days rate of change........................................................ 24 Figure 22: Annual heat stress ............................................................................................. 25 Figure 23: Monthly heat stress rate of change .................................................................... 25 Figure 24: Autumn day of break .......................................................................................... 26 Figure 25: Spring day of break ............................................................................................ 26 Figure 26: Day of first and last heat stress .......................................................................... 27 Figure 27: Day of first and last frost..................................................................................... 27 Figure 28: Historical plant available soil moisture ................................................................ 28 Figure 29: Historical May soil moisture ................................................................................ 29 Figure 30: Historical October soil moisture .......................................................................... 29 Figure 31: Monthly soil moisture rate of change .................................................................. 30 Figure 32: Annual biomass profiles ..................................................................................... 32 Figure 33: Winter crop biomass profiles .............................................................................. 33 Figure 34: Summer crop biomass profiles ........................................................................... 34 Figure 35: Winter cropping productive potential .................................................................. 36 Figure 36: Summer cropping productive potential ............................................................... 36 Figure 37: Winter climate productive potential ..................................................................... 38 Figure 38: Summer climate productive potential.................................................................. 38
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List of Tables Table 1: Locality .................................................................................................................... 7 Table 2: Proximity ................................................................................................................. 7 Table 3: Regional property characteristicsRural Commodities ............................................ 10 Table 4: Crop production statistics ...................................................................................... 11 Table 5: Livestock statistics................................................................................................. 14 Table 6: Average rural enterprise ........................................................................................ 15 Table 7: Soil characteristics ................................................................................................ 16 Table 8: Soil moisture agronomic thresholds ....................................................................... 28 Table 9: Commodity variability and productivity................................................................... 35 Table 10: Seasonal climate conditions ................................................................................ 37 Table 11: Seasonal climate productivity rating .................................................................... 39 Table 12: Crop production productivity rating ...................................................................... 39
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1. Executive Summary This PropertyWise report for the "default property" property in the Lockhart (A) Local Government Area (LGA) of New South Wales provides an analysis and evaluation of historic climate, production and satellite biometric data. Methods used to analyse the data include trends, annual rate of change, variability, productivity rating, departure from median and percentiles ranked against all other Local Government Areas within Australia. The results from the data analysis show that the Winter season has the highest productivity rating for crop and pasture production and Wheat is the safest crop to grow. Alternatively the safest crop for the Summer season is Safflower. The productive potential indicators for "default property" are;
Seasonal Climate Productivity Rating* Season Winter Summer
Productivity Rating 0.48 0.32
Major Contributing Factor Low rainfall rate of change High growing degree days rate of change
Crop Production Productivity Rating Crop Name Winter Wheat Canola Barley Summer Safflower Sorghum
Productivity Rating
Major Contributing Factor
0.69 0.69 0.57
High area rate of change High area rate of change Low area variability
0.51 0.47
High area rate of change High area variability
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2. Introduction This report was compiled on a commercial fee-for-service basis at the request of Michael Pengilley to facilitate the evaluation of "default property" and its potential value as a viable and productive rural enterprise. The report uses a standardised format incorporating maps, tables and innovative graphics to compare the biophysical settings, productive history and prevailing circumstances of "default property" with other rural enterprises within the Lockhart (A) Local Government Area (LGA). By way of summary, the report: Identifies the relevant administrative, physical, biophysical, climatic, production and logistics region within which "default property" is located; Establishes the proximity of "default property" to the nearest town, regional centre and the distance to significant infrastructure facilities with high agricultural significance; Incorporates a 1:250,000 scale topographic map and a 25m resolution Landsat image Compares the size and extent of "default property" to that of all other rural properties in the Lockhart (A) LGA; Summarises the area, yield, production and commodity value of major winter and summer crops, sheep, beef and dairy cattle enterprises within the Lockhart (A) LGA; Characterises the rate of change in area and production, yield variability and productive potential for major winter and summer crops within the Lockhart (A) LGA; Provides key metrics in relation to the scale and financial performance of rural enterprises within the Lockhart (A) LGA; Examines the timing, magnitude, seasonality and future trends of key climatic parameters likely to affect productive potential on "default property": including rainfall, temperature, frost occurrence, heat stress, growing and frozen degree days; Assesses the adequacy of plant available soil moisture and resulting impact on seasonal biomass accumulation for cropping and grazing; Reviews the cropping and pasture program on "default property" over the last 10 years; Profiles growing season conditions, biomass profiles and productive potential of winter and summer crops over the last 10 years; Evaluates the impact on productive potential of variations in the timing, duration and prevailing seasonal conditions during planting and flowering windows, biomass accumulation, senescence and growing season phases of cropping on "default property"; and Identifies key production factors likely to determine enterprise suitability and productive potential of "default property".
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3. Location The tables below describe the locality and proximity details of "default property".
3.1. Locality Administrative
Physical
Biophysical
Climate Production Logistics
Feature State/Territory Statistical Division (SD) Local Government Area (LGA) Drainage Division Catchment Sub-Catchment Natural Resource Management Region Natural Resource Management Body Bioregion Sub-Bioregion GRDC Ecological Zone Climate Zone Class 1 Climate Zone Class 2 ABARES Agricultural Region Grain & Fertiliser Port Zone Wheat Receival Zone Livestock Port Zone
Description New South Wales Murrumbidgee Lockhart (A) Murray-Darling Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee River Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee CMA NSW South Western Slopes Lower Slopes NSW VIC Slopes Temperate No Dry Season (Hot Summer) Riverina (NSW) Melbourne Southern NSW Wheat Class Zone Devonport
Table 1: Locality
3.2. Proximity Nearest Town Nearest Regional Centre Nearest Highway Nearest Nature Reserve Nearest Railway Station Nearest Airport Nearest Grain Handling Site Nearest Major River
Feature Name The Rock, NSW, 2655 Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650 Olympic Highway The Rock Nature Reserve Collingullie, NSW, 2652 Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2651 The Rock Murrumbidgee River
Table 2: Proximity
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Distance (km) 6.5 km 35 km
15.9 km 45.8 km
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3.3. Topographic Map 1:250,000
Figure 1: Topographic map
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2005. The map legend can be found in Appendix 1. "default property" is located at the centre of the map at co-ordinates 147.09° and -35.21° decimal degrees. The map depicts an area of approximately 1,891km2 (61km E-W by 31km N-S). 8
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3.4. Landsat Image
Figure 2: Landsat image
Š Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) 2010. Landsat imagery at 25m pixel resolution acquired during 2009-2010, depicted in pseudo-natural colours. "default property" is located at the centre of the map at co-ordinates 147.09° and -35.21° in decimal degrees.
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4. Property Details The Property Size and Regional Property Characteristics tables display paddock size and characteristics of the rural land holdings for the Lockhart (A) Local Government Area (LGA) which "default property" is located within.
4.1. Regional Property Characteristics Rural Land Holdings Total area of land within LGA Total area of rural holdings Total cropped area Total grazing area Area of rural holdings as % of LGA Area of crop as % of rural holdings Number of rural landholders Average size of rural holdings Average cropped area per holding
Value
Rate of Change p.a.
State Rank
National Rank
288,535 ha 278,418 ha 146,264 ha 112,706 ha 96.5 % 50.7 % 321 883.13 ha 560.31 ha
718.15 ha 2,971.81 ha -2,423.14 ha 0.25 % 1.03 % -2.04 10.54 ha 21.46 ha
74th 50th 14th 68th 18th 3rd 66th 43rd 23rd
262nd 192nd 62nd 222nd 78th 30th 162nd 216th 108th
Table 3: Regional property characteristicsRural Commodities
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5. Rural Commodities 5.1. Crops The Crop Production Statistics table displays the production statistics for the Lockhart (A) LGA based on the last 10 years of production. Each crop is ranked against all 363 LGA’s which fall within the Australian cropping belt.
Crop Production Statistics in the Lockhart (A) LGA Crop Type
Producers
(rank) Winter Crops Wheat 223 (27th) Canola 259 (2nd) Barley 58 (95th) Triticale 165 (4th) Summer Crops Safflower 3 (18th) Sorghum 1 (49th)
Trended Area (ha) (rank)
Trended Yield (t/ha) (rank)
Trended Production (t) (rank)
Trended Value of Commodity ($) (rank)
82,529 (50th) 38,093 (5th) 13,401 (94th) 12,687 (6th)
2.20 (127th) 0.97 (209th) 1.82 (182nd) 2.15 (96th)
157,879 (41st) 32,101 (8th) 23,770 (91st) 26,386 (3rd)
$30,016,731 (58th) $6,362,197 (28th) $4,471,382 (110th) $1,894,539 (8th)
179 (29th) 75 (81st)
0.32 (98th) 2.89 (73rd)
69 (37th) 198 (73rd)
$(100th) $28,951 (59th)
Table 4: Crop production statistics
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Basic Property Evaluation for "default property" LGA Area & Production Charts The following charts display the two most significant winter crops in the Lockhart (A) LGA and are compared against the area and production for all LGA’s in the Australian cropping belt.
Figure 3: LGA Wheat area and production
Figure 4: LGA Canola area and production
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Basic Property Evaluation for "default property" The following charts display the two most significant summer crops in the Lockhart (A) LGA and are compared against the area and production for all LGA’s in the Australian cropping belt.
Figure 5: LGA Safflower area and production
Figure 6: LGA Sorghum area and production
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5.2. Livestock The Livestock Statistics table below displays the Lockhart (A) LGA statistics for three of the major livestock classes in Australia. Each livestock class and parameter is ranked against all LGA’s within Australia.
Livestock Statistics for the Lockhart (A) LGA Livestock Class Beef
Trended Total Head (rank)
13,821 th (238 ) Dairy 137 th (216 ) Sheep 336,286 th (78 ) Table 5: Livestock statistics
Number of Grazing Properties (rank)
Average Head per Property (rank)
108 th (176 ) 16 th (160 ) 250 nd (42 )
110 th (314 ) 43 st (231 ) 1,353 th (212 )
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Average Area per Property (ha) (rank) 1,045.16 th (219 ) 7,253.21 st (121 ) 451.05 th (345 )
Slaughter Commodity Value (rank)
By-Product Commodity Value (rank)
$3,884,260 th (264 ) -
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$7,471,603 rd (103 )
$61,959 rd (233 ) $7,913,631 st (81 )
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6. Enterprise Scale and Financial Performance The Average Rural Enterprise table below displays the statistics of an average property in the Lockhart (A) LGA.
6.1. Regional Average Rural Enterprise Crop Type Winter Crops Wheat Canola Barley Triticale Summer Crops Safflower Sorghum Livestock Class Beef Dairy Sheep
Area (ha)
Yield (t/ha)
Production (tonnes)
Commodity Values($)
370 147 229 77
2.20 0.97 1.82 2.15
707 124 407 160
$134,405 $24,585 $76,508 $11,503
53 54
0.32 2.89
21 142 Slaughter Value $36,020 $29,901
$$20,770 By-Product Value $3,987 $31,670
Head 110 43 1,353
Table 6: Average rural enterprise
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7. Key Biophysical Parameters 7.1. Soils Parameter Australian Soils Classification Greater Soil Group A Horizon Texture B Horizon Texture Dominant Regolith Class Regolith Description
Physiographic Name Physiographic Material
Value Sodosol Solodized Solonetz and Solodic Soils; some Soloths and Red-brown Earths; Desert Loams Loams Clays highly weathered bedrock Alluvial clay,silt,sand & gravel. Black & red highly plastic & expanding clay soils. Thick colluvial wedges in hilly slopes to plains. Alluvium up to 30 m thick Hume Slopes Highly weathered bedrock (> 50%), moderately weathered bedrock (< 20%) , alluvial sediments (< 20%)
Table 7: Soil characteristics
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8. Climate Charts The following Climate Charts section utilises a 1km resolution climatic dataset taken from the centre of the property for each indicative climatic parameter back to 1955.
8.1. Rainfall Historical annual rainfall totals displayed as a departure from the median and rainfall rate of change per annum.
Figure 7: Annual rainfall
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Basic Property Evaluation for "default property" Historical annual total of rain days displayed as a departure from the median and rain days rate of change per annum
Figure 8: Annual raindays
Historical annual rainfall per rain day displayed as a departure from the median and rainfall per rain day rate of change per annum
Figure 9: Annual rainfall per rainday
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Basic Property Evaluation for "default property" Historical annual autumn and winter rainfall totals displayed as a departure from the median and autumn and winter rainfall totals rate of change per annum
Figure 10: Annual winter rainfall
Historical annual spring and summer rainfall totals displayed as a departure from the median and spring and summer rainfall totals rate of change per annum
Figure 11: Annual summer rainfall
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Basic Property Evaluation for "default property" Historical average monthly rainfall totals and monthly rainfall totals rate of change per annum
Figure 12: Monthly rainfall
Long term rainfall forecast based on Global Climate Models (GCM) that have been published in scientific literature and incorporated into CSIROâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OzClim forecasting system. Three models representing wet, moderate and dry scenarios have been selected.
Figure 13: Long-term rainfall forecast
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8.2. Temperature Historical mean monthly temperature variation
Figure 14: Monthly temperature analysis
Historical mean monthly temperature rate of change per annum
Figure 15: Monthly temperature rate of change
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8.3. Growing Degree Days Historical annual growing degree day totals displayed as a departure from the median and growing degree day totals rate of change per annum. The base temperature used to calculate GDD is 0째C.
Figure 16: Annual growing degree days
Historical average monthly growing degree day totals and monthly growing degree day totals rate of change per annum
Figure 17: Monthly growing degree days rate of change
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8.4. Frost Occurrence Historical annual frost day totals displayed as a departure from the median and frost day totals rate of change per annum
Figure 18: Annual frost days
Historical average monthly frost day totals and monthly frost day totals rate of change per annum
Figure 19: Monthly frost days rate of change
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8.5. Frozen Degree Days Historical annual frozen degree day totals displayed as a departure from the median and frozen degree day totals rate of change per annum
Figure 20: Annual frozen degree days
Historical average monthly frozen degree day totals and monthly frozen degree day totals rate of change per annum
Figure 21: Monthly frozen degree days rate of change
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8.6. Heat Stress Historical annual heat stress days ≥30°C totals displayed as a departure from the median and heat stress days totals rate of change per annum
Figure 22: Annual heat stress
Historical average monthly heat stress days ≥30°C totals and monthly heat stress days totals rate of change per annum
Figure 23: Monthly heat stress rate of change
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9. Seasonality 9.1. Autumn Break Historical autumn day of break and rate of change per annum. Displays day of year when â&#x2030;Ľ15mm rainfall fell within a 10 day period between 1st April and 31st June.
Figure 24: Autumn day of break
9.2. Spring Break Historical spring day of break and rate of change per annum. Displays day of year when â&#x2030;Ľ15mm rainfall fell within a 10 day period between 21st October and 10th December.
Figure 25: Spring day of break
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9.3. Seasonal Temperature Extremes Historical annual first and last heat stress day â&#x2030;Ľ30°C and rate of change per annum
Figure 26: Day of first and last heat stress
Historical annual first and last frost day and rate of change per annum
Figure 27: Day of first and last frost
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9.4. Soil Moisture Soil Moisture Agronomic Thresholds Parameter Average Plant Available Water Capacity (PAWC) Average Readily Available Water (RAW) Average Soil Rooting Depth Average Plant Available Water mid-May Average Plant Available Water mid-October
Property Average 84mm 46mm 105mm 32mm 26mm
Table 8: Soil moisture agronomic thresholds
Historical Soil Moisture Status Historical daily soil moisture variability and soil moisture rate of change per annum
Figure 28: Historical plant available soil moisture
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Basic Property Evaluation for "default property" Winter Season Soil Moisture Indicator Annual average May soil moisture displayed as departure from the median and May average soil moisture rate of change per annum
Figure 29: Historical May soil moisture
Summer Season Soil Moisture Indicator Annual average October soil moisture displayed as departure from the median and October average soil moisture rate of change per annum
Figure 30: Historical October soil moisture
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Basic Property Evaluation for "default property" Monthly Median Soil Moisture Historical median monthly soil moisture and monthly soil moisture rate of change per annum
Figure 31: Monthly soil moisture rate of change
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10. Biomass Profile 10.1. Annual Biomass Profile The following graphs depict seasonal conditions and biomass regimes, using moderate resolution satellite imagery (LP DAAC, 2011), that characterise the location using a 10-day (decadal) time step average from each year back to 2001. It represents a starting point for assessing the overall productive potential. It is also a guide to operational management opportunities and constraints.
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10.2. Seasonal Biomass Profiles The following Seasonal Biomass Profile section contains biomass charts for your location. The charts display the winter and summer crop biomass from moderate resolution satellite imagery (LP DAAC, 2011) averaged from each year since 2001 when a crop had been grown. All charts display average rainfall, frost and heat stress probability, sowing and flowering window.
Figure 33: Winter crop biomass profiles
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Figure 34: Summer crop biomass profiles
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11. Enterprise Productivity 11.1. Crop Commodity Production Commodity Variability & Productivity Rating for Lockhart (A) LGA Area Crop Type
Winter Wheat Canola Barley Summer Safflower Sorghum
Yield
Production Annual Productivity Rating (%)
Trend (ha)
Rate of Change (ha/p.a.)
Variability
Trend (kg/ha)
Rate of Change (kg/ha/p.a.)
Variability
Trend
Rate of Change (t/p.a.)
Variability
82,529 38,093 13,401
1,978 1,632 -17
0.42 0.90 0.24
2.20 0.97 1.82
0.00 -0.01 0.01
0.40 0.47 0.40
157,879 32,101 23,770
3,189.3 1,205.7 75.4
0.51 0.99 0.43
50.44 61.27 86.83
179 75
15 3
1.84 1.27
0.32 2.89
-0.05 -0.01
0.39 0.46
69 198
5.0 7.6
1.58 1.27
53.57 52.79
Table 9: Commodity variability and productivity
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Cropping Profile Charts The winter and summer crop profile charts below shows statistics for cropped area, yield and production normalised to between 0-1, the higher the value the greater the productive potential.
Figure 35: Winter cropping productive potential
Figure 36: Summer cropping productive potential
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11.2. Seasonal Climatic Conditions The Seasonal Climatic Conditions table displays a statistical analysis of three indicative climatic parameters. Each climatic parameter is analysed through the summer and winter growing seasons to calculate an overall productive potential rating. The LGA which "default property" falls within is displayed for reference. Growing Season Rainfall Season
Trend (mm)
"default property" Winter 295 Summer 207 Lockhart (A) Winter 274 Summer 199
Growing Degree Days
Soil Moisture
Rate of Change (mm/p.a.)
Variability
Trend (째C)
Rate of Change (째C/p.a.)
Variability
Trend (mm)
Rate of Change (mm/p.a.)
Variability
Season Productive Potential Rating
-1.50 0.25
0.28 0.38
2,516 3,368
1.67 2.91
0.04 0.05
49 47
0.09 0.99
0.28 0.60
0.48 0.32
-2.17 0.06
0.30 0.40
2,507 3,346
1.32 2.37
0.04 0.04
45 44
0.03 0.98
0.28 0.63
0.45 0.29
Table 10: Seasonal climate conditions
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Figure 37: Winter climate productive potential
Figure 38: Summer climate productive potential
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12. Enterprise Suitability & Productive Potential The following enterprise suitability and production profile of "default property" has been generated by quantifying metrics of four primary enterprise productivity factors.
12.1. Seasonal Climate Productivity Rating Season Winter Summer
Productivity Rating 0.48 0.32
Major Contributing Factor Low rainfall rate of change High growing degree days rate of change
Table 11: Seasonal climate productivity rating
12.2. Crop Production Productivity Rating LGA Crop Winter Wheat Canola Barley Summer Safflower Sorghum
Productivity Rating
Major Contributing Factor
0.69 0.69 0.57
High area rate of change High area rate of change Low area variability
0.51 0.47
High area rate of change High area variability
Table 12: Crop production productivity rating
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13. Glossary Term
Definition
Australian Soil Classification (ASC) Average Biomass Biometry Biophysical Bioregion Coefficient of Variance (CV) Commodity Value
System to characterise soils by material and principal profile The sum of a data set divided by the number of observations Total volume of plant matter generated by a crop or pasture Predictive use of diagnostic bio-statistical measurements Information about the physical basis of biological systems Unique association of terrain, soils, climate, flora and fauna The CV is the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean The value placed on recorded commodity production at the wholesale prices in the market place First time in a calendar year that daily rainfall >15 mm Ten day period at the start, middle or end of a calendar month Grid of spot heights used to profile elevation, slope and aspect The ideal period during the year for crops to flower based on frost and heat stress probability o Accumulated days when minimum temperature <0 C o Sum of daily minimum temperatures that are <0 C A mathematical model of the general circulation of a planetary atmosphere or ocean Discrete biophysical regions across the Australian cropping belt Period during growing season between sowing and flowering o Sum of average daily temperatures >0 C during any period Period between sowing and harvest of a crop o o Accumulated days when max temperature >30 C or >35 C US family of satellites for capturing remote sensing imagery Shire, Municipality or Council for local administration of land Arithmetic average of a data series The middle value in a ranked series of data Parameters or measures of quantitative assessment used for measurement, comparison or to track performance Coherent region of Australia for environmental protection Satellite derived measure of greenness/chlorophyll reflectance on a scale >-1 to <1 Amount and time of seasonal crop or pasture biomass maxima Relationship between physical process, pattern and landscape Measure of soil moisture which is available to plants (mm) Total plant available soil moisture when soil is at field capacity (mm) The ideal period during the year to sow based on frost and heat stress probability Productivity or profitability scaled from 0 (low) to 100 (high) Difference in magnitude or direction of a parameter over time The portion of the PAWC instantly available to plants Background level of biomass reflectance in a bare ground scenario Weathered material, including soil, that overlies bedrock Maximum depth of soil that plant roots can potentially explore Period of time in a plant between flowering and maturity Difference in magnitude or direction of a parameter over time Period when heat stress and frost risk probability is <20% Intermediate statistical region for ABS commodity data Smallest statistical region that ABS publishes commodity data Shape and position of surface features within the landscape The current value of a linear trend line Year to year or season to season changes in magnitude
Day of Break Decadal Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Flowering Window Frost Occurrence Frozen Degree Days (FDD) Global Climate Model (GCM) GRDC Ecological Zone Green Up Growing Degree Days (GDD) Growing Season Heat Stress (HS) Landsat Local Government Area (LGA) Mean Median Metrics Natural Resource Management (NRM) Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Peak Biomass Physiographic Plant Available Water (PAW) Plant Available Water Capacity (PAWC) Planting Window Productive Potential Rating Rate of Change Readily Available Water (RAW) Reference Biomass Regolith Rooting Depth Senescence Slope Sowing Window Statistical District (SD) Statistical Local Area (SLA) Topographic Trend Variability
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14. Other Acronyms Acronym
Description
ABARES ABS AMSL BOM CSIRO GRDC MODIS USGS
Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Sciences Australian Bureau of Statistics Above Mean Sea Level Bureau of Meteorology Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Grains Research and Development Corporation Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer United States Geological Survey
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15. References Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (2010) Continental Landsat Mosaic 2010. Distributed under Creative Commons Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/) © Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) 2010 Geoscience Australia 2005. TOPO-250K RASTER, 1:250,000 scale raster data (DVD). Geoscience Australia: Canberra. This Topographic Map 1:250,000 incorporates Data which is © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2005 The Data has been used in Topographic Map 1:250,000 with the permission of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth has not evaluated the Data as altered and incorporated within Topographic Map 1:250,000, and therefore gives no warranty regarding its accuracy, completeness, currency or suitability for any particular purpose. Geoscience Australia (2008) GEODATA 9 Second DEM Version 3 (data displayed has been resampled to 3 Second DEM (90m)) Distributed under Creative Commons Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/) © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008 NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). MODIS (MOD09GQ). USGS/Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 2011.
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17. Appendix 1 17.1. Topographic Map Legend
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